More and more tech companies are building their success by going "open source." With these platforms, they're saving money, running their business more efficiently... and raking in the profits.
In fact, there are three open-source investing strategies that you can use every day to improve your skill set, find winning stocks, know when to cut your losses - and enjoy peace of mind.
More and more tech companies are building their success by going "open source." With these platforms, they're saving money, running their business more efficiently... and raking in the profits.
In fact, there are three open-source investing strategies that you can use every day to improve your skill set, find winning stocks, know when to cut your losses - and enjoy peace of mind.
Penny stocks are very popular, and the dream of finding the next great Microsoft, Facebook, or Netflix is alive and well in the minds of millions.
Finding successful penny stock investments is no different than finding other great investing opportunities... if you know what to look for and have the right risk tolerance and perspective.
Tiny micro-cap companies - penny stocks by any other name - can be fabulously profitable over time when done right.
After hitting a record high of 5,231.91 on July 20, the tech-centric Nasdaq Composite has fallen 8.1% in just over a month.
That's why we turned to Money Morning Defense & Tech Specialist Michael A. Robinson for advice on how to invest in tech stocks now. He's a 30-year veteran of the tech market who's seen countless stock market corrections.
Here's his full strategy for investing in tech stocks following this week's sell-off...
There's no such thing as a 100% risk-free investment. That said, you can make any investment risk "free" under the right conditions by using one of my favorite tactics: the free trade.
This strategy lets you do three things at once: capture profits of at least 100%, pay for your initial investment, and reduce the risk on your remaining position to almost nothing.
Market volatility has been rampant. Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw triple-digit gains or losses on four out of five trading days.
Volatility will continue in coming months as investors grapple with economic data and try to gauge when the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.
Risk management may not be the most exciting part of investing. But it's the most important.
And a risk-management tool called "position sizing" stands out above all others as the most powerful, and not just for cutting risk, but for boosting profits, too.
The concept is simple. It's about controlling the amount of money you place in each trade.
Here are three different methods for sizing your positions...
As developed nations age, birth rates drop, and populations decline, investing strategies need to change.
And Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald says no country illustrates this trend better than Japan. That country's population is expected to fall by 30 million by 20148.
But Fitz-Gerald does not advise pulling out of Japan - or any market today with an aging population.
Instead, he has an investing strategy that will prevail despite these risks...
Today I want to share with you a classic investment strategy that I've given a brand-new nickname to reflect our focus on the "New West" of Silicon Valley tech stocks.
I call it the "Cowboy Split." When employed properly, the Cowboy Split will protect you from volatile markets.
But that's not all. If your stocks go down, on the recovery, you make more money...
