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Few Obvious Trading Mistakes to Avoid

July 1, 2015 8 Comments

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Every time we see a plunge in the stock market, we feel the need to buy stocks. At least I do. The recent pull back encouraged me to buy a few stocks. As long as you buy stocks for investment, i.e. you hold on to it, it’s fine. In fact , to me, every slump is an opportunity for investment in stock market. But, when you try to trade in stocks then there are some precautions you must take.

Stock Trading

Before reading rest of the article, do keep in mind that trading is a risky venture. I strongly discourage people who are in debt from in form of trading. As a rule of thumb, if you can’t generate enough saving to pay off your dues, you should’t spend any money in trading. In fact, at time, trading becomes as risky as gambling. especially when you day trade based on speculation alone.

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Visa and MasterCard: The Railroads of Money

June 22, 2015 2 Comments

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This is a guest post from John Smith. He blogs about long term investment options. He talked about identifying moats of the economy to invest for long term, in his previous guest post. Enjoy another thought-provoking post!

Earlier, we discussed moats, and how to identify them. Throughout the article, I used Visa (NYSE:V) and MasterCard (NYSE:MA) as examples of moats. In this article, we will discuss why they are fit for a long-term investor, and find Visa and MasterCard’s moats (along with the moats of railroads).

Before examining the moats of the two companies, we must first understand their business. According to the Yahoo Finance business summary of Visa, “The company facilitates commerce through the transfer of value and information among financial institutions, merchants, consumers, businesses, and government entities.” (MasterCard’s description is practically the same).

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How Ben Graham’s Value Investing Principles Can Help

April 24, 2015 1 Comment

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It is very difficult to make money from the stock market. There is nothing more difficult for an investor than to see mediocre returns on his portfolio. I should know because I speak from personal experience. When I was assembling a portfolio of stocks to save for my retirement I was never happy with the returns that I got.

Benjamin Graham's Investment Strategy Can Help Even Today

That was until I learned about an investment strategy that is more than sixty years old but remains very relevant today. This approach is known as value investing and was developed by the late Benjamin Graham, who is known on Wall Street as the “Father of Value Investing” and was the mentor of the venerable Warren Buffett.

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10 Stock Investing Tips for the New Year

January 19, 2015 3 Comments

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Investing in stocks is as delicate as walking on a tightrope—one small mistake and things could end badly. But what makes this rope walking worth the risk are the attractive, sometimes astounding, rewards you get if done properly. Apart from the obvious monetary gain, you’ll also feel a sense of power and satisfaction by being able to accurately predict stock values and make the most of them.

Trading Stocks

While investing in stocks often involves complex methodology, there are also easy routes – investment hacks, you might say. The 10 tips discussed below can help you kick-start your investment career and turn you into a successful speculator.

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How To Trade In Penny Stocks For Profits – a Reality

September 15, 2014 1 Comment

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Penny stocks are shares of companies trading below $5. They have market caps of under $200 M and compared to typical stock, come with their higher share of risk. But that is not to say that they don’t have an allure. Penny stocks promise a big return for a small amount of investment. That’s why experienced traders and investors have penny stock trading in their portfolio.

Stock Trading

Penny stocks, like any other business venture, demands the know-how. To make your penny stocks venture a profitable one, you need the wisdom of the trade. It will crucify you if you don’t. Here’s a good guide to picking and trading a potential penny stock.

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Building Wealth with Ownership Investments

July 30, 2014 3 Comments

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Yesterday it was a pleasant surprise for me to find an email from Eric Tyson’s PA, requesting a guest contribution on Eric’s behalf. I felt privileged and important. One of those bloggers’ satisfaction days. I read Eric’s books and always have been an admirer. This post is excerpt from his book. I am sure you’d get a lot of insight in to investing from this post. Enjoy the post!

Investing small amount

If you want your money to grow faster than the rate of inflation over the long term and you don’t mind a bit of a roller-coaster ride from time to time in your investments’ values, ownership investments are for you. Ownership investments are those investments where you own a piece of some company or other asset (such as stock, real estate, or a small business) that has the ability to generate revenue and profits.

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How to Invest 50k for Retirement into IRA & Pre-IPO

November 21, 2013 3 Comments

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Enjoy this yet another guest post from Bill Achola. This post is little less controversial than earlier post from Bill, reasons why I’ll not leave my Fortunes to my kids, this is about investment choices, enjoy the post!

Investing choice

Are you too old to invest? Or is there any age that is too old for investing money?

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10 best practices for dividend investing

December 14, 2012 3 Comments

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At this point of time, in mid thirties and, having a stable job, I do not look for income from my shares. I rather re-invest the dividend I receive each quarter. I own almost 20 different stocks right now and more than 80% of those stocks are dividend paying.   Dividend Investing

If you are aiming for higher return from your investment, stock and dividend investing is probably in your list already. But stock investment inherit greater risk compared to other form of investment. You should have some clear strategy and game plan to secure higher return with lower risk. These are some of the best practices that I tend to learn and adapt over last few years.

Let’s see them, very briefly.

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Taking Investment Beyond ETFs and Making it Social, the Case of Motif Investing

August 26, 2012 3 Comments

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Updated in 2018 – I won’t advise or suggest readers invest through Motif. There are a lot of customer complaints about their investing practices and lack of proper customer support. The scariest of complaints is that getting your investment out of motif is not easy. I’d rather want you to stay away from Motif!

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Investing is one of the most celebrated theme here at One Cent at a Time. Where we discuss everything about investing, including where to invest my money, real estate investment, Gold and silver investment, etc.

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Get Excited By Red and Depressed By Green

September 30, 2011 15 Comments

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I am not talking about traffic signals – I mean the stock market and its movement upward or downward. I get excited when I have money to invest in a market and it goes into the red. I worry about my investable income when I see the market in the green for an extended period.

In plain language, I am just in my mid 30’s so now, I am not bothered at all about the market being low. I don’t buy and sell frequently on every ups and downs, I don’t care by how much stock market goes up or down every day. I hate frequent stock trading.

“Wall Street makes its money on activity. You make your money on inactivity.” – Warren Buffett

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