Archive for June, 2008

Investing - Does a Passive Strategy Help Or Hurt?

Monday, June 30th, 2008

I must say that I have no problem with folks buying and holding index funds. Many people have made a lot of money doing it. My problem is when investment advisers say that the ONLY way to make money in the stock market is to buy an index fund or ...

The Small Futures Account Conundrum

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

I recently scanned a Commodity Trading Advisor Database to look at minimum account sizes and found minimum account sizes ranging from $25,000 to $5,000,000. I found the typical CTA trading a small minimum account size had a concentrated portfolio, high margin requirements, little money under management, a short track ...

Eight Ways to Raise Money For Investing

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

When you are new to investing you may have little or no funds with which to invest with. Let's take a look at several ways to get access to money so you can begin your investment career sooner rather than later.1. Savings - The old fashioned way like you were ...

Teach Me Options Trading

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Options are contracts that give the holders the right to buy or sell a certain number of underlying assets for a predetermined price. With options, you can use a relatively small amount of capital to start trading in the stock market. Unlike futures which can expose you to unlimited losses, ...