Monthly Stock Market Trends – February 2010

This is monthly chart for the S&P 500 showing 20 years of performance. Since this index is the one used by professional traders, it is important to understand how it is performing. This chart is also excellent at defining the longer-term trends for the market. The bull market of the last five years broke down … Read more

Stock Pick

The internet is full of places you can go to find stock picks. Are any of them reliable and consistent?  By stock picks I’m referring to a recommendation to buy the publicly traded stock of a company.  Companies issue shares of stock to raise capital to run their business. In turn, you and I buy … Read more