
R-A Home Page
LIVING IN ASIA
Introduction to Asia
R-A Site Objectives
BANKS & FINANCE
Pensions, Planning
Retirement in Asia
TRAVEL IN ASIA
BEST LOCATIONS
PHILIPPINES
THAILAND
LAO PDR - Laos
MALAYSIA, S'pore
BALI, INDONESIA
MORE S.E. ASIA
HEALTH MATTERS
FOREX & STOCKS
ONLINE INCOME
OTHER INCOME
MISCELLANEOUS
Asia Language Aids
© 2005-10 RetireAsia.com
Updated July 29
Comment/Question?
Visit our blog site
Online Stocks and Shares Trading
Stock or share trading including ETFs, futures, options and commodities, day trading and swing trading are all popular financial market trading pursuits, and many of the principles and strategies are similar to forex trading, but the approach is somewhat different. Some people may be better suited to stock and futures trading than forex, but generally more capital is needed for purchase of a stock portfolio than for forex trading which can be done with just a few hundred dollars.
How can an ordinary person with little or no experience learn how to trade successfully without spending a lot of money on training courses?
While share trading was once considered only by wealthy people with free capital, and charges can be relatively high on transactions, that's not so any more. Now it's possible to open an account with an online broker with $500 and start trading with low costs. However, it won't be easy to make a big profit with such a modest amount. Several thousand dollars should probably set aside for trading in stocks and shares.
Many banks offer stock brokerage services too, so if you already have money invested with them, you would be able to use it as collateral to buy stocks and shares too. While they probably offer advice on how to trade, there are specialists in this field. Open a free unlimited demo account at 10Pips stock & forex trading.
What you choose to buy, when, and how long to keep it is the result of what you learn. You can get all sorts of advice, you can see stock prices on TV, with commentary from 'experts'. There are newsletters, companies that pick stocks that are likely to rise before you sell them. It can be a bit of a minefield!
The Perfect Portfolio?
There is a saying which has been attributed to a fictional Chinese storyteller named Kai Lung and it goes like this, “May you live in interesting times”.
Well we certainly live in interesting times whether it's in the US or somewhere else. With China holding the largest share of US debt, inflation just around the corner, and no light at the end of the tunnel for the unemployed, these are definitely interesting times.
Is it possible to know the best plan of action for your money in the next three years? Is the value of your portfolio going to be cut in half, or is it going to double? Adam Hewison of Market Club has his 'game plan' in place, do you have yours?
Watch a video which discusses “The
Perfect Portfolio” in which Adam shows you exactly the
number of trades you would have made with this portfolio.
By the way, if you are making more than 6% on your portfolio,
you don’t need “The Perfect Portfolio”. That's 6% per month.
It doesn’t matter if you have $10,000 or $10,000,000. It’s all percentages and this approach has averaged 6% a month over the last 42 months in some of the toughest economic time on record.
"The Perfect Portfolio" is a two part video and it shows you how these gains were generated and how any investor can easily replicate this approach. No one can guarantee 6 percent per month returns, but what Adam does guarantee is that this approach is proactive. There are very few trades – and the method works!
You might be surprised (even disbelieving) that anything this simple can work. Then you’ll say to yourself (as I did), “Hey, I can do that!”