Nokia - A Lesson to be Learned

Do any of you remember, when people were selling Nokia Corp. like crazy? This happened about 2 years ago. The stock was at 22 and within 4 months it was down to 12. You were hearing in the news that Nokia was losing market share in Europe. Their style of hand phones was outdated. SELL, SELL.

Performance Monitoring

It is well accepted that this is a characteristic of the best traders in the world. They have a passion for their trading and will often and periodically review all of the trades that they have conducted including all the profitable and losing trades, and learn from them.

Warren Buffett and USG Corp

Berkshire Hathaway’s subsidiary National Indemnity Corp, owned by Warren Buffett acquired 6.9 million shares at $40/share of USG Corp.

Why Break the Trading Rules?

Money is something that affects people’s emotions and your natural instincts with money will often encourage you to break some of the time tested risk management rules, for example ‘cutting your losses’ and ‘keeping your trades small’. Most traders focus on making money and realising a loss goes against the aim of making money.

You won't go Broke with Brocade

With earnings reports on the horizon and a tremendous amount of uncertainties surrounding corporate officials, you must think that I am crazy to think that Brocade Communication Systems Inc. is a strong buy. However, if you look closely at both the fundamental and technical aspects, you will see there is a great opportunity for profit in this company.

Pros and Cons Of Investing In Penny Stocks

Due to the low trading volumes, penny stocks are an investment option that comes with a sizeable amount of risk. According the Securities and Exchange Commission, potential investors in penny stocks should be aware of the fact that due to the low trading volume of these stocks, it is possible that an investor won't find a buyer for their shares.

No Telling with Nortel

Looking to buy Nortel? To bad there is Notelling what is going on there.

Stock Research Tools

If you are interested in doing stock research, among the first necessary steps to take is to understand the basics of the market, stock exchange activity, stocks and the dynamics of the trade. Then, make use of research tools that will facilitate and simplify your work. The Internet has made researching information on companies very easy. You don’t need software to access a lot of valuable information, but many investors find software programs are better for organizational tasks and help with more detailed research and analysis. You can spend as much as thousand of dollars to as little as nothing (some programs are free) on stock software. Computers have become an indispensable partner in the world today, so it is no wonder that stock researchers use the computer to track their investments, update their portfolios and analysis and interpret their results.

Stock Broker Training

If you are thinking of brokering stocks in the stock market but you are worried that you do not have a financial background, then you can worry no more. You only need to have are an interest in the stock market and perseverance to learn.

UPS vs. FedEx: Which Stock to Buy?

As crude oil prices continue to skyrocket, you may think that I am foolish to buy any transportation equity during such a time. However, while there is always going to be some interdependent correlations between the price of oil and the price of transports, there is a bigger and larger percentage of other intangibles which may have a more pressing effect upon each of these stocks. Fundamentals, emerging markets, and overall competition all have the possibility to affect the price positively or negatively. The key, however, is to find which of these equities will be affected in the most favorable manner.

Two Ways to Protect Yourself From Rising Interest Rates

Two types of mutual funds that might give some protection to your investment portfolio if interest rates increase.

What is a Municipal Bond

What is a municipal bond? Who are the Municipal bond issuers and Municipal bond holders? What are the advantages of investing in these? This article addresses these questions and others...

Home Depot vs. Lowe’s: Which Stock to Buy?

Both Lowe's and Home Depot have recently been under some fire regarding the losses presented in the last few months? Are the stocks cheap enough to buy now? Should you wait a little longer? Should you pick one over the other? Read and find out.

The Sinister Side Of Investment Firms

Investment firms have the power to move stocks when and to what level they want.

Google: Is it Too Late to Buy?

Google is turning out to be an amazing investment for investors. However, has Google already hit its peak? Read to find out if it is worth investing this late in the game.