Most so-called market experts will tell you that you need to have a well-balanced share portfolio. They will probably trot out the old sayings such as having 'not having all your eggs in one basket' and 'spreading your risk', but is this really a good strategy? Well of course there is no question that when investing in shares, you certainly shou

Choosing the right shares for investment and wealth creation can be confusing; too often, people are tempted to go with the pricey and proven, and thus limit their potential in building wealth. With the plethora of investment opportunities that exist in the world, there is never a need to limit one's wealth-building portfolio, and with the knowled

Nothing we do in society prepares us to function effectively in the commodity markets and an environment with no real boundaries. But, most of us are brought up to function well in society, so we`ve acquired strategies for fulfilling our needs and desires that are geared toward social interaction and acceptance. We don`t just take what we want we t

As we go into 2008, let us recap some of the common mistakes we all make and strive to avoid making them in 2008. 1. Trading too often. This largely depends on the size of your asset base. If you only have $10,000 to invest, making about 50 trades a year at $10 a trade is $500, or 5% of your asset base! That is just about one trade a week, but i

Bonds and preferred stocks are essentially defensive investments. They aim to protect the invested funds, but they are not designed to advance or to expand in value. For really flexible investment and substantial opportunity for capital gain, the security for you to look at is the common stock. It had quite a time becoming "accepted," but now it ha

The caller seemed surprised that I had never heard about Compound Stock Earnings Programs, or CSEs. "People are earning three to six percent per month with little or no risk", she continued, "I'm thinking of attending a seminar". A wise man once said: "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is", but this sure is a creative euphemism for what

A lot of traders, especially new traders, are looking for a list of simple trading rules to follow. "Rules-based trading" is better than an undisciplined approach, that's for sure. But simple mechanical rules have not worked for me. Like every successful discretionary trader, I've learned to recognize a group of high probability situations (or setu

I have been approached by many people wanting to get into day trading. I would say 95% of the people I talk to do not have the funds available to meet the day trading requirements. A minimum account of $25,000 is required at most brokerages. There is a way for someone to experience day trading without having to come up with a large amount of ca

Day trading is a style wherein traders either sell all long positions are sold or cover short positions at the end of the trading day. Day trading is another one of the options in stock trading where you can purchase stocks, sell them off the same day, and earn the amount of profit, which has been accrued that very day. You can trade from anywhere

Being familiar and sticking to your own style of investing will help you make more methodical choices instead of taking unnecessary and uncalculated risks. It really boils down to three different styles of investing and those styles describe your risk tolerance. The three investment styles are conservative, moderate, and aggressive. If your risk

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 in a bank doesn't entice you as it offers

You've probably been hearing quite a bit about a possible recession that economists have been predicting for 2008. Some are saying it is already here. Clearly, the excesses from six years of sub-prime loans and the falling dollar, partly due to lower interest rates, have come back to bite the bottom line of builders and bankers who made those l

Do you remember your first trade? Did you get butterflies in your stomach when you were giving your broker the authority to place the trade, or if you were placing the trade online did you get a buzz when you were about to press the confirm button? If you are like most people than you probably did, and you probably also read the share price ever

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 develop suitable alternat

One point should be made clear at the outset: you don't have to be wealthy to invest. Among outsiders you can hear it said that stock ownership is a rich man's game. This can mean any of several things: that the market is too complicated for the little man, that brokers aren't interested in small orders, that only the person who can lose a bundle w