From the monthly archives:

November 2009

The key to making money in stocks today according to William O’Neil is by buying stocks that institutional buyers like mutual funds are buying. But, how can you tell when the big money is buying a particular stock? The answer is by analyzing the price and volume action of the stock on a daily basis. [...]

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I came across a piece of stock market investment software called the Checklist Investor. If you have read some of my stuff so far, you know that I highly recommend keeping a checklist of the steps you take to make every investment decision you make. This kind of software allows you to do just that. [...]

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Someone was asking me the other day if they could buy penny stocks within their roth IRA. The answer is yes. IRA’s can be funded with stocks, real estate and more. Basically, you can fund an IRA with any type of investment vehicle as far as I know. All you would do is open up [...]

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A lot of people are wondering with all that is going on if it is safe to start an stock market investment program in today’s economy. Now, if you talk with most financial advisors they will tell you to start now and get your money in the market to start working immediately. I agree that [...]

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After the stock market decline of 2008, a lot of people are wondering what are people doing with their money. For the most part, I believe that most investors stayed put and rode their mutual fund values down and then held onto them. If they did that, they were rewarded by strong returns in 2009.
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It dawned on me that some of my readers are beginning investors and may wonder: what is the stock market? I don’t know about an official definition, but this is how I describe it. The stock market is a place where buyers and sellers meet to trade stocks. It’s much like when you go to [...]

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To begin an investment program, the first question many people, myself included, ask is “how can I start investing in the stock market without a broker?” The actual mechanics of investing without a broker is easy but making money is the hard part. That’s why the first thing you must do before you invest a [...]

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