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Penny stocks are those stocks whose share prices are very low, generally under $5 per share. This is a small investment which can earn you a handsome profit but you need to be aware of the risks involved and before you decide to venture in this particular arena you need to know the methods that […]

I was always interested to find the believable stories of those investors who were novices, but knew how to choose the right stocks to help their portfolios increase. And I detested those who said that they had made huge profits by buying those stocks that hiked up by twenty or thirty percent instantly. I was […]

There have been lots of people speaking on the financial news channels recently about buy and hold being a redundant strategy in the current stock markets. Their argument is that short-term trading is a much better strategy, but is this really true?
I personally believe the wild volatile swings we are seeing at the moment are […]

The RSI technical indicator is one of the most popular technical indicators. It is an oscillating indicator and is generally regarded as being quite effective at signalling overbought and oversold positions, but how effective is it in reality?
Well let me first of all explain how the RSI (Relative Strength Index) indicator provides these signals first […]

“Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.” Demosthenes (384 BC-322 BC)
Fortunately,for the savvy investor, the Internet has tipped the scales in his favor. Online trading and investing has leveled the playing field and allowed the little guy the opportunity to show up the established big boys on Wall Street.
The individual investor can receive […]

Trading is filled with stress and even a certain amount of woe. There is money at stake. Money is one of those things that you can’t live without. Losing too much of it can seriously impact your life, your livelihood, and even in some cases, your entire financial future. Money is a necessity in this […]

There’s a bright light at the end of the tunnel— finally. Most of the really well respected, long term investors are advising their audiences to hang in there, to stop the panic selling, and to look for the great companies that have withstood the economic downturns of the past.
Buffet, Bogle, Gross, Schwab, and company offer […]

In this current economic climate where shares are being sold off all around the world, I thought it would be a good opportunity to discuss John Keynes famous quote - ‘the markets can remain irrational longer than you can stay solvent’, and what it actually means.
It basically refers to the fact that in bull markets […]

The current economic crisis has had a significant impact on share prices with the whole market being dragged down in recent months. However a lot of this sell-off could be seen as panic-selling by private investors and fund managers, and has resulted in some companies falling to bargain levels, and in fact there are entire […]

We all love it when the stock markets are rising and the bull run is there. You make money and then suddenly the markets start to fall and come in the grip of bears.
It is in that falling market that you need to know ways and methods to survive and also if you can […]