Decades ago, stock trading was limited to only a few – the very wealthy and the stockbrokers who manage their portfolios but with the technological innovations made on this field, more people have realized the potential of earning big bucks even with their small savings and have engaged in trading of stocks. Online stock trading have made this venture more accessible to investors who wants to have a more personal approach when it comes to managing their investments. With just a click of the mouse, you can check online stock trading newsletters for updates on market trends and a wealth of information pertaining to the stock market to help you out.

A good stock market education is important to equip you with the basics on how stock trading works. It also helps you get the kind of information you need, what to look out for, and the importance of daily stock analysis and other financial reports. You can get a stock trading training online that also offers simulation where you can put into practice what you have learned before going for the real deal. These trainings will provide you with the tools you need to help you determine what stocks to buy as well as when it is time to let go of these stocks in order for you to get a good profit.

Stock trading training is important but it should not stop there as this business is volatile and the risks are quite high. You do not want to be caught off guard and be on the losing end. The important thing to remember is that while there are risks, there are ways to keep the risks low. Keep yourself informed on how the market is doing by regularly watching business channels, monitoring the stock market, and reading online stock trading newsletters. Every second counts when you are into trading of stocks and you have to be prepared for any eventuality.

You have to keep in mind that as much as there is the possibility of losing there is also the chance of getting a huge profit. That is why it is important that every decision you make is based not on emotions running high but on what you have learned from your research. Daily stock analysis, daily stock picks, market trends, tips, and trading ideas can help you make a sound decision. Setting up some parameters will help give you direction on what needs to be done when certain factors come up that runs contrary to what you have planned. Fear of losing keeps you on your toes so to speak but it should not be the deciding factor.

Stock trading is said to be not for the faint of heart. It may be true but it should also not stop you from engaging in this business. There are a lot of tools available to help you out in this venture. Invest in a good online stock trading training and programs that will also allow you to practice trading in paper until you feel comfortable and confident to try online trading of stocks for real. Subscribe to online stock trading newsletters and do your research before making your first stock transaction. Start small and be patient.

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Welcome to the January 30, 2007 edition of festival of investing.

Vahid Chaychi presents: How to Report Spam and Scam Emails posted at Work at Home Entrepreneurs, saying, “If you have an email address, you should be able to report spam and scam emails. If internet users learns this, we will have a safer internet for everybody.”

Murad Ali presents U.S. and Canada Going to Trade War! posted at The New Business World.

Tom Lydon presents 10 New ETF Trends for 2007 | ETF Trends posted at ETF Trends.

Matthew Paulson presents Learn How to Teach Yourself About Money posted at Getting Green.

H.S. Ayoub presents The Biotech Industry: 30 Years of Failure posted atBioHealth Investor.

Praveen presents Looking at Trading with Fresh Eyes posted at My Simple Trading System.

Nigel Swaby presents Russ Whitney – Explain Yourself Please posted at Salt Lake Real Estate Blog.

Murad Ali presents Pension Executives May Change Your Retirement Fund (Survey) posted at The New Business World.

Tyler presents Is Encana Turning Around? posted at Dividend Money.

Vahid Chaychi presents Why You Should Trade ETFs & Mutual Funds Rather Than Individual Stocks posted at Work at Home Entrepreneurs.

Vahid Chaychi presents Why You Should Use a Stop Loss and Profit Protect Discipline posted at Work at Home Entrepreneurs.

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Accounting For That CPA posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

burningchrome presents Power Secret: A Must Read For Those Age 24 or Younger posted at SmartCoolRich – Consolidated Privileged Information.

H.S. Ayoub presents Project BioShield Has Given Biotechs Little Motivation to Protect Americans posted at BioHealth Investor.

Chuck Russell presents A COOL Concept To Make Money posted at Make Money Online.

Mark McManus presents How EVERYONE Can Get Rich – A Practical How To? posted at Build Your Life To Order ™, saying, “This article is a very practical, step by step method of how anyone can become a millionaire – seriously.”

Phil B. presents Another Fundamental Flaw with Online Advertisement « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, “Imagine for a moment, you are reading an interesting article or watching a cool video on the Internet for free. That’s not hard to imagine, since you are doing it now. Now imagine that you want to give thanks to the provider for the content that you just saw, so you intentionally click on an advertisement on that webpage.”

Paul Smith presents Price Earnings Value of ASX 200 posted at Investing using Fundamentals on the Aussie StockMarket, saying, “This article is about how market statistics can be misleading. I have analysed the market statistics for the PE ratio of the ASX 200 compared to the sector values and find that there is a huge difference.”

Moneywalks presents How to create your investment plan posted at moneywalks.

veryLegal presents Prison Break: Investing Trends In Oil And Alternative Energy Part 2 | veryLegal – The Blog posted at veryLegal, saying, “An excellent article which runs through the key issues with alternative energy and oil investment. Great article for general info and investors alike. A must read!”

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Did You Own AAPL Before the iPhone Announcement? posted at The Digerati Life.

Avant News presents Ford Motor Company Preemptively Recalls 6.1 Million 2011 Models posted at Avant News, saying, “(satire)”

Brian C Lee presents Keep your Cool in Stocks and Dating posted at geniustypes.com.

Paul Smith presents Magazine Tips and their effect on shares posted at Investing using Fundamentals on the Aussie StockMarket, saying, “An intersting article I wrote on the effect of Magazine tips when used in combination with Fundamental Analysis.”

Larry Russell presents Choose mutual funds and ETFs with a minimum economical portfolio size posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog, saying, “If you are going to pay the higher fees of actively managed investment funds, at a minimum, put your money into a fund with a large enough asset base to support the necessary research. Any active manager in a small fund could get lucky with your money. However, with inadequate funding that manager might only be able to afford a few darts and the stock pages of a newspaper. You could do that without paying the management fee.”

John presents Make Money with Stocks: 100% Possibility posted at OhCash.com, saying, “Being a trader is what everyone wants to be. Seems easy and the cash is great. However, most people have the wrong mindset and techniques when it comes to stocks.”

Will Chen presents “Paying Yourself First” Explained in Plain English posted at Wisebread.

Murad Ali presents The importance of keeping business cash on hand posted at The New Business World.

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When it comes to investing, many people focus their attention solely on finding the “perfect” strategy. What many people fail to recognize, however, is the fact that all forms of investment markets have “seasons” just like the very predictable weather patterns of spring, summer, fall and winter.

For example, it is fairly well-known that election year stock markets perform very well. If we step back, and analyze the performance of the stock market through out its documented history, we will see a very predictable pattern of performance.

For example, years ending with 0 through 5 are poorly performing or negative stock market years. Years ending with 6 are generally transition years, with years 7 through 9 being strong to extremely strong. There are, of course, other factors affecting investment seasons, such as interest-rate cycle and peak spending cycles, and there are no guarantees that any particular year will achieve a specific performance target. However, rather than simply looking for a strategy (which obviously would have worked for the author during an appropriate cycle), it is important to match strategy with the broad trends.

While it is obviously no guarantee of success, your odds will increase that a long stock strategy will be successful in the last part of the decade, while selling options or purchasing money market instruments may be a better strategy for the early part of a decade.

I have found this over the years to be the most effective way of managing the markets. Regardless, always keep in mind the protection of your capital, and always invest accordingly.

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Since that time, and especially quite recently, gold has rallied strongly, and has risen past its 2006 high to a present price of approximately $753.99. Oil has also risen in a spectacular fashion into the high $80’s per barrel. These support my conclusion in another article I penned for this website, published on February 26, 2007, Inflation and the Stock Market: Does Anyone Remember the Seventies?, that the gold price, oil and oil service companies stock price booms we have witnessed for the last few years are quite similar to the booms in like instruments last seen during the late 70’s. However, that boom in the late seventies and early eighties represented a long term peak in oil prices around $40 – per barrel and the gold price around $850.

Gold is now, over 25 years later, and after a brutal long-term bear market, approaching that peak area of $850 per ounce reached previously in 1980. This current powerful leg up in the gold market stimulated just lately by the subprime crisis, the ensuing credit and housing crunch, and what I believe is the underlying inflation in some sectors of the economy means one of three scenarios for gold.

The first scenario is that the current surge in gold and oil prices represent an area of peaking action, where after some time of forming a top (with gold possibly between $800-$850), they will correct for some time and the excitement in these investments will abate. I feel that this scenario is less likely to unfold.

In the second scenario for gold, the metal will find short-term temporary resistance at the old 1980’s highs and will correct temporarily, perhaps for many months or, while testing that upward resistance level perhaps several times, before breaking through the old top and surging to uncharted territory on the upside, embarking on a new and powerful leg in the gold bull market.

The third scenario rests on examining the history of the gold price bull market during the entire decade of the seventies, which started after the dollar was no longer redeemable into gold after the monetary crisis of 1971. The gold price rose powerfully into the mid-seventies, only to peak out and go lower, before taking off again into the second inflationary wave of that decade and multiplying many times in price to $850. This scenario, if it happened today, would mean that the gold price, would reach a temporary peak in the coming year or so, then decline into a lull that could last over a year, before beginning another powerful ascent that would dwarf anything we have seen to date.

I feel the odds favor the 2nd or 3rd scenario, so I am personally holding onto my gold coin and bullion positions. I feel, as I said in my February 26th, 2007 article, cited above, that “the jury has rendered a verdict of ‘bull market’.”

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Welcome to the August 29, 2006 edition of investing carnival.

Peter Kua presents Only 10 reasons needed for venture capitalists to fund your idea posted at RadicalHop.com.

One Guy presents Selling Formfactor on valuation (FORM) posted at One Guy’s Investments, saying, “After deciding that I needed to lighten up on my margin exposure, I had to pick a few positions to sell — Formfactor was one that met a few of the criteria I set out, including lack of a short term catalyst and a rich valuation.”

Simran Gill presents Personal Finance and Simulation Modelling posted at Simran Gill –> Article and URL Archive, saying, “Posting on personal finance, simulation modelling and debt”

Katie presents Financial bloggers losing focus posted at Aridni, saying, “Thanks for hosting–”

A Samuel presents Overseas Property TV useful tool or just a platform to showcase MacAnthony real estate posted at Nubricks.com: A daily shot of off plan property launches & new development news.

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