Free Stock Market Investing Tips

After checking the futures over the weekend, I knew the market was going to drop a lot at the open. Like most people, I was happily surprised that the Fed decided to cut interest rates by .75%, which likely averted a market catastrophe.
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After opening down by almost 500 points, the Dow closes 120 points lower. The initial drop was triggered by a global selloff of stocks. Read the rest of this entry »

In today’s unstable market, many people are considering shorting stocks. This might be because they believe the market is going to get worse, so they want to bet against the market or they just wish to hedge their bets. Here are three points to consider when going short:
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The market just had its worst week in over 5 years. So far in 2008, the market is down about 10%, and January isn’t even over yet! This has truly been a brutal year in the market. Panic is in the air, and people are unloading their stocks due to fear that it will get any worse.

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