The Benefit of Preferred Shares

Preferred shares differ from common stock in many different ways. There are pros and cons to either kind of stock, common or preferred, but the biggest benefits come from ownership of preferred stock. Preferred stock...

Stock Prices 101

Until online stock trading became popular, stock prices were quoted in fractional dollars rather than dollars and cents. For example, a stock trading for $32.50 would be listed as $32 ½. These fractional stock quotes went...

What is a day trader?

A day trader, by law, is someone who actively trades and manages more than $25,000. Day traders get their name because they rarely hold stock trades past one day, and most sell their holdings...

Deciphering Stock Charts

Stock charts can be as simple or as complicated as the end user would like, tracking any length of time, from 10 seconds to 10 years.  Charts represent the change in stock prices over...

How to Profit from Stock Splits

There are two different kinds of stock splits: a normal stock split and a reverse stock split. A normal stock split is where a share of stock is divided into more shares of stock,...

Stock brokers 101

Though traditionally regarded as someone you shouldn't trust, along with lawyers and used car salesmen, stock brokers can be a great asset to a starting investor looking to get decent returns in the stock...

Choosing a Stock Broker

Choosing a stock broker depends on the type of service you would like to receive from your broker. A stock broker is someone who is licensed to broker stock between average people and the...

Deciding Where to Invest

Deciding where to invest can be difficult. To succeed, you need proper timing, strategies and enough capital to navigate through both the good and bad times of the overall market. Even the best investors...

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