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The Basics of Trading Stock Options

A stock option is in effect a legal contract where the buyer has the right but not the obligation to buy or sell 100 shares of a company’s stock at a pre-determined price (the strike price) for the life of the contract. A call option is a contract to buy 100 shares, and a put option is a contract to sell 100 shares.

How to Make Money During a Sideways Market

The stock market has tended to alternate between period of dramatic advances of 500 to 1000% during secular bull markets, and long periods of volatile, range-bound movement. What is disconcerting is that these periods can be as long as 15 to 20 years. So what can YOU do to ensure your retirement plan or investment portfolio doesn’t participate in this performance vacation?

Stocks Part 2 – Understanding the Numbers and Ratios (Less Basic)

In the previous installment I went over a glossary of stock terms, let’s continue our definitions. These terms are not usually the first numbers you see on a stock, but can tell you…

Stocks Part 1 – Understanding the Numbers and Ratios (Basic)

A constant goal that I have is to educate clients. My hope is that when clients hear terms in the media or in casual conversation that they could have some understanding of what is…

How to Do a Buffett-Graham Inspired Stock Analysis

Learn the techniques of the greatest investors of our time, Warren Buffett and Ben Graham. This how-to manual explores many of the simple common sense principles that have made Buffet and Graham investing icons, as well as more complicated ratios they often used such as return on invested capital and net-working capital. A must read for any investor.

How to Be a Millionaire: 4 Core Steps

To become a millionaire on a lower income takes conviction to a long term plan and a mastery of the basic principles of saving and investing. Learn how to incorporate the core steps into your financial plan as well as learning some helpful facts to strengthen your conviction as a long term investor. This how to get rich guide is a must read. Start your millionaire journey on the right foot!

3 Steps to Get You Started on the Stock Market

Do you view investing in the stock market as intimidating? This article will provide you with the 3 steps to follow to make it easier to get started on the stock market.

How to Manage a Long Term Portfolio of Stocks for the Retail Investor

Having a long term portfolio of stocks and managing the portfolio in a passive, long term manner, I believe is the best way to have exposure to the stock market. Learn how to assemble a portfolio that you can hold for the long term in any type market. Gain insight into ways to improve your portfolio by implementing our portfolio management rules.

Can the US Economy Sidestep Europe’s Recession?

The strength of the U.S. recovery continues to surprise. But is it any different than the recoveries in the winter months of the last two years, which quickly stumbled almost into recession during the summer both times when further government stimulus was not provided?

Online Share Dealing: Execution Only

Purchasing shares online without the help of a stockbroker may seem like an attractive option to the adventurous investor, but for the novice dabbling in “execution only” investments should be treated with care. Online share dealing Online share dealing accounts offer a fast and often low-cost way to invest in shares. For a small premium you can begin trading online within a matter of hours.