From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Many people wonder “can I buy stocks on my roth IRA account?” They are often confused between the account type and the funding method. The account type is like suitcase and the funding method is the investment. Account types are things like individual, joint and yes a Roth IRA. Investments are things like stocks, bonds, [...]

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The stock market is where you want to explore if you want higher returns on your investments. With those higher returns come more risk as you could lose all of your principal so you have to be prudent and have a sound investment plan. It also requires that you know more about the market than [...]

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Many people wonder why is investing in the stock market important? The main reason is inflation. You need to earn more on your investments than the rate of inflation. Let’s say you earn two percent and inflation is three percent. Your real rate of return is a minus one percent. If you put your money [...]

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I suggest that once you have decided on an investment strategy the next thing you should do is develop a step by step approach to buying stocks. What I mean by this is that you need to know your investment strategy inside and out. You need to be the expert. One way in which you [...]

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There’s a tendency to think that you need some fancy stock software to make money in stocks. The truth is though, that you don’t need a whole lot of tools other than what IBD provides and an excel spreadsheet to keep track of your watch list. There are some programs that can make it easier, [...]

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At some point you might want to supplement the stock market investing that you do today with other types of investments like rental property. The hard part those is finding a good source of money for your investment property loans. My first rental property was a house that I lived in. I originally bought it [...]

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I always look forward to the market closing and getting my eIBD edition for the night so I can look in for stocks to buy now. Lately, I’ve been getting a lot emails about the best stocks to buy now. I always view those “alerts” with a great deal of skepticism. You should too.  Compiling [...]

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When I set up Stock Market Investing Today, the market was pretty crazy. There were all sorts of stock market declines, bailouts and just overall turmoil in the market. Things have settled down a bit now and while nothing really has changed about investing in the stock market today, I hope that your investment philosophies [...]

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I’ve been talking off and on about the appearance of the stock market manipulation by investors today. I’m a skeptical person at heart and when it comes to investing in the stock market today, I am a big believer that it is done day in and day out. The people that pay the price for [...]

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If you run a stock market investing/finance related blog, and would like to get more awareness, participate in the Carnival of Stock Market Investing. Every week, a different webmaster or blogger hosts the carnival, showcasing articles written on the topic of stock market investing. It’s a great way to get to know the community, and [...]

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Stock Market Investing Today is pleased to host the first ever Carnival of Stock Market Investing. This is a collection of articles submitted by publishers of finance and stock market investing sites around the internet. I hope that you find some that you enjoy and it will also give you a chance to see other [...]

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When you approach investing in the stock market, you can choose to buy mutual funds or start buying stock. Personally, I think that you should have a portion of your money in mutual funds and then buy stock, or individual stocks, with the rest. Whether you use a broker or do it yourself, I think [...]

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I don’t know why, but publishers could write a book called Stock Trading For Dummies and it would probably sell like a million copies. I’m not sure why we like to be called dummies but when it comes to really complicated things like stock market investing, we do. While a book that talks about stock [...]

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One of the best place to start your search for good stocks to invest in, is at investors.com. On the home page of the site, there is always the IBD Research Tool that lists stocks on the move. I checked it today as I was writing this and found five stocks to add to my [...]

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When you approach the stock market, you have a choice of investment options like stocks or mutual funds. I believe that investing in shares of stock is the way to go if you want to make serious money. If you get good at picking stocks, you can make a fortune in the market. Most people [...]

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Investors are always asking themselves, where are the good stocks in the market. Uncovering these gems requires a strategy to uncover them. So, just how do you go about finding good stocks to invest in? My first step in the process is to sort through stocks based on earnings. The best way that I’ve found [...]

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I guess in terms of helping my beginning investors, I thought it might be helpful to discuss what the market is when we are talking about stock market investing. A market is a big network, of securities dealers, brokers, traders and investors, and speculators who are actively trading with each other. Today the markets are [...]

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I started this site because I was interested in investing. Back in 1985, I started working for a bank and that’s when I got interested in trying to make money in the stock market. Because I have a long history in the financial services field, a lot of the concepts about stocks, bonds, mutual funds [...]

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I think for a lot of beginners starting in investing, they are short on cash. But what if you had a bunch of money and you needed to learn how to invest a million dollars in today’s market. I think the first thing I would do is pay off all of my debt and sock [...]

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I hear a lot of people ask should I invest in the stock market in this economy? I know that this might seem crazy, but it’s not the economy that you watch. It’s the market. Let me give you an example. I have a friend of mine that always seems to be short on money. [...]

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