No Load Mutual Funds or Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)? If you are fed up with early redemption charges and ever increasing mutual fund management fees on top of bad-performing fund managers, read on. There is a quiet revolution going on in the no-load mu...
How To Make, And Keep, Money Trading Stocks If you are serious about making and keeping money by trading stocks, then there are three things you need to do, and do well. Money management Orders Trading system Money management Money manage...
Precision Money Management A model of a natural relationship between trading system performance, trade position size, stop loss settings and profit goals. The model consists of algebraic equations that specify the trade size and stop loss settings needed to meet profit goals over a specified time period for any consistently used trading system for which historical performance data is available. Examples are provided.
Money, Insanity and Wall Street For some, the process of trading is like the development of an addiction, it starts with expectations, with hopes of a relief, with desire to control money or acquire more of it. Soon, it starts turning into an obsession.
What is a Trading Plan – and Why You Need One? Contrary to popular belief, you do not need to know where market tops and bottoms are to make money. In fact, that is where most people will go wrong. The best traders in the world realize that neither they, nor anyone else knows what is going to happen. Sure, everyone can point out tops or bottoms after the fact, but no matter what anyone tells you or tries to sell you, NO ONE can pick tops and bottoms consistently. This is why you need to understand what a trading plan is.
The Secret Art of Backtesting Lack of confidence usually forces traders to question their own trading systems. They give into the temptation to modify their trading plan with devastating consequences. This temptation spawns on by a string of losing trades or an opportunity to replace their trading system with a whiz-bang indicator that is usually talked about in traders chat forums. This seems like the answer to all traders' prayers, but that is all the more reason why you need to learn all about the top news secret art of back testing.
Losses, not Profits, will Stop You from Trading in the Market It is very unlikely that you will stop trading if your system is trading profitably. However, if you are in a trading year that takes too big a loss, you are likely to stop trading, even if your system has been tested and shown to make a profit over a longer time period. Therefore, it is important to understand why losses not profits will stop you from trading.
How To Beat The Mutual Fund Companies At Their Own Game You'd have had to be living on a desert island with no TV, newspaper or internet connection to have missed hearing about the great mutual fund scandal of 2003. The issue was that some mutual fund com...
The Secret Method to Selecting a Winning Trading System This is perhaps one of the most important articles I have written. The methodology discussed ultimately determines your success or failure in the market. It is equally vital that you have the discipline to stick with picking an effective trading plan, but you must have regulation in order to follow your new trading system. I cannot develop your methodology for you. I can make suggestions and put forth examples, but you ultimately must devise a system that is your own, because you must be able to follow it. In order to follow your new trading system, I discuss why it is important for your trading system to reflect your own personality.
Psychology – How to Reduce Negative Thoughts Relating to Trading? Two different elements make up the psychology of the brain and/or mind. Put these two element in the proper place, you have success. However, reverse the role, you have disaster. This article is intended to act as a follow up to the article entitled: Investors - What Separates the Good Traders from the Bad Traders?
Lies, Damn Lies and Mutual Fund Returns How many times has this happened to you? You're at a social function and the conversation turns to investing. Pretty soon, people are comparing how well their investments are doing. As you might imag...
Lights of the Stock Market The most important light that will stop you from losing money in the stock market.
Investing in the Stock Market From the book 'The Stockopoly Plan' by the author Charles M. O'Melia There are several factors an investor in the stock market should consider: 1. All stock purchases should be commission-free. 2...
12 Basic Stock Investing Rules Every Successful Investor Should Follow There are many important things you need to know to trade and invest successfully in the stock market or any other market. Twelve of the most important and basic things that I can share with you are based on many years of trading experience.
Discover the Biggest Trading & Investing Online Mistake Exposure to this crucial oversight will cripple your finances. The most dangerous trading and investing online mistake is not failing to find the best market research, nor lacking the discovery of the best financial market news guidelines, nor neglecting to locate the best stock market tips or resources on a primary market day; so if the number one error is not written in the by-lines above, then what on earth is it? It does not matter if the risk capital investment is investing in option trading, the stock market, world market, investing in bonds, long or short term investing, or any kind of money investing for that matter, because the global market has no friends.
Selling Strategies - Setting a Stop Loss Its important to understand the psychology of investing. When we make money, there is instant euphoria. When we start to lose money, there is a sudden "deer caught in the headlights" type of emotion, which makes us unable to do the right thing. We fear that the moment we sell, will be the moment that it starts to rebound. We have 2 strategies to help you automate your exit plan and lock in profits or keep your capital...
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Retirement or Financial Freedom? In the past most people never retired. They died. The average life expectancy was much less than it is these days, and there were no financial planners around t...
Secrets to Controlling Your Man Nobody, man or woman, likes to be controlled, right? Wrong. Learn how you can 'control' a man to his happiness--and yours.
One Definition of Success Have you every just sat down and thought about how you define "success" in your life? Is what you are doing really working?
What to Do One Week before Thanksgiving You only have seven days until your Thanksgiving guests arrive. Is it time to panic or time to plan? You are going to need a clean house, a scrumptious meal an...
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The True Key to Prosperity To have a high probability of becoming prosperous, you have to start with one very important decision!
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