Investing Knowledge
The stock market can be extremely profitable; however there are numerous traps for the unwary investor. Investors with a good understanding of the stock market and how it functions are better equipped to achieve superior returns while making safer and wiser investment decisions.
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Stock Investing Basics Part-1
Introduction to the stock market: Learn how the stock market functions. Learn about stocks, listed companies, stock brokers and stock exchanges.
The Stock Market Lottery Ticket
Many investors treat buying a stock like buying a lottery ticket, however buying a Share of the company is what the investor is actually buying.
Saving for your Investments
The idea of saving for your investments is so that more money can be allocated to your investment portfolio and thereby increasing your net wealth.
Investing Strategies
Various stock investing strategies – Growth investing, Value investing, Dividend investing, Blue-chip investing, Small-cap investing.
Introduction to Fundamental Analysis
Introductory article for the beginner stock investor. The basis of fundamental analysis is to determine the future profitability of companies, and therefore their future worth.
Why is Investing Important
Investing for the future provides an income stream to help support your lifestyle later in life.
Stock Brokers
The stock broker’s first role is to forward your trade order to a stock exchange or to an ECN (Electronic Communication Network) so that your order can be filled.
The Stock Market
The American stock market consists of two major stock exchanges and several Electronic Communications Networks (ECN’s).
Introduction to Bonds
Introductory article on bonds which discusses what bonds are and the various types available; Corporate Bonds, US treasury bonds, Municipal bonds, Treasury Bills and Notes.
Bond Basics
Introductory article on bonds which discusses what bonds are and describes the basic concepts of issue date, coupon rate, face value, yield and maturity date.