Selling Stocks

The appeal of day trading to make profits by buying and selling stock on the same day, is the ability to use limited capital, achieve regular profits, use various technical trading techniques, and close positions at the end of the day to avoid overnight capital demands. Trading intensively through buying and selling in the same day... more »

Selling stock is harder than buying stock, most professionals will tell you. Several techniques with good reasoning for a sell decision can be used, if done carefully. Techniques vary for short-term and intermediate- to long-term trades however. Most techniques rely on either fundamental changes in the outlook for a stock, a change in... more »

In the past, individual investors purchased the stocks and mutual funds that offered the greatest potential for profit. Over the course of the last decade, investor behavior has changed. Those wondering how stocks are bought and sold today--and what propels an individual to pass over a promising stock in favor of one that might not be... more »

Power of attorney means the authorization by one person, the principal, for another person (the agent, or attorney-in-fact) to act in their place. Limited powers of attorney are used to give someone with specific expertise the ability to act with regard to particular matters. A general power of attorney, on the other hand, gives... more »

Investing in the stock market can be a risky business. Understanding a few things about it can help you decide whether to invest in stocks. more »