http://www.aestocksblog.com Trading Stocks Sat, 01 May 2010 03:42:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Most people would agree that an individual will get far better returns then those of large mutual funds or institutional investments.  But unfortunately, many do not understand that investing on their own does not mean they must sort through the plethora of data by themselves.  Use the resources from a ... http://www.aestocksblog.com/2010/04/30/doing-your-own-investing-is-not-the-same-as-investing-on-your-own/ Warren Buffett is the best investor of our time, perhaps of all time.  Does this fact mean that the way to riches is to track and emulate his investment moves?  Well, if you are a billionaire looking to maintain your financial empire, then this is probably a good strategy.  But ... http://www.aestocksblog.com/2008/09/30/follow-buffett/ In dealing with financial markets, there are only two paths to take - Either free or regulated.  A free market relies on the investors and entities to run the market.  When one of the two makes a bad call, they must be allowed to fail.  When someone fails someone else ... http://www.aestocksblog.com/2008/09/24/the-bottom-line-on-our-financial-markets/ Once you have found a stock to buy, and have your online brokerage account set up, it only takes two buttons to buy a stock.  The hardest part, and it isn't hard at all, is calculating how many shares of the stock you want to buy.  Once you divide the ... http://www.aestocksblog.com/2008/09/18/push-a-button-and-buy-a-stock/ Each of the online brokers (Scottrade, TD Ameritrade, Fidelity, etc) provide everything you need to buy and sell stocks through them.  They are the vehicle that you will use, once you know what stock it is you want to buy.  One major item that used to separate them was the ... http://www.aestocksblog.com/2008/09/09/choosing-an-online-broker-is-easier-then-buying-shoes/