Stocks: What are they?
There are many companies looking for money to increase and modify their production capacities. One way they do this is by sharing the ownership of the company with individual investors.
The ownership of the company is divided into many parts – there could be millions of these parts. [...]
Stock Investing Losing Favor
Small businesses are looking to installment loans rather than stocks for funding options. Before the recession, many small businesses were investing in the stock market, trading for added revenues. Dallas-area financial planner Chance Woods stated his clients have a “mixed feeling of relief at stock gains since [...]
No deal and possibly no company
Most people interested in Harman International Industries Inc. already know that the company says it has not received a buyout offer from Arabian Peninsula Group. Rumors about the alleged buyout offer spread pretty far pretty fast. Reuters says:
Several media outlets on Sunday received faxed statements [...]
The private investor
If anyone can get his timing all wrong, it’s the private investor. These guys hang around the fringes of a bull run, biting their nails and wondering if it will last, and then get the nerve to make a move after the real profits have been bagged.
Timing
True to [...]
Is this the time to shop for bargains on the stock exchange?
At the end of last week stock markets in America and Europe were trading at their lowest point in decades. Investors stood at the crossroads, facing contradicting signposts, and unable to make decisions. They should:
Sell everything and abandon stocks [...]
Uptick rule to save share prices?
When stock prices fall during a bear market, what happens? Depending upon the severity of the dive and the overall state of the economy at the time, it’s fairly easy to predict. Typically, investors will go into a panic and rush to sell off as [...]