Fadi El-Eter

After my post on the worst stocks to buy in 2012, I have decided to calculate the average stock market return for 2011.. Note that some calculations for the stock market return assume a certain fixed dividend rate, I don't. In this post I am just...

We're now in the beginning of January 2012, and the January Effect is now set to take place: stocks that should not go up will go up, merely because those who have sold them back in December will buy them back in January. The January Effect will...

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...

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:...

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...

The year 2011 is almost over: a lot of money has been made, and a lot of money has been lost in this year, and, more importantly, a lot of lessons were learned by the stock traders during this year. So what are these lessons?In order of no importance,...

Everytime I want to activate a new credit card with TD Bank, they tell me the same nonsense story: "Mr. El-Eter, card activation may take up to 5 minutes (which I'm sure is a lie, card activation takes less than a second - other banks do it on the...

Many of those who wish to enter the sock market are reluctant to do so because they don't know what the minimum amount to trade stocks is, and they think that the total amount of money that they have is less than the minimum allowable. Also, and for some...