Browsing “Stock Tips”

How to Maximize Returns on Portfolio Cash

September 25, 2008

A stock market run by bears makes profits tough to attain. By sitting in cash investors with the right setup can achieve stress free guaranteed returns.
The solution comes through leveraging high yield savings accounts. This post will explain how to maximize the returns on portfolio cash without fees and with great ease.

Smart Investing Means Using Flat Fee Trades

September 16, 2008

The best online stock brokers don’t always have to have cheap trade commissions. A lot goes into providing a well rounded service which can make even $19.99 trades a worthwhile price to pay. Regardless of what price is paid though one important factor must always be taken advantage of, flat fee trades.

Stock Tip #4, Minimize Portfolio Diversification

September 2, 2008

How diversified should a new investor’s portfolio be? Diversification in a portfolio refers to the number of stocks being held at any given time. The basic mentality is that the more stocks an investor owns, the less risk they realize overall. This can hurt new investors though that are just getting started.

Stock Tip #3, Avoid Premature Celebration

August 27, 2008

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.

Stock Tip #2, Learn to Talk Percentages

August 25, 2008

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.

Stock Tip #1, Take Profits By Selling Half Your Position

August 22, 2008

I am starting a new series for the blog on simple but extremely effective stock trading tips for new and intermediate experience traders. I will add a tip every few days and eventually will create an archive of all tips just like the stock education page.
Most investors never consider selling half their stock positions because [...]