Stock certificate
In corporate law, a stock certificate, also known certificate of stock or a share certificate, is a legal document that certifies ownership of a specific quantity of shares of stock in a company. When...
Common Stock
Common Stock is a term that is used to define the ownership by individual of part of a company. It is also referred to as corporate equity ownership which is a type of security. ...
Registered share
A Registered share is a stock that is registered in the name of the precise possessor. If the possessor of such a piece trades their stake, the new owner must register with title and...
Voting share
A voting share, also known as common stock or ordinary share, states that the holder of the share of stock has the right to vote their opinion when it comes to corporate policy and...
Trading Halt
In the US stock exchange, a trading halt is the term for when trading stops during a specific period of time for a specific security. As a general rule, this period is only about...
Subprime Lending
Subprime lending is a term for when a loan is provided to candidates whose credit worthiness is deemed as a risk. When an individual needs money they obtain it from a bank as a...
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...
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...