Category: Learning to Invest
The analysis published under this category are as follows.
Friday, November 23, 2007
How to Select and Trade Stocks and Shares / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Zeal_LLC
Are you interested in trading in the stock markets? Do you have questions about getting started? You are certainly not alone. Almost weekly I hear from ordinary folks with basic questions about trading stocks. After addressing these on a consulting basis for years, I'll outline some of the basics in this essay.
The Rewards of Stock Trading
Trading stocks is an incredibly rewarding journey. Everyone is intrigued by the stock markets because traders can make big money there. This is certainly true. But the potentially extraordinary financial winnings are not the most gratifying part of trading stocks. The best part is really the endless learning and personal growth that trading naturally generates. Trading is a most-fascinating voyage of discovery.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
The Money Programme – Britain's Brilliant Ideas Boom - Friday 2 November 7.00-7.30pm BBC TWO / Companies / Learning to Invest
By: BBC
Libby Potter reveals how to
turn a eureka moment into a
fortune
Britain has become a nation of inventors and the number of people submitting ideas for patents has never been higher. The boom is being fuelled by programmes like Dragons' Den, but how easy is it to cash in on your "eureka" moment?
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
To Beat the Stock Market, Be in the Right Sector - Part 3 / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Hans_Wagner
What stock market sector have you been in lately? The sectors that are beating the market or the ones that are trailing behind? Being in the right sectors will make a significant difference in the performance of your portfolio. However, finding the right sector can be a difficult proposition. In Part 1 I introduced the basic theory behind sector rotation as described by Stan Stovell in Standard & Poor's Guide to Sector Investing 1995 (this is an expensive book). Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Asset Class Behavior Following Fed Interest Rate Cuts - Part 4 of 4 / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Chris_Ciovacco
Editor's Note: This article is Part IV in a four-part series.
In Part III of this four-part series, I concluded the periods following the first Fed rate cut in July 1995, September 1998, and January of 2001 were most similar to today's economic landscape. We can use the information from Part III as one of many factors when determining our asset allocation for the coming year. The next logical step is to explore how different asset classes performed relative to each other in each of the three respective historical periods (1995-1996, 1998-1999, 2001-2002).
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Lower Interest Rates and the Relative Performance of Investments - Part 3 of 4 / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Chris_Ciovacco
To recap the main points :
- Wall Street places a strong emphasis on the impact of the Fed’s actions on asset prices.
- Lower interest rates help fuel inflation and hurt the U.S. dollar.
- The current Fed is not afraid to make significant interest rate cuts and we can expect them to act swiftly in the face of any continued deterioration in housing, financial markets, or the general economy.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
To Beat the Stock Market, Be in the Right Sector - Part 2 / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Hans_Wagner
What stock market sector have you been in lately? The sectors that are beating the market or the ones that are trailing behind? Being in the right sectors will make a significant difference in the performance of your portfolio. However, finding the right sector can be a difficult proposition. In part one I introduced the basic theory behind sector rotation as described by Stan Stovell in Standard & Poor's Guide to Sector Investing 1995 
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007
To Beat the Stock Market, Be in the Right Sector - Part 1 / Stock-Markets / Learning to Invest
By: Hans_Wagner
What stock market sector have you been in lately? The sectors that are beating the market or the ones that are trailing behind? Being in the right sectors will make a significant difference in the performance of your portfolio. However, finding the right sector can be a difficult proposition. First let's examine a couple of recent studies on sector rotation that help illuminate the opportunities and the problems for investors. In a follow up article we will then provide some guidelines for investors and traders on how to use sector rotation to achieve better investing results. Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Contrary Stock Market Investing / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Roger_Conrad
Good businesses are what I like to buy. That means stocks, bonds, preferred shares and other securities backed by healthy, growing companies, which are becoming more valuable over time.
Even buying good businesses won't save you entirely from bear markets. The best companies can and do occasionally stumble. And no matter how well you research something, you're going to get it wrong sometimes—with the result that you're stuck with a dog.
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Friday, September 14, 2007
Interest Rates & Investing - Investing Simplified – Part One / Interest-Rates / Learning to Invest
By: Investmentscore.com
If you were playing a competitive game of chess for a grand prize of a million dollars, would you ask your opponent what strategic move you should take next? No. So why do investors and analysts ridicule and blame the banks for offering poor advice on the future direction of interest rates? If a bank is going to lend you money for their profit, what is their incentive to give advice that is in your best possible interest? Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, September 09, 2007
The Risks of Doubling Down on Falling Stocks / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Roger_Conrad
I know a few people who know when to double down in Blackjack. A lot more, however, lose their shirts in an emotional attempt to make back losses.
Even those who usually succeed will freely admit doubling down isn't a risk-reduction technique. On the contrary, you've got twice the money at stake, betting on the same situation. You may recoup your losses in one fell swoop. But the penalty for failure is twice what it was before, and it's hard not to get a little emotional.
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Will the Stock Market PE Ratio Expand or Contract? / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Hans_Wagner
Knowing whether the PE ratio is going to expand or contract is an important factor when trying to beat the market . This is the first of a four part series on which direction the PE ratio for the S&P 500 will go over the next couple of years. First, let's briefly go over how to use the PE ratio and then we will look at ways to get the underlying PE ratio for the S&P 500. It is not as easy as one might first think. In the later parts we will examine the potential for the S&P 500 PE ratio to expand, contract and then provide an opinion on what investors should do.
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Thursday, June 07, 2007
Patience, An Investors Virtue / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Hans_Wagner
Patience is one of the most difficult skills to learn as an investor and trader. The best investors and traders understand the importance of patience. One of Warren Buffett's rules of investing isRead full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Value Plus Growth Stock Market Investing (Part 2) / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Hans_Wagner
Value and growth investors who want to beat the market need to have a good understanding of a company's fundamentals before they can make a stock picking decision. Fortunately, there are a number of methods that are commonly used to examine the financial statements of a company. Basically there are three types of financial statements, the Bal ance Sheet, the Income Statement and the Cash Flow Statement.
Financial Statements
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Monday, May 28, 2007
The Difference Between Stock Market Investment and Speculation / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Christopher_Quigley
The issue of successful stock market investment affects us all. Even if we are not directly engaged in the industry, all of us will need some form of pension to fund our retirement. Whether we like it or not most of our retirement funds will find their way into the financial markets. For this very reason, the issue of pensions has moved politically centre stage, in particular the investment strategies used to direct pension funds. Due to mismanagement over the last seven years, many retirement portfolios have become under-funded at best, or, at worst, totally bust.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Why Investors Lose Money / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Investmentscore.com
Investors have a number of weaknesses which often result in investment failure. Identifying these weaknesses is the first step to reducing them. Our Investment Scoring and Timing System is designed to help minimize these weaknesses in order to give us a potential advantage over the market. The following are some key reasons why we believe investors lose money.Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, April 23, 2007
Investment Analysis - Simple, Simple, Simple... but powerful? / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Investmentscore.com
The objective of this article is to illustrate a powerful investment analysis technique by first examining a simplified hypothetical scenario. We will then explore this concept on the markets of today. To do this we will:
1) Outline some basic investing rules to be used as guidelines.
2) Present a hypothetical scenario for analysis.
3) Guided by our rules, form a conclusion for the purpose of understanding the markets.
4) Explain how we think this analysis applies to the markets of today.