Research is showing that most people don’t beat the market when it comes to stock market trading.  In fact, it’s not just the individual investors on Main Street that aren’t beating the market.  The professional money managers of large investment firms and pensions funds don’t beat the market either.  So is there hope for people [...]

The best thing a first time stock trader can do to improve the chances of making money in the stock market is to dive into the research.  I’m not talking about grinding away at the fundamental analysis about companies that you may be interested in buying (although that is hardly a meaningless pursuit).  I’m talking [...]