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Stock Market Investing

Since it’s President’s Day and the markets are closed. I thought that I would take some time to look around the web for some posts on stock market investing that other bloggers have written in case you might want to find some other view points. Here is a sampling of some of the sites I [...]

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OK everybody. Today, I wanted to talk about my new Thirty Day Stock Market Investing Challenge. Each day, I take a look at investing in the stock market, the first question I ask myself is which stock do I pick? There are so many to choose from, it’s a difficult task. You can narrow down [...]

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OK. So, I’ve taken a little time off from developing my stock market investing system and thought that I would get back to that now. In a previous post called Developing My Stock Market Investing System Part One, I talked a little about market direction and here I thought that I would expand on that. [...]

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In a post called Who Dat?!, the Rajin’ Cajun talked about how it’s hard to focus on stock market investing with his Saints in the NFC Championship game. I’m having the same problem over here on my site because I am a Colts fan over in the AFC. Being from Indiana, I’m a Drew Brees [...]

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OK. So, I’ve been thinking about a way to start a stock market investing challenge for my site here and did some thinking about how I’d like to go about it. What I came up with is a different kind of challenge that I hope I’ll get some takers for. My guess is that I’ll [...]

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Since I started this site, I’ve spent some time talking about stock market investing for beginners and how you need to manage your own investments. I’ve also taken some time to answer some reader questions. One thing that I haven’t done for awhile, is continue the development of my investment strategy. If you have read [...]

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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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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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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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As a new investor, you’ll find many techniques to follow when investing in the stock market. The hard part will be settling on one specific strategy. I know that when I first started, the quick money making options strategies were cool. Then when I got into the financial industry, I became a value investor and [...]

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Because of the stock market decline in 2008, many people are starting to wonder how to start investing in the stock market without a broker. I think that this is a great epiphany, because for the first time, people are starting to realize that your broker is really not working in your best interest. If [...]

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If you have been following my blog for a bit now, you’ll know that I’ve been advocating a how to invest in the stock market step by step approach. I believe that you’ve got to break down every single step you take each time you decide what stock to buy, how much of it you [...]

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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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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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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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I wanted to spend a little time here today talking about my stock market investing system. As some of you may know, I’ve been working to structure my investment philosophy around the CANSLIM investment strategy created by William O’Neil of Investor’s Business Daily. I’ve read his book How To Make Money In Stocks many, many [...]

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Nobody ever got rich by being lazy.  Or did they?  There are many approaches to stock market investing today, and all of them have their pros and cons.  Some offer the promise of great returns, but also carry great risk.  Others require hours and hours of painstaking research to offer even mediocre returns.  Worse still, many people [...]

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Before I start buying shares, I’ve got to continue my look at how the stock market has been performing lately. If you remember from my previous posts, if the market is in a downtrend there is a 3 out 4 chance that your stock will go down. Today in looking at the three major indexes, [...]

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A 401k rollover is one of the largest sources of cash available to people to invest in stocks when they terminate from their employer. I know that one of my first jobs was at a bank where I had worked for around 8 years. At the time, I had all of my funds invested in [...]

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