In a bear market, diversification reduces losses. In a bull market, diversification can reduce your... Read More
In a bear market, diversification reduces losses. In a bull market, diversification can reduce your gains. This is the trade-off all investors face. The price of decreased risk is almost always lower... Read More
George Soros is one of the world’s greatest investors, and he has made exactly how he invests... Read More
George Soros is one of the world’s greatest investors, and he has made exactly how he invests public knowledge. In The Alchemy of Finance, first published in 1987, Soros wrote, “Most of... Read More
There are many ways to find winning trades. Investors have long looked at value and growth methodologies as two distinct investment approaches. Other investors have combined those two schools of thought into a single approach by using the PEG ratio to compare the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio to the earnings growth… Read More
Some investors argue about whether it is easier to find success with technical analysis or fundamental analysis. I’ve always found it was better to spend my time researching instead of arguing. Through research, I discovered that the best results in the long term come from combining technical and fundamental analysis. Read More
So, Mike, what now? That’s the question I posed to the most recent addition to StreetAuthority’s stable of stock market strategists, Michael J. Carr, following a week that saw the steepest single-day drop in the stock market since November 2011. During the past month I’ve been telling you about Mike’s… Read More
If you ask most people, they will say there are two types of people that put money in the stock... Read More
If you ask most people, they will say there are two types of people that put money in the stock market. There are “investors” — those who put money to work in fundamentally sound... Read More
Last week, I introduced you to Michael J. Carr’s latest research. I told you a little about his history (he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force before managing $200 million) and how he was working on a project that used a few simple trading techniques to help… Read More
Today’s essay is a little different than you’re used to. I’m not going to talk about any specific investment. Nor am I going to tell you about a stock that I think is about to take off. Frankly, what I have to tell you is much bigger… and much more… Read More
High-frequency trading works for a few large firms. They have access to special computer systems and high-speed data connections that allow them to enter thousands of orders a minute. The fastest firms can enter and exit trades in less than a second. Individuals cannot possibly compete with these firms and… Read More