Newton's Laws of Stock Market Trading

Read the oldest stock market wisdom from the world renowned physicist.

How To Win On The Stock Market

I am somebody who loves to invest money on the stock market. Some might see this as a bit of a gamble which in a way it is, there are however certain steps people can take to limit this risk which may well help them to make money.

Exercising Stock Options And Taxes - How Do Taxes Work With Stock Options?

Are you confused as to the question of how to deal with your incentive stock options? Or are you worried about owing a large amount of tax on options that you have not even exercised and do not have the cash to pay for it? Find out the answers to these questions in this email.

Understanding Mutual Funds: Part I

What is a mutual fund? How do they work? How do you choose the best one? This article is the first in a series that will concentrate on what a mutual fund is and the basic types there are to choose from. The following articles will assist you in understanding how they work so you are armed with the knowledge to ask the right questions and make the right decisions.

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.

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.

Point & Figure Charting

Point & Figure (P&F) charting is a method of technical analysis that has been in use for more than 100 years. After a number of years on the shelf it's once again gaining in popularity. It's probably one of the most unique charting systems that you'll ever encounter.

Blocks of GM's Stock Sold

According to regulatory filings, two of the General Motors Corporation's investors have sold a large percentage of the corporation's stocks and holdings.

Stock Research Tools

If you are interested in doing stock research, among the first necessary steps to take is to understand the basics of the market, stock exchange activity, stocks and the dynamics of the trade. Then, make use of research tools that will facilitate and simplify your work. The Internet has made researching information on companies very easy. You don’t need software to access a lot of valuable information, but many investors find software programs are better for organizational tasks and help with more detailed research and analysis. You can spend as much as thousand of dollars to as little as nothing (some programs are free) on stock software. Computers have become an indispensable partner in the world today, so it is no wonder that stock researchers use the computer to track their investments, update their portfolios and analysis and interpret their results.

A Buying Strategy for Stratagene

As the economy is ending its inflation worries and moving towards issues concerning economic growth, investors need to reallocate their portfolios to adapt to such a situation. Typically during periods of slow growth, sectors such as consumer staples and healthcare are known to be quite stable and provide investors with assurance in regards to steady growth. The biotechnological company Stratagene (STGN) defines such a sentiment, but also provides other incentives, which potentially has the impact of amassing large capital gains in this type of environment.

Understanding Foreign Exchange and Online Trading Forex

For many people Forex trading or foreign exchange trading has become a real interesting area. They can either choose to practice this business as a part-time job or as a full-time job, either the traditional way or choosing online trading Forex. They can do it to earn some money or to earn a fortune. The possibilities as well as the benefits satisfy anyone.

Short Term Stock Picks

Short term in the stock market scenario is defined as the immediate 1 or 2 trading days. Short term stock picks are securities that will trade well in the immediate future. The easiest way to reap maximum profits in the stock market is to identify stocks with momentum and invest in them wisely. The best short term stock picks have been seen to rise more than 10 % within a single day. For an investor to hazard a guess regarding short stock picks is much like a game of chance. It is better to take the advice of expert stock analysts on this matter.

No Telling with Nortel

Looking to buy Nortel? To bad there is Notelling what is going on there.

Long Term Value Investing with Mutual Funds

A mutual fund is perhaps one of the most popular means of long term investing and is the vehicle of choice in IRAs and 401k accounts. A mutual fund is basically a way of investing in a pool of different companies in order to minimize risk.

The Quest to Buy Qwest

Is it too good to be true? Qwest has grown over 100% in the past year; should you buy some shares?