Free Stock Market Investing Tips

Whether its stocks, options, mutual funds, ETFs, etc., there are many investment vehicles out there to put your money in. For the beginner or intermediate investor though, some of these options should just flat out be avoided. Unfortunately, people with a financial motive often try to dupe beginner investors into using some of these investments when it is generally against the novice investor’s interest. Read the rest of this entry »

Right now, my largest stock position by far is in a Texas cafeteria chain called Luby’s. Unless you’re from Texas, you most likely have never heard of this company. Your average trader/investor on Wall Street certainly knows next to nothing about this company, which makes me feel like I have an advantage over the market. Here are the four main reasons I have most of my cash parked in Luby’s stock:
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The 2008 election season has not fully started yet, but it is something to think about over the next few months. Depending on who you think will win, John McCain or Barack Obama, you may be more inclined to put money in the market or stay on the sidelines.
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Over the past year, oil (the commodity) has rocketed upwards. In 2008 alone, USO (an ETF that track’s oil’s price) is up 44%. Over the past 52 weeks, this ETF is up around 12%. Oil’s price increase, and the associated increase gas costs, are all over the networks and on television. It seems you can’t watch a half hour news show without someone whining about the rising gas costs.

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