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Author: Chuck Fulkerson

What Does a Balanced Portfolio Look Like to You?

A friend of mine was showing me his 401(k) statement the other day, and looking at it, there was a resemblance to a colorful pizza pie. This colorful pizza pie was spread between large-cap funds, income funds, growth funds, bond funds, and some in cash. There was also a little sprinkle of international funds, small-cap…
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Who Watches The Watchlist?

Who watches the watchlist? What should you have in your watchlist?  A watchlist is a list of securities to “keep your eye on” so that you do not have to start from scratch with each investment.  But what should go in your watchlist, and how should they relate to one another?  Here are a few…
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ETF’s, Commodities and Options

Many options traders have looked into the possibility of being futures traders.  Options trading for beginners can be a daunting task to even the most seasoned of stock investors.  One thing that options traders and stock investors naturally gravitate to is commodity futures. Since the time of ancient Greeks people have hedged and traded commodity…
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The Skeleton Key to Success in Trading

Don’t we all want a skeleton key that can get us into any door, anywhere, anytime? What are those keys in any business, what are the keys that will open any door. Many years ago, my mentor pounded into my head the need for any investment to have these key elements, and in the right…
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Options Strategies At All-Time Highs

Options trading for beginners with the market at all-time highs opens up many possibilities. Most of the major indexes reached record highs in the past week, giving options traders a reason to celebrate. Options trading in a sideways market is typically more difficult than in a directional market, but there are still a few important…
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3 Common Things Investors Overlook When Life Gets Busy

It’s easy for investors to overlook some basic concepts, especially when life gets busy.  By taking just a few short minutes a few times per year, an investor can feel more comfortable about how they have prepared for the future.   Time Horizon for Investments – In terms of time horizon, there are many factors…
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Where Are You Going?

Where are you going?  A question we all ask ourselves from time to time, what’s our purpose, our Why and frankly, need to ask more often and more importantly “answer the dang question!” If we don’t know where we’re going before we begin the journey, who knows where we’ll end up…somewhere we didn’t want to…
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Reading vs. Doing

Of course, we need “knowledge” about any subject to have some level of confidence in what we’re trying to accomplish.  And, we can get knowledge from a lot of different places, books, DVD’s, school, the internet, other people, etc.  However, none of these resources will give you the “skill”.  Skill can only be developed from…
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The Plateau Effect

Do you have multiple styles of trading or are you a “one trick pony”?

Breakout Trades On Relative Strength

In this video, Chuck talks about a simple, yet effective way to join a strong bullish market when we’re not getting the pullbacks we may be looking for.   Enjoy!