![]() | |
![]() | |
![]() |
Investing Information |
|
![]() |
Trend Following
Trend following also called momentum trading is the simplest and safest method of stock market investing. It puts you in stocks and mutual funds that are going up and gets you out when they start down. Properly done there is no guess work. How many times have you bought a stock or fund because of deep analysis? You have gone to Morningstar and bought their extensive reports - many of which are months old, but you don't know that. Maybe your broker sent you a bushel of pretty reports about how wonderful is this particular company. Unfortunately each time you bought it the stock or fund either did not go up or went down. Once you are touted about some equity you can be sure you are not the first and you might be the last one who bought at the top of the move. What can you do to avoid this kind of Wall Street trap? Where can you find a stock or fund that will actually go up after you buy it? One thing I will say is not to try to pick individual stocks. Leave that to the pros. The best place for your money is in a no load mutual fund (that's no commission) or an ETF, Exchange Traded Fund (a type of mutual fund that trades like a stock). A fund has a professional money manager who should be capable of buying good stocks. He spends his whole life doing this where you have another occupation. There are many places on the Internet that rank mutual funds by performance such as Yahoo.com, stockcharts.com, barcharts.com and many others. Performance means it is going up more and faster than all other mutual funds. You can also find a listing of funds in Investor's Business Daily or you could subscribe to a service that does all this for you such as NoLoad FundX. Forget Morningstar and their star ratings which are meaningless. To determine whether to buy or sell you can use a very simple 200-day moving average and you don't have to do the computation. Go to www.bigcharts.com and click on their Interactive charts. In the left column you will find a place to type in 200 and then that line will appear with the fund symbol you entered. When the fund is above the line you want to own it. When it is goes below the line you will want to sell it. Yes, it is that simple. There is no Holy Grail trading method, but trend following comes about as close to it as the average person will find. A trend follower understands there will be occasional losses, but he also knows that when any major trend starts he will be participating for at least 60% to 70% of the profit of the move. He knows when to buy and more importantly when to sell. Al Thomas' best selling book, "If It Doesn't GoUp, Don't Buy It!" has helped thousands ofpeople make money and keep their profits with hissimple 2-step method. Read the first chapter andreceive his market letter at http://www.mutualfundmagic.comand discover why he's the man that Wall Streetdoes not want you to know. Copyright 2005
MORE RESOURCES: Does Coca-Cola's ESG Strategy Make It a Buy for Ethical Investors Seeking Sustainability With Dividends? The Motley Fool China Is Investing Billions in Global Disinformation Campaign, U.S. Says The Wall Street Journal 3 Tips for Investors in a Government Shutdown | Investing | U.S. News U.S News & World Report Money Pension Funds Go Cold on Private Equity The Wall Street Journal Real Estate Investing: How You Can Profit Now Kiplinger's Personal Finance Why Investors Should Like ETFs The Motley Fool How I stumbled into stock market investing: Money Talks cleveland.com How to Invest in Nu Holdings The Motley Fool 24 Things I Believe About Investing A Wealth of Common Sense Secretary Haaland Visits Colorado to Highlight Work Underway ... US Department of the Interior 6 Best Consumer Discretionary Stocks and ETFs to Buy U.S News & World Report Money Great News for CrowdStrike Stock Investors The Motley Fool Why We Must Invest in AANAPISIs The White House Analysis | What Is ESG Investing and What Financial Risks Does It ... The Washington Post How to Invest in Cava The Motley Fool The Best Stocks to Invest $5,000 in Right Now The Motley Fool Silicon Valley pioneer Vinod Khosla says VCs need to make riskier climate tech investments - Fortune 9 companies investing more in small-business payments ... American Banker 3 Investing Commandments From Billionaire Bill Ackman Yahoo Finance Investors Should Watch This 1 Troubling Trend for Roblox The Motley Fool A More Impactful Strategy for Sustainable Investing HBR.org Daily 6 of the Best Emerging Market Stocks to Buy U.S News & World Report Money 7 Preferred Stock ETFs to Buy Now | Investing | U.S. News U.S News & World Report Money The Week in impact investing: Dueling Narratives ImpactAlpha The Warning High-Yield Stock Investors Shouldn't Ignore The Motley Fool Biden-Harris Administration announces $80 million through ... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration All Learning Counts at Walmart: 5 Ways We're Investing in More ... Walmart Corporate Tesla Deliveries, Government Shutdown And 5 Stocks To Watch ... Investor's Business Daily Is Kenvue Stock Too Pricey to Buy? The Motley Fool Biden-Harris Administration invests $3.9 million for Ocean ... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Biden-Harris Administration invests $6 million in new climate ... National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration PhonePe's New Stock Broking App Makes Investing Accessible to ... Walmart Corporate Biden-Harris Administration Makes $328 Million Available for ... US Department of the Interior What Intel, Micron, and Qualcomm Stock Investors Should Know ... The Motley Fool Should Investors Buy Lam Research Stock at Current Valuations? The Motley Fool USD/CAD Vulnerable to More Downside | investing.com Investing.com Florida Is Investing the 14th Least in Manufactured Housing Islander News.com A Treasure Trove of Investing Knowledge: Self-Storage Wealth ... Inside Self-Storage |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
RELATED ARTICLES
Pros & Cons of Investing in Bonds What are Bonds?A bond is a debt security, by which you are lending money to a government, municipality, corporation, federal agency or other entity known as the issuer. In return for investing in the bond, the issuer promises to pay you a specified rate of interest during the life of the bond and to repay the face value of the bond (the principal) when it becomes due. 25 Ways to Find Companies to Buy When you start your program to purchase your "ideal" company, you quickly realize that your ultimate success will depend on two primary skill sets: 1) Your ability to FIND viable companies that are for sale, and 2) Your ability to effectively qualify the potential acquisition investment once found.This article is about only step one, how to creatively find viable companies and one's that are able to be purchased. Forex market offers opportunity and information The forex market is what is called an international exchange currency market, where currencies are exchanged on a daily basis. There are five forex market centers around the world - New York, London, Tokyo, Frankfurt and Zurich. Direcway & Wildblue Set to Square Off this Fall? There is a cat fight brewing between Direcway LLC, Starband and Wildblue Communications for the large number of people in the U.S. Retirement - Its Sooner Than You Think!! (Honestly) Many people hear "retirement" and think- what? 401K? Roth vs. Traditional IRA? Stocks, bonds, mutual funds? Do they?Or do many people put money away according to the suggested amount and then simply hope that when retirement comes all will work out?One report I read estimated that 66 million Americans have put away a Whopping $0 towards retirement. College Savings Plans - Are They The Best Choice For My Child? College Savings Plans - are they the best choice for my child?College Savings Plans, also called Section 529 plans, are one of the best ways to save for college because they offer:- Tax advantages- A variety of investment options- Flexible contribution options- Parental control- Little impact on eligibility for need-based financial aidTax advantagesInvestments in 529 plans are usually exempt from federal taxes. Earnings are tax-deferred and are not subject to capital gains taxes. Coca-Cola - A Value Stock? There has been much talk lately about Coca-Cola and its potential as a value stock - as it now spots a dividend yield of 2.6% (which is the highest dividend yield since the late 1980s) and a P/E or less than 21 - right at the bottom of its five-year low. 5 Ways To Protect Your Bond Portfolio From Rising Interest Rates The Federal Reserve recently raised its target federal funds rate for the first time since March 2000. This could be just the tip of the iceberg, though, as many experts believe rising inflation and a strengthening economy will spur continued rate hikes for the foreseeable future. Trend Following Trend following also called momentum trading is the simplest and safest method of stock market investing. It puts you in stocks and mutual funds that are going up and gets you out when they start down. Trading Expert Discovers Ways To Beat Stock Market Odds With Money Management The first point to mastering money management is that you have to understand when you're trading on the stock market is that you are playing the odds - but unlike many forms of gambling, you can make money. The key to making this money is to respect the risk that is part of the market, and manage it. Is Offshore Banking for You? You've probably heard about people who keep their money offshore. Most likely you assume they're all wealthy businessmen; millionaires, who have so much money they somehow 'qualify' to move it out of the country, right? Wrong! Offshore banking can be a benefit for anybody regardless of income. The Real Cost of a Bad Habit What is the value of a good habit? Think of some daily habits, like brushing your teeth, or buckling a seat belt, or flushing. All of these habits have value important to some part of life. High Volatility Investments Penny stocks and options are high volatility investments that attract both the trader and the long term investor because of the small amount of capital required to make substantial gains as compared with less volatile higher priced stocks. The long term investor buys a stock believing that a company's value will increase over time and the stock price along with it. It Must Be Joe Cockers Market Agonizing displays of poor theatrics failed to entertain my mind one recent Saturday evening. I scrolled across several television channels hoping for an engaging program. Wit and Wisdom on Money, Wall Street and Success - Part #1 I love to collect quotes as they concisely promote a philosophy which is readily understandable.In my 25+ years of investing I have collected hundreds of quotes related to Wisdom, Wall Street and Success. Stock Market Money Management Skills Let's start by saying: You can't be afraid to take a loss. The investors that are the most successful in the stock market are the people who are willing to lose money. Tyranosaurus Rex Everyone knows T Rex was the most fearsome of all dinosaurs. He could and did kill everything in his path for food or maybe stupid meanness. Finding False Gold in Penny Stock As far as traders go, many do not see the penny stock as a solid way to do business. Many believe that dealing with penny stock is a risky business. Day Traders and Swing Traders and Options? Maybe! Typical day traders and swing traders look for stocks with quick,short term movements, and are not in the business of holdingpositions overnight let alone a week or two. So the use ofoptions has not usually been a component of their tradingstrategies. The Key Ingredient To Increase Preconstruction Profits By Over $20,000 One of the greatest preconstruction investing issues that I hear from individual investors is that they can't get access to what they believe are good projects. Regardless if the preconstruction project is a beach condo, a townhouse, a single family home, or even land investment, individuals are finding that many restrictions are being placed on them by developers. ![]() |
home | site map |
© 2006 |