Stop Loss Order - Are They Right For You?

I have been trading stocks now for over ten years and have never used a stop-loss order. There are several opinions as to whether you should use a stop-loss order or not but it comes down to your personal preference and trading style.

Index Funds

For the average investor, nothing beats index funds.

Developing A Trading Plan

It is true that investing definitely has its share of pitfalls and a good stock trading plan goes a long way to assisting any investor who wishes to enjoy profitable trading in the market. When beginning to invest in the stock market, it is critical to take the time to develop a trading plan, acquire the necessary tools to correctly evaluate companies and their financial situations, and to take advantage of learning from the people who have gone through it all before. While the market can be unpredictable, the principles and techniques needed to be successful have been used for years and have been shown to be quite reliable. A well thought-out plan and the lessons learned by others will provide the best investment advice an investor can ever receive.

South Wyoming's Best Uranium Discovery?

Until the previous uranium cycle ended in the 1980s, Juniper Ridge had reportedly been the site of 12 small open-pit uranium mines. Many in the industry had called it the ‘best uranium discovery in southern Wyoming.’

Stock Picks 101 – Trading With Single Stock Futures

If you've been trading for any length of time, you've probably run up against your margin limits. That is to say, you've probably found yourself wanting to buy more stocks than your margin will allow. It turns out that there's actually a simple, effective solution for increasing your available margin. That solution is to use Single Stock Futures, or SSFs.

Buy-and-Hold Investment Strategy

The most well-known investment strategy in the world is the buy-and-hold strategy. The thought is that if you buy stock in a fundamentally sound company, then overtime that stock should be worth more than what you paid for it to begin with. One of the advantages of the buy-and-hold strategy is ...

What Are Penny Stocks

Penny stocks are exactly what they sound like they are. Penny stocks are stocks that are price extremely low, much like the one-cent slot machines you see at casinos. They offer small players the opportunity to get into the game without huge outputs but are often looked at with speculation by serious traders

Expensive Stocks - When is Paying a Lot a Good Thing?

Buying expensive stocks seems like it goes against everything you have learned about investing in the stock market.

What Is A Hedge Fund

A Hedge Fund is a private investment partnership. It is usually offered to a limited number of investors and typically requires a significant initial minimum investment. Normally, Hedge Funds are only open to institutional or otherwise accredited investors, and typically these investors are required to keep their money in the fund for a minimum period, usually one year.

Signs of The Apocalypse? or Why You Shouldn't Listen to your Shoeshine Boy

Market wise, equities are in the midst of the second longest rally since 1929. Yet, according to some market soothsayers, there are warnings signs that ought to make us sit up and take notice.

Downbeat Stocks

There are many profitable ways for an investor to make money using the stock market. The common belief is the investor has to trade large amounts of stocks as they go up or down in order to make money. However, searching for stocks that are moving in one direction or the other isn't the only way to trade profitably.

The Commodity Swing Method, PART 2 - Lock In Profits, Reduce Risk And Trade The Swings

Getting into a market is simple. Getting out with a maximum profit is difficult and is an art. How do we know when to take a profit and when to take a loss? Will I miss the big move if I get out now? Here's some methods that can take the mystery out of what to do at these critical times.

Do You Know When to Buy and Sell? Use The Sine Wave Model

This article introduces a simple model to help investors know when to buy and sell.

A Few Random Stock Market Ideas

Let me teach you a few random investing ideas I have gathered from 18 years of investment experience. These ideas may come in handy in the next recession.

A Financial Analysis of WellPoint Inc

Hedging your bets is one of the most underrated clich?s when it comes to investing. Many investors try to find penny stocks that can accumulate double and triple gains in a short period of time. However, these stocks have a high propensity of failing. In order to prevent any dramatic negative change in share price, it is wise to have a large-cap value equity in your portfolio. One of these recommended companies would be WellPoint Inc (WLP). The 48.5 billion dollar equity is one of many large-cap stocks in the Health Care Plan industry. Many investors claim that companies like UnitedHealth Group or CIGNA may be better purchases, because of name recognition. However, after reviewing WellPoint's fundamental and strategic background, it is assured that this company will outperform its relative competitors.