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Showing posts with label free. Show all posts
Saturday, August 29, 2015
How to Convert Class 'A' Restricted UPS Stock to Class 'B' Unrestricted Stock?
Find a copy of your latest statement. You may need to call your broker or the transfer agent, NY Mellon Shareowner Services, to retrieve the document. NY Mellon Shareowner Services' web address is www.bnymellon.com/shareowner. The dedicated toll free number for shareowner services is 888-663-8325.
Give your broker or transfer agent a call. Tell them that you would like to convert your non-negotiable, class 'A' shares to negotiable class 'B' shares. They will typically give you a time frame of four to six weeks for completion of conversion. They should also inform you that with that conversion, your votes per share would be reduced from 10 votes to one vote per share.
After you wait four to six weeks for the process to be completed, you can then sell the shares if you wish. Again, call your broker or the clearing agent to accomplish this.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
How to Learn The Stock Trading Basics
Purchase stock market books. As the saying goes, it takes money to make money. The best choice you can make is to buy the stock books upfront. These books will help you understand the stock market lingo and the stock trading basics that every investor needs to know.
Practice trading stocks online. Many websites have a free stock trading practice option to get you used to trading stocks. You can try out your new strategies with pretend money before investing any real money. This is a great way to learn the basics of trading stocks. This will help ease your nerves before investing any real money.
Sign up for a brokerage account. Most brokers offer free information about trading stocks. These include various powerpoints, videos and classes that you can take with your broker. Most brokers also have a hotline that you can contact if you have any basic questions.
Join stock trading forums. There are many free website forums that provide information for their users. You can also share your knowledge with others. This is a great way to gain knowledge about stocks.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
How to Learn Stock Chart Analysis
TRENDLINES -- or, remember Newton's First Law of Physics? '...an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.' Stock prices tend to follow short- and long-term trends. Look at the image of the chart next to this step. Which direction do you think the 'trend' is? Right, it looks like it's going up. If you can draw a line connecting three or more of the tips of the chart bars together, that can show the trend direction. Try it (yes, physically draw on paper!) on some charts you can find online for free, like at StockCharts.com. Remember, you have to be able to connect 3 or more bar tips!
CHANNELS -- If you draw a trendline on the top tips and bottom tips of chart bars and they form more-or-less parallel lines, this is called a channel. Stock prices tend to stay within channels, for a period of time. See the channel in the picture? If you extend those lines to the right, you may be able to predict what range the stock price may stay within for the immediate future. There are other neat things you can do with channels. Many times, if the stock price crosses over an upper or lower line, it may just be 'breaking out' of that channel and heading further in that direction! Draw some channels on your charts and see if that's what eventually happened.
SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE -- I have expanded the previous chart to the left, to show a longer-term view. Again, drawing horizontal lines that connect 3 or more bar tips, I have drawn a red support line and a green resistance line. 'Support' means that stock buyers tend to buy when it gets to that price (supporting any more downward movement) and 'resistance' means that stock sellers tend to sell when it gets to that price (resisting any more upward movement, see?). See how the price 'tested' the resistance line a couple times, crossed it a couple times unsuccessfully, and then finally broke up through it? This happens ALL THE TIME. Draw some support and resistance lines on some charts and see for yourself!
MEGAPHONE -- Many times, the upper and lower channel lines you draw will not be parallel. When the lines are broadening, that's called a 'megaphone' pattern. This suggests growing disagreement among the buyers and sellers as to what is a good price. Generally, if this happens after an uptrend, the likely next move is downward. Find some charts with this pattern and see what happened.
TRIANGLES -- Again, if the upper and lower trendlines are not parallel, and are narrowing, this is called a 'triangle' pattern. Obviously, the price will not continue narrowing indefinitely until it hits the apex of the triangle and then stop moving. We can sometimes predict what will happen when this pattern occurs. 'Ascending triangles', where the upper line is horizontal, signal a possible move up through the upper line. 'Descending triangles', where the lower line is horizontal, signal a possible move down. And a 'symmetrical triangle', where neither line is horizontal, well... this one could go either way!
Sunday, August 16, 2015
How to Buy Card Stock (5 Steps)
Choose the weight of the paper needed for your project. Light card stock starts at 100-120 gsm (grams per square meter). Regular is 120-150 gsm, heavy is 150-200 gsm and super heavy is more than 200 gsm.
Pick the fiber quality desired. The base of most card stock falls into two categories: pulp and pulp-free. Pulp can be made from various materials such as other paper or pure cellulose. Fibers can also be from vegetables or plants such as hemp, flower petals or bark. The difference is all just for aesthetics so determine what is right for your project.
Decide which color you prefer for your project. Card stock comes in many solid, pastel, fluorescent and bright colors and even patterns.
Choose a finish and/or surface texture if desired. Options can include vellum, felt, embossed and many others depending on the requirements your project demands.
Finally, choose a size. While many sizes are available in the most popular colors, card stock can also be customized either by cutting it yourself or having it professionally done by the company from which you ordered it. Be aware that some specialized cardstock, usually those with high-end surface textures, may only come in certain sizes and you will have to take this into consideration in regards to sizes you require. The most popular sizes are 3.5 x 5in (8.89 x 12.7cm), 4 x 6in (10.16 x 15.24in), 5 x 7in (12.7 x 17.78cm), and 8.5 x 11in (21.59 x 27.94cm).
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Friday, August 14, 2015
How to Get Real
Log onto the Internet and search for real-time stock market quotes. Web sites such as Yahoo!Finance and CNNMoney are also good places to start.
Look for a Web site that not only offers you real-tme stock market quotes, but also economic indicators and up-to-the-minute news that will help you make educated decisions about your investments.
It is important to remember that free Web sites usually offer streaming, not real-time stock market quotes. You'll probably have to subscribe and pay a fee to access sites offering real-time quotes and additional pertinent information.
Compare subscription fees carefully. Note the types of services and options you receive for joining. If having real time stock market quotes is imperative to your financial success, seek out a site that offers you that service.
Be sure to read the fine print contained in the service's rules of membership. Make certain you understand what you're getting and what you're expected to pay, if anything, for services rendered.
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