Stocks & Mutual Funds Articles

The sentiment indicators in mid-October suggested most investors were expecting the market to fall further. However, sentiment is a contrarian indicator. Currently, many sentiment indicators are far less bearish. For example, the latest American Asso...

"Stock Market" is a term that is used to refer both to the physical location for buying and selling stocks, and to the overall activity of the market within a certain country. When you hear "The stock market was down today," it refers to the combined...

BIRTP Performance Market sold off sharply in the past week, so did Blast Investor Real-time Plus model portfolio. Nasdaq index is down -5.08% year to date. The S&P 500 index is down -2.09% year to date. The Blast Investor Real-time Plus (BIRTP) mode...

Over the last few decades, smaller stocks called "penny stocks" have slowly gained a bad reputation. While there are hundreds of fly-by-night companies and shell companies that many unscrupulous business people have used to make money off of the unin...

Are you wondering what a stock broker is and what they do? Here's your answer. A stock broker is a person or a firm that trades on its clients behalf, you tell them what you want to invest in and they will issue the buy or sell order. Some stock brok...

To trade without emotional involvement. It is a necessity, and yet it is virtually impossible. Certain things in life just bring out emotion, like making decisions that effect your financial outlook. There are two things that make this uniquely ha...

Online stock trading is a recent way of buying and selling stocks. Now you can buy and sell any stock over the Internet for a low price and you don't need to call up a broker. You can buy any stock and sell any stock and it doesn't take much to get s...

Are you wondering what the stock market is and how you can profit from it? So are many others, here is a quick overview. The stock market is where stocks are traded. In case you don't know some companies allow you to buy part of the company and these...

Our investing journey revolves around finding the fair value of a common stock. You can invest in companies that grow rapidly and lose money. On the other hand, you can also invest in companies in a declining industry, yet you can still make money. I...

Are you considering investing in stocks? Many people have chosen stocks as their primary wealth building vehicle. There are a ton of reasons for investing in stocks but I'll leave you with the most beneficial reasons. When you buy a stock you are act...

Exchange traded funds (or ETFs) are better for most investors than mutual funds. The mutual fund industry has experienced tremendous growth over that last twenty-five years or so. But it's a new era now. It's the era of the ETF. What are exchange tr...

Ever wanted to know a proven method to track the trends and make the trend of the market your personal friend? Here's how you can do so: 1. Find a short term moving average. Use 20 days simple moving average 2. Find a longer term moving average. Use ...

A great way to identify and measure the trend of a stock is by using moving averages. A moving average is simply an average of closing prices over a specified time span. Charting software really makes your job easier as all you need to do is specify ...

Metrics such as price/earnings ratio and dividend yield on the S&P 500 index, a commonly used proxy for the U.S. stock market, are hardly at bargain levels. This has lead several market pundits to predict single digit annual returns for domestic mutu...

If you're like most stock market investors you have struggled with finding the best stocks to invest in. There are several ways to find the best stocks to invest in. But first you need to decide what method works best for you. Basically there are two...

Are you looking to invest in the stock market but aren't sure where to start? If you're like most stock market investors you've heard dozens of opinions on how to invest in stocks but it really boils down to just a few things. You need to setup a bro...

Our investing journey revolves around finding the fair value of a common stock. If you can find stocks that are cheaper than its fair value, it is probably a buy. If your stock holding rises way above your calculated fair value, it is most likely a s...

Many people believe that the stock market can make you rich one day, but also make you bankrupt the next. Well, how eould you like to know about a method of stock trading that completely saves you from unlimited loss, but still leaves the door open ...

If I could put my finger on the one solitary thing I dislike the most, it's getting whipsawed. Nothing in this wild game we play bugs me as much as being up 50 cents or a buck one day, only to have to decide what to do the next day as the stock is ba...

Earning Season is always volatile to stock prices. Traders jerk in and out depending on the outcome of the report. For example, Texas Instrument (TXN) reported that its third quarter earning of 2005 rising 12% year over year. And yet, TXN fell after ...

The Surgeon General of the United States says that smoking cigarettes is harmful to your health. It is printed on every pack of smokes you buy. When was the last time a smoker read or paid any attention to it? Don't you wish your brokerage account ha...

I am sure that if you have a brokerage account with a "full service" broker you have been getting calls about what to buy and sell. If you have big losses in certain stocks you might be hit with that great Wall Street lie to buy more so you can 'Doll...

During the month of January the Dow Jones Industrial Average, usually referred to as the DOW, had an almost 1,000 point range, most of it down and the average investor has yawned and said 'so what, this has happened many times before'. Is there any r...

When you stand on the ocean shore and watch the waves breaking you might become aware that the tide is coming in or going out. It is a slow process to watch the water retreat and when it finally gets to its lowest point it is almost impossible to tel...

Everyone who invests in the stock market wants to be a winner. Each person's definition of a winner will be somewhat different, but there is hardly one who isn't looking for that stock that will double in price within one year. Can it be done? Yes, b...

One of the basic laws of physics is that a body in motion will remain in motion unless disturbed by another force. What has this to do with the stock market? For the last 2 years the long-term trend of the market has been down with a few momentary de...

The Winter Games for the Olympics are coming up soon and many will want to go to see the giant slalom event. That's the one where the skier starts off from the little hut at the top of a long slope, picks up speed and makes his way around poles on th...

It's about time someone spoke the truth concerning outsourcing. The politicians sure won't. They prefer to do finger-pointing saying it is "his fault". It is those greedy manufacturers who want to make bigger profits by having cheap labor in Asia per...

We all know the expression, "My country, right or wrong", but have you ever thought about the stocks or mutual fund you own and said to yourself, "My stock - right or wrong" and held on to your position even as you saw your hard-earned money disappea...

The stock market has been in an up trend for more than a year. Almost everyone is feeling good and many believe we are back in the old bull market with the previous high of the Dow Jones Industrial Average just about to be broken. This could be the c...