Apple: Is it Really a Better Stock to Buy than Microsoft?

Is Apple really going to do better than Microsoft? The answer may surprise you.

Understanding Mutual Funds: Part II

The structure of a mutual fund can have a lot of moving parts. Yet people spend more time analyzing what kind of car to buy than they do analyzing their investments or retirement portfolio. Why wouldn't you want to know how your money is being spent? This article is the second in the series on understanding mutual funds.

How To Use Divergence Trading And Capture Hidden Stock Market Profits

Although divergence trading is not a new stock trading method it nevertheless is a powerful one. Through divergence trading you can take advantage of market trend reversals and uncover profit opportunities.

Tracking Daily Stock Price Volatility

Stock price volatility is one of the most important aspects of studying the market. This article starts a series that will examine theories and assumptions about price volatility.

Excellent Companies - How to Identify Them

Investors must identify which companies are worthy of their consideration. This article explains one way to do that - (1) understand the company's Story, (2) get a handle on its Financial Picture, and (3) award it points based on third-party evaluations. While this takes a little time, it puts the person who does it way ahead of most other stock-market participants.

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How To Choose A Stockbroker

Introduction To Choosing A Stockbroker – The Internet Has Changed The Online Stock Trading & Investment Scene Considerably.

Could This Be The Time To Get Into Emerging Markets?

Did you know that the Russian stock market grew by a staggering 89.56% over the last year? Or that the Egyptian stock market grew by a no less impressive 57.98% a year over the last five years? Performance records in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America have been nothing short of spectacular. Furthermore, an impressive number of companies in these emerging markets are rapidly turning themselves from regional success stories into huge multi-national conglomerates. As the UK’s Investors Chronicle recently reported: 'If you are looking for decent, relatively cheap, relatively safe stocks you no longer have to limit your choice ... the world is quite literally your oyster.'

Constructing an All-Weather Mutual Fund Portfolio

Equity mutual funds perform differently in different time periods as investment styles and sectors come in and go out of favor. While screening tools readily provide performance data and make the task of identifying top mutual funds relatively easy, there is more to constructing an all-weather portfolio than screening for the top funds.

Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi: Which Stock is a Better Buy?

Both Coca-Cola and Pepsico have recently been under some fire regarding the losses presented in the last few months? Are the stocks cheap enough to buy now? Should you wait a little longer? Should you pick one over the other? Read and find out.

XM Satellite Radio vs. Sirius Satellite: Which Stock to Buy?

Both XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite have recently been under some fire regarding the losses presented in the last few months? Are the stocks cheap enough to buy now? Should you wait a little longer? Should you pick one over the other? Read and find out.

Are You Stock Trading Ready?

Stock trading is not for everyone. In order to be a good stock trader you must first understand market fundamentals and then build upon that knowledge to make good stock picks.

What is a Municipal Bond

What is a municipal bond? Who are the Municipal bond issuers and Municipal bond holders? What are the advantages of investing in these? This article addresses these questions and others...

Can You Make a Killing in the Securities Market in 2007?

It is best to understand the market forces inhererent in your carefull investment plans and strategies. Understand the concepts of prices , overvalued and undervalued pricing structures as well as the role of analysts in shaping the price structures of your investments.

UPS vs. FedEx: Which Stock to Buy?

As crude oil prices continue to skyrocket, you may think that I am foolish to buy any transportation equity during such a time. However, while there is always going to be some interdependent correlations between the price of oil and the price of transports, there is a bigger and larger percentage of other intangibles which may have a more pressing effect upon each of these stocks. Fundamentals, emerging markets, and overall competition all have the possibility to affect the price positively or negatively. The key, however, is to find which of these equities will be affected in the most favorable manner.