In today’s stock market investing blog, I will discuss the reaction of the markets to natural disasters. The most recent storm to travel up the Gulf of Mexico is Hurricane Dean which promises to be a category five hurricane. The devastation that will undoubtedly occur is not limited to the physical damage of the storm, [...]

The fear of failure in the stock market keeps many from ever joining the adventure.  Getting into your own stock trading can be very tricky.
The best advice is to gain the professional services of a wealth coach before jumping into trading for future investment.  If you are looking to get started here are a few [...]

To evaluate whether or not a stock is actually a good stock, you’ll need to watch current conditions and long term trends.
Long Term Trends
Of course, this is not to imply that stocks that are new, or even IPOs, are always a bad bet, but if you do have a stock history to watch, then [...]

Knowing where your stock *might* go is almost as important as where it does eventually go.  As an investor, you need to think through the possibilities that you stock may face as difficulties arise.
Consider these possibilities:
CompetitorsKnow where the major competitors are going to see how your stock will fare against them.
Product RecallsIf you hold stock [...]

Commodities are getting some bad press from a very influential stock picker.  Bill Miller, a man famous for his uncanny ability to beat the US equities market consistently.
Miller says jumping into metals, oils or other commodities is a bad idea at this point:
"It takes a determined optimist to say that now is time to be [...]

Deciphering a market conversation is often like trying to translate a foreign language.  The terms they use are so arbitrary that they are difficult to put into context.
Some help for the rest of us:
Price charts: A price chart graphically illustrates a stock’s price action over a selected period — one year, for instance. Some investors, [...]