11) Stock Picking Strategies: Conclusion
Here are the fundamental concepts of stock picking we have learned so far: The main focus of fundamental analysis is a company’s intrinsic value In quantitative analysis, the worth of a company is all...
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10) Stock Picking Strategies: Technical Analysis
Thus far we have talked about fundamental analysis. In this section we shall explore technical analysis (TA) which is the opposite of fundamental analysis. Technical analysts or technicians analyze market activity, prices, volume and...
09) Stock Picking Strategies: Dogs of The Dow
The Dogs of The Dow are 10 of the 30 companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) that has the highest yield in dividends. This form of strategy was popularized by Michael Higgins’...
08) Stock Picking Strategies: CAN SLIM
William O’Neil developed CAN SLIM which is a method of screening, purchasing and selling common stock. It is described more thoroughly in his book “How to Make Money in Stocks”. It is actually an...
07) Stock Picking Strategies: Income Investing
The goal of income investing: pick a stock that provides steady income. It is perhaps the most straightforward way of picking stocks. Aside from fixed securities and bonds, stocks can also provide a steady...
06) Stock Picking Strategies: GARP Investing
If you’re comfortable with value investing and growth investing, then perhaps the world of GARP investing is right for you. GARP is simply: Growth At a Reasonable Price. GARP GARP method looks for companies...
05) Stock Picking Strategies: Growth Investing
When the technological boom happened in the late 90’s, it gave rise to growth investing and gave investors unprecedented returns. But before you join the growth investment market, here are some things you need...
04) Stock Picking Strategies: Value Investing
Columbia University Professors Benjamin Graham and David Dodd pioneered the strategy of the value investing method during the 1930’s. The concept of value investing is to find companies trading below their inherent worth. Value...
03) Stock Picking Strategies: Qualitative Analysis
When we talk of determining a company’s value, there is more to it than just profit, cash flows and the numbers. Fundamental analysis is a wide area that covers not a company’s intrinsic value...
02) Stock Picking Strategies: Fundamental Analysis
When someone says “that company has strong fundamentals”, what does this mean? This phrase is so overused in the world of finance nowadays but few people actually know what it means. So let’s find...
25) Economic Indicators: Wholesale Trade Report
What It Is The Wholesale Trade Report reveals the result of a survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau across thousands of wholesalers across the country. The report is released every month, on or...
24) Economic Indicators: Trade Balance Report
What It Is The Trade Balance report is prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis the nineteenth of every month. The data are based on the two months preceding the official release of the...
23) Economic Indicators: Retail Sales Report
What It Is The Retail Sales Report is an indicator that follows the dollar value of merchandise sold within the retail trade. Samples are taken from companies that engage in selling products to end-consumers....
22) Economic Indicators: Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)
What It Is The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is a composite report of five sub-indexes extracted from surveys covering more than 400 purchasing managers all over the US. It is a monthly report of...
21) Economic Indicators: Productivity Report
What It Is The Productivity Report is prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is released every three months (quarterly) or around five weeks after the end of the last quarter. There are...