Trading & Investing Step-By-Step

Congratulation! You're about to embark on a simple yet powerful stock trading and investment strategy.  But first, I want you to follow a short path of learning the details of my trading strategy. The outline will guide through this process.

Stock Trading and Investment Education - optional

1. Trading Psychology - the 14 stages of investor emotions
2. ETFs vs. Mutual Funds - strengths and weaknesses
3. Trading Homework - review ETF stock trading activity
4. ETF Directory -  low cost index funds that trade like stocks
5. Financial Glossary - stock market trading and investment terms
6. RECOMMENDED READING LIST - books you can checkout from your local library

Trading and Investment Strategy

1. My Trading Strategy - details the ETF stock trading model
2. The Game Plan - basic ETF stock trading fundamentals
3. PORTFOLIO FUNDING - how to get back into the game
4. Profit Target - upside price movement
5. INDEX FUNDS MODEL Portfolio - review and compare trading activity
6. SECTOR FUNDS MODEL PORTFOLIO - review and compare trading activity
7. BEAT THE S&P500 INDEX - an alternative investment approach
8. HEDGING STRATEGY - how to protect a long position
9. Advanced ETF Trading Strategies - hedging, options, sector rotation

Portfolio Setup and Maintenance

1. Stock Chart - install free stock chart
2. stock Trade Signals - setup trade signals
3. INDEX FUNDS ALLOCATION - ETF index funds
4. Sector Diversified Allocation - market sector Exchange Traded Funds
5. BALANCED PORTFOLIO - Conservative Allocation
6. STOCK MARKET TREND - setup, maintenance and analysis - included in spreadsheet
7. Buy order - limit and stop order entry points - included in spreadsheet
8. Sell Order - stop order exit points - included in spreadsheet
9. Activity Log - keep investment notes - included in spreadsheet
10. DOWNLOAD SPREADSHEET - Microsoft Excel Tables