Mechanical Investing Buying and selling stocks according to a screen based on predetermined criteria, usually with the help of technical indicators such as relative strength or momentum. This method allows traders to enter transactions without emotion and backtest their strategies by using historical data from any time period. For example, one of the most common … [Read more...]
Stop Losing Money and Stick With a Long Term Strategy
Successful Investing - Stop Losing Money and Stick With a Long Term Strategy With These 5 Tips Why do some people always make money while others lose? What do you need to do to make your portfolio successful over time? It helps if you have self-efficacy or the unshakable belief in knowing that you have what it takes to succeed whether or not you have the right skills. Stanford … [Read more...]
Investing In Quality Shares
Why You Should Only Be Investing In Quality Shares With stock markets tumbling all around the world, 2008 has been a truly awful year for stock market investors. However a lot of people, myself included, think that this is now a good time to slowly start snapping up some bargains, with the focus being on quality shares. I would define quality shares as being shares in large, … [Read more...]
Invest In Yourself Before Investing In The Stock Markets
Invest In Yourself Before Investing In The Stock Markets Before trying to chase the next great stock or mutual fund,invest in yourself first.What do I mean by this?? Invest in paying off some of the debt load that you are carrying and you will make a return that equates from about 5% to a 19% rate of annual return on your money and without worrying about which direction the … [Read more...]
Investment Tips – Averaging Up and Averaging Down
Investment Tips - Averaging Up and Averaging Down Among today's investors there is so much controversy; is averaging up or down right, or is it the wrong thing to do? If a situation arises where you have the opportunity knocking will you average up or down? I will give some pros and cons of both of these issues. Averaging Up: Averaging up is when you increase your position in … [Read more...]