How to Use Defensive and Cyclical Sectors in Your Portfolio

Here is an interesting interview BusinessInsider did with Denise Chisholm on using defensive and cyclical sectors to outperform the market. How to Use Defensive Sector Rotation in Your Portfolio. Her most interesting point was that dividing sectors into ‘defensive’ and Read More …

What are the Best Trading/Investing Websites and Blogs?

This is our categorized list of the best trading/investing books, sites, blogs, videos, etc. Please note that sites may appear in multiple categories and that links will open in a new tab. GeneralArticlesBlogsBooksBrokersCharting / Trading SoftwareEducationEducation – CoursesForumsMagazines / NewspapersNewsResearchScannersTax Read More …

Investing/Trading Terms and Definitions

People who are new to the investing world may be overwhelmed by unfamiliar terms and definitions. So bookmark this page as a quick reference for when you read something you’re not familiar with. If you run across a term that Read More …

Bids, Offers, And Why Prices Move

What causes prices to actually move up and down? This is a fairly basic and fundamental question that many people have not taken the time to understand. First, we need to define some terms: Bid: The bid price is the Read More …

Why It Is Easier To Make Money Trading Stocks Than Indexes

We have noticed that a lot beginning traders gravitate towards trading the indexes (S&P500, DJIA, etc.) using ETFs, Futures, or options. But many people may have an easier time making money trading stocks. It is impossible to prove this, but Read More …