Check market direction trends

… stock markets. Buy up trends sell down trends.
Digging deeper into economic data can refine the results but there is little practical reason to do so. The basic approach works well. Trending up produces a rising stock market; tending down produces a falling stock market.
Market direction tend indicators

This lesson 8 of the Monitor …

3 Risk or opportunity signals

… Sales 6. Crude Oil InventoriesThursday 7. Unemployment Claims 8. Pending Home SalesFriday: 9. Personal Spending & Core Personal Consumption Expenditures 10. Revised University of Michigan Consumer SentimentWithout full-time dedication you can not possibly pay attention to and understand that volume of data flow. It continues with many more such reports week after week. Much easier …

Distracted investing misses profits

… while driving! It risks health and property! Not paying attention to your investments significantly risks your wealth. Even with a financial advisor, paying attention pays you big time!
Do all you can to become an informed and knowledgeable investor and client. Avoiding basic investing misses like, write offs, wrecks and not watching puts you ahead …

Cash flows money goes!

… Understanding that information is a very helpful aid to understanding the company.
Make use of all parts together to gather excellent and useful information to use when making investment decisions.
This completes the White Top View Series, Basic Numbers as an introductory overview to understanding financial statements.
Share: Cash flow money goes!
Investors look …

Financial statement numbers exposed

… to financial statements. This is a very basic introduction to financial statements.
Understanding financial statements gives you another powerful and useful investment research tool! With a little time and effort on your part, this series can help you get comfortable looking at, reading and understanding financial statements.
The Basic Numbers For Investors
Anyone that reads …

3 Wealth assassins lurk

… by day or week by week monitoring.
Buying an autopilot portfolio fund or attempting to run your own on autopilot, guarantees mediocre results. Save your money and time.
If that level of performance satisfies you, simply buy an index ETF and put it in a self managed account.That will give you low costs and …

Master the Best Stock Market Trading Strategies for Big Gains

… well in rising markets but not when markets move sideways or down, and trading comes with moderate to high risks. Trading takes much more knowledge, skill, and time to use well.Even higher-risk speculative trading offers spectacular returns, but this most demanding strategy can produce a total loss! It is not for beginners. All …

No Worry Investor Guide: Speculative Investments for Portfolio Builders

… management and control at or near the top of the to-do list of successful investors.In contrast, steady income-earning portfolios may seem tedious, but their safe and stable returns build wealth over time. High risks do not always produce high returns and can have a record of delivering a total loss!
Why …

The 3 Yeses Formula: How to Know When to Invest Confidently

… doing that homework positions us well to make timely decisions and seize the day when opportunity knocks.
To invest well, we must become and remain aware of the economy, market, and individual company. We must both watch and learn. Finally, we must have ourselves psychologically ready and able to take any needed action.
Why …

Short seller skill, sophistication, knowledge and experience

… logically, they should not. Shorts are always ready to bail.

Selling short…large scale sophistication
Short seller skill, sophistication, knowledge and experience is basic to short selling success. Knowing shorting basics helps new investors better understand how the stock market works. Don’t consider shorting a stock until you have considerable stock market knowledge …