Stock Investing: Buy-and-Hold vs. Timing

This article compares and contrasts buy-and-hold with timing. It suggests that timing, used properly, can be a valid risk-control technique, and that buy-and-hold is not always the best strategy in stock investing.

Learning the Stock Market Game - How to Play the Stock Market in the 4th Quarter

Will the stock market rally in the 4th quarter all the way into 2007?

What is the Difference Between Trading a Stock and Trading a Stock Option

Stock and stock options are terms which are commonly used interchangeably. However, they are two completely different types of investments. The term stock refers a piece of the company purchased by an investor with a small investment.

Building a Stock Portfolio

How to maintain a good stock portfolio: Beginners in stock trading may note that small amounts may be invested in different stocks instead of putting all eggs in one basket. That is, different types of stocks may be selected and few stocks or shares may be ...

Stock Market Basics

The term stock market, as the name connotes, is a place where you can market or trade a company's stock, which the corporation issues through shares in order to raise capital. Of course, capital is the cost that a company incurs in relation to producing its products and services.

How The Process Of Buying And Owning Stocks Works

The purpose of the stock market is to move money. Some people need to use it and others have it to be used. A company's decision to sell stock is usually based on their need for a large sum of quick cash. Usually it is for some type of expansion or building a new plant.

How To Identify And Take Advantage Of Stock Market Trends

Many people invest in the stock market and make a lot of money. How do they do it? They have learned how to spot stock market trends. The market is like fish swimming through the ocean, if you watch it long enough and understand its habits you can usually determine what it will do next.

Markets: Rotation and Relationships

Relationship between stock, bond, and commodity markets.

Why Do People Trade Options?

If you've been looking at different ways of making money from the stock market, than at some point you'll come across the idea of options. Many people trade options successfully, and it can be a great way to increase your returns once you have some experience in the stock market. But let's look a little more closely at why people find trading options so profitable.

Looking At Stock Trading From A Business Perspective - Part 1

The key to investing in the stock market is to become as educated as possible so that you know exactly what is taking place at all times. This helps people to make logical and sound decisions about their money, thus, reducing the stress involved with investing.

Stock Options Basics

Stock options are an excellent way to reduce risk in trading or to leverage your capital. While advanced stock option strategies are for experienced investors only, the basic option strategies can also be used by novice traders.

Practical Tips For Successful Stock Trading

The first message a successful businessman will tell you is that any stock trading venture carries potential risk along with potential reward. The trick is to establish if the profit is worth the risk. If it is, it is now time to consider if you are prepared to take the risk. There are some tips you may want to use to assess your trading approach, in order not to fail in stock trading.

Dow Flirts With New High Six Years On

As the Dow flirts with a new high (and the financial media tests everyone's patience), it's worth remembering how far the average investor has fallen and why.

The Fascination with Fantasy Stock Markets - Why We Play The Game Instead Of Investing

Fantasy stock markets and stock market simulators - why spend time playing games when you can go to any broker online and spend your money investing in what you really want to invest in? There must be a reason why there are so many stock market simulators out there - let's take a look...

Sector Mutual Fund Investing - A Simple Rotation Strategy to Outperform the Market

A simple strategy using Fidelity Select sector mutual funds can outperform the market by a wide margin. Rotating mutual fund postions just once a month can create a powerful trading strategy.