Kick The Tires (04 Jan 2006) Before you buy another car you walk around the lot, kick the tires, slam the doors and look at the mileage indicator. That's an odometer. I know. That is about all the "research" you can do other than what the car salesman tells you and I hope you know better than to believe him.
How To Buy And Hold (04 Jan 2006) One of the most believed bits of conventional wisdom from Wall Street is to Buy and Hold. Any stock or mutual fund should be put away for eternity and never sold. This is total hogwash and is guaranteed to reduce your investment income.
Rebalance And Diversify (04 Jan 2006) The stock market has not been very kind to your investments lately. Your broker knows this so you may have received a call from him suggesting it is time to 'rebalance and diversify' your portfolio.
Social Insecurity (04 Jan 2006) Just about everything you have been told about Social Security is an obfuscation. That is a big word for convoluted truth or lie.
Risk Control (04 Jan 2006) Everything you invest in has risk so you want to do your research before you put your money on the line.
Protect Your 401K (04 Jan 2006) Checked your 401K lately? Going back to about a year ago many of these retirement accounts have shrunk by 30%, some even more. What Happened?
One Way Street (04 Jan 2006) Ever turn down a street, get half way and suddenly realize it is one way and you are going the wrong way? Is that the way you feel when you look at your stock brokerage statement?
Top 25 Growth Funds (04 Jan 2006) On Monday, November 25, 2000 Investor's Business Daily listed on page B1 the Top 25 Growth Mutual Funds for the last 36 months along with their performance for the year 2000 to date. Only four showed a profit this year of 21% and the other three had increases of 12%, 5%, and 5%. Fifteen had loss of from 10% to 28% and the other 6 were down slightly.
How To Pick A Mutual Fund (04 Jan 2006) Mutual funds by definition are a mixed bag of stocks, bonds and a little cash. Their price per share is the NAV, Net Asset Value of the total amount of money in the mutual fund divided by the number of shares. They seek to be fully invested at all times.
365/7/24 (04 Jan 2006) What does it take to be a stock trader? It takes a total mental
commitment to the task. It becomes a complete way of life. You cannot be a
part timer. You cannot work at a regular job and trade stocks successfully.
When you decide to make your living this way you must be willing to work
365 days a year, 7 days each week, 24 hours every day with no time off. I
know.
Political Investing (04 Jan 2006) We have two candidates for president that have really different ideas on how to make the economy grow.
Stops Make Money (04 Jan 2006) During the day I watch CNBC-TV, the stock market channel. Fortunately, I keep the sound muted or I would be hollering at the dumb "experts" being interviewed. The experts seem to know all about the market except they don't know how to protect their capital.
Choosing A Fund (04 Jan 2006) For years I have been saying you must have a fund that is outperforming the S&P500 Index. Well, I've changed my mind. Now I think your fund should be outperforming the NASDAQ Composite Index. So far this year, March 30, the S&P is up 1.3% and the NASDAQ Composite is up 9.5 %.
The Information Age (04 Jan 2006) It is wonderful to be alive in the information age. We know in a matter of seconds the change in the value of gold in Switzerland, the death of a world leader or the birth of a peasant in Israel.
Dont Spend Another Dollar on Business Opportunities Until You Read This (04 Jan 2006) It seems like almost everyone wants to make money on the Internet. However, with so many options available - most being difficult or time consuming
- many people never realize that dream. This article opens their eyes to a another option, one that's exciting, proven, practical and profitable.
Shorting Stocks – The Basics, Part I of II (04 Jan 2006) This article explains the basic understanding into the process of shorting stocks. Part I of II, article II in this series gets into some examples.
Shorting Stocks – The Basics, Part II of II (04 Jan 2006) This article (the second part of a two-part series) explains the basics of shorting stocks by providing an example and covering most aspects into placing and closing the trade. Part I of this short series on shorting deals with the basic understanding into the process of shorting stocks.
Getting Even (04 Jan 2006) I know there are a lot of you out there who would like to "get even" with the stock market. Many are on the diet of "I hope, I hope". As a professional trader I can tell you that diet will make you very sick.
Good News? (04 Jan 2006) As the man said, "I've got some good news and I've got some bad news. What do you want to hear first?" It was replied, "Tell me the good news first". The good news is that they are going to make some changes in the mutual fund industry reporting to help the investor and the bad news is it isn't going to make any difference in your bottom line.
Hedge Funds (04 Jan 2006) You read and hear a lot about hedge funds. Unfortunately, most of what you hear is negative because it comes from the major media that has an interest in reporting negatives about them because the major media is supported by so-called standard mutual funds and brokerage companies that spend big bucks for
advertising. Hedge funds are NOT allowed to advertise.
