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Winning traders make consistent profits. One way to trade consistently is to minimize psychological pressure, and the best way to do that is to minimize risk to the point that the potential financial ..

Jim and Sam, two part-time online investors, are discussing the performance of their stock portfolios at lunch. Jim inquires, “How well did you do last year?” Sam with assurance declares, ..

There isn’t one right way to trade the markets. It’s tempting to emulate your favourite “Market Wizard,” but in the end, it’s essential to match your trading style to your personality. Some ..

11.1 – The origins of debt Over the next couple of chapters, we will cover the basics of debt mutual funds. As you may recollect from the earlier chapters, there are about 16 debt mutual fund catego ..

A common complaint of novice traders is that they just can’t seem to stick with their trading plans. Many novice traders develop a viable trading plan only to abandon it impulsively. What goes w ..

Have you ever had one of those days where you wished you had stayed in bed rather than executed your first trade of the day? Perhaps you excitedly put together a trading plan the night before only to ..

If you haven’t seen the “Wizard of Oz,” you are in for a treat. It is a great movie on multiple levels. The climax occurs when the heroine, Dorothy Gale, reveals that a great wizard is only a co ..

Did oil prices ruin your trading plans this week? Adverse events, such as foul weather in the Gulf, are just one of the many sources of stress an active trader must contend with. If you’re not c ..

Carl has dreamed of being a winning trader since he was a teenager. He tracked the market in high school and started trading stocks in college. But he has blown out twice in the last five years. He wo ..

A reality of trading is that a trader must doggedly make trade after trade, yet may often face loss after loss before realizing a win. Trading requires persistence in the face of seemingly constant se ..