Posts Tagged ‘investing in stocks’

How to Make Money on the Internet - Secrets to How to Become a Millionaire From Home

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Ever think about how millionaires become millionaires? Answer: They know ways to make easy money by finding money making ideas. Of course no one can deny the fact that hard work and years of savings makes a millionaire. But for those you want a faster way, there is a way. It’s about finding money making opportunities, trying them, testing them, and gaining experience. Theoretically, it’s better to go bankrupt early than late. Why, because when you’re old, you can’t afford to again. So here are a few secrets they know that you don’t.

Secret 1: Invest! Invest! Invest!
The stock market is a great way to invest. But it’s not only that. The average person thinks of stocks trading and investing when they think of investing. But there is so much more! Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, start ups, currencies…the best friend to an investor: information. So get smart about investing and start now even if it’s just a little bit at a time. Common, it’s better to start young than regret it later in life.

Secret 2: Save…Then Invest!
Number one rule of millionaires: save! Save on gas - be smart with the car you drive and whether your carpool or not. Learn how to cook - eating in can save you about $50-100 a week. Buy less shoes or toys. It’s easy once you stay away from the malls. Then invest what you save.

Secret 3: Don’t use your credit card…to much
Build credit but take it easy on the plastic. Building up a large balance is your worst enemy. Pay your balance within 30 days and most companies waive the interest. It’s like borrowing for free! Free money!

Millionaires use hard work and good ideas to make opportunities into money. Then they let their money make money for them. Think like a millionaire, act like a millionaire, but don’t spend like a millionaire. Sooner or later you’ll realize it’s become a lifestyle - the millionaire lifestyle.

Did you know that the wealthiest 10% of Americans have more monetary value than the rest of the 90% combined? Dont be happy with being that 90% of Americans. Be able to enjoy your home and family. Take the first step into investing and becoming a millionaire. To find out more about investing in stocks and making money visit
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Take a step and be that 10%.

Best Way to Invest Money

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

The best way to invest money is based on the client’s individual characteristics. The obvious goal is to make as much money as possible. The wisest investment decision depends on many factors including - amount available, time involved and risk/reward assessment.

An investor with a small amount should focus on retaining his capital. The best way to invest money is to be sensible. Start with a safer investment. Slowly build up the money over time through prudent decisions.

No investor should invest what he cannot lose. Be wise. Try to make a small gain, increasing your capital gradually. No solid building is built in a day.

When a larger amount is involved, there is more leeway for error. Higher cash amounts can withstand initial losses more readily. Concentrate on sound investments that will accrue value eventually.

Short term investments target higher returns. The wise investor does not act presumptuously. He is aware of shady salesmen who will exaggerate the opportunity to make money, suggesting that it is “guaranteed”. Nothing is “guaranteed”. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

A real estate investment can be wise for the long term, if the price and interest rates are reasonable. Real estate is about location - gaining intrinsic value from its surrounding environment. Research the area’s history. Focus on long range property values rather than short term market bubbles.

Long term investments are better able to build profit upon profit over time. Trust in unchanging basic laws. 1+1=2. It always has and always will. If investing in stocks, find a company with valuable core assets.

The concept of high risk and high reward is best illustrated by trading firms. Moving goods from high availability to relative scarcity can involve many potential problems: weather, laws and market gyrations. The more issues there are, the higher the risk. The more scarce the good, the higher the reward. Items, not indigenous to areas, have greater value because they are scarce. Higher risk should bring higher reward.

A government bond is a lower risk and lower reward example. Few governmental entities go bankrupt; thus, the risk is lower. Lower risk should bring lower reward.

The best way to invest money is to match your risk/reward tolerance. Maximize your risk to levels you are comfortable with. All investments have some risk of failure. Calculate a reasonable level of risk for the reward you expect.

Use time efficiently. Timing is essential. Allow for the investment to mature. A man can easily lose money, if he is forced to withdraw his money early. So use “extra” money that can grow over time.

Doing your homework beforehand is the best way to invest money. A wise investor does not believe everything he hears. The wealthy and powerful are usually privy to detailed insider information the average man cannot get access to. Be reasonable assessing your advantages and disadvantages.

Be careful, prudent and wise. Don’t jump into anything that you are unprepared for. Wait for your opportunity, get ready and then grab your profits.

Robert Grazian is an accomplished niche website developer and author. To learn more about investing visit Fast Investing Strategies for current articles and discussions.

Dear God, I Am A Good Christian! Pass Me The Holy Grail In Trading!

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Money.

Indy, or Indiana Jones was one of my favorite heroes. Remember the movie about the Holy Grail and the scene where he has to choose between the holly grail and his life? And although it seemed that he lost from his touch the Holy Grail he gained his life! What is more important than survival first? Investments are no different than the eternal search for the holly grail! If someone finds the system that is 100% foolproof then here we found within seconds the next billionaire at the cover of all major economic magazines!

Stop for a moment! Look around you! Is there a chance for someone to discover the one system that beats everything else all the time and make someone extremely rich? And if someone becomes so much rich why would he or she want to share the secret with others? Why? After all if more people learn about this idea it will eventually be useless as some will try very early to get a spot and the effectiveness will go from 100% towards zero as fast as a super car accelerates from 0-100 Miles per hour what is the point? Come on give us a synopsis!

Some systems and trading ideas are better than others indeed. But no one is the best! Investing is a very fascinating thing! For start there are a lot of options from the traditional stocks to more risky ones such as options and also other alternative forms such as real estate or hedge funds. Have you ever thought that since the idea of the holly grail is that it is unique that could it be possible that such a system if it existed it would be impossible to fit for all occasions? Investing in stocks is much more different than investing in real estate or precious metals. But the marketing which is something very powerful these days wants us to believe that there are gurus everywhere fallen from the sky as angels!

Ok so Dear God, if not the holly grail please pass me the best guru to make me rich! Silence again. Why? Investing builds on some major steps.Education,training,experience,solid risk management, control of emotions, balanced life and motivation. Yes motivation and action. Being an Economist I discovered very soon the idea and passion must say of learning how to invest properly and hopefully make it a career.

But what someone needs is also passion. It is no fun watching the ticks of stocks movements or forex quotes. But if someone tries to make money out of it there is a cost. And the best way to pay this cost is to be a pioneer. Experiment with what you know or do not know about how the markets work. Put the odds in your favour making your analysis. You do not need to buy each book claiming that it has the one system that will make you rich or subscribe to a service or newsletter paying thousands of dollars per year. Be open-minded. Why pay a lot of money when the real cost could be much less? Is it impressive to cost you a few hundreds or thousands of dollars for their access to the Holy Grail that does not exist? Why to share it with you and split the profits?

On the other hand paying for research and guidance at a reasonable price is definitely not a bad idea if you trust the author and offers extreme good customer service. But once you learn how to invest even with the most basic way why would you need a mentor anymore? Have you ever wondered that if you win and make profit the key to success is consistency? Think of it. If you only could make lets say 5% each month and compound this amount each month then if you can do this for 10 years each month an initial amount of 10,000 will reach the amount of 348 times higher that is 3,5 million dollars. And if that investment is in stocks and add some quality meaning dividends earned then it could be much more. Ok 5% each month each month for 10 years may seem irrational to you but my point is to use it as an example. Change the numbers and inputs. Do your own homework and research.Diversify!Apply very good risk-management criteria. Have a passion for it. And a dream and a goal. My goal is to learn as much as possible about the financial markets and be a good trader. I may not become a top one but at least this is my holy grail : Consistency and Compounding. Keep it simple. All the best to your efforts and trading results.

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Economist,MSc In Economics
Level II candidate in the CFA Program
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CANSLIM Stock Trading System

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Stock traders across the globe look for new trading strategies to profit from market. Trading strategies largely differ according to traders’ profit goals, type of trading, risk-tolerance, account size and personal preferences. CANSLIM is one of these trading strategies, which is considered as highly successful for most traders. CANSLIM is most beneficial for long-term traders and investors.

CANSLIM is actually a stock screening strategy, developed William O’Neil. It is a growth stock investing strategy (strategy of investing in stocks of growing companies) which combines both fundamental analysis and technical analysis to screen stocks. CANSLIM trading system aims at buying good growth stocks before a major price rise.

CANSLIM is an acronym of various indicators/features to be considered when screening a stock for trading.

‘C’ Represents Current Earnings: For any stock to be qualified as a CANSLIM stock, it should have great increase in current earning per share; more than 18%.

‘A’ Represents Annual Earnings: CANSLIM stocks should have high increase in annual earning per share; more than 25% for; more than 25% for last three years.

‘N’ Represents New: There should be something new related to the stock. CANSLIM traders look for companies which are under new management, or introduced new product, or undertaken new project or of which stock have touched a new high.

‘S’ Represents Supply/Demand or Shares Outstanding: Good CANSLIM companies should have less shares outstanding; less than 25 million shares is good, less than 5 million is better. The less the number of outstanding shares the greater the chance of upward price movement for every good news.

‘L’ Represents Leader: Trading stocks of leading companies (leaders of an industry or market) is better than trading stocks of followers; and every market should have at least one leader.

‘I’ represents Institutional Sponsorship: There should be more than 3 institutional traders or mutual funds interested in stock you are choosing. The greater the number of institutional sponsors, the larger their size are and the better their past performances, the better the stock.

‘M’ represents the market: Market timing is very important. Traders should use various technical analysis tools to predict and confirm trends, retracements and corrections. Buy when all major markets are going up.

CANSLIM stock trading system has proved more effective than most other long-term trading strategies. It considers various aspects of company, market and economy to make most accurate trading decisions at right time. But success of CANSLIM trading strategy require vastly on traders knowledge, his access to market data and strict following of rules.

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