There are several reasons why it is dangerous to trade penny stocks. These stocks can seem very attractive to beginners so please read the warnings below.
Definition:
Penny stocks are defined as stocks with a price per share of less than five dollars (or one dollar in some cases). Many of them trade on […]
You may have heard the statement before; the biggest battles traders will face are within. If there was an explanation as to what these sorts of battles are it’s more than likely along the lines of overcoming bad habits, emotional issues, biases, beliefs and so on. But why are these so important to master, and […]
Mutual funds are so popular nowadays that there are actually more mutual funds available than there are stocks of individual companies. Below we present some of the most popular questions about mutual funds along with some short answers to the questions.
Finally you have some extra money that you can call your own above that required for living expenses. Your extra money is true risk capital as you could lose it and not have to adjust your lifestyle.
Naturally, you want to see your extra money grow.
At today’s low rates of interest saving your money […]
Since the 1970s mutual funds have been getting more and more popular, and investors like them so much that they have put several billions of dollars into this kind of investment.
Stock is ownership in a company. Each share of stock represents a small piece of ownership. The more shares a person holds, the more part of the company he owns. The more part of the company a person owns translates to more dividends he earns when the company profits.
That is if the company pays […]
There have been numerous initiatives by companies to develop the potential of different alternatives to crude oil such as natural gas and ethanol. In the bid for the world’s search for alternative sources of energy ethanol has played a prominent role. Given the supply and demand factors of crude oil, time is running out to […]
One might wonder if a new bull market surge underway will be lasting as the stock market has put on quite a performance over recent trading sessions.
Last Friday’s trading sessions on the NYSE and the NASDAQ were attention getting amazing. CitiGroup reported a huge $13 billion write down for the first quarter and that it […]
The first step toward an anxiety-free, dollar-and-cents investing plan is to recognize the motives which impel you to buy common stocks and to differentiate between economic and emotional aims. Here is an equation which offers an investor peace of mind.
$ plus P equals Serenity
The “$” stands for all the economic factors in your life. […]
At a great penny worth pause awhile; many are ruined by buying bargains. -POOR RICHARD
A corporation is an artificial entity, created by law, and endowed with certain rights and privileges, among which is the right to issue shares of ownership called “common stock.” The amount of stock authorized is stated in the […]
