When to invest in the Stock Market Is really not as important as to how you invest in the stock market. And how you invest in the stock market should take into consideration what goals you are setting for that stock market investment. For example, are you investing for capital appreciation or for income through dividend paying stocks? Or is the investment in the stock market for the combination of both capital appreciation and dividend income? Are you investing through a Mutual fund(s) or selecting your own individual stocks? [More] Stop Loss Order Methods Any stock, fund or Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) you buy you think is going to go up, but there is the chance that it may go in the other direction. The stock you buy is $50 per share. You certainly don't want to hold it while it goes to $25 or $10 as many did in 2000. Your first thought should be how much am I willing to risk if I am wrong and that is called your loss limit. Let's pick an arbitrary amount of $5.00 per share. That's 10%. If it goes down that is the maximum amount you will lose and you still have 90% of your money remaining to find a better investment. When it goes up you will want to protect your profit by moving the stop up. [More] How (NOT) to Buy Mutual Funds As for Bob, he's still with his accountant, and in the same investments that brought his portfolio down. He's hoping for a miracle recovery. As of this writing, the stock market is engaged in something of an upswing and Bob, I'm sure, is getting his hopes up that he will recover some of his losses. However, I shudder to think that this rally may come to an end and the bear market resumes. Where will Bob be then? [More] "Revealed! The Key to Success!" The Key to Success!  . Sales News from DaimlerChrysler (DCX) Following the lead of some of its peers, Chrysler Group, which is the U.S. arm of DaimlerChrysler (DCX) , is reducing its vehicle sales outlook of 2006 as it now expects to sell fewer cars than it did in 2005...(Market Close ^DJI, 11,560.77, +0.29% | ^IXIC, 2235.59, +0.31% | ^GSPC, 1319.87, +0.27% ^NDX, 1632.44, +0.40% | ^OEX, 609.01, +0.20% | ^SML, 373.91, +0.33% ^VXO, 11.01, -4.43% | ^VIX, 11.76, +1.82% | ^VXN, 17.75, +1.49%.