Collection of Essential Guides for Forex and Stock Trading

One thing many financial experts frequently mention is the need to have an emergency fund. This essentially represents a certain amount of cash reserves which people can use in times of the financial emergency. Now, there are some obvious questions a number of market participants have: Do traders and investors need to have emergency funds? […]

In the aftermath of the 2008 Financial Crisis, it became increasingly difficult to find investments with decent returns. The fact of the matter was that as the US Federal Reserve and other major central banks across the globe have adopted near-zero interest rate policies, returns on savings accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs) have become […]

When it comes to the stock market investing, there are indeed hundreds of different options available for investors to invest in. For many market participants, this can be a difficult choice, since for them it is not clear which ones can provide them with the best rate of return. What many experienced investors do with […]

It goes without saying that one of the most essential elements of successful investing is to build a profitable stock portfolio. However, here it is also worth noting that there is no single universally accepted method to go about it, which can always guarantee success. Instead, investors have different investment strategies and goals. The fact […]

Just like the Forex market has an economic calendar, which tracks all of the announcements affecting currencies, in the stock market, earnings releases also have a significant impact on the price changes of securities. So how do earnings releases work? Well, when it comes to the US companies, as well as some European firms, there […]

When the Dow Jones Industrial Average index was first published back in the 1880s, it stood near 63, however, after decades of growth, interrupted by several major corrections, by September 2020, the index reached 27,900 level. This means that throughout its existence the DJIA has risen by more than 442 times, which is quite impressive. […]

There are indeed many investors who wonder how interest rates affect stock prices. After all the obvious question is: how could a stock market be completely indifferent to the latest monetary policy changes? Well, actually, many financial experts, as well as commentators believe that there is a significant degree of negative correlation between the interest […]

It goes without saying that Warren Buffet is one of the most famous and successful investors in the world. He not only managed to accumulate billions of dollars in net worth but also built Berkshire Hathaway, a successful investing company, the stock price of which has risen dramatically over the years. Therefore, it is not […]

The price to earnings ratio, also known as the stock P/E ratio is one of the most popular measurement instruments in the stock market valuations. For some new investors, this might sound like a complicated term. However, the P/E ratio formula is indeed quite simple. In fact, one even does not need a special P/E […]

One of the most important aspects of the stock market investing is the question of building a successful investment portfolio. This essentially represents the collection of stocks and other investments the investor owns. It goes without saying that not all portfolios are the same, they obviously differ in composition and the goal as well. For […]