Afraid of Pulling the Day Trading Trigger?

Fear...implies anxiety and usually the loss of courage. This definition of fear is useful in helping define the issues that traders face when coping with fear. All traders have fear, but winning traders manage their fear while losers are controlled by it.

Is it Viable to Buy Shares of Viacom?

With earnings results just a little more than a week away, many traders are anxiously awaiting how the television giant, Viacom (VIA), will perform. Recently put into the publicly exchanged market, Viacom has not done that well relative to many of its competitors, year to date. However, if there is any indication of how powerful earnings are this recent quarter, there may be a surprise for fellow Viacom owners awaiting a strong result to boost shares of this company to a more respectable level.

Can the Wall Street Crash Happen Again?

Can the Great Crash of 1929 happen again? What are the similarities and differences between then and now.

Stock Market Basics

Stock markets represent and portray the commercial and economical strength of a country. The economy of a country relies on the stock market to a great extent, since they trade in the stocks of major companies.

50 Day SMA - A Simple Method for Monitoring the Trend

Being able to read the hard right edge of a price chart and make trade decisions based on what is happening in the now rather than relying on hindsight can have profound implications on the success rate of your trading. This needn’t be as complicated as it sounds.

Contrarian Trading Works

Getting away from the crowd mentality.

Will The Wii and PS3 Make a Buy for GameStop?

As both Sony’s PS3 and Nintendo’s Wii will be released this month (November 2006), you might be interested in purchasing shares of this relatively new company, GameStop (GME) on the basis of increasing sales and revenue from selling these systems. While such a deduction may make sense for a fruitful appetite of purchasing shares, there may be some limitations to the success you may enjoy.

An Amazing Investment Opportunity North of the Border?

As my articles typically contain equities that both manufacture and obtain most of their earnings in the United States, by some careful examination, I have found an amazing investing opportunity north of the border that is too lucrative to pass up. By purchasing shares of this company, not only will you, as an investor, expect to receive long term growth appreciation to your capital, but solid short term returns as well.

Stock Selection - Helpful Hints

It can be very difficult to pick stocks from the thousands of choices available. However, following a few helpful hints can greatly increase your chances of success.

The Difference Between Full Service and Discount

When it comes to choosing a brokerage, you will have to decide between full service or discount

Ideas on Telecommunications Stocks - Still a Good Investment?

An in-depth analysis of the investment cycle of Telecommunications sector and whether the industry as a whole presents attractive investment opportunities in the near term.

The Beauty of Stocks

An introduction of stocks (equities) as a core asset class and why any long-term investors should embrace them when building their investment portfolios.

Greed - The Ugly Duckling of Investing

How to keep greed out of your investment strategy

How Mutual Funds Work

Mutual funds are good options for American investors to meet their financial goals. These funds offer professional management and diversification of the funds invested. Mutual funds assets in 1990-2000 rose from 1.065 trillion to a whooping 6.965 trillion dollars.