Joining an Investment Club
December 17, 2009
Yesterday we looked at some investment club tips that were personal considerations to think about before joining an investment club. Today my former co-worker looks at the importance of evaluating the investment club itself and a few things to look for.
Defined Investment Goals
Each member of the group needs to have the same goal in mind [...]
Investment Club Tips
December 15, 2009
Investment clubs startup all over the US each year and help thousands of potential investors learn the basics of the stock market. I’ve never joined an investment club but I have a family member and a former co-worker who are investment club members so I asked them to offer a few tips on starting or joining [...]
TradeKing New Account Overview
November 24, 2009
The Tradeking promotion that runs through the end of the month reminded me of a conversation I had with a co-worker last Spring about online brokerage accounts. She’s from a different generation and doesn’t feel comfortable opening a stock trading account on the Internet.
Her son suggested she open her own account but she had [...]
TradeKing Promotion Extended
November 2, 2009
The TradeKing promotion has been extended through the end of this month. For some reason, TradeKing likes to run thier promotions in the fall of each year. Last October Tradeking ran a $50 bonus promotion and despite the turmoil of the stock market had a lot of people sign up to try out their online brokerage.
This year [...]
Free Stock Trade Promotion from Zecco
September 1, 2009
Free Stock Trades Promotion
Zecco will give you 20 free stock trades if you signup for an online trading account as a new customer in the next week and a half.
You don’t have to use the trades right away, they are good for 90 days. I’m not eligible for the free trade bonus because I’m already [...]
Stock Analysis – Price to Book Ratio, Beta, & Price to Sales Ratio
August 17, 2009
Stock Analysis Series
We covered price to earnings growth, debt to asset ratio, and dividend yield in the last edition of the stock analysis series. In this installment we’ll look at the measurements of price to book ratio, beta, and price to sales ratio when evalutating a company’s stock.
Price to Book Ratio (P/B)
Also know as the [...]
Stock Analysis – Price to Earnings Growth, Debt to Asset Ratio, & Dividend Yield
August 14, 2009
Stock Analysis Series
In the first stock analysis article, I covered two of the most popular analytical measurements investors use to gauge the health of a particular stock, earnings per share and price to earnings ratio. These are certainly not the only measurements you should use to evaluate a company’s stock; today I’ll take a look at three [...]
Stock Analysis – Earnings Per Share & Price to Earnings Ratio
August 13, 2009
Stock Analysis Series
In the world of financial investing, there are many different types of analysis that people look at in judging the health and value of a company and its stock. Over the course of the stock analysis series we’ll explain what these methods are and how you can use them to evaluate your investments. [...]
Market Capitalization: An Overview
July 28, 2009
As you sit and watch the financial news, or read other financial articles, you will constantly hear about this large-cap company or that small-cap…etc. What do these terms mean? Which companies fall where? And most importantly, why does it matter?
The first thing we need to do when discussing this topic is define what market capitalization [...]
Day Trading Overview
June 22, 2009
Day trading by individual investors became really popular when online brokerage accounts came onto the scene. You probably remember the late 1990’s, when the market was running faster than Olympic sprinters, people were re-financing their homes and taking withdrawals from their 401ks to dive into the day trading pool. Unfortunately, many of these people lost a [...]
