Index Funds

For the average investor, nothing beats index funds.

Commodity Option Buying - The Hidden Dangers PART 3 What The Option Pros Don't Want You To Know

The buying of options (verses writing them) is the most popular way most new commodity traders start out. Little do they know that over time, their chance for success is 10% at best. The option premium cost over a year is tremendous. Read how most pros use commodity options and how you should too.

Earnings Season

Tips for finding profitable stocks.

Stocks Behind The Scenes

When you decide to participate in stock exchange, you want to understand clearly, what you are bidding on. When you have a comprehensive understanding, it will reduce your risks.

How to Buy and Sell Shares Online

For almost as long as America has existed, there have been American Stock Markets. It bean in the late 1700s in Philadelphia when the founding citizens instituted an exchange for the trading of currency to enable business owner’s to support their business and grow the economy

Things You Should Know About Penny Stocks

While investing in tough times can test your mettle, the bigger test often comes when times are good. That's why I like penny stocks. Even though the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Penny Stock Index are both trading at record highs, I like to remind myself that the best penny stock investors are always a little bit paranoid.

And a Happy Anniversary to Ben Bernanke

I like to think that penny stocks are lone marauders that buck long held stock market trends. They don't follow typical trading patterns, they don't care how much oil is trading at (unless it's an energy stock of course), they don't care what Bill Gates thinks, and for-the-most-part, their performance isn't based on what goes on overseas or here at home.

Stock Picks 101 - Day Trading Versus Swing Trading

When you trade stock picks for any length of time you learn very thoroughly that there's no such thing as a free lunch. In other words, you are always making trade-offs. What are the trade-offs between day trading and swing trading?

Futures and Future Index Stock Trading Information

There are a number of different ways people can make a living from trading. Due to this reason, many people have begun to explore the mechanics of trading stocks, futures, foreign currencies and anything else they can possibly think of.

Trading Commodity Futures - Intuitively Day Trading The S&P 500 And E-Mini - PART 3

Every trading market has its own special patterns and oddities that will communicate its intentions. Patterns don't always work every time of course, but even that can be a clue of underlying extreme weakness or strength. Just like knowing a spouse well, learning to read your special market can pay dividends. Read on to learn more...

Trading Stocks With Support And Resistance Levels

Trading with support and resistance levels can be daunting for beginner traders. Here are an easy explanation and solution on how to apply this trading concept in your daily trading.

Taking Penny Stock Risks

Despite the risks involved, penny stocks are attractive to new investors because of the low initial price and the possibility of quick payouts of up to 100 percent in some circumstances. Just as there is the potential of high profits, that potential comes with the risk of substantial losses. There is plenty of reward trading penny stocks, but it is not without its risk.

Financial Versus Fundamental Analysis - What Is The Difference?

The examination of key ratios and viewing the performance of a certain company is one of the many ways in which an investor can decide to invest in stocks. This form of investment is known as fundamental analysis.