Sometimes the best investment choices are made on how the investor feels about certain industries based on what they see during their daily life. For example, I saw that my gas and electric bills were increasing as winter began. However, the price of oil has been tanking during the past four months. Using this information, [...]

Could you have ever imagined that we’d be able to compare Ford and General Motors to a lottery ticket? Well the day has come as Ford dips to $1 and GM to $2. Let’s face it, the companies are in bad shape and have a lot of turbulence ahead of them. Purchasing shares of the US automakers is very risky and simply a gamble. However, when comparing shares to scratch tickets, I’d rather take a gamble in the automakers.

Two things can happen, they go bankrupt and you lose the gamble…READ MORE…

Creating a tool belt of online resources is an important step for starting new research on stocks. The belt I use and am most comfortable with is posted in my “Favorite Sites”. I am always open to adding new tools to my belt. If you know of any great research sites, submit a comment with a description of the tool and I’ll be glad to publish it.

http://finance.yahoo.com
When it comes to financial research websites I’m a huge fan of yahoo’s version. I keep their site up and running during most of the trading hours. Some key features include: READ MORE…