Wall Street’s Last Gasp

The economic crisis has certainly given everyone a lot to think about these last few months, and I’m sure things aren’t going to stop being interesting anytime soon.
And, although it’s hardly any consolation at this point, at least for those folks realy suffering right now, we can take some time to appreciate the fact that [...]

Investing in Stocks with Little Capital

A common problem for the small investor is building up enough capital to make investments in a particular stock that might be appealing. So what exactly can you do if you only have enough money to buy a dozen shares or so of a stock?
Money Magazine has a short article on this issue, concluding in [...]

Investing in GreenTech

You can’t turn around these days without reading another article about green products and green living. This constant barrage of information regarding global warming and the state of our environment has made innovative technologies targeting the green market a hot commodity. New startups in greentech or cleantech are hitting the street much like we saw [...]

The Stock Market Crash Of 1929

The stock market crash of 1929 occured on “Black Thursday” (October 24th 1929) and “Black Tuesday” (October 29th 1929). The 1929 stock market crash (also known as the Wall Street Crash) followed after the bull markets of the 1920’s and caused the Great Depression in the early 1930’s.

Day Trading Tips

Are you tired of the same old day trading tips? Like, “cut your losses and let your profits run.” “Never let a gain turn into a loss.”, or the most repeated tip, “Buy low, sell high.” So how about something new? Let me give you some specific day trading tips that will turn your trading [...]

The Freedom Of Online Stock Trading

I remember the first time I started to trade online. It was just before the tech bubble of the late 1990�s and the internet was still something new for most people. Purchasing the now forgotten company was easy, and I made a few dollars on that trade. It was so excitingly simple.

Stock Market Investment Plans Never Let You Down

The bulls and bears of the stock market are both tempting and scary to the investors. Speculators are enchanted by the stock market’s potential to help them in making quick money with a big M. While those who tread with care and caution, often shy away for fear of losing. However, the stock market is [...]

Is Active Trading The Answer?

One of the main reasons many of us get into investing is to become financially independent. Who isn’t trying to amass a portfolio with enough income to ensure that we don’t have to work when we should be playing golf or traveling the world. While there are several strategies to invest, is active trading one [...]

An Intro To The Stock Market

The stock market is full of stress and anxiety for almost everyone who has a fairly decent amount of money invested in it. It can be a very emotional roller coster ride as you watch your investments jump one day just to drop the next. One of the biggest mistakes investors make in the stock [...]

ShareBuilder.com Offers Stock Trading From $4 Per Trade

ShareBuilder.com, an online stock broker service founded in 1996, is offering online stock trades from as little as $4 per trade. Investors are able to choose the perfect balance between pricing and tools to suite their needs and levels of investment knowledge. There are no account minimums or account maintenance fees, and ofcoarse reduced commissions.

What Is Stock Trading?

First a stock is a share in the ownership of a company. Stock represents a claim on the company’s assets and earnings. As you acquire more stock, your ownership stake in the company becomes greater. Whether you say shares, equity, or stock, it all means the same thing.

The Great Stock Market Secret

When the stock market is going up and all your stocks and mutual funds are making money you feel like a genius. It is too bad that some folks don’t remember what happened in 2000. Of course, right now we are in one of those genius phases. Your broker and financial planner are encouraging you [...]

Staying Sane While Wall Street Crashes

Everybody is riding the Wall Street Roller coaster. Even if you are not invested, the headlines scream out one word: PANIC!

Invest In The Stock Market For The RIGHT Reason, Using The RIGHT Choices

Investing in the stock market is not purchasing a stock at 25 dollars a share, hoping it will go to 35 so you can sell it, then hoping it will drop back to 25 so you can buy it back, so that you can sell it again at 35, and so on and so forth.