Should I use Charts for Stock Investing?

Short guide on the use of charts and some of the dos and donts or utilising charts in the stock investment decision process

Other Useful Stock Investment Articles

Risks in your Stock Portfolio – Understand more about them - Learn about the 2 main forms of risks when you invest in stocks and how you can reduce them through diversification.

Introduction to different Asset Classes – Think out of the “Stock-only” Box - Other than equities, there are different asset classes such as commodities, real estate and bonds. Read this article to find out about them and how they can potentially benefit your portfolio.

Stock Investing Approaches – Top Down or Bottom Up? - 2 key stock investing methods are the top down as well as bottoms up approach. This article aims to provide a better understanding of these 2 strategies and how investors can use them to add value to their portfolios.

Price to Earnings Ratio – What exactly is it telling you? - The PE ratio is one of the most widely used valuation ratios by investors. This article gives an insight into understanding it better and also highlights some of the dos and donts when using the PE ratio.

Monitoring your Stocks– An integral procedure for stock investing success - Monitoring and reviewing your portfolio is just as important as taking the initial step to buying your stocks. Find out more in this short article.

Behavioral Biasness – Innate weaknesses of the human mind - Innate biasness associated with stock investing and how you can use them to your advantage in the stock market.

Market Capitalization of Stocks – What difference does it make? - Characteristics of stocks with different market capitalization and how it affects your portfolio performance.

Creating a Long term Investment Strategy – Core/Satellite Approach with a Twist - Planning is key to making money in the stock market. Create an investment plan using a Core/Satellite approach.

What should a stock investor do during a stock market recession? - Article which gives the investor an insight into how to react and what kind of stocks they should be holding during a recession.

Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) – Blessing for a Wannabe Stock Investor - Article that will give you a basic understanding of ETFs and how it can benefit an individual just starting out in his or her stock investment journey.

Useful Valuation Methods: The Cash per Share Ratio - Article which describes how the Cash per Share ratio can be useful for an investor looking for undervalued stocks in the market.

Price to Book Ratio - How Effective is it? - Article which talks about the PB ratio in brief and some of the shortfalls associated with it.

Stock Brokerage Commissions - How much are you really paying for? - This article discusses the actual costs of brokerage commissions and how it affects the performance of your portfolio.

What defines a Stock Price? - Article that provides the investor with a guideline with respect to why a stock is priced the way it is in the market.

Debt - A bane or boon for the Stock Investor - A helpful resource to show the pros and cons of a comapny taking on debt on its balance sheet and how it affects shareholders.

Different Styles of Stock Investing – What style are you? - Article that explains to you the various styles of investing in the stock market and things to watch out for when investing using one of these styles.