by Darnell Brown | Investing 101, Investing Strategy
William J. O’Neal is one of the greatest investment strategists of our time. Mr. O’Neal started his career as a stockbroker with Hayden, Stone & Company in 1958, and developed an investment strategy (CANSLIM), which made him the highest performing broker in his...
by Michael Barton | Investing Strategy, Stock Investing
Not enough traders or investors pay the attention they should to trading volume. Traders who trade with a market making strategy – those that buy and sell shares all day, every day – rely on volume for their business model, of course. Price volatility gives them...
by Jay Soloff | Economics, Investing Strategy
More than anything else, the financial markets are driven by fear. Investors fear large, unexpected moves in the markets. They fear missing out on opportunities. And, most of all, they fear losing money. Of course, fear becomes a real factor in the financial...
by Darnell Brown | Economics, Investing Strategy
When I turned on the television this morning the first news story that caught my eye was about the U. S. presidential election. Apparently the latest polling data shows that the election outcome will be extremely close. As an investor, I try to think futuristically,...
by Dave Scott | Gold Investing, Investing Strategy, Real Estate
A lot of investment advisors are touting gold as a hedge against a weakening economy amid global uncertainty. On the flip side, ongoing weakness in the US economy has brought down real estate prices. So what’s a better investment now – gold or real estate? Gold...
by Dave Scott | Alternative Investments, Investing 101, Investing Strategy
Could it be that there’s been a paradigm shift in our needs as we head into retirement? Two or three decades ago, seniors could depend on some combination of pension plans, retirement health benefits, social security, income from fixed income investments such as...