Welcome to our FAQ webpage. We invite you to frequently revisit this page as we will be adding to it regularly.
a) Site Access & Registration
Our webmaster (IASP.com.au) recently upgraded the system behind this website. Most teething challenges have hopefully now been rectified.
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However, for the new system to identify each individual visitor, your own computer settings must be correct. More >>
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b) Confused with Terminology?
Jim Berg has prepared a ‘Glossary of Stock Market Terms’ to help you understand the sometimes confusing 'jargon'. You can now download this Free Ebook with our compliments.
Simply register (or login if you are currently a club member) at our Free Stock Trading Downloads Section.
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c) Compare the Value Yourself
How Much Is Your Success in the Market Truly Worth to you?
We have looked at several stock trading systems and support that are currently being offered. Frankly, some of them disturb us. They want you to pay in excess of $5,000... $10,000... as much as $12,000 just to understand how to trade!
If you ask us, it takes a pretty big leap of faith to spend that kind of money. Frankly, we simply don't think it is right. We honestly believe that you should be making money in the market, and that much of what is out there is too complicated, too unreliable, and too expensive....... More >>>>
d) Do I need Other Resources?
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One of our Members asked: “In your newsletter you mention Jim's courses and other authors’ newsletters and books. Do I need to subscribe to/order all these too as well as Jim’s as I have a tight budget?”
The main aim of our world famous mentoring style ‘Investing and Online Trading’ stock market newsletter is to teach you Jim Berg’s profitable trading strategies that really work in markets around the globe, as developed over Jim’s more than 25 years of experience. More >>>>
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e) How Do I Get Started ?
Through the media and emails we are often bombarded with news about the stock or share market. Many commentators concentrate only on the positives, often making online stock trading and investing appear to be the road to ‘easy money’.
They fail to mention the large fail rate of beginning investors, particularly if they venture into leveraged products such as CFD’s, options and warrants before they have proven to themselves that they can profitably trade stocks or shares over time in various market conditions.
Intuitively we all know we should buy low and sell high. Yet many inexperienced traders, and even some seasoned traders and investors, manage to do it the other way round. More >>
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f) Which Stocks to Buy ?
There are literally thousands of stocks to choose from the many stock markets around the world. You only need a handful at any given time to profit from. The following is a list of some of the decisions you will need to make to filter your selection: More >>
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g) When to Buy Stocks ?
This is one of the two most commonly asked questions at this website. It’s always easier with hindsight to say if “I’d bought here and sold there I’d have made this much….”
Winners don’t focus on the past. Rather, they make their decisions now, based on current conditions. But where to start? More >>
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h) When to Sell Stocks ?
Most beginners in the stock or share market spend a majority of their time looking for which stocks to buy and when to buy.
In contrast, many experienced stock market traders and investors know it is far more important to: More>>
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i) How to Make Money by Profitably Investing in Stocks Long Term?
This article "3 Steps to Successful Stock Investing" was featured in the December 2006 ASX Investor Update email newsletter.
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Jim Berg explains how a solid trading plan combined with sound fundamental and technical analysis will help beginners on their way to successful stock investing. More >>
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j) How Do I Write My Own Trading Plan ?
Having and sticking to a successful Trading Plan is a vital key to profitability and longevity in the stock market.
Jim Berg says: “The easiest way to learn to trade is to have someone take you, step by step, through a series of trades. You then learn their complete trading strategy, entry, stops, exits and why and how they act/react to price moves." More>>
k) Which Stock Charting Software to Buy?
There are several stock charting programs to choose from, some with many 'bells and whistles' you will probably never use. To this you must still add the cost of end of day data.
Before you do, compare the benefits of our new JB Stock Price Data for the USA and ASX markets which includes an inbuilt powerful FREE simple-to-use stock charting program - with a 3 week Free Trial. More >>
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l) Testimonials
1) Phillip McGregor:
" .... If you’ve been trading for a while, and experienced market corrections and bear markets (I remember 2002/2003 bear market well – it was also when I discovered Jim’s book) – you’ll understand the importance of having a trading plan:
* Of knowing when to sell
* Having a system that tends to keep you out
* But will still keep you in the odd stock that bucks the trend – and even I had some in 2002.Once you have been through “drawdown”, you’ll understand what I mean about Jim’s new Combo being the cheapest good night’s sleep you’ll ever find......". More >>
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2) Mike Tobin:
" .... For me, your Boot Camp in September was a combination of catapult, life saver, catalyst and missing puzzle piece. Thank you.
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It catapulted my oscillating equity curve up $900 (0.3%) the day following your Boot Camp, a week later I was up just over $20,000 (7.5%), and three months after your Boot Camp I was up just under $80,000 (30%)......" More>>
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