Stocks
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16 February 2012 at 15 : 22 PM
Treasury Bonds Yield Less Than Dividend Stocks
These are historic times when it comes to the economy and the stock market. Of course, you could probably say that about almost any time in history for some reason or other. But in this case, we are talking about how freakishly low interest rates have become. Not only are the interest rates on savings [...]
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17 January 2012 at 14 : 16 PM
How to Find a Good Value Stock
Finding a stock that’s a good value isn’t as easy as it sounds. Sure, you can look at simple valuation metrics like price to earnings ratio to help you pick, but if you look at only one metric then you’ll likely miss out on many stocks that are actually a better value. After all, what [...]
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10 January 2012 at 10 : 26 AM
The Appeal of Investing in Dividend Stocks
As a growth investor, I’ve never been interested in dividend stocks. In fact, I’ve always thought that dividend stocks were for people that have given up on trying to make big returns in the stock market. Well, given the lack of performance of growth stocks over the past decade, I’ve started to reconsider. So, in [...]
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21 December 2011 at 12 : 39 PM
Lawmakers and Insider Trading – What a Joke!
In times like these I actually try to avoid the news. Mainly because I’m sick and tired of hearing about how our politicians continuously fail us. But when I saw a brief segment on the subject of our lawmakers and insider trading I had to take a second look. The fact is, when the insider [...]
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15 April 2011 at 08 : 40 AM
Don’t Make Large Stock Bets
In heading down the right investing path, there is no room to make large bets in your stock portfolio. Here is some background on the reasons investors make large bets, followed by the reasons for not making these stock bets. Why investors make big bets. First of all, there is a psychological effect at work [...]
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26 March 2011 at 19 : 12 PM
Don’t Use Technical Analysis for Stocks
We’ve never met a successful investor that uses technical analysis to trade stocks. That’s because technical analysis does not work. If you want to stay on the right investing path, you should understand what technical analysis is and why people use it. First, technical analysis is the analysis of stocks in order to look for [...]
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5 March 2011 at 12 : 39 PM
Sell if Stock Fundamentals Change
Investors often become attached to their stocks, lose objectivity, and often ignore or don’t see the changes to the underlying company’s fundamental business and financial prospects. To keep yourself on the right investing path, make sure that you monitor your stocks using objective methods and be ready to act if you need to. In this [...]
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