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How to Create Your Own Custom Stock Screener

How to Create Your Own Custom Stock Screener

At some point as an investor, you’ll want to start scanning for companies based on specific criteria. The first step is to seek out services on the web that offer this filtering. You may find a few that you like, but they usually are restrictive and contain advertising.Many of these services have custom options but […]

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Your First Taste of Automation

Have you caught the finance bug yet? It’s a bug that affects experienced investors or traders. As investors gain experience, they realize they can use the power of computing to do the heavy lifting of analysis. If you’re at that point, then this article wil give you your first taste of automation.Why the Need for […]

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Why Finding Competitors Is Tough

Competition Chess Pieces

When analyzing companies, you’ll often find you need to analyze the competitors of the companies your are considering. It makes sense, as the industry is a factor in your analysis. But when you start your search, you learn why finding competitors is tough. We’ll explore some of the issues in this article, as well as […]

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Why Earnings May Be Deceiving You

Recording Increased Earnings

Earnings, especially earnings per share (EPS), are the little darlings of Wall Street. It is something all the financial pundits drool over. When a company announces earnings that are greater than anticipated by analysts, the stock often soars into the stratosphere. This article will debunk the earnings myth and show you why earnings may be […]

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Understand the Drivers for Growth of Your Companies

When you understand the drivers for growth of your companies, you’ll gain confidence when investing in them. You’ll have the right mindset when companies release their financial information. This mindset is unconventional to most investors, and it is powerful for you as an investor.Companies increase their revenues for a variety of reasons. Most investors simply […]

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Challenges When Analyzing Financial Data

Challenges When Analyzing Financial Data

We all love free, right? This fact is as true in the financial markets as it is anywhere else. But free can be costly, especially when it comes to the accuracy of financial data. Data providers that offer free access to financial data make no warranties about its accuracy. That leaves you wondering about the […]

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