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Series 7 Exam

The Series 7 Exam is the licensing exam that is required by most firms for people looking to be investment brokers. It is a comprehensive exam, but not overly difficult and it can be your path to success in the industry. The Series 7 Exam will provide you with your broker license.

Why Technical Indicators

The fight continues to rage among traders who use technical indicators and those who prefer fundamental information to establish new positions and to exit current positions.

Parachute Investing

Ever jumped out of an airplane? It’s OK if you have on a parachute. Pretty dumb if you don’t. Every buy any stocks, mutual funds or Exchange Traded Funds? It’s OK if you know how much you are willing to risk. Pretty dumb if you don’t.

KISS Formula

There are formulas for just about everything, but it has been shown that the simpler the formula or method of doing a particular task the better it works. It has evolved down to KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid.

Why Investors Use Financial Planners

Do you have a financial planner? Does one of your friends have a financial planner? Maybe you take your advice from your broker. As I have said countless times before a broker will make you broker. And a financial planner won’t do any better. I know. You thought they would.

Jack and Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a bucket of …money. Money? They are continuing to fill their bucket with stocks without any consideration to the value of these equities. They are not worried at all as they are buying “safe” mutual funds.

The Importance of Using Stop Loss Orders When Spread Trading the Financial Markets

Stop loss orders are an extremely important tool which you need to use with every trade in order to succeed as a financial spread trader. This article gives an explanation of what stop losses are and why you should never trade without them.

A Stock Market Investment Plan that Never Lets You Down

Prepare a stock market investment plan that assures you gains every year. With rich dividend returns, serious investors can actually create a lot of wealth for themselves.

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 of the ways to become a millionaire?

Mid-Cap Stocks: Asset Class with an Identity Crisis

Much like the middle child, mid-cap stocks have long struggled to find their identity. Carved out from the upper echelons of the small caps and the lower end of the large caps, the mid-cap sector has a rough definition of stock with a market capitalization of greater than $2 billion, but less than $10 billion. Taking components from both worlds, some analysts argue that mid-cap stocks can offer growth opportunities found in the small caps and the relative stability found in the large caps.