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August 29, 2008

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Learn the fundamental truths of what makes the market moves in this primer on investments from our Investment U research group. This section dispels many myths about investing, including the notion that you should buy stocks "when the economy looks good."  We'll show you why that's bad advice, in Best and Worst Time to Invest.

How many times have you heard your broker say that a particular stock "can't go wrong"? Find out why he or she is wrong in our Dealing with Brokers section below.

Also, we've done some compelling research on seasonality effects in the financial markets, such as the January Effect and Santa Claus Rally… and you may be surprised to find out what we've learned.

And don't forget to read: The Biggest Misconception about Investing. (All investors should know this truism before they put their hard-earned money into any stock.)


Investment Timing

When To Invest in U.S. Stocks: "Amazing Graph #1" Shows You the Right and Wrong Times
Tobacco Stocks: "Smoking" Out Investment Profits From A Blue Chip Titan

When To Sell Stock: The Only 2 Reasons To Unload an Investment
Best and Worst Time To Invest: Popular Delusions
The January Effect: Another Wall Street Investment Scam
January Effect: Bull or BS?
Santa Claus Rally: Is a Year-End Stock Recovery Coming to Town?

The Competitive Edge in Investing

Free Online Equity Trading… Is It Really the Ultimate Free Lunch?
Investment Concepts: Simple and Powerful
Position Sizing: Why Size Matters to all Investing Greats
Investor Sentiment Indicators

Investment Myth Busting

Further Evidence Against The Efficient Market Hypothesis
The Peak Oil Myth… Don't Go Broke On This Popular Investing Fallacy
Beyond Bearish: Why the Great Bears Are Wrong… Even When They're Right (Part I)
Beyond Bearish: Why the Perma-Bears Are Wrong… Even When They're Right (Part II)
Irrational Exuberance: Stock Market Exuberance Not So Irrational After All…
An Imminent Financial Crisis
? Find Out What Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Is Saying
Consumer Spending and the Economy
… Are You A "One in a Thousand" Investor?
Stock Market Performance: What's Wrong about "Can't Go Wrong" Stocks
The Biggest Misconception about Investing

Stock Trading Strategies: 95% Winning Trades…and Still Losing Money?

Dealing with Brokers

Stock Broker Misconduct: Make Your Broker Pay
Three Ways You're Smarter than a Professional Trader
The Experts Couldn't Be Easier To Beat

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