The attached stubborn and helpless investor continues the discussion of the 10 Paralyzing Mental Blocks of Investors introduced in the last post. This post discusses the challenges of attachment, stubbornness and helplessness that can mentally block an investor. Part 4 of the White Top View Series, Mind Game discussing emotions and psychological aspects of investing.
Read MoreDiscover the hidden retirement saving dangers behind retirement saving campaigns so you can protect your wealth from common financial pitfalls. That way, you can ensure your retirement investments are safe and secure from the retirement saving dangers lurking in retirement savings campaigns of financial service providers. Some providers include hidden fees and poor and limited investment choices. Those are costly financial traps that erode your wealth over time. By understanding the risks and navigating these campaigns wisely, you can take control of your retirement planning and protect your hard-earned savings. This lesson helps equip you with the knowledge and strategies to make informed decisions, avoid common pitfalls, and ensure a more secure financial future.
Read MoreInvestor make your retirement deposit and WAIT! Don’t be rushed into a tax deduction. When making your retirement deposit, plan to put thousands more into your pocket by depositing to get a tax deduction then researching investment alternatives. For investors not certain of the best way to use savings needs a plan. Before you commit to making a specific retirement investment, consider taking a two step approach. It could put thousands in your pocket. 1. Deposit – get your tax deduction and saving 2. Research – find your best low cost investment Deposits trigger tax deductions
Read MoreFED Market Direction Signals: How to Interpret and Profit guides investors to understanding and leveraging the FED signals. This guide helps investors enhance their portfolio performance using the key FED indicators to influence financial markets, such as interest rate decisions, monetary policy statements, and economic forecasts. By mastering interpreting these signals, investors can anticipate market shifts, make more informed decisions, and capitalize on profit opportunities. With practical insights and actionable strategies, this guide equips investors to stay ahead of the curve and turn FED-driven market movements into stock market gains.
Read MoreNelson Mandela taught us. He changed himself, his people, his nation and our world; by changing, learning and acting we overcome all barriers including fear
Read MoreInvesting confidence: At times choppy market behavior and volatility can worry a new investor. By watching three big factors economic growth, no tapering and no Fed tightening, investing looks good. Investors can be reassured and confident further gains are coming despite a dip due to tax loss selling and premature tapering talk.
Read MoreAfter printing a sea of yen, Japan will add to the market and economic stimulus by tapping a huge ocean of savings. Such historic changes make Japan a buy for investors because: 1 Japan has reversed a long standing policy and begun printing an ocean of stimulus money and 2 a new pending NISA program a government created investment program gives equities access to an ¥8 trillion ocean of private savings accounts.
Read MoreAn annual check up on your investing plan and progress helps improve your performance. Use this guide to prepare for a meeting with your financial advisor.
Read MoreA large risk, even the chance of a possible total loss of an investment for a potentially huge gain defines speculation. Investors can speculate on any company from the largest to a tiny startup. The odds and gains reach the most extreme among the junior and startup companies. By discussing this topic I hope to make beginning investors aware of the extreme and very real risk of total loss. No beginner should consider or have anything to do with any speculative investing play.
Read MorePresuming an already uptrending or bullish market, a strong bull run for an individual stock needs momentum to continue upward price movement for any significant time. The bull icon serves interchangeably to represent a rising market, an investor buying long or the rising stock play itself. At such times we can say the bulls or herd runs as prices, volumes and investors charge ahead! At a minimum, momentum needs both an increasing price for the stock and an increasing volume of shares traded. Simple basic trading of a momentum play means buying a rising stock that on most days continues rising or trending to ever higher prices. Profitable momentum play execution requires trading out or selling the stock at the higher prices. Most such plays unfold over a matter of weeks or a few months; few extend longer than a year.
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