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What is Basic Fundamental Analysis?

Posted by strudy on Mar 31st, 2009

Fundamental Analysis is the study of any data that might be expected to impact the price or perceived value of an investment product, other than analyzing the trading patterns of that stock itself. Fundamental analysis is also the study of a company and the economical factors that could play a role in the performance of  [...]

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Stocks Can Still Get a Whole Lot Cheaper

Posted by The Fundamental Analyst on Mar 21st, 2009

There has been a lot of ink spilled about earnings and PE’s in recent months. As regular readers of this blog know, I have been harping on about earnings since late 2007. I have said consistently that analysts have been too optimistic in their forecasts. Analysts consistently fail to anticipate turning points in the earnings [...]

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Could a trading plan make you a more successful Trader?

Posted by strudy on Mar 12th, 2009

Could a trading plan make you a more successful Trader? A trading plan is something that is absolutely essential, but it is not always something that every trader has considered before committing to placing their hard-earned money in the stock market. You would have heard by now the saying; ‘If you fail to plan, you [...]

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Another Stock Picker Defeat

Posted by Scott Keefer on Feb 26th, 2009

Glancing through the financial media this morning I came across a very interesting article on the Wall Street Journal website – The Stock Picker’s Defeat.  The article looks at the terrible year for the Legg Mason Value Trust in the USA.  The fund manager is William H. Miller who is dubbed in the article as [...]

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15 Great Day Trading Tips.

Posted by strudy on Feb 26th, 2009

Reports of people making huge gains in stock markets have been carried in newspapers around the world. This has attracted many first time investors to the stock market. Day trading is one of the systems gaining in popularity with investors. But day trading is fraught with risks. Though you can make huge gains in day [...]

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Two Little Four Letter Words.

Posted by strudy on Feb 22nd, 2009

The two words that every share trader has to come to grips with every time that they trade are “Risk and Fear.” Combine the two of them and you have concocted a poisonous mixture. As soon as you start with your first trade transaction you are leaving your self wide open to “Risk.” That is [...]

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Ten Share Trading Tips.

Posted by strudy on Feb 6th, 2009

1. OPPORTUNITIES. There are dozens of these every day, unfortunately you can’t buy them all, so only pick the top 10 and then narrow them down to 2 to 3. This is done by using your buying criteria which is part of your trading plan which you already have written down. (Hopefully you have one?) [...]

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Some Factors To Look At When You Are Trading Shares.

Posted by strudy on Feb 6th, 2009

Some Factors To Look At When You Are Trading Shares. 1. Assessing the risk: – The longer you are in the trade, (you own the stock) the more the chance increases of a reversal in the share price. If you are in for the Long Term than this is not so an important factor. 2. Time [...]

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BHP to RIO: “You’re Dumped”

Posted by Debbie on Nov 27th, 2008

What is the big news this morning? We’ll need to think about that one for a while. In the meantime there is the small matter of BHP Billiton [ASX: BHP] pulling out of the takeover of Rio Tinto [ASX: RIO]. Let’s be honest, it isn’t a major surprise. For some time the market has doubted [...]

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Top Dividend Stocks in a Down Market

Posted by andyfvp on Nov 27th, 2008

Like most investors still braving this market I keep trying to find a safe place to invest that provides decent returns. With a stock market that seems to have many more down days than up days, it is hard to have confidence in future growth prospects. However with interest rates falling rapidly, saving money in [...]

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