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Education Management – Profits Taken On This For-Profit Education Company

By Billy, on March 3rd, 2011%

On January 10, 2011, I added Education Management to my inMessment Game portfolio. In just 50 days, the stock rose about 36%. On March 1, I decided to take my profits on EDMC. → Read More . . .

5 Things To Do Before Investing In The Stock Market

By Billy, on February 27th, 2011%

Because I am planning to talk more about investing in the stock market, it only makes sense to talk about what to do before taking that step. While I feel that everyone should invest, and the earlier we start the better, it may not be the right time for everyone. → Read More . . .

Is It Time Double Up Or Cut Loses? Bank Of Ireland Continues Down

By Billy, on January 31st, 2011%

I bought 400 shares of IRE back in December. Now it is down nearly 20%. This is where I always get scared. Will I lose it all? Now I have a decision to make: should I double up or should I cut my loses? → Read More . . .

Education Management And For-Profit Education Companies Jump!

By Billy, on January 26th, 2011%

Today, I was pleased to see that Education Management (EDMC) rose 9%+. Also, The Motley Fool posted on article on why. → Read More . . .

For Profit Education Companies – Trading Opportunity Found With Watch List

By Billy, on January 23rd, 2011%

In the inMessment Game on Investopedia, I recently bought $1,000 worth of the stock, Education Management Corp. (EDMC). This was what I consider an “Opportunity” trade. I had seen a pattern and when I saw it again, I acted on it. → Read More . . .

inMessment Game Update – Investopedia

By Billy, on January 13th, 2011%

On December 9th, 2010 I started a new Game on Investopedia.com. You can read about it in this post. Here I want to give an update on how the game is going. To help me track my progress I have also created a portfolio on Google Finance. Google has added a nice feature that shows [...] → Read More . . .

How to Start Your Own Investopedia Game – inMessment Game Started

By Billy, on December 12th, 2010%

Back in early August I wrote two posts on how to start an educational investment account on Investopedia.com (Part 1 & Part 2). This week I decided to start a new Investopedia game for inMessment.com. This will allow me to talk about investing and show exactly what happens as we go along. → Read More . . .

Learn To Invest Money Using A Simulator – Investopedia – Part 2

By Billy, on August 6th, 2010%

In my previous post I gave a brief overview of the Investopedia stock market Simulator. I also included a short video to walk you through your first trade. Here is the second video showing how our first trades did after one day in the market. → Read More . . .

Learn To Invest Money Using A Simulator – Investopedia – Part 1

By Billy, on August 5th, 2010%

One of the best ways I have found to teach myself how to invest is by using an investing simulator. The thing that makes simulators great is play money. You can make all the mistakes you need to and not have to lose sleep at night – or worse, lose your retirement savings. → Read More . . .

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