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Technical Analysis
Technical analysis uses a variety of charts and calculations to spot trends in the market and individual stocks and to try to predict what will happen next. Technical analysts don't bother looking… Read More »
Article in Investing »Fundamental Analysis
Fundamental analysis is a method used to determine the value of a stock by analyzing the financial data that is 'fundamental' to the company. That means that fundamental analysis takes into co… Read More »
Article in Investing »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 Investing »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 Investing »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 Investing »Overview of Annual Reports
How you read an annual report depends upon your purpose. As an investor, your purpose may be to assess profitability, survivability, growth, stability, dividends, potential problems, risks or other fa… Read More »
Article in Investing »Explanation of the Income Statement
The income statement (sometimes called the profit-and-loss statement or P&L) is the first financial statement that you'll find in the annual report. It shows the revenue, expenses and profit f… Read More »
Article in Investing »Explanation of the Balance Sheet
The second financial statement that you'll encounter in the annual report is the balance sheet. The basic concept underlying a balance sheet is simple enough: total assets equals total liabilities… Read More »
Article in Investing »Cash Flow Statements Explained
The cash flow statement is the newest of the three financial statements; companies have only been required to furnish investors with it since 1988. The cash flow statement is similar to the income sta… Read More »
Article in Investing »Analysts and Earnings Estimates
Analyst Reports and Recommendations Wall Street investment firms employ thousands of analysts whose job is to issue reports and recommendations on specific stocks. These an… Read More »
Article in Investing »Fundamental Analysis
Fundamental analysis is a method used to determine the value of a stock by analyzing the financial data that is 'fundamental' to the company. That means that fundamental analysis takes into co… Read More »
Article in Investing »Buying and Selling Investments
Buying Deciding on the proper time to purchase a security that you would like to add to your holdings can be a daunting task. If the price drops immediately after you buy, … Read More »
Article in Investing »What is Investing?
What is Investing? The idea behind investing is that money is put to use in such a way that it is likely to turn into more money. This could happen because someone is willi… Read More »
Article in Investing »Getting Started with Investments and Financial Planning
As soon as you begin to bring in enough money so that a portion of it may be set aside for investing, a plan is necessary to take full advantage of that money. The amount of money available to invest … Read More »
Article in Investing »Principles of Investing
1. Start Investing Now We say this not just to discourage procrastination, but because an early start canmake all the difference. In general, every six years you wait doub… Read More »
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