The Martingale system is one of the oldest known strategies of betting.
It was initially developed for games like roulette, where there can be an equal chance of winning and losing. It can be used for other games with similar 50-50 chances and also can be modified for stock trading.
Consider a case of a coin toss, […]
Venture Capital investment has created some of the greatest returns of all time during the past decade. The way venture capital firms typically work is by investing millions of dollars into tiny start-ups in the hope that perhaps 10% of the original investments will succeed fully. If this 1 home-run becomes a billion […]
You’ve probably noticed how rapidly current mediums of technology are changing. Traditional CDs & DVDs will be replaced by a new generation of digital media in a few years, and the progress of wireless technologies and internet enabled communication will make a number of communications technologies obsolete. The technology slope is accelerating at a […]
Private and institutional investors use fundamental analysis as their basis for stock purchases, while short-term traders use technical analysis. Since the risk-reward ratio and time horizons used in investing and trading are very different, it makes sense that these two different methods are employed. Investing and trading are very different animals, and their […]
In a previous article we learned that fundamental and technical analyses are two types of research to do. Technical analysis is the most popular but fundamental analysis is the better kind because it looks at a variety of factors to help you make good decisions. In this article, we’re going to look more closely at […]
It takes money to make money.
This is especially true for stock investment and trading. Investing money involves a great deal of risk.
The first message a successful businessman will tell you is that any stock trading venture carries potential risk along with potential reward. The trick is to establish if the profit is worth the […]
When companies were first becoming publicly traded, common shares were all you could get. Common shares give you a vote at the shareholder’s meeting. The more shares you own, the votes you get. Sometimes, companies worried about one shareholder getting too much control by owning too many shares and voting whatever way their whims took […]
Companies that offer the sexiest kind of investments are usually the ones that get investors drooling. Tech stocks remain the most attractive family of investment despite their tendency to fluctuate, but it’s not necessarily due to their superior quality.
It’s easy to overlook stocks that don’t sound as cutting edge as those in the technology sector. […]
Savvy investors want choice. The ability to choose between several kinds of investments can turn your portfolio into a well-oiled machine. Want lots of growth with a little income? Prefer safety over growth? Willing to risk that safety? No matter what you’re looking for, there’s an investment to match your style. That choice means you […]
If you want the most pure, authentic version of anything, you must go to the source. Everything further downstream ends up being watered down and of lower quality. It’s the same in the world of music programming on television; you have to go to the source to find the purest form of entertainment.
Les Garland knows […]
