Investing Vs Gambling – What’s The Difference?
My brother-in-law, bless his heart, thinks that the stock market is nothing more than gambling. He thinks that it is it is impossible to use knowledge or skill to make money, that it is all just luck..
Understanding Stock Market Trading And Commodity Trading TipsThe commodity market is growing tremendously, and traders are beginning to enter the market. It is true that the commodity market has driven economies of many first class countries over the past few years. However, the commodity market remains volatile. This requires that traders familiarize with tips on how to trade their commodity features to avoid losses.
Dollar Cost Averaging – Great Technique for StocksInvestopedia defines dollar cost averaging as: The technique of buying a fixed dollar amount of a particular investment on a regular schedule, regardless of the share price. More shares are purchased when prices are low, and fewer shares are bought when prices are high.
The Fallacy of Traditional Stock Investment BeliefsI have come to expect a few things about “security investing”: Bonds move opposite from stocks, the majority of investors are better off purchasing index funds, and stockbrokers just don’t understand how futures work. This is the typical dialogue of an investor and his stockbroker: Stockbroker: Good morning, Bob! Glad to see you again.
Avoiding Pain in the Stock MarketLearning to trade in the stock market can be a painful thing, But it doesn’t have to be. There are those who will help you along the way if you can find them.
Learning More About Proper Investing and TradingThere is little doubt that if you want to go out of your way to get better at trading there are a lot of things that you can learn, and if you do not already know a lot about trading then it can be difficult at first to make up your mind. Well, one thing you should know is that it is unlikely that you will be very good at trading without good knowledge as well as experience, so the first step is to get out there and start trading. In the beginning you will probably want to try and…
You “Can Still CAN-SLIM” for High Growth With 3D SystemsAn analysis of 3D Printing Stock, 3D Systems (DDD), using the “CAN-SLIM” screen developed 60 years ago. Good stock screens like “CAN-SLIM” are still relevant today, even in the fast-moving, super-high growth sectors like 3D Printing.
Stock Market Forecasting – Ignore Unemployment, The Lagging IndicatorUnemployment is a lagging indicator that does not help you see what is happening in the stock market. This economic indicator confuses investors and should be avoided for market forecasting.
Tracking a Stock Market Turning PointTrying to perfectly time a stock market turning point isn’t easy, not for those who practice technical trading, those who specialize in the fundamentals or those who consider both. I am of the latter of those three. Do you remember back on the first day of Hurricane Season in 2013, the stock market was at an all-time-high even after pulling back some 200 points in one? I can recall some of my nervous investing friends during that time. One of them asked me what I thought, I still remember what I told him;
Stock Market Investing BasicsAs I review the information that is available online about learning how to invest, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of information available that focuses on investing strategies. This is what most Americans need to understand better and know more about to prepare for retirement.