Basics of Stock Market (21 Mar 2006) The article describes basic notions of stock market: blue chips, growth stocks, income stocks, defensive stocks and others.
Trading Tips No 8: Picking the Best Stock Market Price (21 Mar 2006) Carefully thinking through your goal as a trader is of prime importance, when picking the best stock market price. It is very difficult if not impossible to meet a goal that is ill defined. Is your goal to trade frequently, irrespective of market conditions irregardless of what the stock market price is? Or is it to trade for the excitement of it all. A more sober assessment would probably yield a goal of making money - but how much and at what risk? How do you determine what the best stock market price is? Ultimately, a well-defined trading goal should specify the desired average annual return and the corresponding equity drawdown that a trader is comfortable with, financially and emotionally.
Long Term Investing (21 Mar 2006) This article will discuss long term investing and how technical analysis can alert us to points in time when it is prudent to take profits and exit the Stock market.
Starbucks Stock is Up (21 Mar 2006) Starbucks earnings are up again and so is their stock slightly. It appears they are exporting America's weakness to caffeine and sugar around the world. This seems to serve the company's profits well and nations like China have quite an emerging population to sell to. Think of the exporting of tobacco and the riches the orient has given. Perhaps this is the answer to our advancing trade deficit. Should you have Starbucks in your portfolio? Starbucks Stock is Up.
Why Buy and Hold? (21 Mar 2006) Since I can remember, and that's a long time ago, the Wall Street brokerage companies, mavens and mutual fund managers have been exhorting the mantra of Buy and Hold for all your investments. There have been erudite studies published that this is the only way to go...
Price to Earnings Ratio - P/E (21 Mar 2006) After finding the price of a particular stock, usually the next number everyone looks at is the P/E ratio.
Zero Sum Game (21 Mar 2006) Most people think the stock market is a zero sum game because there is a buyer for each seller and seller for each buyer so each cancels the other and everything is equal. Not quite...
You Wont Like This (21 Mar 2006) Why? Because I am going to shatter your conventional wisdom as I have many times in previous columns about the lies that Wall Street continues to tell you. This time we are going to go deeper into the economy to unearth the truth about lies the politicians are telling you...
Whitewater Stock Market (21 Mar 2006) Ever done any whitewater rafting or canoeing? Long periods of tranquil river followed by short periods of terror. Suddenly the water grips your vessel and you are pushed and shoved by massive currents over which you have no control. Missing boulders you paddle as hard as you can. You almost lose everything and think to yourself, "Why didn't I portage that last rapid?"
When Should I Sell? (21 Mar 2006) People are always asking me when should I sell my stock or mutual funds?
