stocks

In an era of terrible CD rates, a lot of us are looking for relatively safe places to get a decent return. Stable dividend stocks can provide a fair bit of return but of course they come with risk. Generally when we look for dividend stocks, we're not looking at the NASDAQ, however there are some good finds on that market. In fact when using a technique to lower your risk, some of these stocks become very attractive.

During the dot-com boom, it seemed like everyone was a day trader. After the bust, it was almost a dirty word. During the housing bubble, day traders were back in force. Not too long ago it seemed like everyone is a day trader, then once again they all seemed to disappear. So we’re left to wonder, can you make money day trading?

During the dot-com boom, it seemed like everyone was a day trader. After the bust, it was almost a dirty word. During the housing bubble, day traders were back in force. Not too long ago it seemed like everyone is a day trader, then once again they all seemed to disappear. So we’re left to wonder, can you make money day trading?

We all look at stock market share prices and wonder what they mean. Sometimes, when we see a stock that we know is a large and powerful company and compare its price to a smaller company, we are surprised by the result. How can a juggernaut like Starbucks or Walmart cost less than a local utility or another much smaller company? The key to understanding this mystery is: Share prices are not correlated with company prices.

We all look at stock market share prices and wonder what they mean. Sometimes, when we see a stock that we know is a large and powerful company and compare its price to a smaller company, we are surprised by the result. How can a juggernaut like Starbucks or Walmart cost less than a local utility or another much smaller company? The key to understanding this mystery is: Share prices are not correlated with company prices.

Exchange Traded Funds provide investors with an assortment of ways to invest in very diverse instruments as if they were simple stock purchases.  The variety and scope of this market has become extremely vast and continues to grow.  One of the common flavors of ETF are leveraged ETFs.  These funds seek to duplicate the results of a multiple of the daily change of a given underlying asset.  While this may sound appealing, it is pivotal to understand that leveraged ETFs are generally for trading and not for holding for long periods of time.  The reason is sim

Exchange Traded Funds provide investors with an assortment of ways to invest in very diverse instruments as if they were simple stock purchases.  The variety and scope of this market has become extremely vast and continues to grow.  One of the common flavors of ETF are leveraged ETFs.  These funds seek to duplicate the results of a multiple of the daily change of a given underlying asset.  While this may sound appealing, it is pivotal to understand that leveraged ETFs are generally for trading and not for holding for long periods of time.  The reason is sim

Many pundits have been claiming that the modern stock market has taught us that the buy and hold strategy is invalid. They advocate that the massive declines of 2008 and 2009 are evidence that buy and hold does not work. They allege that this strategy was sold to the American investor to line the pockets of Wall Street and has no validity. Should you be changing your investing strategy?

Many pundits have been claiming that the modern stock market has taught us that the buy and hold strategy is invalid. They advocate that the massive declines of 2008 and 2009 are evidence that buy and hold does not work. They allege that this strategy was sold to the American investor to line the pockets of Wall Street and has no validity. Should you be changing your investing strategy?