Archive for the ‘Stock Investing Principles’ Category

Best Small Cap Stocks

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

What are the characteristics of the best small cap stocks? That point is not always clear. Most investors who investigate the best small cap stocks are generally looking to find the next high-flyer while the company is still small. The rewards in such a scenario can be ...

Your Capital And Margin

Monday, January 21st, 2008

If you are getting started with stock trading, you are probably excited about the concept of margin. Margin, when used judiciously, can be a great way to leverage additional funds on winning trades. But if you aren't careful with your capital, your margin account might collapse, forcing you ...

Luminent Mortgage Announces Good News

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

Luminent Mortgage Capital Inc. has had their share of bad news recently, with the mortgage industry being in the crapper for the most part. So now when they announce some good news, it tends to ease some investor's minds. The San Francisco-based mortgage investor, whose stock slid from more than ...

The Basics Of Money Management

Friday, September 28th, 2007

When you begin investing, you'll hear the term money management mentioned often. So at first the concept might seem a bit strange to you. But there's nothing particularly upsetting about doing proper money management. In fact, there are quite a few people who think that money management ...

Never be in a hurry to lose money

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

That's the advice I'd give to any beginning investor. You don't want to get into the habit of losing while purchasing stocks. The more you research your investment, the more likely you are to succeed on the trade. Every day at the Superior Investor Stock Forums we're ...

Developing a trading style

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

If people plan on getting into stock trading for either a hobby, or a job, they need to seriously consider adopting an approach and a methodology, otherwise they can get into some very bad habits. If you have a framework for you investing, you're less likely to panic when ...

Stock market danger – following the crowd

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

Online people seem to want to follow the crowd when it comes to stocks. The problem is, much of the time you might end up following the crowd right off a cliff. Let's face it: the "crowd" doesn't know diddly. They never have and they never well. ...

Ego can be the death of any trader

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

You hear this rule repeated frequently, and it makes a lot of sense. If you let your Ego rule your stock trading, you just might end up in a lot of trouble. Ego wants you to believe you can't be wrong, and truth be told, you can't hold ...

BusinessWeek’s Top 100 List might be a source to find the next big winner

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Growth stocks have a way of delivering returns that's almost unparalleled by any other class of investment. One caveat is, the company has to be experiencing super hot growth for it to matter. That's why lists like the BusinessWeek Top 100 list are worth checking out. If ...

In a jittery market, it’s sometimes easiest to do nothing

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

Not only might it be a good idea to "do nothing", it might actually give you the highest return. Sure, there may be some sort of opportunity cost, but it's not likely to be life-shattering. You don't want to fight the trend, and up swimming against the stream. The ...