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The Stock Market
When people refer to "the stock market" or "the market" it can sometimes be confusing to beginning investors as to what those terms actually mean. Are they talking about all the stocks that trade on t… Read More »
Article in »Introduction to Stock Indexes, DJIA and the NASDAQ
Stock indices are benchmarks that are used to gauge the performance of a group of stocks. There are many different types of indices and each of them is unique in its own way. This section will take a … Read More »
Article in »Introduction to Stock Exchanges and the NYSE
Introduction Private companies initially sell their stock to the public through a process called an initial public offering . But what if you want to buy and sell shares of… Read More »
Article in »AMEX, NASDAQ, OTC and Other Exchanges
Amex The American Stock Exchange (the "Amex") started as an alternative to the NYSE. It originated when brokers began meeting on the curb outside the NYSE in order to trade… Read More »
Article in »S&P 500, Wilshire 5000 and Other Indexes
S&P 500 The S&P 500 index dates back to 1957 in its modern version (although it has been extrapolated backwards to several decades earlier for performance compariso… Read More »
Article in »What are Dividends?
Dividends A dividend is a portion of a company's earnings that is returned to shareholders. Dividends provide an added incentive (in the form of a return on your invest… Read More »
Article in »ECN's and Online, Day and Active Trading
ECNs If the thought of your broker making money off the bid/ask spread makes you less than thrilled, you should be aware that there are alternatives for trading, such as El… Read More »
Article in »Common Stock Strategies - Part 1
Buy and Hold The "buy and hold" approach to investing in stocks rests upon the assumption that in the long term (over the course of, say, 10 or more years) stock prices w… Read More »
Article in »Common Stock Strategies - Part 2
Warren Buffett and Quality Some investors prefer to consider themselves not 'value' or 'growth' but 'quality'. This is a sort of hybrid approach i… Read More »
Article in »Common Stock Strategies - Part 3
DRIPs and DSPs Some stock strategies focus on reducing brokerage commissions in order to boost overall returns. Direct Stock Purchase plans (DSPs) let you buy shares of s… Read More »
Article in »Introduction to Futures and Futures Trading
A futures contract is a standardized, transferable, exchange-traded contract that requires delivery of a commodity, bond, currency, or stock index, at a specified price, on a specified future date. Ge… Read More »
Article in »Types of Cash Investments
As their name implies, cash investments are easily redeemable with small, if any, penalties for withdrawal. Examples of cash investments include money market funds, bank accounts and certificates of d… Read More »
Article in »Introduction to Stocks
Stocks are among the most talked about and most popular investment opportunities available. But although virtually everyone has heard about stocks, many people don't understand the basic concepts … Read More »
Article in »Stocks and Your Portfolio
The first thing you should know about stocks before adding them to your portfolio is that they carry a certain amount of risk. This is because the returns on stock are not guaranteed; not by the gover… Read More »
Article in »Common and Preferred Stock
Stocks can be classified into many different categories. The two most fundamental categories of stock are common stock and preferred stock, which differ in the rights that they confer upon their owner… Read More »
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