29 Apr 2013
Posted By: emooreUnder: Investing Tips
A stock which trades at a relatively low liquidity is called Penny Stock. Usually they trade under $5 and can be highly volatile. Trading penny stocks online can be a difficult for many traders. We are going to talk about how to buy penny stocks online. At this point, let me assume that you have...
Few days back I wrote about my strategy for $GOOG run up trade for earnings. I ended up playing a bullish short $GOOG PUT spread and $AAPL bullish call spread. Both trades brought home decent gains, I did not like the action of overall $NASDAQ and hence ended up closing the trades prematurely and I...
22 Aug 2012
Posted By: Punit GuptaUnder: Investing Tips
The degree of risk you are willing to bear determines the kind of returns you can generate. That said, bonds come with minimal risks and similar are the returns. You can barely fight inflation with a bond portfolio. Then, we have stocks and options where the degree of is substantial, so is the possibility of...
18 Aug 2012
Posted By: Punit GuptaUnder: Investing Tips
Consider these before Investing Investing in whatever comes across first doesn’t just sound orthodox, but is kind of weird these days. You have some spare money, and you want to invest it before you end up spending it all- understandable, but simply buying an investment product without defining your purpose, understanding the circumstances and...
Does an average 10% return from equities looks attractive to you? In the current environment, most investors are quite comfortable with much less than that. In my opinion, you are a below average investor if you are not generating double digit returns over the longer term. The truth is that you can even make 20%...
Before the investment process begins, it is vital to develop an individual investment philosophy and find a track to follow towards designing the investment portfolio and tracking the financial markets. Every individual investor and professional money manager must develop an investment philosophy before the foundation of the investment process is laid. This is how we...
Your years of financial markets experience and the ability to constitute reliable investment strategies may often generate profits. But, you must be aware that strategies do not always work in your favor. Sometimes you may have to live through immense volatility where nothing seems to work. A long term investor can easily ride through uncertainty...