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Hot Penny Stock?
I was running through my screens the other day and I noticed something interesting . EarthLink (ELNK) has had a big move in the last week or so and its clearly breaking out of its trading range. Just look at the chart the stock for the last few months hovered between $3.80 and $3.10 And now […]
A Penny Stock A Director Loves
Piggy-backing the moves of company insiders is a popular strategy for many investors. After all, no one has more knowledge of what’s happening at a company than its executives and directors. While there is some debate about whether this strategy still works, there is research to support it. One source is the book, Investment Intelligence […]
Pump and Dump Penny Stock Schemes
Penny stocks are a great option for investors who want to make a high amount of money at high risk. Other options for investing are less risky, but will not yield the same results. As the saying goes, nothing ventured, nothing gained. But although penny stocks have an enormous capacity for profits, investing wisely is […]
Researching Penny Stocks
Trading penny stocks can be a lot like swimming in the ocean with sharks. One the one hand, youre swimming in the ocean. But, on the other hand, there are sharks. If you make it, you could end up on a beautiful tropical island. If you dont, you could be eaten alive. The stock market […]
Beating Inflation with Penny Stocks
Saving money has always been about the general principle of spending less than you earn. If your savings account is a bucket of water, imagine that your income is a rain falling in the top and your spending is a hole in the bottom. If you have a large whole in the bottom and its […]
Penny Stock Pitfalls
The stock market typically gains in value. The average rate of return for the past 60 years is about 10% With a total value of over $31 trillion, the stock market certainly isnt going anywhere any time soon. Although experiencing great gains, even accounting for recessions, depressions and other setbacks, the stock market as a […]
Ways Penny Stocks Take Advantage of Investors
Penny stocks are a popular topic among amateur investors. Often considered to be an effective way to make a large amount of money in a small amount of time, penny stocks can be a double edged sword. People are always talking about the best penny stock to buy or the hottest penny stock, when this […]
Beating Inflation: Investing in Penny Stocks
The economy is something that everybody talks about, but no one fully understands. Often, people become sharply aware of economic changes when the results of such changes hit close to home. For example, in the US, when gas prices go up in the summer time, people sometimes get close to panic. Inflation means that prices […]
Types of Penny Stock Fraud
While the definition of penny stock has not been established with completely certainty and accuracy by anyone, penny stocks do tend to have certain defining characteristics. Most of the time, they trade below $5 per share, although not every stock with a price this low can be considered a penny stock. They also tend to […]
Penny Stocks as Sources of Income in the Stock Market
Penny stocks are often misunderstood by small-time investors. Often seen as a great get-rich-quick plan, they are just as often path to getting rich poor. When investing in the stock market, there are two ultimate sources of income. That is, there are two main places from which a given investor gets his money. The first […]
Differences Between Penny Stocks and Exchange Traded Stocks
Penny stocks are some of the least understood aspects of the stock market. This is true both for penny stocks as a whole, and for individual penny stocks. Penny stocks, as a category of securities, do not include only stocks that trade near one cent; they encompass most stocks that trade below five dollars. But, […]
