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Using Penny Stocks to Make Money
The stock market is a great way to beat inflation. Inflation is the reason that keeping money under a mattress is a poor way to save. Assuming this is a safe place to keep money (which it actually isnt), the real problem with storing money in a non-interest bearing vehicle is that it doesnt just […]
Getting Burned by Penny Stocks
Penny stocks are a popular way to make money. Many investors see them as a great way to make a large amount of money in a short amount of time. But many things that seem too good to be true usually are, and get-rich-quick ideas tend to be a risk with only a small possibility […]
How Penny Stocks Work
The stock market is a great way to save money. Typically appreciating faster than the rate of inflation, the stock market is one of few places that one can put money for the long term without it losing value. For some investors though, the stock market is more than a way to save and earn […]
What Influences the Price of Penny Stocks?
The best penny stocks to buy are often not the cheapest, fastest rising or even the one with the best track record in the past. In fact sometimes the best penny stock to buy is no penny stock. Penny stocks are a different animal from regular stocks, and have the potential for great gains or […]
Detecting Penny Stock Scams
Penny stocks can be a volatile way to make money. While volatility is often seen as a bad thing when investing, many investors take advantage of volatility to make money faster than with a buy and hold strategy. Buy and hold is a safe way to make money, but, when investing in the stock market, […]
Penny Stock Red Flags
Penny stocks, at first glance, seem like a great investment. They are cheap, and the stories of investors profiting mightily from them abound. While some penny stocks are indeed a great value, there are some red flags to look for when considering investing in this area. The first red flag is a stock with a […]
Two Reasons to Avoid Penny Stocks
Penny stocks, to the uninitiated, might seem like an awesome way to make money quickly. After all, they are cheap, and have the potential for astronomical growth. Also, it is true that many people really have made a huge amount of money buying and selling penny stocks. However, just because someone makes money buying and […]
Navigating Penny Stocks
The stock market can be a tricky ocean to navigate. Intrepid adventurers, keen to make their fortunes in a distant land, often fall victim to the storms, reefs and unseen maelstroms that are recessions, scams and pump and dump schemes. Which course should a beginning investor set? Going long is a safe option. But, like […]
Investing in Penny Stocks in 2012
The stock market is a somewhat reliable indicator of the strength or weakness of an economy. More accurately, the stock market is, by definition, the publicly traded portion of the economy. But there is sometimes a miscommunication between the price of a given stock and the value of the company it represents. The value of […]
