Stock Market Investing

Equity and debt prices for internationally listed companies mining in large parts of Latin America have deteriorated sharply in recent weeks in the face of changes in government policies. What does the future hold for those invested in South American mining?

The reality of corrections is one of the few certainties of the financial world, a reality that separates the men from the boys, if you will. If you fixate on your portfolio Market Value during a correction, you will just give yourself a headache, or worse.

The problems, and the solutions, boil down to focus, understanding, and retraining. But for now, relax and enjoy this correction. It's your invitation to the fun and games of the next rally, when you will see that correction is spelled o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-y.

How to purchase a time spread when options trading, and how to identify the effects of volatility on that time spread.

Lessons in Straddle pricing and the factors that affect them within options trading scenarios.

Everyone trades a little differently. The trading method outlined below is MY personal approach to trading. This method has worked for me for the last 20 years, and has helped me to avoid big draw downs since the mid 1980's. My trading strategy has helped me to make a good living trading.

Like every successful discretionary trader, I've learned to recognize a group of high probability situations (or setups) that put the odds on my side.

It was only a decade ago, if you want to get involved with the stock market, you had to hire a broker and you had to be ready to risk and invest large sums of money.

Sector funds have their place in your portfolio, not as core holdings, but as a diversified way of making targeted investments in selected niches.

The key to building a strong investment portfolio is to set your goals and diversify but not have so many investments you cant follow and to avoid investments which are too small to be meaningful.