Stock Options Basics-Put Safety Into Your Portfoli...

Educating oneself about investments is a lifelong process for most people. Perhaps you’ve bought stocks and bonds for retirement, but you also know that to diversify is smart because–generally speaking–spreading your money around in different assets and investment vehicles is a good way to increase the overall safety of your portfolio. You’ve probably at least heard of stock options, but chances are...

Learn to Invest, Not to Gamble

If you want to make money investing, learn how to tell the difference between good investments and bad investments. You have to increase your financial intelligence and avoid risk. Investing is not risky itself, but being uneducated is. If you don’t know what you’re doing and you randomly throw money at the stock market or real estate, you are essentially gambling. Buying stocks low and selling high without...

Why Are People Buying Stocks In This Bad Economy?

It seems many people are suddenly interested in the stock market. After the huge downswing in 2008, a lot of us lost money and went out of the market. But 2009 was a much better year for stocks and 2010 has seen the market go sideways. After testing some lows in 2010, the Dow seems to want to go up again and apparently, people don’t want to get left behind. They might have been watching AAPL stock go way up or they...

What You Should Know When Buying Stocks As A Begin...

Have you ever wondered why people are so attracted to investing in the stock market? Although stock market investments seem profitable, many would-be investors are still having second thoughts of jumping into investing because of the risks that are involved.  This article aims to provide some great investing and financial planning ideas for beginning investors. A stock market investing beginner should first read as much as...

Technical Vs Fundamental Analysis Explained

As a stock market neophyte you may have wondered about the terms technical analysis and fundamental analysis. It certainly sounds mysterious to the uninitiated, but I can provide a little clarity even in a short article. The differences between the two are huge and conceptually each is rather easily defined. Fundamental analysis looks at the fortunes of a company that issues common stock that individuals and financial...