Archive for April, 2009

Is the stock market a good indicator of how the economy is doing?

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

Kary L asked: I hear from many people that if the stock market is doing well that that necessarily means the economy is doing well overall. But with the recent increase in oil prices, stagnant wages, the mortgage/credit crisis, and a government with a lot of unfunded liabilities, I find ...

How will the online websites get the stock prices from stock market?

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

divakara_k asked: e.g. yahoo finance, rediff site, icici website etc... get the stock quote of a given symbol. From where will they get the data and how will they get the data? Will somebody in the stock market sitting and seeing the board and sending the data? Or NSE/BSE is ...

How does the stock market create social production or wealth?

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

C.S. asked: It seems the stock market adds little to society as a whole but instead just creates individual wealth. I'm all for individual wealth and all; but only if it also raises all boats. What social wealth is created by the stock market? Listen all. I am ...

Can someone explain the principles of The Stock Market to me?

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Ace C asked: I want to get into the stock market. I know about it but I know its a competitive field thats why I want to know as much as I can about it. I'm not trying to be a millionaire. I'm sure if it was possible, ...

How did President Hoover respond to the stock market crash of 1929 and the subsequent depression? What was the?

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

cellmass89 asked: How did President Hoover respond to the stock market crash of 1929 and the subsequent depression? What was the impact of his approach? What was the human toll of the Great Depression?CAMERON

What do people do wrong on the stock market that make them fail?

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Omar C asked: A person said in another answer this: "Many investors achieve this, (including me). Very few "traders" come anywhere close to that, and though a few make good money, the majority loose their money and slink away very quietly!" The majority lose their money and sink away. So what do ...