Mutual Funds - A Secure Investment

Mutual funds are a collection of stocks and/or bonds invested in different securities, which include fixed market securities and money market instrumentals. It facilitates investors to put their money under an efficient investment management.

Stock Valuation - The First Step Towards Intelligent Investing

Stock valuation can be considered as a tool for picking out stocks that will bring you good returns. Imagine buying a car without knowing its value, or investing thousands of dollars in property with no potential. Sounds scary?

The Basics of Investing in Stocks and Shares

Stocks can be considered a tool for building wealth, as they are a part of almost every investment portfolio. They represent the ownership of a company and are bought in the form of shares.

Should You Step into Foot Locker?

With the NBA and other sport seasons flaring up this autumn, you may be wondering if now is the perfect opportunity to purchase shares of Foot Locker (FL), especially since they will be releasing earnings shortly (November 19, 2006). While such may be said as a good deduction, there are other, more profound reasons and answers to this question which, may, unfortunately, delay or even abort your decision to carry on your purchasing intentions. While all the economic and fundamental analysis may signal a strong run for this company, the technical analysis side of these indicators weighs much more heavily in a stock like Foot Locker.

50 Day SMA - A Simple Method for Monitoring the Trend

Being able to read the hard right edge of a price chart and make trade decisions based on what is happening in the now rather than relying on hindsight can have profound implications on the success rate of your trading. This needn’t be as complicated as it sounds.

Contrarian Trading Works

Getting away from the crowd mentality.

Will The Wii and PS3 Make a Buy for GameStop?

As both Sony’s PS3 and Nintendo’s Wii will be released this month (November 2006), you might be interested in purchasing shares of this relatively new company, GameStop (GME) on the basis of increasing sales and revenue from selling these systems. While such a deduction may make sense for a fruitful appetite of purchasing shares, there may be some limitations to the success you may enjoy.

Considering a Financial Advisor for Your Investments

When it comes to investing money in the stock market, most people assume that they must have a professional handle it for them. This works for many people, while others are able to do a perfect job on their own.

My Ten Commandments of Trading: Part II

When the Ten Commandments were brought down from the mountain top, it was noted by several onlookers that they were engraved on stone tablets. Granted paper wasn't in great supply nor were there any Bic pens on hand. It was also noted that these weren't suggestions. They were commands from the almighty. In Part I, we looked at the first five. Here are the rest.

Navigating Thru a Trading Fiasco

Two weeks ago the Canadian government announced that it was imposing a new tax on income trusts. This announcement shocked the market and sent the Toronto Stock Exchange S&P/TSX composite index spiraling down 2.4% for the day. To put that in US terms that was the equivalent to a 300 point drop in the DOW. Billions of dollars were lost by this announcement. Unfortunately I had recently taken a position in Enerplus Resources (ERF) the granddaddy of income trust. Mutual fund managers were saying to stay the course. So, why did I bail? I have been caught in downdrafts such as this before.

What Every New Trader Should Know About Trading Stocks

Trading stocks successfully is more than picking good stocks. It's also about something most traders never think about.

Trader Tax Status

Trader Tax Status - Shave over $10,000 off your taxes!

Who Doesn’t Want To Be Rich?

Everybody has a more or less serious dream about being rich, achieve financial freedom and spend their precious time on doing something they like and not on something they a more or less forced to do. But how can you realize your dream?

Understanding Bid, Ask, and Spread

Many people are intimidated when looking up the prices of stocks. There are so many different numbers. What do they all mean?