Technical analysis is the art and science of examining share chart data and predicting future moves on the stock market. Investors who use this style of analysis are often unconcerned about the nature or value of the companies they trade shares in. Their holdings are usually short-term – once their projected profit is reached they [...]
Although the raw data of the Financial Statement has some useful information, much more can be understood about the value of a stock by applying a variety of tools to the financial data.
Earnings per Share
The overall earnings of a company is not in itself a useful indicator of a share’s worth. Low earnings coupled with [...]
Stock indexes are a statistical average of a particular share exchange or sector. Indexes are composed of stocks which have something in common – they are all part of the same exchange; they are part of the same industry; or they represent companies of a certain size or location.
There are many different stock indexes, the [...]
The stock market is a risky business. Shareholders, buyers, sellers and traders know this but they continue to risk the big money in hopes for a large payout.
With the advanced trading system of short selling, traders have discovered a new way to trade on the stock market: pessimistically. Short sellers hope for the decline of [...]
Do you tend to buy stocks or real estate when the market is improving? And sell when the market is worsening? If so, join the crowd. This action, of course, creates its own “feedback loop”, also called “price-to-price feedback”. When the feedback stops, markets often turn around, or a speculative bubble bursts. Astute traders include [...]
Whether a sole-proprietorship, partnership, or a limited liability corporation, all small business owners know that they are already investors in their own business.
With so much involved in the day-to-day operations of running a business, many small business owners place investing in the back of their minds. However, this can be a dangerous way to operate. [...]
The term ’stock Market’ is commonly used to encompass both the physical location for buying and selling stocks as well as the overall activity of the market within a certain country. When we hear an expression such as ‘The share market was down today’ it refers to the combined activity of many share exchanges i.e. [...]
A mutual fund is a collection of money, pooled together by all of its investors, used to purchase specific types of securities. These investments within these mutual funds are decided by investment professionals who will run the mutual fund. The professional picks from a wide choice of stocks, bonds, money market instruments, or other financial [...]
