Writing Covered Calls - Strategies and Traps

Writing covered calls is an effective means of enhancing returns from your stock portfolio, so long as you avoid a trap that most traders have fallen into at one time or another.

Online Share Trading Can Be A Liberating Experience

Regardless of whether you're interested in building your investment portfolio or finding a tax-efficient investment, dealing in shares online allows you to participate in the stock market without ever having to leave your computer.

Should You Beat the Market?

It sounds great -- you can invest a certain way and beat the market. Many investment experts are selling guaranteed systems that allow you to beat the market. However, is this something you should really aim for in your investing?

Mutual Fund Alternatives – Discover Lower Risk & Higher Rewards

Mutual funds overall return poor results. A good one may return 10 – 12 compounded but with inflation, that’s not much and on the risk side 30% losses or more can occur and they can last for years! Fact is most don’t even out perform the index, there are better alternatives with lower risk and higher profit potential and here we will look at one of them.

Stock Research-Home Depot-Great Manager Blows HIMSELF UP

General Electric trained CEO fails big time at Home Depot.

Know Your Risk Tolerance

When investing in the stock market it is essential that you watch your risk tolerance. You need to know when you are stepping outside of your comfort zone. I know that you will be encouraged to take risks and that the promise of great returns is a tempting one, however in order to protect your portfolio, you need to be able to manage your risks.

Using Trend Lines for Entry and Exit Signals

Although a trend line is very basic and probably the most basic technical indicator, it is very valuable in many ways.

Choosing a Fee-Based Broker May Make Sense

When looking at a full-service broker, you will need to decide between a commission-based or a fee-based. Which is right for you?

Online Options Trading

Online options trading is fast becoming a popular way of trading options. It is fast and easy. Options trading is quite similar to futures trading. They both involve the process of buying stocks at a pre-determined price and selling them on the marketplace when the price is higher than what they were brought for.

Navigating The Stock Exchange

Nothing can seem quite so intimidating as the stock exchange; a hotbed of wealth and commerce all converging in one place; fortunes won and lost; businesses built; and the economic viability of a nation awaiting the results.

Finding the Right Broker

There are many options to pick from when choosing a stock broker. It used to be that you simply had to choose from a full service broker or a discount broker.

Know When to Sell Stock

It can be difficult to know when to sell a stock. It can be even more difficult to know when to sell a winning stock.

What are Your Investments Costing You?

Your investments are impacted by frictional expenses that are basically costing you money. If you are able to lower your expenses, you are able to increase your long-term rate of return through lowering your overall cost basis.