filed in Simplified Sunday Series on May.16, 2009
Last week I wrote Part 2 in the Intro to Short Selling. This week I will cap it off and hopefully you will have taken in some pointers which can maybe make you more interested in this aspect of investing. The Transaction of a Short: Suppose that, after hours of painstaking research and analysis, you [...]
filed in Simplified Sunday Series on May.09, 2009
Continuing from last week’s article on Short Selling, here is part 2. Generally, the two main reasons to short are to either speculate or to hedge. Speculate When you speculate, you are watching for fluctuations in the market in order to quickly make a big profit off of a high-risk investment. Speculation has been looked [...]
filed in Simplified Sunday Series on May.02, 2009
For the next few weeks, I will talk about short selling. I get asked about how to short stocks once in a while, but personally, I only short a stock a few times a year. No specific reason. Some people like to make money on the long side, others on the short side, some do [...]
filed in Simplified Sunday Series on Apr.25, 2009
Active investors need to monitor their portfolio for changes hourly on market days, if not daily. Passive investors, or those with a longer-term horizon, however, can afford to take a more relaxed approach. But all investors still have to do their homework from time to time. The following tips can help you manage your time [...]
