Hans Wagner
Total live articles: 30
Questions: 0
Answers: 0
I began investing in high school and have remained active in the markets. A graduate of the US Air Force Academy with an MBA majoring in Finance from the University of Colorado, I continued to invest throughout my career in the US Air Force, Bank of America, Coopers & Lybrand, and working for Ross Perot before retiring at 55. During that time I have gained a very good understanding of what works and what does not. I hope to impart that knowledge to others so they can achieve financial independence as well. This effort to help people create wealth for themselves led me to create Trading Online Markets LLC where we keep your issues and concerns foremost in our mind. We strive to be accurate, but you should always double check whatever you see here. We seek to create the best, most coherent and logical stock market investing and education site. Along the way we hope it is fun as well. Our goal is to help people to successfully invest in the stock market and then encouraging them to make this world a better place with their success. We value you as our clients and will never sell, distribute or use any of your private information. Your information belongs to you.
Recent Activity
Being a contrarian investor is more difficult than most people think. Making the decision to commit you money when the news is terrible takes discipline.
The home remodeling industry is poised to rebound and lead the home builders out of their slupm in 2010 and 2011.
A look at the trend for the stock market using the S&P 500. Being on the right side of the trend accounts for 60% of your gain or loss.
Portfolio risk management is crucial to successful stock market investing. By applying proven risk management strategies, you can be successful when investing in stocks and ETFs.
The S&P 500 PE ratio is one of the primary measures by investors to assess the stock market. Historically, the S&P 500 PE ratio has a median of 15.7. Recently, the PE ratio was 86. After the recent makret rally, what should investors expect for the S&P 500 PE ratio for 2010 and 2011.
The outlook for natural gas remains negative as the supply of the fuel outstrips demand. This situation will remain in place throughout the 2009-2010 heating season, unless the U.S. experiences an extremely cold winter. The earliest this situation will change will be during the 2010 - 2011 heating season, when available supply might be lower. Until then investors should tread carefully when considering the natural gas market.
Sector investing is a successful strategy. Many investors own the S&P 500 in either mutual funds or the ETF. This is a capitalization weighted strategy. Another strategy that has beaten the S&P 500 is to equaly weight each sector.
Average annual returns in the stock market are misleading. Be sure you understand the stock market average annual return.
Risk in the stock market is everywhere. Warren Buffett, considered by many to be the world’s greatest investor, states his first rule of investing is “do not lose money.” Successful investors employ stock market risk management strategies to minimize their losses.
When making investing decisions, we know it is better to control our investing emotions and use logically based investing process. Recognizing an investment behavior that lets your investing emotions get in our way is an important step toward keeping them at bay.
