Conservative investors looking to invest in a mutual fund that is more consistent in performance regardless of the overall market trend should consider a All Weather Fund.

A very common mistake by investors new and old is the tendency to celebrate profits before they are realized. This recipe for disaster can be a very difficult lesson to learn but once this additional piece of discipline is set into place traders can thrive to new heights. Removing emotion is critical to successful investing.

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Speed Profile: American International Group (AIG) is a world leader in insurance and financial services. The company offers group and individual life insurance, annuities, and general property and casualty insurance to customers across the globe.

TradeKing is known for being the online stock broker that offers $4.95 flat fee trades to its clients. Like Zecco, TradeKing also has a popular community of tens of thousands of investors which allows for a personalized experience each and every day.

Prior to starting Epic Advisors, I had worked in Goldman Sachs’ and JPMorgan’s mortgage divisions.  To the average investor who has watched the mortgage market ignite a credit storm, the land of mortgages is a scary place that has the ability to create carnage.  The toxic brew of subprime loans, overly leveraged derivatives and naïve [...]

When a stock investment performs better than its sector or the overall market it is known to be bucking the trend.

The following stock chart of Covance (CVD) offers a great example of simple support and resistance. Support and Resistance is a basic form of technical analysis used commonly every day to mark potential buy and sell points on a chart.

New investors should always be working on their stock market lingo, and one key way to gain credibility in any conversation is to always talk about results by using percentages over whole numbers. Not only does it sound professional, but it is also the most accurate.