For a large portion of the investment industry, market volatility is a scary element to consider. Buy-and-hold investors don’t like seeing their stocks whipsaw around and the financial media is quick to bring the fear whenever markets move frantically. But is volatility really that harmful to your portfolio? Don’t believe the CNBC hype – […]
What is the Dotcom Bubble? The dotcom bubble was the exponential rise of tech stock prices between 1995 and 1999. While tech stocks were on fire throughout the late 90s, the real explosive growth came in 1998 and 1999. The period was a time of market mania in which plumbers and mechanics were becoming millionaire […]
What is a Dividend Aristocrats? Dividend Aristocrats is the name used for stocks that are members of the S&P 500 that have increased their dividends every year for the past 25 years. A dividend is a payment made by a company to shareholders of record by a predetermined date of eligibility. Dividends are a way for […]
Whether you’re day trading, swing trading or investing, you need to know the basics on how to buy and sell stocks. What is a Stock? A stock (also called an “equity” or a “share”) is a security that represents an ownership share in a public company that is listed on a stock exchange like the New York Stock […]
Determining the right time to trade and the right market to trade may appear to be challenging at first, as can many aspects of trading! However, rest assured that many traders from around the world have had the same concern and have been able to find a trading strategy that both suits them and […]
Iron Butterfly Options Strategy The Iron Butterfly options strategy, also known as the Ironfly, falls into a category of options strategies known as Option Income Strategies. Option income strategies focus on time decay and collecting premiums over the decay. Specifically, the Iron Butterfly is a type of income strategy known as a credit spread. Credit […]
Learning how to invest in gold is a great way to diversify your portfolio as well as prepare you for a downturn in the markets. There is an old saying that goes “Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, barter is the money of peasants – but debt is the […]
Recessions can come without a moments notice, but when they do show up you need to be prepared on how to invest in a recession. Did you know: For the first time in history, the US will have completed a decade without a recession or depression? Depending on the pundits you listen to, you will […]
What’s up everyone. All right. Welcome to the next episode of Day Trading with 500 Bucks. Now, during this episode what I am going to do for you guys is I’m going to share with you the things that I wish I had known when I was getting started trading. The tips and tricks that […]
What Are Mini Options? Mini options are an options class that carries 10 shares of an underlying stock or exchange-traded funds, rather than 100 shares as is the case with traditional options. U.S. options exchanges introduced mini options in March 2013 on five popular expensive securities including Google and Apple stocks. Every listed mini option […]
