Investing

I Am (Not) The King

Ouch. I made another stock purchase through TradeKing.Com. It immediately went down. The market closed. I think I have done a foolish thing. I have been whooped. More details when I am not too embarrassed to share them. Mutual Funds! Long-Term! No Day-Trading! Patience! Learn More! (The above terms are flooding through my brain, so no comments about how foolish…

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Tips

10 (More) Tricks of the Trade

Excited about getting out of debt? Yay! But, hold on. Before you start getting out of debt, you need a mini-emergency fund. Why? Because, if some unexpected emergency happens, you don’t want to have to borrow money to pay for it. Right? Right! So, here are 10 Tricks of the Trade for making and/or saving a mini-emergency fund of 1000…

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Tips

I Am (Still) The King

Well, I did it again. I made another mini-trade of 400 shares of RAD via TradeKing.Com. I was in at 4.44 and out at 4.48. I made $6.04 after fees and commissions. Again, just to note, I am doing these small trades every 3 or 4 days, just to learn the mechanics of trading. I am not looking to make…

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