Market Crashes

You can usually predict, well before the event, that a stock market crash is going to happen. There are certain events which happen prior to the crash, and which lead up to it. To begin with the market is quite weak, a situation which is known as a bear market. When this happens many people are eager to invest in shares, believing that the value of those shares is bound to rise and therefore make them a good profit. This interest in the market does indeed cause the share values to rise, and the market becomes a bull market, in other words an especially strong one.
Mutual funds are an especially popular type of investment at this point in the investment cycle. The market is quite stable at this stage, and there are good profits to be had from investment in this early part of the cycle.
More investors join in at this stable part of the investment cycle, as investors are encouraged to buy and to increase their profit in the stock market.
Companies release stocks onto the market during the bull market phase, and it is common for IPOs or Initial Public Offerings to be available in this period before a stock market crash. Companies do very well out of this situation, with the value of their stocks rising steeply, and great confidence from investors in the value of their stocks. More and more money is being invested by people who want to be the first to buy stocks in a particular company.
Those investors who bought shares in the beginning phase of the cycle are now keen to sell them, before they lose their money, knowing that the value of their shares will soon go down. Sometimes during a bull market there can also be various scandals and scams on a corporate level, because people become greedy. The market is becoming flooded with stocks, and yet people feel that the values of stocks will continue to rise.
Eventually the stock market reaches the point where people have invested so much it is 'overbought', and the only way to go is down. This is the beginning of the stock market crash. Stocks start to lose value, and when people become aware of this fact, they then want to sell, and before you know it everyone is selling rather than buying, and this brings about the stock market crash.
Sometimes there seems to be no rhyme or reason why the stock market plummets, only sentiment; that is that there is a bad feeling about something happening and panic can set in. The fundamentals of the economy or a particular company can look healthy, but for some reason people are fearing the worst.
Alexander West holds the Financial Planning Certificate. One of his passions is learning and teaching people about finances.

Stock Market (Best Way To Make Money)

If you want to make money, investing in the stock market is a very great way to achieve it. Try the penny stocks system. Most people think that this method is very risky, but if you know what to do, you will definitely get a great money return.
When you invest below 2 dollars, that is considered as penny stocks. For beginners, investing in newer companies is better than investing in established and bigger ones. Shares of some bigger companies are less expensive because of the problems they have. Instead of putting your money here, invest it in companies that are growing. This gives you more chance of making more money.
Here are some points to remember in finding the best companies where you can have your penny stocks. First, study and evaluate the industry where the company belongs. Ask yourself, is this industry rising and growing? Can the new company emerge from the competition or the competition too tight for the company to grow? By this, you will know if the industry can make the company successful.
Next, you have to have an overview and background about their management, the people and management style. It is also important to know the products they offer to customers. Are their products possessed edge or just the same over other companies in the industry. Do they have strategies so people will turn to them? It is very important to look for a company that produces exclusive products or those that will really be patronized by people.
Know their financial status. It is natural for new companies to have a zero profit at first, especially in the times when they are just making their name in the industry. What is important is to see improvements over a time, a few months after or a year. Having an uptrend is a very good sign. Always gather news about the company. You can have information over the internet or newspaper and use those for analysis.
Investing in the stock market requires wise planning and decision. You can invest under common or preferred stocks. But for some with big amount of money, they will definitely choose to be on top list, such as to invest as creditors or bond holders. Either way, by right background study and analysis over companies and industries, you will make big money when you invest in the right company.
Investing always comes with risk so before putting your money in stocks, be sure to know the risks you may embrace. There are some tricks in the stock market. Sometimes, the share goes up even the trend goes down, or the other way around. So it is very important to always be updated on the latest news about the stock market and stock exchange. You can pull out your money when the stock is up and invest it to other companies. Or you just let it there until the stock goes higher. Proper timing is important and you should learn how to do it by reading books on stocks or just by reading stories of the successful investors, how they made it and their tips.