SpookyFox
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There are technical and fundamental approach in the stock market. Technical analysis more on the short term trading, fundamental are more on long term trading. It depend on your experience and knowledge as well. |
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slavaret2
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There are several successful stock picking strategies. Pick one you feel most comfortable with and get good at it. |
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jebediabartlett
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Reading, reading, reading... and if you can get a copy of Investor's Business Daily...( $1.25 at a good newsstand.)...you will find quite a few articles to read...and some rules to trade by...and EXCELLENT grading of top stocks and stocks on the move. |
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Supra1Q
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Rocky, there are infinite methods. Investors Business Daily's William O'neil came up with the 'canslim' method, a series of fundamentals, and he employs technicals as well. His book 24 Essential Lessons for Investment Success is well worth the read for your investment future. He breaks down the attributes of the greatest stock appreciations of our time. There's a fee provider Cupwatch.com that searches candidates based on this approach for a winning %. I use this.
MadMoney and FastMoney on CNBC have an excellent track record of winning stock picks, for free. They will comment on many, but the ones they outright recommend(several they buy or own themselves, how is that for conviction) are the ones you want. Once you watch you'll get a feel for the show. They'll tell you profit expectations, when to act and for how long, where to put stops...and not just US stocks, but international stocks/funds listed on US exchanges. Jim Cramer's books MadMoney/ Watch TV and Get Rich provide his experience as a Hedge Fund Manager becoming a multi-millionaire, which are good reads. My best investments have come from these shows...they are Wallstreet!
I've made a bundle on stocks like these from these shows: AAPL, RIMM, BIDU, VMW, CHL, NILE, GOOG, AMZN, MA, FSLR, WFR, RIO, TSO, POT, NTDOY, ATVI..... |
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jasonsegon
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I first test drive the stocks at http://www.goldenbullstocks.com they are very successful! |
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$so fresh so clean$
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There's an easier way to invest in stocks than worrying over shareholder capital, balance sheets, debt, cash on hand, intristic values, industries, and sectors. Mutual funds take all the guesswork out. They provide instant diversification, professional management, and low fees. You're basically investing in 200-500 stocks at once. By contibuting a little every month (dollar cost averaging), your savings will grow without the risk of individual stock. Individual stocks are traded too often, usually coming with huge tax bills. Mutual funds would be the better choice. |
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BigBen
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Look, fundamentally, you can use various key financial ratios to start screening which stock worth your hard earned money. from there, you can go to the next level by further study how they perform qualitatively. Look here for more info:
How to Pick A Good Stock
http://www.stock-investment-made-easy.com/good-stock-pick.html
Guide in Analyzing Stock
http://www.stock-investment-made-easy.com/analyzing-company.html
then, you must study how much the stock worth. to do this stock valuation, you have to calculate intrinsic value. once you got it, buy the stock when it is at its margin of safety, either it was discounted than its intrinsic value, or discounted from the past historical prices. Look here for details:
How to Calculate Intrinsic Value
http://www.stock-investment-made-easy.com/calculate-intrinsic-value.html
How to Determine Margin of Safety
http://www.stock-investment-made-easy.com/margin-of-safety.html
now the last point but the most important things, how you can make money from it? look, good company will grow over time. if you invest for your retirement, you can sell the stock after 20 years with as much as 30% return per year! doesn't it sounds good? and besides, you'll be earning dividends year after year, which will also grow annually!
Penny Stocks, Short Cut to Wealth
http://www.stock-investment-made-easy.com/penny-stock-investing.html |
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Smart Investor®
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I never invest in stocks. It's too risky.
I run my own business and have profit margin of over 5% a month.
GL |
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Gary
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There are a few things I personally look for in a stock.
1. I look for a broken stock, not a broken company.
2. Value of the stock. Once I pick a stock, I compare it with other companies in the industry.
3. Dividend, does the company pay a decent dividend?
4. Understand the company. What do they do? How are the finances and fundamentals?
Example: McDonald's (MCD) I bought some stock when it was $24. It was a broken stock, beaten down and a great value for a company that's been in business a long time. They pay a good dividends, and they sell burgers and things were turning around. |
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