Fadi El-Eter

Of course we have all heard lately that almost every company in the world has expressed interest in purchasing the flip that flopped, RIM (Research In Motion). Even a RIM Chairman confirmed this lately, by stating that RIM spurned an offer by Amazon (an...

I think I would like to start this article with this question: "When was the last time you saw someone with a Nokia phone?" Now let me be the first to answer it: "A few months ago..." If I had been asked this same question 5 years ago, I would have said...

I am seeing many questions over the Internet asking about the minimum age to trade stocks. Some are asking if it's 16, 18, 20, or even 25 years! I will first answer the question, and then discuss it. The minimum age to trade stocks is 18 years old, in...

After my accurate prediction of the IRE reverse split back in July (3 months before the actual reverse split), I am now pondering, which stock is next on the reverse split list. And then I thought, hmmm, Bank of America is technically becoming more and...

I consider myself to be contrarian when it comes to stock trading, but I'm not contrarian just for the sake of it, I do my own research before evaluating a company, and, in most cases, my evaluation is the complete opposite of the market valuation of a...

You've been resilient, you were not afraid and were not greedy, and you've been patient, but a particular stock that you own is making you lose a lot of money. You are now entertaining the thought of selling it, but how do you know for sure that it's now...

I usually only write about stocks on my blog, but I received a phone call yesterday and I think this phone call is worth talking about to warn others about this scam. Here's what happened: I was sleeping and the phone rang. I picked up the...

My simple introduction to shorting stocks has generated some considerable readership since I have published it. It seems that there are more shorter-wannabes than I had initially thought. Now, one of the most common questions that a new investor asks:...

Those who are regular readers on my website probably know by now that I'm not a big fan of Chinese stocks, and that they scare me. Now BIDU is a Chinese stock, am I afraid of it? And is BIDU a good stock to buy? To answer this question, let us first...

It's that time of the year again, where many investors start evaluating their lessons learned in the stock market in 2011 and start start planning their investment strategies for 2012. Well, I have made the job of these investors easier, by...