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Stock Market Investing and Share Market Tips
If I had to pass on a few tips that would help investors most, what would they be? The following stock market and share market tips should help keep you on the profitable side of the market

Short Selling Explained: What is Short Selling
What is short selling? Why do we care? Short selling allows an investor to make money on both sides of the market action. Learn how shorting selling works and why you would short a stock. The rules and risks are also explained.

How to Trade Like a Professional Trader
From choosing a broker to selling shares for profit, this is your quick guide to trading like a professional.

What are E-Minis Futures? How do I Trade Them?
What is an e-mini? Generally e-mini's represents a smaller sized contract, usually one-fifth of a major contract, when Index trading.

Diversification - Learn how to diversify your portfolio
One of the most effective strategies to reduce risk is through diversification. Learn how to diversify your portfolio.

What Is Ethical Investing?
Ethical Investments are also sometimes referred to as Socially Responsible Investments, SRI. Some reports suggest that these types of funds will reach the value of 3 trillion dollars by 2011 in the USA and $15.73 billion in Australia. What are they and should we invest in ethical investments?

Creating a Trading Plan
Before you start buying and selling stocks, you need to create a trading plan and consider three key areas: Core rules, Psychology, Risk management.

The S&P/ASX 200 Index (XJO)
The S&P/ASX 200 is a list of the top 200 Australian companies that are large enough and trade with enough liquidity suitable for institutional buying.

Choosing A Broker
There are 2 main types of brokerage firms, full service brokerage firms and discount brokerage firms (Online Brokers). Deciding which brokerage firm to use will depend on your trading style.

Guard Your Portfolio With Defensive Stocks
When the market is choppy, trendless, or hard to define, what sort of stocks should you own as an investor? For many the answer is defensive stocks. What are defensive stocks, Why Invest in Defensive Stocks? What are examples of Defensive Stocks?

How Much Do I Need To Invest In Shares
The minimum required to invest in a parcel of share in Australia is $500 however this is not advised as brokerage costs and transaction fees can eat into your capital.

Investing VS Trading
While investing can involve some elements of trading, and vice versa, they are two different concepts.

What does ex-dividend mean? How to ensure you receive your dividends
What does it means when a share goes ex-dividend? Learn the important dates of a dividend, ex-divided, record date, payable date and ensure you receive your dividends.

If I Could Only Invest In One Thing...
If I could only pick one investment to put my money into – what would it be? If I am to make one investment it will be with people and not a product.

What Are Shares Dividends?
Dividends are the distributions that are paid using profits companies made during the year - it is like a reward to investors who have chosen correctly.

Dividend Imputation System & Franking Credits Explained - Calculations
The dividend imputation system allows investors who have been paid a dividend to take a personal tax credit (franking credit) since the company has already paid tax (30%) on this dividend.

What is the 'Market'?
Whether you've read about it in the finance section of the newspaper or heard it on the news, have you ever wondered what they mean by "The Market"? Why is it so important?

What Shares Should I Buy?
Although you have likely gained some knowledge about the process to buy and sell shares, here are some publicly traded companies in the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) to get you going.

Building a Investment Portfolio Strategy
Portfolios do not come with a cookie cutter suitable for every investor. We need to analyze the investor and then select stocks that match the profile. To do so we need to consider three main areas: time, risk, reward. Learn how to build a customised portfolio.

Trading the ASX 200 Index: ETFs, CFDs, Futures and Options
The S&P/ASX 200 Index represents the top 200 companies in Australia. How do I buy or short a large basket of 200 stocks in an efficient manner?

Creating a Trading System
How do you go about creating a trading system? Here are some checks and balances that you can employ to raise the odds of it being a winning system.

Understanding the Share Language & Jargon of the Share Market
It is important that you understand the language & jargon of shares, as your evaluation of a company may be dependent on one vital piece of information.

What are Income Stocks? Best Income Stocks for 2010
What are income stocks and which ones are ripe for the picking for 2010? An income stock is a quality blue chip stock that will maintain its value while paying dividends. Here is out top 10 best income stocks for 2010.

How To Pick Growth Stocks?
Want to find stocks that will rocket in value? Learn how to pick growth stock by identying criterias such as EPS, P/E, Revenue & Book Value.

Wesfarmers (WES) vs Woolworths (WOW)
In another exciting round of publicly traded companies dueling it out – which of WES or WOW will come out on top?

Can I Make Money Day Trading? How to Become a Day Trader?
What is the reality behind day trading? Can people make a living at it? What skills and training is necessary to be successful? Is it for you?

David Jones (DJS) VS Myer (MYR)
With these two companies competing for your investment dollars – which should you buy, DJS or MYR? Let’s examine them both...

S&P/ASX 200 ETFs: STW, IOZ, VAS
Index trading is becoming increasingly popular due to its broad exposure to the market. Here are three Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) for the S&P/ASX 200/300.

Benefits of Investing in Shares
There are many benefits to investing in shares and we will investigate how this common form of investment can be an effective way to make money and dilute the risk.

How to Treat Trading Like a Business
If you treat trading like a business, you will have better odds of being successful with a rewarding career.

BHP vs RIO
As mining stocks continue to be in the limelight – which one will come out on top as the winner in the ensuing battle? BHP or RIO?

Making Money In a Bear Market
How can long-term investors play this bullish market to protect capital and even make a little extra profit?

Investing in Cloud Computing Stocks
What is cloud computing and how might it change the way we go about business? Is it a good trend to invest in? Which are cloud computing companies to watch?

High Dividend Stocks
The process of picking high yielding dividend stocks is not nearly as simple as grabbing the one with the highest yield. Certain stocks have higher dividends than others. What types of stocks would these be? Here are example of quality stocks with high dividends.

Make Money Trading the Share Market
Making profits in the market is not easy and requires that we control behavioral problems. You will need to adapt your techniques for a bull and a bear market.

ANZ vs CBA vs NAB vs WBC
Is now a fine time to invest in banking shares? If so, which of ANZ, CBA, NAB, WBC is well positioned fundamentally?