Articles for: Fundamental Analysis

In the coming weeks I am going to write about the seven deadly sins in investing – according to Scollon. Not because it will fill seven weeks of editorial – in fact I am always wary about serial articles – but rather I see these sins being committed regularly. In fact daily before my very eyes. And it is easy to avoid them.

There are but two certainties in this life: death and taxes. Neither are particularly attractive prospects, but the fact is they are both inevitable. In regard to tax, we must at least acknowledge it as a necessary evil. It provides the money Governments need to pay for essential services such as schools, hospitals, roads and a host of other things that are absolutely essential for a healthy and functional society.

In trading there are times when everything seems easy. Most of our trades are winners, our morale is up, our bank balance is overflowing and life is good! Then, there are times when the volume drops out of the market, trends aren’t as long or strong and money is harder to make. Sometimes we need to sit out of the market altogether if it is too volatile, or not volatile enough.