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Author :: David Chandler  |
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| Article Title :: You Don't HAVE To Be Trading |
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| As a novice trader, you’ll often feel the need to trade.You may be bored or frustrated. Or you just want to try a certain type of trade.STOP!Realize that you don’t have to be trading all the time to be successful. In fact not trading is often the very best decision you can make.The market tells you when to trade. If you feel the urge to place a trade or find yourself chasing a trade, walk away from the computer. Better still; take the opportunity to meet a friend for coffee.The trades you do when you’re feeling the “need” will usually be lemons – and leave you with a very bitter taste in your mouth!They will usually not have clear (read full article) |
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Author :: David Chandler |
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| Article Title :: Do You Know What is the Single MOST Critical Mistake in Trading the Stock Market...? |
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| Well maybe that's overstating it a little, but it's certainly one of the most important.It is…(drum roll please)… “the need to be right”!Now that probably wasn’t what you were expecting. You might have thought it was going to be something like not picking the trend or putting too much money on a single trade or one of a dozen other things.But I can assure you, from bitter experience, that this one attitude causes more problems than most other things you might do as a trader. And it’s worse for men! Something to do with ego or testosterone…You see our whole society is based on the importance of being right. The need to be right.Your pare (read full article) |
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Author :: David Chandler |
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| Article Title :: "Fears Only Enemy Is Action" |
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| What a great statement!I just heard someone use it in the context of personal and financial success and it struck me as a brilliant summary of an issue we raise in the SMG Tutorials.Fear is a huge issue with a lot of traders. And interestingly, not just fear of failure but also fear of success.I think there are two keys to taming fear [you can never eliminate it so don’t even try!].The first and most critical is the one noted above – action. Action can tame fear in an instant. But it needs to be the right sort of action.If you have a fear of heights, going bungee jumping may not be the best way to address it! But standing on a high bridge is a go (read full article) |
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Author :: Al Thomas |
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| Article Title :: Trapeze Artist - Swinging with the Stock Market |
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| When we go to the circus we see a trapeze artist working on a high wire or swing either alone or with other athletes. They know what they are doing because of constant practice, but every once in a while there can be a mistake, even a small one that can cause one of them to fall. The result is death or serious injury when they hit the ground.When you look below them you will see a net. Thank goodness. No one wants to see them get hurt. As expert as they are they take precautions. In almost every profession or athletic event there is some kind of safety net available and this is true in the stock market for all investors. There is never any reason for investments to fall to the poin (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Al Thomas |
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| Article Title :: The Next Bull Market |
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| We are already in it, but you can't see it. It doesn't look like the one we had in '99. Like the magician who has you watching what he wants you to and with the other hand he is doing something else that is what is happening in the stock market today. The magician is the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq or the S&P500 Index. These have John Q. Public mesmerized.The Nasdaq has given back 63% of the rally high since September 17 low while the DJI has only sold off about 18%.As you see these averages going almost sideways or down and your own stock and mutual fund portfolio is doing the same so you come to the conclusion that the market isn't going anywhere right now. B (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Al Thomas |
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| Article Title :: Prosperity, Create It For Yourself |
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| It has fallen upon the consumer to make our economy strong. All the politicians, economists and talking heads on TV are telling him (that's you and me) to get out there and spend your money. Buy that new car, build a new house and fly off to some remote place for an expensive vacation.Where did the idea that consumer borrowing is a recipe for prosperity? As I recall when I was a kid my Dad told me to work hard, save my money and invest wisely. That still seems like a good idea. Where have I gone wrong to want to live within my means and save some of what I earn?Corporations have also taken on huge amounts of debt. Many businesses were happy with a net, net profit of 5% to 10 (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Al Thomas |
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| Article Title :: Finding A Good Stock |
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| One of the things people are always asking me is how can I find a good stock. The answer I give does not please them. I say, "You are not qualified to pick stock. You don't know how so don't try. Put your money in a no-load mutual fund that is going up".The next cry is, "I don't want to buy mutual funds. What do I do?"
OK, so I'll tell you. It is easy. You will have to do less than an hour of work. None of that Wall Street mythology about research which is all horse hockey. The way Wall Street does research is worthless. And don't listen to any broker. Advice from a broker is a eulogy for your money.They want you to look at the company prospectus. This document isn't worth t (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Al Thomas |
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| Article Title :: The Surgeon General |
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| The Surgeon General of the United States says that smoking cigarettes is harmful to your health. It is printed on every pack of smokes you buy. When was the last time a smoker read or paid any attention to it?Don't you wish your brokerage account had some kind of warning telling you when to sell out of a stock or mutual fund that is going down? How about "If this stock falls more than 12% below its highest closing price the Money General says it should be sold and the money reinvested in a different equity"? Think of what that would have done for your financial health during the past 2 years. Most people would be feeling a lot better.Your broker is supposed to be a doctor of (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Al Thomas |
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| Article Title :: Stealth Bull |
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| If you have been watching the stock market at all you are probably very confused. You are not alone. One day is a hundred points up for the DOW and the next a hundred down. What is going on? There are many stocks that are going up and unless you are in the right ones you will be left behind.The professional money managers divide stocks and mutual funds in sections they call peer group. Many times you will find that while the general market is going down there will be one or several groups that are going up. Also when the market is going up you will find some peer groups that are going in the other direction. Today there are peer groups that are doing very well – small capitalizat (read full article) |
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| Category :: Mutual Funds Articles |
Author :: Al Thomas |
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| Article Title :: What To Buy Now |
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| I am sure that if you have a brokerage account with a "full service" broker you have been getting calls about what to buy and sell. If you have big losses in certain stocks you might be hit with that great Wall Street lie to buy more so you can 'Dollar Cost Average'. It doesn't work.In a recent study going back for 5 years a dollar cost averaging program was set up buying the S&P500 Index mutual fund. At the end of 62 months the investor had put in $31,000 and it was now worth $31,162. You would have done better in a savings account at your bank. And that assumes there was no commission or fees of any kind.Let's say you owned a stock such as Cisco. This one is held by hundre (read full article) |
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