| Hedge Funds: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly by Jenny Delinga | | Alfred Winslow Jones started hedge funds in 1949. He was a pioneer of non-traditional investment strategies. "Non-traditional" categorizes hedge funds quite accurately. Hedge funds have the potential to make an investor quite a bit of money, but many do not understand the nature of hedge funds. ... Full Article | | Views: 366; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 585; Article Characters Count: 3429 |
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| How to Pick Winning Stocks by Jeff Wilde | | There is nothing more exciting than finding an undervalued stock and seeing it explode out of nowhere rising in value 100% or more in a few weeks. Some stocks can move as much as 1000% in a year and... Even after the stock market crashed in 2000, some stocks still have gone up 500% or more in a... Full Article | | Views: 445; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 732; Article Characters Count: 3787 |
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| Lemmings Are Gathering by Al Thomas | | Before they go over the cliff to their destruction these little furry ones get together for a party and celebration. Each tells the other how smart he has been with his investments and buying and selling of stocks and real
estate. Wait a minute. Did I say lemmings? I think I
meant investors... Full Article | | Views: 367; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 555; Article Characters Count: 2962 |
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| Online Broker Trade History Not Doing the Job by David Eich | | Let me start by saying that... Most online brokers do not make it easy for their clients! There are absolutely no standards for trade history reporting from one broker to the next. This presents a real challenge for any trader who wants to analyze his or her trade history. How ... Full Article | | Views: 470; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 253; Article Characters Count: 1435 |
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| Overvalued & Underbought by Al Thomas | | With all the bad news that has been dumped upon the economy for some reason the stock market is going up. Why? The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) has just set up new guidelines for core earnings. No more proforma computations. You know what proforma means - the company CEO or ... Full Article | | Views: 370; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 524; Article Characters Count: 2741 |
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| Price Targets by Al Thomas | | Every day in any financial publication you will find the Wall Street mavens giving their predictions on many stocks. It was issued here and should go there. It is now undervalued and is worth that much more. Really? Has anyone gone back to check out these
predictions? I haven't, but I know ... Full Article | | Views: 244; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 508; Article Characters Count: 2566 |
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| Robert Rodriguez Weathers the Stock Market by Charlie Tian | | Robert Rodriguez likes to buy stocks at their lows. When there are not enough stocks hitting new lows, he closes his fund and piles up cash. This is what he has been doing lately. His moves deserve attention for good reasons, his $1.7 billion FPA Capital Fund has averaged an annual total return ... Full Article | | Views: 262; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 695; Article Characters Count: 3971 |
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| Stock Market Investing Odds by Ioannis - Evangelos Haramis | | The greatest stock market myth is the idea that investing in stocks is a form of gambling! The financial markets are often compared to a casino. Put some money on X stock and you might as well be playing craps! If that's your impression, and it's keeping you out of the markets, ... Full Article | | Views: 139; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 417; Article Characters Count: 2365 |
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| Stock Market Investing: Knowing When (and when not) to Sell by Scott Pearson | | One of the greatest challenges of investing in stocks is developing a "sell discipline." Some of the most adept investors struggle with the decision of when to sell. First, recognize that there are no absolute formulas to tell us to sell at precisely the right time. Instead, we'll need to... Full Article | | Views: 350; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 789; Article Characters Count: 4410 |
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| Stock Market Volatility by Charles O'Melia | | In my opinion, due to the volatility of stock market prices
(the rise and fall of stock prices), an investment plan
should incorporate both the traits of stick-to-itiveness and
common sense, and must have an advantageous, predetermined
approach for maximizing each investment in the stock ... Full Article | | Views: 98; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 454; Article Characters Count: 2775 |
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| Stocks & Oil, Sat Jun 18th, 2005 by Arthur Eckart | | Both the stock market and oil prices rallied recently, which seems to be a paradox, because high oil prices are negative for earnings (i.e. a higher production cost and a higher consumer tax). However, the stock market was worried about another "soft patch," of slower economic growth, and the ... Full Article | | Views: 120; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 584; Article Characters Count: 3209 |
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| Stocks: Understand What You Buy. by Ioannis - Evangelos Haramis | | "There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action!"
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) I don't really know how cars actually work. Not really! I know how to drive them, but if you asked me how they work, I would not really know how to definitely explain it. That small ... Full Article | | Views: 257; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 347; Article Characters Count: 1937 |
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| This Market Is Different by Al Thomas | | All of the talking heads have been telling us that this market is different. You are going to have to be patient and soon (hopefully in your lifetime) the DOW and the Nasdaq will be back at their old highs. They cite all the statistics about how the economy is improving - consumers are spending, ... Full Article | | Views: 443; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 529; Article Characters Count: 2776 |
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| Two for the Money by Al Thomas | | Look back over the years and try to remember how many different stocks and mutual funds you have owned. Suppose you had owned only 2 different equities during that entire time. One when the market was going up and the other when the market was going down. And you always make money in both ... Full Article | | Views: 332; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 600; Article Characters Count: 3012 |
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| Understanding a Stock's PEG Ratio by Chris Perruna | | A PEG ratio cannot be used alone but is a very powerful tool when integrated with the basics (price, volume and chart reading). You must enjoy crunching numbers and have a calculator handy to estimate your own PEG ratio. Access to quality statistical information from the web such as past ... Full Article | | Views: 31; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 824; Article Characters Count: 4405 |
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| Understanding Stock Market Indexes by Mika Hamilton | | A stock market index is a statistical measure of changes in the securities markets. An index represents a portfolio of securities traded on the market that is considered to be reasonably representative of the market as a whole. Each index has its own method of calculation. It is generally ... Full Article | | Views: 314; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 483; Article Characters Count: 2813 |
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| Complacency Indicator by Al Thomas | | If you haven't heard of the technical indicator with the stock market symbol VIX it is now time to pay some attention to it. When the number is running low, as it is now, around 15 to 18 it means everyone is happy and thinks the stock market is going to continue up or at least continue on its ... Full Article | | Views: 374; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 511; Article Characters Count: 2693 |
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| Fake Money by Al Thomas | | Reach in your pocket and take out that big roll of bills. Depending on how many of them you have you feel pretty good. BUT did you know they are not worth the paper they are printed on? Huh? Let me explain. Yes, those bills are legal tender because those guys in Washington passed a law ... Full Article | | Views: 74; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 539; Article Characters Count: 2899 |
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| No Load Mutual Funds: Boost Your Portfolio's Returns by Sam Subramanian | | Investors who exclusively use broadly diversified, no load mutual funds for their stock investments often lose out on opportunities to increase the reward potential of their portfolios. This article looks at two methods investors may use to enhance the performance of their portfolio of diversifed... Full Article | | Views: 393; Rating: N/A; Article Word Count: 1341; Article Characters Count: 8382 |
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