Archive for 'Introduction to Blue Chip Stocks' Category
Common Mistakes and How to remedy them
1. Mistake: Most investors do not know what blue chip stocks to look for and consequently start off with undefined goals and bad investment selection criteria, which lead to poor stock selection. Remedy: Decide what your goals are. Create an investment plan, and use the techniques I did mention to choose your winning blue chip [...]
Stock investment is about Choice, Change, and Challenges
Firstly, Consider this: In 1950, there were fewer than 100 mutual funds selling shares to the public, and blue chips constituted most of their portfolio. Today, investors have more than 8,500 stock and bond mutual funds to choose from—which is more than the common stock choices available on the New York Stock Exchange and the [...]
Having clear financial goals is good for blue chip stock investors
What is your financial goals? To pay for the finest college or graduate school for your children? To own your own business? To have a retirement of deserved ease and fullness? To be free from financial worries? To accumulate enough excess wealth to make generous gifts to your favorite charities? Whatever your financial goal, you [...]
What is “Blue Chip” or “Blue Chip Stocks”
The term blue chip claims its heritage from the parlance of America’s gambling halls. Originally, the blue chip was the highest denomination of casino currency (followed by red and white), which made it the preferred coinage of the seasoned gambler. Many people have compared Wall Street and the stock market with gambling. As early as [...]