Financial Resource Center

FINANCIALS REMAIN IN PERIL *by Doug Fabian 11/7/2007* The major market averages have, to a great extent, managed to keep a stiff upper lip in the face of record-high crude oil prices and the continuing peril in the financial sector.	Selling Short - Different Reasons to Sell Short *by Mark Seleznov 8/29/2005* In a short sale, you do the selling first and then buy back later.
Trading On Emotions - Try a trading plan *by Mark Seleznov 8/8/2005* Many a trader struggle with their trading	Covered Calls *by Mark Seleznov 6/20/2005* Covered calls are not a difficult asset class for investors to use, but it is one of the least used.
Develop a Trading Plan *by Mark Seleznov 6/6/2005* Success in business, life or trading has one very important similarity.	Exits and Stop Loss Orders *by Mark Seleznov 6/13/2005* Some traders believe that the exit is actually more important than the entry to a trade.
Breakout or Bear Market Blip? *by Doug Fabian 2/27/2008* There is no denying that stocks are back on the move, and during the past several days the equity markets have rallied in the face of some really bad news.	Hope For The Best, Prepare For The Worst *by Doug Fabian 3/5/2008* I know this won't come as much of a surprise to some readers, but the media has once again missed the boat.
ETF Talk: Shiny Gold, Nutritious Wheat, Tasty Corn *by Doug Fabian 3/12/2008* The commodity boom certainly is enticing aggressive investors. In last week's ETF Talk, we discussed commodity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that tracked an individual commodity, such as gold, silver o	Bear Stearns -- Lessons Learned *by Doug Fabian 3/19/2008* By now I suspect that most of you are intimately acquainted with the bailout of Bear Stearns (BSC) by the Federal Reserve and rival bank JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM).
Avoid gas pain with planning and communication *by Jim Blasingame 3/21/2008* "Where's the pain?" As we discussed recently, this is the newest question to get to the point of what's preventing a business from accomplishing its goals. It's an important question	Reinventing Yourself and Your Business *by Jim Blasingame 3/27/2008* If you've spent at least a few years in the marketplace, there is an excellent chance that you've reinvented yourself at least once.
Some Thoughts on Hope *by Jim Blasingame 4/2/2008* There comes a time in the life of every small business when weve done everything were supposed to: developed a plan, worked the plan, stuck to our budget, focused on the fundamentals, and were stil	Bearish On Banks *by Doug Fabian 4/23/2008* This morning (April 23, 2008), the newspaper Investor's Business Daily interviewed me for an upcoming article about how a lot of companies are likely to start cutting their dividends.
Is The Crisis Over? *by Doug Fabian 5/7/2008* There's no denying that April 2008 was a really good month for the equity markets. To that I say -- it's about time!	SOME THOUGHTS ON LIGHT AND DARKNESS *by Jim Blasingame 5/7/2008* The movement of small business owners throughout their day is a constant transition from darkness to light.
The Welcome Relief of Green Screens *by Doug Fabian 7/16/2008* As I looked at my trading screen today I saw a lot of green. Green screens, of course, that indicate a market that's finally starting to trade higher.	Delving Down Into A Gaping Black Hole *by Doug Fabian 11/19/2008* The gaping black hole that's been this market since November continues, and today's (November 19, 2008) big sell-off is no exception