Articles Index
How Stock Prices Are Set
The balance between supply and demand sets stock prices. When demand is high and supply is low, prices rise. When supply is high and demand is low, prices fall.
Where will Dow be at End of 2009? Take the Poll
The new year poses many challenges for stocks, including high oil prices, the credit crisis, and an ongoing recession.
What Market Indexes Tell Us
Market indexes like the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, can be useful tools if you understand what they do and do not represent.
How Low Can Stock Prices Go?
Investors sometimes forget that there is no guarantee with stocks. They could lose their entire investment.
What Are the Main Types of Corporate Bankruptcy?
What are the main types of corporate bankruptcy?
Will You Get Any Money Bank When a Company Goes Bankrupt?
Whether stock or bond holders receive any money from bankruptcy proceeds depends on several factors.
What Happens to Stock When Company Files Bankruptcy
What happens to your stock or bonds when a company goes bankrupt?
Understanding What Affects Stock Prices
Investors are buying future growth when they invest in stocks.
Deflation Threatens Stock Investors, Economy
Deflation is the dramatic drop in prices across the board. There are too few buyers for too many goods.
Down Market May Be Good Time to Shop for Bargains
Buying in a market downturn may be a good way to pick up good stocks at bargain prices.
Why Should Stock Investors Care About the Commercial Paper Market?
The commercial paper market is of vital importance to the economy. When it doesn't work, bad things happen.
What should Stock Investors do in Troubled Market?
What should stock investors do in a troubled market? Should you hold or liquidate holdings and stay in cash? There are no easy answers.
Stock Investors should Avoid the Extremes
Stock investors would do well to avoid market and economic extremes as part of their investment plan.
Is this a Stock Scam? It Looks like One
Is this an example of the pump and dump stock scam? Stock scams work by appealing to investors' greed.
What is the Fed and What Does it Do?
The Fed is the single most important federal agency for stock market investors because its actions directly affect the markets.
Inflation Worse than Recession for many Stock Investors
Recession and inflation both pose dangers for the stock investor, however many fear inflation the most.
Following the Stock Market Herd Often Wrong Decision
Momentum in the stock market can be a powerful force, but it is often wrong because it is driven by emotion and not logic.
Understanding Stock Share Terms
It is important for investors to understand the different terms used to describe shares of stock such as authorized, restricted, treasury, float and outstanding.
Avoiding Pump and Dump Stock Scams
Pump and dump stock scams can cost you dearly if you fall for their hype.
Bonds and Taxes
Bonds generate income that is taxed, however if you choose wisely you can avoid most of the tax burden and earn a nice return.
Poll Results Show Confidence in Stocks
The results of a poll on where the Dow be at the end of 2008 show stock investors are positive. Will their confidence hold up?
Look into the Future with Stock Market Indexes
Stock market index futures give you a clue about what traders think the market is going to do the next session.
Supply and Demand Drive Stock Prices
Stock prices are driven by the relationship between buyers and sellers. Attractive stocks have more buyers than sellers, which drives up prices, while less attractive stocks feel the reverse effect.
Prepare Stocks for Bear Market
Bear markets happen, but if you prepare your mix of stocks and bonds you have a better chance of coming out with less damage.
Bull and Bear Stock Markets Two Sides of Same Coin
Bull and bear markets go together and are necessary for an efficient market.