Smart investors accept failure as an inevitability. As long as you can learn from failure, the better off you’ll be. Here are five of the key mistakes I’ve used as personal learning moments. Top Mistake No. 1 – Riding your Losses Some of us never want to give up on a trade that we truly … Continue reading “The Top Ways to Avoid Investment Failure”
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Top Tips to Consider After a Major Market Correction
So many folks overreact to corrections. They sell at the wrong time. They take their money out of the markets. But if you follow these three very simple rules, you’ll be fine. Tip No. 1 — Don’t panic. If you panic, you sell. And if you sell, you miss the potential for the recovery rally. … Continue reading “Top Tips to Consider After a Major Market Correction”
How to Protect Your Retirement Nest Egg Now
At some point, we all want to stop working. We want to retire already. Unfortunately, for many of us, even the thought of being able to retire has been pushed back again and again. But there is one way to ensure that you can retire. You just have to keep your nest egg well protected, … Continue reading “How to Protect Your Retirement Nest Egg Now”
Investor Checklist: Top Questions to Ask Before Buying
Success is not always a guarantee. But if you have a plan in place, you increase your odds significantly. You see it’s not about having the “perfect” strategy. It’s about the rule you abide by with each trade. Any one can trade a stock. But it’s takes a disciplined trader to trade that stock well. … Continue reading “Investor Checklist: Top Questions to Ask Before Buying”
Two Simple Ways to Spot Opportunity with Technical Analysis
The idea that drawing lines on a chart can make you money has been a matter of contention for years. Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, and Benjamin Graham for example aren’t exactly fans of the idea. Instead, each has relied entirely on fundamental analysis to earn their famous fortunes. Buffett once remarked, “I realized technical analysis … Continue reading “Two Simple Ways to Spot Opportunity with Technical Analysis”
Small Cap Stocks Seeing Considerable Insider Buying
It’s always important to know what company insiders are doing. After all, who knows the company better than an insider — the CEO, CFO, COO, officers, employees, and directors? If they’re buying a sizable number of shares, it’s often a good idea to start looking into why and perhaps follow them into the stock. That’s because they’re … Continue reading “Small Cap Stocks Seeing Considerable Insider Buying”
Trade War: How Investors are Protecting their Capital
Investors are in panic mode over the trade war. Not only will new 10% tariffs on $800 billion worth of Chinese imports go into effect in just weeks, China just stopped buying U.S. agricultural products. Now comes word that President Trump is “not ready for a deal” with China. In fact, he just noted the … Continue reading “Trade War: How Investors are Protecting their Capital”
Three Top Investing Myths to Avoid at All Times
Sometimes big things come in small packages. It’s why penny stocks and small caps are so attractive. Unfortunately, there are also those of us that get caught up in the myths of small caps and miss the boat altogether. Some of those myths include: Myth No. 1 – You Need a Big Account to Trade … Continue reading “Three Top Investing Myths to Avoid at All Times”
The Top 5 Tips to Find the Best Online Broker
Online brokers are a dime a dozen. To spot the one that best suits your needs, be on the lookout for the following information. Broker Commissions and Fees When it comes to commissions and fees, you are charged something on each and every transaction. Sometimes there are other fees for deposits and withdrawals, or extra … Continue reading “The Top 5 Tips to Find the Best Online Broker”
Small Cap Investing: One of the Top Investment Themes of 2019
Always be on the lookout for prominent investing themes. That’s how the long-term wealth can be found. “Thematic investing is about capitalizing on future trends. Its forward-looking nature stands in clear contrast to the more widely used market capitalization approach [which] assumes that past winners will continue to win out… Why is thematic investing a … Continue reading “Small Cap Investing: One of the Top Investment Themes of 2019”