Oct 23

The best time to teach kids or teens about stock market investing is when they are still young. You can teach them by getting to read business and finance books for the young. This education can be supplemented with Stock market games stimulator.

Stock Market games simulator for student kids & teens allow them to practice stock trading with virtual money.

One good stock market game for kids is stock market game SMG2000.

Stock Market Game SMG200 is a stock market game for students grades 4-12 to teach economics, finance, and the American monetary system. Students are allowed to purchase stocks using fantasy money, then monitor the portfolio as in real life. Includes a teachers-only area.

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Sep 11

E. William Stone is the chief investment strategist at PNC Wealth Management in Philadelphia.

William Stone Financial Advice

In businessweek interview the man gave his thoughts on why this is the best time to be investing in stocks.

Widespread nervousness about the economy is “a positive” because it gives investors a chance to find “a good company that’s being dragged down by the overall market.”

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Jul 26

If you are asking the question whether this is a good time to invest in the stock market? Then read the following investing check list that will guide you to answer that question.

Are you young?

If you are in your 20s this is the best time to start investing in the stock market. Young investor have the advantage of time. The more time you have the more money you can invest over time.

Do you have the capital?

Most investors reason you should start investing immediately you have the capital. If you you keep the money in the bank you run the risk of spending the money.

The Price Earning Ratio.

Is the the Price earning ratio at historical low. A low P.E is a sign of a bargain more so if the company earnings are projected to remain stable.

Governement stimulus

Government stimulus have a habit of giving an economy a big kick. All that government money goes into the hands of consumers, who spend the money in making purchases. That consumer demand boosts companies revenue and profits. Higher profits translates to higher share prices.

Market Psychology

The best investor to explain this concept is Warren Buffet in the following quote

“Be fearful when everyone is greedy and greedy when everyone is scared”

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May 12

Warren Buffet is the best investor in the world, when measured by ability to accumulate money. His investment advice on the best time to sell you shares can be found on the following quote by him.

We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful. By Warren Buffet

By greedy he means when the market is in a bull frenzy and every Tom, Dick and Harry is buying stock. When everyone is buying prices tend to go well above their true value and that is when a smart investor should be thinking of selling.

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