Ed Liston

Nobody knows the company secrets better than its CEO. While most of us investors lack the resources to interact with a company’s top management, we can certainly pay heed to certain actions taken by them. The law requires a company’s top management to make public declaration about their trades in their company stock. So, when […]

Investors, even the veteran ones, have differing views about following analysts’ recommendations. While, it is never advisable to take your portfolio decision based on only analysts’ recommendations, it certainly helps to keep track of market’s opinion about a security. However, not all analysts are created equal. As a rule of thumb, I maintain a list […]

Markets are still grappling with economic woes in the country and in Europe. Major indices are trading in red and are following the trend this week so far. On the positive side, some major companies have announced positive quarterly results. However, the markets failed to respond correspondingly to the earnings surprises.  Another stock in news […]

Markets started strong today, looking forward to make up for the losses sustained yesterday. However, the trading session seems to be re-tracing its yesterday’s moves as NASDAQ slipped into red territory. However, other major indices such as Dow Jones and S&P are still in green. The indices are mainly supported by the stocks presenting favorable […]

Markets started the week with a bang and all the major indices traded in the green territory. While ‘Fiscal Cliff’ is fast becoming the buzz word and Greek woes seem to stay here for quite some time, there seems to be some good news for the US as the country is likely to overtake Saudi […]

Analysts’ reports are an important source for carrying out your stock research. I always pay attention to upgrades and downgrades given by analysts. But apart from these upgrades and downgrades, I also pay attention to initiations. Many a times, Initiations are a routine matter but at other times it may signify important events. The new […]

Any good investor will tell you that it pays not to have all your eggs in one basket. The power of diversification is all the more potent in stock market. I like to diversify my holdings among different sectors. Basic Material companies form the core of an economy and generally are considered to be a […]

Now that the suspense is over and the President Obama has won a new term, the markets do not seem to share the enthusiasm. Quite contrary to expectations, markets have plunged considerably and dollar also looks weak against major currencies.  The market is now concerned with European woes and ‘Fiscal Cliff’. However, there are stocks […]

The key to good investment plan is to diversify the risk. You can spread your investment across different sectors or you can divide your nest egg across glamour and value stocks. However, another way is to go international and invest overseas. But this is easier said than done.

Markets do not seem to be in the mood to snap out from its previous week’s trend. While NASDAQ is marginally up, S&P and Dow are firmly in the red zone. Service sector report has also put a dampener on the market as its showed lethargic growth in October. On the up side, service sector […]