Stock Market for Beginners

Some entertainment for those of you that are interested in better understanding the subprime crisis.
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The elimination of the short-sell “up-tick” rule has made a sketchy market even scarier. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 was created to provide governance of securities transactions on the secondary market and to regulate the exchanges and broker-dealers in order to protect the investing public. Within this law was a rule that […]

I’m proud to say that I’ve officially been blogging on The Fresh Trader for two months now. I started The Fresh Trader in the beginning of June in order to promote stock market for beginners. I’ve received a lot of positive feedback, adhered for the most part to my goal to make at least one […]

I’m sure you’ve heard the terms “long” and “short” thrown around in investing jargon. Many of you may have always wondered what that meant. Well, going long on a stock means that you are purchasing the stock expecting it to go up whereupon you can sell the stock for a profit. This is the traditional […]

All of us have had difficulty selling stocks whether we’ve made a good profit or taken a sizable loss. Why do we doubt ourselves when we make the decision to sell?
Well, renowned Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert in Stumbling on Happiness offers an answer:
“Because experiences are inherently ambiguous, finding a ‘positive view’ of an experience is…simple…and […]

Insider buying data has shown to be a good indicator for future stock price appreciation but it is not a fool proof system. From reading the introduction to some of the online trading websites and trading tools that advocate insider buying, it would seem that if an insider is buying, you should follow along […]

In my position sizing article, I talked about the importance of setting a stop loss target every time you make a trade in order to manage your risk. In this article, I will talk about the importance of envisioning a stop profit target in order to determine your risk/reward ratio. Understanding this ratio is crucial […]

If you’re a beginner looking to truly understand the stock market or an experienced investor looking to expand your knowledge base, there are more than a few timeless investing classics. Here are a few investing reading lists with detailed comments on each book:

About.com Top 10 Investing Books
Amazon Best Investment Books
Global Equity Strategy - Investing 101 […]

The Wall Street Journal has a fascinating article on Christianity and supply-side economics on their weekend front page. A few groups attribute “God’s tentative return to Europe” to the laws of economics:

Some scholars and Christian activists, however, are pushing a more controversial explanation: the laws of economics. As centuries-old churches long favored by the state […]

I’m proud to say that I’ve officially been blogging on The Fresh Trader for a month now. I started The Fresh Trader in the beginning of June in order to promote stock investing basics. I’ve received a lot of positive feedback, adhered for the most part to my goal to make at least one post […]