As most of you know, I am an IBD enthusiast. Here are the IBD 20 rules of investing which can be found here. They should be kept somewhere safe and memorized!
If all of IBD’s 20 rules are carefully followed (not just the ones you like), your investment results should materially improve:
1. Consider buying stocks with [...]
Here is a pretty good list of ETF’s offered by ProShares.
Using ETF’s to short the market are less risky and easier than trying to short a single stock so this is ideal for new investors or investors who don’t have a lot of time to watch the market and stocks.
This is a strategy I have both read and experienced. My rule is that if you don’t live in that country, don’t buy stock from there.
I went long on Banco Bradesco (BBD), which is a Brazilian bank, around 5 or 6 months ago. I was pretty hasty about buying this stock because I was able [...]
Along with worrying about your buy and sell price, watching your stock all day as it goes up and down is another vice to the new investor. This one I still struggle with. Whenever I am holding a stock, I tend to watch the stock all day. The worst is when you have a blackberry [...]
If you are brand new or looking for a good starting point before jumping into the stock market here are the things you need to know:
First off, investing takes time. If you expect to be able to jump in a stock and then become a millionaire in a week, you are in for trouble. While [...]
