Archive for December, 2009

How People Make Money in The Stock Market

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Essentially there are 3 ways investors make money in the stock market. These are through appreciation, dividends and option trading. Each of these is a little different and all of them look for different criteria. (more…)

Dividends With Covered Calls

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Two ways which an investor can make some passive income off of their stock are through covered calls and dividends. Who can say no to getting some extra cash flow from a stock that they already own.

So what are they? (more…)

Dividend Stocks That are Bad Investments

Friday, December 25th, 2009

We all like the consept that comes with getting into dividend paying stocks, and why not? After all any investment that is consistently paying out a nice income to the people who invest into it seems to be a great investment to me. But not all great dividend paying stocks are good investments. (more…)

Advantages of Investing In Stocks

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Investing in stocks can be a great idea. However there are a lot of people who do not invest into the market for whatever reason. Here is a list of reasons people invest into the stock market. (more…)

Trading with the Trend

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

There are two contradicting strategies to make money in the stock market. The first is trying to find a point where the trend is likely to end and the second is just trading with the trend and not trying to find the point at which it will turn around.

What goes up must come down, stocks that are going up have to turn around at some point in time. (more…)

What Are Options?

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Options can be pretty powerful if they are used right. They could also be the fasest way to go broke if they are used wrong. So, what are options, and how do you trade them? (more…)

Using Chart Patterns

Monday, December 21st, 2009

It seems to be common knowledge that one of the stock market basics is that looking at the companies fundamentals is the only strategy professional investors will use to make money in the stock market. Nope, in fact it is possible to make a lot of money in the stock market without actually knowing how to check out a companies fundamentals.

Why is this? (more…)

Why Create Your Own Trading Plan

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Everyone is looking for the big money making secrete that only “professionals” know about. They want to be given the exact set of rules to trade in order to make a huge gain in the stock market. But it is actually better to create your own trading system yourself rather than try to copy someone else’s strategy. (more…)

Selling Covered Calls

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

One very effective strategy is called writing covered call. This can be a pretty powerful strategy.

In case you are woundering what this strategy is exactly I’ll explain? (more…)

Investing into Inverse ETFs

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Inverse ETFs is an interesting way of investing your money. They have become pretty popular ever since they where created. But are these ETFs actually worth investing into? (more…)