With so many people talking about technical analysis and using stock charts to help make trading and investing decisions, here are some good tutorials to get your feet wet with some of the key concepts and terms used in technical approaches. Top marks go to the folks at Interactive Brokers for preparing this handy introduction […]

Ever wondered how shorting a stock works? A couple of handy tutorials help explain this often misunderstood approach to trading: The first is a bit of a technical explanation prepared by Interactive Brokers on how a short sale works: http://www.interactivebrokers.com/images/flash/shortsale/index.html   A simpler version prepared by the Khan Academy can be found here:

This tutorial prepared by the Investment Industry Regulation Organization of Canada (IIROC) is a great introduction as to how stocks are actually traded: http://investorguide.iiroc.ca/en/

Even though this video is very old, it is an amazing “investment” of your time to watch it. It’s an old cartoon of how the New York Stock Exchange works.

It almost seems so obvious that businesses should know who their customers are. In the real world, many small businesses can get to know their customers’ buying habits and taste, and they even might get to be on a first name basis with them. As companies get bigger, they don’t see customers per se, they […]

Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA) Many of you are probably familiar with the saying: “the only sure things in life are death and taxes.” Well, as of January 2009 there’s been a little ray of hope as far as those taxes are concerned. In February of 2008 the Canadian Minister of Finance (Jim Flaherty) announced […]

Here are the current promotions and deals listed at the discount brokerages: Q Company Brief Description Details Link Deadline Open a new account (TFSA, Margin or RRSP) and receive $50 commission credit . Use promo code: kdkfnbbc none none Open and fund a new RSP account with a minimum of $25,000 and get 150 free […]

Check out our highlights from Cambridge House International’s 2012 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference.  It was an amazing conference for us and we’d like to say thanks to everyone who we were able to speak with and a special thanks to the organizers at Cambridge House International.

In this episode we speak to Reg Ogden of Canaccord Wealth Management about trading stocks of gold producing companies, the importance of choosing the right advisor and on finding the most important information to make a trading decision. Enjoy!  

In this episode we speak to Jim Letourneau of the Big Picture Speculator about getting the most out of investment conferences, researching stocks and avoiding getting slaughtered in the market. Enjoy!

In this episode we speak to Danielle Park of Venable Park Investment Counsel and jugglingdynamite.com about some of the hazards of starting out in the markets, important trading rules and spotting and avoiding bad investment advisors. Enjoy!

When: Friday February 10th (5PM to 9PM) and Saturday February 11th (9AM to 5PM) Where: Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver BC How Much: $25 for Students (with valid Student ID); $119 General Admission Description: The 2012 World Outlook Financial Conference is another in a series of regular events hosted by Michael Campbell, a well known figure in […]

In this episode, Tyler Bollhorn, founder of stockscores.com, offers beginner traders some great insights as to why trading is so difficult, how to choose a great trading coach and also the difference between good traders and great traders. Enjoy!

Sepi from Sparx Trading gives 3 tips on how to get the most out of an investment conference.

Listen as Ian Campbell, founder of stockresearchportal.com gives 10 important tips for beginner investors to think about before entering the stock market.

Most people know of a co-worker, a friend or even a family member who is actively involved in the stock market – maybe that person “made a killing” or “lost their shirt”. The greatest feature of the stock market is also its greatest hazard: namely that anyone with capital can participate. One of the biggest […]

What: Vancouver Resource Investment Conference When: January 22nd – 23rd  2012 7:30am – 6pm Where: Vancouver Convention Centre West, 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC How Much: Free (if you preregister otherwise $20 at the door) The Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, hosted by Cambridge House International,  is a great event to attend to learn about mining […]

Today was a great opportunity to witness the raw power of stampede for the exit on a stock.  Focus Media Holding was at the centre of a report released by controversial investment firm Muddy Waters alleging fraudulent business practices.  This is the same company that has made headlines in the past by obliterating stock prices […]

This is a great interview with Kyle Bass (Hayman Capital) that captures two things really well: approaching opportunity and how media sometimes approach trading. The first compelling point of this video is that is shows viewers how successful traders approach opportunities and the calculated fashion in which they “speculate”.  While it is true that there […]

What makes a market? If there’s one thing that you can guarantee about the stock market, it’s that everyone has an opinion. At first blush, it seems fairly obvious that with so many different people participating in the market, there’s bound to be differences of opinion. What many observers and inexperienced investors/traders don’t do, however, […]