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When to Buy a Hot Stock

Posted on February 15, 2011

If a stock trend is already obvious can you still make a profit? Yes, says former AOL finance editor Hilary Kramer. Here, she shares key strategies for riding a stock wave and jumping off on top. From her book Ahead of the Curve: Nine Simple Ways to Create Wealth by Spotting Stock Trends

Are You Financially Compatible? A Quiz on Love and Money

Posted on February 10, 2011

Disagreements about how to earn, spend or save money can be almost impossible to reconcile. In the quiz below, author Alvin Hall gives couples a head start on discussing differences now. From Your Money or Your Life: A Practical Guide to Managing and Improving Your Financial Life

Unleash Your Imagination to Find the Stock of Your Dreams

Posted on February 3, 2011

What you want in life could become your path to financial wins in the market. Hilary Kramer, author of Ahead of the Curve: Nine Simple Ways to Create Wealth by Spotting Stock Trends, illustrates how armchair visionaries can invest for profit.

Stock Research Decoded for Beginners

Posted on January 20, 2011

Finance expert Alvin Hall shares his 8-step checklist for evaluating corporate stocks. From Your Money or Your Life: A Practical Guide to Managing and Improving Your Financial Life

How Demographics Can Jumpstart Your Stock Portfolio

Posted on January 6, 2011

Investment specialist Hilary Kramer illustrates how to use population shifts, health statistics and the like to find smart investments. From Ahead of the Curve: Nine Simple Ways to Create Wealth by Spotting Stock Trends

4 Ways to Spot Stock Trends Hidden in Plain Sight

Posted on November 16, 2010

Investment specialist and former AOL Finance Editor Hilary Kramer shows how to sleuth out stock picks from everyday life. From Ahead of the Curve: Nine Simple Ways to Create Wealth by Spotting Stock Trends

How Stocks Are Meant to Be Traded

Posted on October 19, 2010

When deciding to sell (or buy more) shares, the original cost to you doesn’t matter. Jim Cramer, cofounder of TheStreet.com author of Jim Cramer’s Real Money, explains that owning a stock is a bet on the future, not the past.

7 Effective Ways to Save Money and Build Wealth

Posted on May 6, 2010

From bonds to DRIPs, these payroll deduction investment plans build savings habits and discipline. Take a tour and learn how to take a snapshot of your net worth with money coach Deborah Owens, author of A Purse of Your Own: An Easy Guide to Financial Security.

The Importance of Stock Price in Building a Diversified Portfolio

Posted on April 6, 2010

Why you should always keep an eye on the prices of stocks you own or might want to own. From Jim Cramer’s Getting Back to Even by bestselling author James J. Cramer

The Basics of Building a Portfolio

Posted on April 1, 2010

How to approach stock pricing and portfolio building in today’s market, from Jim Cramer’s Getting Back to Even by bestselling author James J. Cramer

Spotting Bottoms in the Stock Market

Posted on March 30, 2010

When stock prices are so low that they are out of sync with reality, fortunes can be made. Mad Money host Jim Cramer, author of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money, shows you how to read the signs and buy, buy, buy.

Why You Should Ignore the Three Golden Rules of Investing

Posted on March 12, 2010

Investing guru Jim Cramer, author of Jim Cramer’s Real Money, espouses the foolishness behind conventional wisdom to “buy and hold,” “own don’t trade,” and “never speculate.”