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Fighting the Market: A Losing Battle

Stocks highlighted in this article include: Steven Madden Ltd (SHOO), Netease.com (NTES), and The Pantry Inc (PTRY). Today's markets definitely have a mind of their own and the worst, and least profitable, thing an investor ...

Buying and Selling Penny Stocks

Stock traders have recently begun to take an interest in penny stocks. These kind of stocks have never gotten the recognition that they deserve because people view them as being secondary to the blue chip companies. While they may not have the name recognition of other companies, they certainly shou

Explanation of Technical Analysis

Technical analysis is the study of asset prices in the attempt to determine the direction of a market. Market practitioners who use technical analysis believe that the majority of the information that is available is already incorporated in the value of an asset. There are multiple types of technica

Stock Strategy - Trading Online

The benefits of investing through cheap online stock trading websites rather than with traditional stock brokers are many. You can trade anytime of the day and even on weekends and holidays. You don't have to rely on your broker to perform your buy orders or your sell requests. You have educati

Three Reasons to Start Trading Online Today

Have you ever thought to start trading online today but wasn't sure if it was worth the effort?Well after reading this article you will see why trading online is superior and how it is worth the small amount of time and effort to start.

How to Buy and Trade Penny Stocks

Before you learn how to buy or trade penny stocks you must first know what they are. Penny stocks are stocks which are usually sold for for less than 5 bucks a share.

Debt 101

Before you take on the responsibility of debt, you need to know what debt is, how it impacts your life and how to handle it. A little research aids you as you decide what you're going to borrow for, how much you're going to borrow and, most importantly ---- how you're going to pay it back.

Smoothing Things Out

Over the past 35 years in my financial planning practice I've rarely seen such market volatility. It's causing many to question the reliability of standard investing methods, however, as you can see from the chart ...

Learn to Analyze the Stock Charts

When it comes to buying and selling of stocks, which is the most crucial phase in trading, your market knowledge plays a very important role. If you have done your groundwork properly, you can easily manage the trading process.

Does Fund Size Erode Mutual Fund Performance?

Some investors prefer to invest in smaller mutual funds because they believe that a larger mutual fund produces lower returns. Larger mutual funds most often spend a lower percentage of their money on administrative costs and can pay fund managers more, but they also have to find more companies to i

Day Trading Robot Review, The Best Penny Stock Pick Program?

If you don't have the experience or time to put towards investing in the stock market, you should consider using a program which creates analytically based stock picks can take you a long way. Some programs like Day Trading Robot only target cheap penny sock picks. I finally had a chance to sit

Stock Plan Administration Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Having turned the calendar to a new year and a new decade, it is timely to look at some of the major issues negatively impacting stock plan administration and more importantly, how they can be avoided. Certainly, your professional success as well as the perceived success of your company's plans

How to Invest in Colombian Stocks

As global economies become more integrated, investors are seeking new ways to capitalize from economic development. Many smaller nations are experiencing growth at remarkable rates. A 2007 article in BusinessWeek magazine noted that between 2001 and 2007, Colombia's stock market shot up by a whoppin

What are the Benefits of Using Weighted Averages?

Weighted averages, or weighted means, take a series of numbers and assign certain values to them that reflect their significance or importance within the group of numbers. A weighted average may be used to evaluate trends in accounting, investing, grading, population research or other fields in whic