Have a short retirement time frame? Blue chips might not be the answer
Photo Credit: Greek Shares The traditional retirement think-tank would say that bluechips should make up your short term retirement holdings….
Why opt for small caps in falling markets?
The trading circle’s rumor mill passes around the concept that small caps perform better than large caps during market declines….
Are your retirement accounts FDIC insured?
Photo Credit: LA Times As more banking institutions become insolvent, it is important to know which accounts are insured against…
How to Find Top Paying Dividend Stocks
Did you know 97% of the stock market returns between 1871-2003 came from reinvested dividends? Dividend paying stocks carry a…
Modern trading making earnings multiples obsolete
Price to earnings multiples were once the basis of investment decisions. The analysis was simple: the return divided by the…
Best Investment Strategy in Recession: Buy Stocks
Many investors have turned in favor of traditionally safe investments in bonds and money market accounts to protect their capital….
The true cost of commissions and spreads
Many investors forget to account for the cost of commission and spreads in their trading accounts. While $7.95 here and…
The Bull Put Stock Option Spread
Will it go up, sideways or down? This is the question for traders that ranks right up there with is…
Measuring Fear and Greed
Technical analysis has many devotees as does Fundamental analysis. These tools try to measure past performance and extrapolate to the…
Option Basics-The Bear Call Credit Spread
I love stock options. They offer a variety of ways to make money, control risk, greatly increase the ROI (Return…
Put Some Real Estate in Your IRA or 401K
It was a case of the wolves guarding the sheep. In the 1970’s when the U.S. congress was trying to…
Consider ETFs
Did you know there are close to 15,000 mutual funds? I guess it’s not too surprising because mutual funds usually…
Why Stock Options?
If you are a believer of the buy-and- hold strategy, you may want to back away slowly and make…
4 Simple Trading Strategies to Save Money
Trading is a psychologically and emotionally difficult task – with indicators, nonstop news, feeds, and billions of dollars flowing through…
How to Invest in Municipal Bonds
Sub-prime worries and bond market freezes should be enough to scare any income investor away from the markets in favor…
Which Types of Stocks Are The Most Recession Proof?
We’re already in a recession. Or, that’s what the pundits say. They may well be right. But what will you…
DRIP Stock Reinvestment – The Secret to Avoid Panic Selling
In turbulent market times, how can you avoid panic selling and protect your portfolio? The great pressure on selling triggers…
Invest in What You Know – Timeless Insights from Warren Buffett
Over the labor day weekend, I picked up a copy of “The Tao of Warren Buffett,” a collection of quotations…
How to Raise Cash to Profit From Short Term Stock Market Corrections
Today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 12,861, and it seems like 14,000 points on the DJIA was just…
Do You Invest in ETFs or Mutual Funds in your Roth IRA account?
Recently, I received an e-mail concerning whether you should invest in ETFs or mutual funds in a Roth IRA account.
Economic Profit (or Loss) Definition
Firms enter an industry when they can earn an economic profit. Economic profit equals total gains minus total losses. If…
Fidelity Freedom Funds For Your Retirement
After publishing my Roth IRA Account overview, I received e-mails from readers asking where I opened my brokerage account and…
How to Evaluate Stocks
Valuation Explained Many investors throw around the term “stock valuation” very often, but what exactly does this term mean? Wikipedia…
Best Short Term Investments
Let’s observe the best short term investments that give us option to retire rich. Short Term Investing Explained First, let’s…
Super Bowl Indicator for Annual Dow Jones Trends
According to urban legend, the winner of the super bowl predicts the annual outcome for the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
How to Fail at Stock Market Investing
Whether you’re a stock market investor or trader, failure is the last feeling you wish to experience. Trader Gav wrote…
3 Australian Uranium Stocks
While the stock market is concerned with rising and falling oil and gas prices, I am concerned about australian uranium…
How to Solve eBay's Efencing Problem
On Wednesday night, CNBC aired a segment on “efencing,” the practice of selling stolen goods on eBay (aff). According to…
Crocs: Own A Pair and Buy Some Shares
You’ve probably heard of Crocs (CROX), the hottest footwear company in the U.S., and maybe even in the world. I…
Investing in a Global Import-Export Business
One of my 2007 goals was to jump start my import-export business. In 2007, the US will export over $18…