A Successful Investment Portfolio

Introduction Becoming successful at investing is very much achievable if you do things right. One of the basic activities you will be carrying out as an investor is constructing a portfolio. The act of building a portfolio is often thought to be the exclusive preserve...

Rebalancing a Portfolio

Introduction “Too much of anything is bad” is quite a cliche, but it is largely true.  As it applies to normal everyday life, it also applies to investing. When building up a portfolio of investments, it is important that you do not concentrate your funds...

Roth IRA vs. Traditional IRA

Introduction Almost everyone is looking forward to retirement, that time of their lives that they will be largely free from work and one in which they will be at liberty to take long vacations at beach sides in Europe. However, for that to be a reality, they must put...

Options Trading Indicators

Introduction: Indicators form a strategic part of any technical analysis strategy. However, they are numerous and each functions for different purposes. Some are used to gauge volume while others tell the general trend of the market. Here, we outline the top...

Candlestick Basics

Introduction In finance, because of the amount of information processed per time, a lot of such information is provided in pictorial format for easy and quick understanding. One such application is found in the use of charts to present the movement of prices of assets...

What are the the Greeks ?

Introduction Trading options can be risky. That may be unexpected as the majority of individuals who venture into it actually do so because they want to avoid the immense risks in other financial assets such as stocks. However, when done right, it can be tremendously...