Stock screeners are automated tools that allow investors to screen stocks by user defined or preset criteria. There are thousands of stocks out there, and it is essentially impossible for investors to keep track of all of them. Using automated tools to hone in on stocks that you might want to invest in, however, can make it more manageable. Trying to sort through stocks by hand can be time consuming. Fact is, most investors know roughly … [Read more...]
A put option allows the buyer of the options the right, but not obligation (this is important!) to sell a specified asset at a specified price on a specified date. Lots of specifics right? And right now it might sound confusing, but it'll make sense shortly enough. So what is a put option in layman terms? Truthfully, there is no layman terms or way to define put options as they are semi complex financial instruments. More or less, options allow … [Read more...]
Price action basically refers to anything relating to an asset's price. Obviously, that is a pretty big definition, and in practice price action is a fluid, dynamic, and somewhat subjective term. There are many useful terms for measuring and studying price action, so let's dig in. For example candlestick charts are great charts for understanding price action. A candle stick chart will tell you whether a stock gained or lost value. It will also … [Read more...]
Fiduciary basically means “trust”, and specifically the trusting relationship between a trustee and beneficiary. The fiduciary definition and concept is vital in the investing world where trust and the ethical management of relationships is very important. Often, people have a “fiduciary duty” to look out for the interests of various parties and people. For example, someone who is managing over a family trust for children has a fiduciary duty to … [Read more...]