[ale] [OT based on] Open-Source program(s) for Stock Trading ?

[Jerald Sheets]

Be aware that technical analysis is no easy task, and is just as foilable by
catastrophic events (weather, economic, geological, etc.) as any other
investment.

I'd recommend finding a good financial guy that really likes teaching his
craft, learning from him and maybe even taking a few classes on market
analysis before sinking any amount of money into the market based on what
you read in the news or see on a line graph.

I use Dave Ramsey local providers because they have sound investing and
financial planning strategies based on his programs which I follow.

YMMV, IANAL, IANAFP, LTBB.

If you're not getting into it with "play money" (i.e., discretionary funds),
ALWAYS consult a financial professional.




(can you tell I used to do tech support for financial software?)
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Jerald M. Sheets jr.


On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Ed Cashin <ecashin at noserose.net> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Marc Ferguson<marcferguson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hey Folks,
> >
> >  Unfortunately; I don't really know how to read the market that well.
> It's just a bunch of numbers to me, at this point.
>
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