Stock Trading For Dummies

December 11, 2009

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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Good Stocks To Invest In

December 11, 2009

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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Investing In Shares

December 11, 2009

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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Good Stocks

December 11, 2009

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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What Is The Market?

December 10, 2009

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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Investing

December 10, 2009

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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How To Invest A Million Dollars In Today’s Market

December 10, 2009

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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Should I Invest In The Stock Market In This Economy

December 10, 2009

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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Trading Stocks In Your IRA

December 10, 2009

For some reason, I’ve been having a lot of questions from my readers about trading stocks in your IRA. Trading stocks in your IRA is no different than trading stocks in general. An individual retirement account is a creation of the tax code and acts as an umbrella for a brokerage account. While you can [...]

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What Happened To Stock Market Today

December 10, 2009

So, I opened up my eIBD to see what happened to stock market today. The good news was that the stock market was up today on lower volume which means it wasn’t a distribution day. The market does remain under pressure so you want to be cautious with new buys and watch your stock portfolio [...]

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Can I Buy Stocks In My IRA

December 9, 2009

I am guessing by the questions my readers keep asking that there is still some confusion as they keep asking “can I buy stocks in my IRA“. I know that it’s easy to get confused about account types and what they can do. An IRA is an account type like an individual account, a joint [...]

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IBD Stocks To Watch

December 9, 2009

Each day after the market closes, I start reading the Investor’s Business Daily for IBD stocks to watch. The IBD is geared to bring high quality stocks to surface for you to put on your watch list. The first thing I do when looking for stocks to add to my watch list is reviewing each [...]

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Can I Put My Retirement In Stocks

December 9, 2009

I had one of my readers ask “can I put my retirement in stocks?” The answer is that it depends on how old you are. My mom for example is 73 and still has almost all of her retirement money in stocks. I’ll have to say that 2008 hurt her retirement fund badly. So, I [...]

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Techniques To Follow When Investing In The Stock Market

December 9, 2009

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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How To Buy Stocks With Your IRA Money

December 9, 2009

A common question I get is how to buy stocks with your IRA money. I can tell from a lot of my readers that are still questions about how IRA’s work when it comes to stock market investing. Remember, that the first important point is that an IRA is a type of trading account that [...]

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Scottrade Blocks Buying Of Penny Stocks

December 9, 2009

I had a reader write in and ask me if it was true that Scottrade blocks buying of penny stocks. Rather than just do my research on the web, I decided to call Scottrade directly and ask them. I called the contact us number on their website and because it was after hours, I was [...]

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Best Stocks To Buy Right Now

December 9, 2009

One of the hardest decisions you face as an investor is figuring out what the best stocks to buy right now are. But finding the best stocks to buy will be one of the most challenging skill you’ll need to master. More importantly, though not only do you want to find the best stock to [...]

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Good Stock To Invest In Today

December 9, 2009

When you are looking for a good stock to invest in today, one of the best things that you can do is review the Investor’s Business Daily. Each and every day there are several stock screens you can review. One of the first things I do each day is review the Big Picture column. In [...]

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Is It Safe To Invest In A Roth IRA In Today’s Economy

December 9, 2009

I was meeting with some friends the other day and one of them asked me is it safe to invest in a roth ira in today’s economy. I can see how it can seem like a valid question considering the state of the economy today. However, the question is a really misguided because a Roth [...]

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IRA Rules And Penny Stocks

December 9, 2009

Investing can be pretty complicated and if you factor in taxes and different tax vehicles, it can cause you to ask questions like are IRA rules and penny stocks different from anything else. It’s easy to get confused. But don’t confuse a penny stock investment with an account type. An IRA is nothing more than [...]

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