Excellent Companies - How to Identify Them

Investors must identify which companies are worthy of their consideration. This article explains one way to do that - (1) understand the company's Story, (2) get a handle on its Financial Picture, and (3) award it points based on third-party evaluations. While this takes a little time, it puts the person who does it way ahead of most other stock-market participants.

Tracking Daily Stock Price Volatility

Stock price volatility is one of the most important aspects of studying the market. This article starts a series that will examine theories and assumptions about price volatility.

Sector Mutual Fund Investing - A Simple Rotation Strategy to Outperform the Market

A simple strategy using Fidelity Select sector mutual funds can outperform the market by a wide margin. Rotating mutual fund postions just once a month can create a powerful trading strategy.

Stock Options Basics

Stock options are an excellent way to reduce risk in trading or to leverage your capital. While advanced stock option strategies are for experienced investors only, the basic option strategies can also be used by novice traders.

Who Else Wants To Be A Billionaire?

What must it be like to be a billionaire?

How To Make Money On The Stock Exchange

The stock exchange is a difficult and competitive environment to make money in. Not everyone will succeed. If you plan to make long term profits, it is important that you get all the basics right. In the following article, Stuart Langridge discusses how you can go about doing some of these things.

The New York Stock Exchange - How It Works

The New York Stock Exchange differs from other exchanges. Its so called open outcry system is an auction market where the specialist matches buy and sell orders at the best possible price. It's often said that the auction system is not efficient compared to the fully automated exchanges like the NASDAQ.

Stock Trading This - Stock Trading That – So What Exactly Is Stock Trading?

Just about everywhere you look these days you see news, articles or books about stock trading. Well, we’ve all heard of investing in stock but what exactly is stock trading and how is it different than investing?

Why In The World Would I Want To Trade Stocks?

That's an excellent question. The quick answer is to make money but if we dig a little deeper we will see that the stock trader doesn't just want to make money, he wants to make a lot of money. In fact, the stock trader is looking for larger returns that he would otherwise get by simply investing in a stock or a mutual fund.

Building a Stock Portfolio

How to maintain a good stock portfolio: Beginners in stock trading may note that small amounts may be invested in different stocks instead of putting all eggs in one basket. That is, different types of stocks may be selected and few stocks or shares may be ...

Stock Categories Based on Performance

Stocks are influenced by several different factors. One of the most important factors, for many companies, is the time of year. The season will often influence how well a particular company does based on the product or service it sells.

Different Types Of Mutual Funds

There are so many choices for investors when it comes to mutual funds. Which is great because investors do not have to settle on investments which almost meet their financial goals and risk levels. They can find a mutual fund that is a customized fit to their investment style.

Socially Responsible Mutual Funds

Investing can have a dark side. There are plenty of shady business ventures which may not be legally but are definitely not moral. There are people out there who believe that to get ahead in business, investing, and life you have to do unpleasant things.

How To Handle A Stock Portfolio During A Bear Phase

How to manage a portfolio in a bear market.