When you're comparing shares vs property in an attempt to decide where you'll invest your hard earned money next, it's never a case of one being entirely good or entirely bad...

In the United States, shares must be registered with the SEC before they can be sold to the public In turn, it is impossible to register shares without the company preparing a registration statement and, along with a prospectus, filing said statement with the Securities Exchange Commission...

Selling “short” on a stock is a risky proposition, in which you essentially bet that you can sell stock that you don’t own yet, but which has been promised to you, at a price higher than you’ll be able to purchase it for, in order to make a profit...

Online trading is another business opportunity that one can pursue from the comfort of one’s home It utilizes the best of both worlds – the virtual world to do your trading in and the real to assess the performance of your stock...

In the UK, we are nothing if not spoiled for choice when it comes to ways to invest our funds This is a fine thing of course, except for the fact that the sheer range of possibilities can make it difficult to choose, especially if the wrong choice is unnecessarily risking our funds...

Stock splits present one of the most misunderstood aspects of the stock market Psychologically stock splits feel like you have gained value, but in reality you just own twice as much paper...

To many people, the stock market is like a fuel injected engine; they are familiar with the term, but have no idea what it means...

Are you a profitable share investor or trader Most shares investors and traders would move into shares trading or investing after learning some basic charting, usually moving averages and begin to invest, either making some money or losing some in the initial stages...

It’s a topic we’ve talked about last January (‘Getting the right mix’) when we showed you some typical asset allocation approaches, but here we take you a bit further, by mapping out the role different types of investments can play...

Making trade and investment in the stocks Well, the first step is to understand some basics trades...

If you haven't asked yourself the question you have probably heard it raised - ‘so what's a better investment, property or shares...

As you read this stock market article, you have a few choices You could choose to continue reading, or you could choose to stop reading it and watch t...

To be a successful investor or trader, a written investment plan is a must In fact, most broking firms will not allow its professional traders to trade money without a trading plan...

When a private company reaches a point in it’s development that it requires an injection of capital to expand the business, then the directors have a couple of choices...

Australians own more shares per capita then any other nation on the planet, with more than 54% of our population owning shares...

Building your own retirement portfolio can be quite a daunting task There are many different strategies you can adopt to help your investment dollars grow...

Over the past few weeks, we’ve discussed Covered Calls, which are regarded by many professional investors as one of the most powerful investment strategies available...

The most straightforward route into investing in the precious metals market is to buy shares in mining companies...

Equity issues invariably form an integral component of a corporation’s growth cycle But they also result in dilution for existing shareholders, and too much dilution often turns a carefully crafted investment profile upside down...

Bulls and bears Firstly the bull is a buyer and the bear is “always” a seller...

Dear Fellow Investor Shareholders and investors of two blue-chip companies were treated to good news on Monday July 9, 2007, that carries potentially bullish long-term consequences...

Some smart investors see value in Mueller Water Products (MWA) They're probably right; but, Mueller isn't the kind of situation that jumps out at me as a clear bargain I can understand...

In the past, trading on the movement and price direction of financial markets was largely the preserve of major banks, high net worth individuals and sophisticated investment houses...

Investors can use a number of strategies to invest in the stock market To begin with, they need to analyze market trends, learn about the market in which the companies they are interested in operate, and purchase shares at an appropriate time...

Stocks can be considered a tool for building wealth, as they are a part of almost every investment portfolio...

1 Don't know how to choose the right share to buy 2...

Stock options are a great way to leverage investment capital for speculation and to reduce the risk for existing stock positions in your portfolio or even to earn an extra riskless income...

When buyers and sellers meet to exchange shares of a company, then they do it at the stock exchange Stock exchanges are virtual or physical market places which offer standardized procedures for stock trading...

There is a lot of money to be made from stocks and shares but the only hitch is nobody knows a sure fire way of a method...

If you trade, you may have heard of options Trading options carries high risk and has many disadvantages for beginners and even seasoned traders...