Financial Literacy

Robinhood Blocked GameStop Trading: Is This The End?

Popular investment app Robinhood blocked GameStop (NYSE: GME) trading Thursday. Does this mark the end for the retailer’s wild ride?

Top 20 Stock Chart Patterns for Traders and Investors

Being able to identify stock chart patterns can give a leg up on the competition. These are some of the most useful charts to look for.

Why Market Timing Doesn’t Work for Most Investors

Market timing doesn’t work out well for retail investors. Here’s why the odds are stacked against us and short-term trading can lower returns.

What’s the Best Time of Day to Buy Stocks?

What is the best time of day to buy stocks? Let’s take a closer look at why the first two hours of trading are held to such high regard.

How the Pattern Day Trading Rule Affects Investors

Violating the pattern day trading rule can be a costly mistake. Knowing how to navigate these rules is the first step towards successful trading.

How to Remove Pattern Day Trader Status From Your Account in 2022

An active trader should know the drawbacks of PDT status. But for those that don’t here’s how to remove pattern day trader status.

Pattern Day Trading: How to Make Yourself Eligible

Pattern day trading is more of a designation than anything else. But being designated as one by your brokerage can come with some expensive rules.

What Makes the Federal Employees Retirement System So Good?

The are lots of perks to federal employment. But it’s the The Federal Employees Retirement System that makes it so attractive.