Author: lengoodman

Will it go up, sideways or down? This is the question for traders that ranks right up there with is there life after death. You may have the faith but…

Technical analysis has many devotees as does Fundamental analysis. These tools try to measure past performance and extrapolate to the future. If you are a “buy and hold” type of…

A barrel of oil just hit $115 today. Some experts say that it may go over $150 in the near future. But not only are the oil producers savoring their…

I love stock options. They offer a variety of ways to make money, control risk, greatly increase the ROI (Return on Investment) and conserve capital. One strategy that could be…

It was a case of the wolves guarding the sheep. In the 1970’s when the U.S. congress was trying to develop a program to increase personal savings, the investment industry…

You’re going to like this. After reading this article, you will be able to make a premium on the stock you sell. Normally, when you want to sell stock you…

Did you know there are close to 15,000 mutual funds? I guess it’s not too surprising because mutual funds usually make up at least a portion of most portfolios. They…

  If you are a believer of the buy-and- hold strategy, you may want to back away slowly and make a 180 degree turn from what I am about to…

Don’t Get Burned I’ll bet that plenty of cavemen got burned when they first started to use fire. It could be painful, but there were so many advantages to using…

What is a Trader   Once again, Wall Street retailers have done a job on shaping our view of what investing is all about.  The average investor is not a…