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Large cap stocks come with a lot of information but unfortunately, the MicroCap or Penny Stocks do not come with much information. It is not easy to find out information about finances, services, products and management of the Micro Cap companies. However, this does not mean that investing in the penny stocks is not good. You simply have to find information about the stocks that you are buying, including the risks that are involved with those stocks. Small cap or MicroCap refers to the company's market capitalization. Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the number of shares of the company with the price of each share. Basically, MicroCap stocks are those stocks whose total market capitalization is less then three hundred million dollars. On the other hand, small cap are those stock with the market capitalization of three hundred million dollars to two billion dollars. Last but not the least; large cap stocks are those stocks that have a market capitalization of over ten billion dollars. When you buy the MicroCap stocks, you are basically buying in to the firm or company's future potential. You will find MicroCap stocks on the PinkSheets, OTCBB (Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board), Toronto Ventures and Frankfurt exchange. These are the best organized markets. Pinksheets refer to the listings of the companies' price quotes that are traded on the over the counter market. 'Pink sheets' is so named because of the pink color paper that was previously used to list the quotes. While it is true that NASD or the National Association of Securities Dealers supervises the OTCBB; the stocks traded here are not traded on NASDAQ stock exchange. It is basically a quotations system that shows the last sale price information, real time quotes and volume of the securities traded over the counter. Many of the securities traded here are not traded in many of the major stock markets. While you see, there are some differences between the stocks that are traded on the pink sheets and OTCBB, and the stocks that are traded in the major stock exchanges. You just need to know what is involved before you buy the penny stocks. And the more information you gather the better it is, you should make sure your stock are also followed by key newsletter writer. Also it is recommended to use newsletter services so that you can learn as you trade, there are many types of newsletters and to read one that has Fundamental information and also Technical Analysis is one method that help learn very fast. www.HyperGrowthStock.com is such a service and you should go register, it's a free service loaded with valuable information and many alerts every week.

The fact is, only a registered (SEBI) stock broker can buy and sell shares in the stock market. Such an individual is registered on one or many stock exchanges and is authorized to transact on behalf of others. Apart from that, an online stock broker is very valuable to investors who are not technically inclined and have no or little prior knowledge of stock trading. Such investors can use their own online stock trading accounts to obtain necessary information and place online trades at any time of the day. Others, however, still require a human interface - a real person who will place trades on their behalf. An online stock broker?s (online service of stock broker) services definitely transcend the traditional format of trading in stocks personally or via the telephone. By using an online stock broker, the investor no longer faces the constraints of location and busy telephone lines. Information technology has made stock market software reliable means of trading in stock on the Internet, and an online stock broker uses this on his client?s behalf. An online stock broker requires considerable working knowledge of the stock market to help investors trade in stocks. Though they are independent of established brokerage firms, they are still bound by the same SEBI regulations that govern offline as well as online stock firms. They have in-depth experience in dealing with actively traded commodities and stocks. By using such a stock broker, one gains greater access and can also save money on stock trades. Because of this, there are now many investors in the stock market than there have ever been previously. There are now any number of investment choices available, and online brokers can leverage these by the power of the Internet coupled with their own expertise and experience. There can be occasional hiccups while using the services of one?s online stock broker. For instance, the accelerated growth of online trading can cause busy servers at certain times of the day. This makes it difficult to log on to one?s broker?s website. This is not a serious limitation, and invariably applies only to the first and last thirty minutes of a stock market day. Even this limitation will become history as online trading matures. The most successful traders often have as many as four or five brokers, though a single reliable broker suffices for those who only trade occasionally.

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In Parts 1-2 of this series we listed the oldest dividend paying stocks in the U.S., and profiled two of them - York Water, (YORW), and DuPont, (DD). In this article we'll profile some additional companies worth looking into. Here are the members of this "Old Timer's Club": &#8232;&#8232;&#8232; LORILLARD - 1760 - Consumer Goods BANK OF NY ? 1784 - Bank&#8232;&#8232; CIGNA - 1792 - Insurance&#8232;&#8232; WASHINGTON TRUST - 1800 - Community Bank&#8232;&#8232; DUPONT - 1802 - Industrial Diversified&#8232; Chemicals COLGATE-PALMOLIVE - 1806 - Consumer Goods&#8232;&#8232; VALSPAR - 1806 - Industrial&#8232;&#8232; JOHN WILEY & SONS - 1807 - Publishing&#8232;&#8232; HARTFORD GROUP - 1810 - Insurance&#8232;&#8232; CITIGROUP - 1812 - Bank&#8232;&#8232; YORK WATER - 1816 - Utility&#8232;&#8232; First, let's look at America's oldest dividend paying company, Lorillard, (LO). Many key measurements look attractive for this venerable 249-year old company, which has a very strong balance sheet: Today's opening price: $67.04 Dividend Yield: 5.49% ($3.68/share) EPS next year: $5.82/share Dividend Payout Ratio: 63.2% Debt/Equity: 0 Long Term Debt/Equity: 0 Quick Ratio: 1.23 Current Ratio: 1.44 Management efficiency measurements look good also: Return on Assets (ROA): 32.8% Return on Equity (ROE): 114.49% Return on Investment: 75.35% In terms of price, LO is over 32% above its 52-week low of $50.97, and only 8.61% below its 52-week high of $74.02, so, more conservative investors might want to wait for a possible price pullback here. Alternatively, you could purchase LO and sell covered calls. The Jan. 2010 $70.00 call option, (LOAN), is currently worth a $3.90 bid. Here are the data for this trade: Share Price: $67.04 Call Bid Price: $3.90 (5.82%) Dividends collected during term: $.92/share, ( 1.37%) Static Yield, if shares don't get assigned, (sold away from you): $4.82/share, 7.19%, over this 186-day period, (14.1% annualized). Assigned Yield, if shares rise to or above $73.90, ($70 strike price plus $3.90/share call bid premium): 4.4% An additional $2.96/share, ($70.00 strike - $67.04 cost) Total Potential Assigned Yield: $7.78/share, 11.06%, or 22.77% annualized). Beakeven: $62.22, ($67.04 - $3.90 call premium - $.92 in dividends). Our next profile is for Valspar, (VAL), an industrial goods company which is in the General Building Materails sub-industry. Here are some key figures for Valspar, which is a bit more leveraged firm than Lorillard, but still pretty solid: Today's opening price: $22.27 Dividend Yield: 2.70% ($.60/share) EPS next year: $1.82/share Forward Dividend Payout Ratio: 33% Debt/Equity: .67 Long Term Debt/Equity: .48 Quick Ratio: .87 Current Ratio: 1.17 Management efficiency measurements are fair, not dazzling: Return on Assets (ROA): 3.78% Return on Equity (ROE): 8.33% Return on Investment: 5.03% VAL has run up over 58% form its 52-week low of $14.14, and currently sits at only 9.43% off its 52-week high of $24.74. Unfortunately, the put premiums aren't very rich for VAL. Selling puts into Jan. 2010 would only yield 6.75%, ($1.35 for a $20.00 put). VAL's covered calls are a bit richer: The Jan. 2010 $22.50 call, (VALAX), is currently at $2.05 bid, which yields 9.2% for around 6 months, or 18% annualized. In addition, you'd collect $.60/share in dividends during this term, for another 2.7%. Your total static yield: $2.65/share, 11.9% for around 6 months, or 23.35% annualized. Breakeven: $19.62 ($22.27 - $2.65/call premium + dividends) Potential Assigned Yield: $.23/share, ($22.50 strike price - $22.27 cost). This would give you an additional 1%, if VAL rises to or above $24.55, ($22.50 strike plus $2.05 call premium). In part 4 of this series, we'll profile 2 additional firms from our list of America's oldest companies.

I believe that in every person there is a desire to succeed. It is something each person seems to be born with. It is as if the Creator placed this ability on the inside of us, and if properly utilized and acted upon, any individual has the ability to be highly successful. Take Bill Gates or Oprah Winfrey for example. What do they have that you don?t have? Well, okay?a lot of money. But what else were they born with that you were not born with? Bill Gates is a man. Oprah Winfrey is a woman. Bill Gates is white by race. Oprah Winfrey is black by race. They are each about the same age old. Each of them were born into this world with the same assets, opportunities, etc. Both these fine people have nothing that you don?t have. Sure, they are Americans. You might be an American, and you might not be an American. But it doesn?t matter. Both Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey could give you many reasons why they also might not have been successful, yet they made it. They would even give you many reason why they indeed were successful, such as a ?good break,? or ?supportive family,? or ?good staff,? or ?hard work,? or ?long hours,? etc. But one of the most important reasons they succeeded is because of the power of positive desire. The power of positive desire is a very curious phenomenon. Without it people tend towards passivity and defeat. Without it people tend to become poor, depressed and give up on their dreams. However, the opposite is also true. When someone cultivates this great power?the power of positive desire, they tend to be more happy, make others happy, and as a very significant side benefit?they become wealthy and rich, create wealth and make a handsome sum of money. For many people it is a problem to think that they could indeed be prosperous and rich financially. This is one of the hindrances of their success. 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But by creating wealth on the internet, by pushing the right buttons and knowing how to do it, you can attain financial freedom and financial independence. There is five hours of teaching videos on any one of these two websites, which show you step by step what to do to start making money online. You are provided with the tools to succeed. Again, check out my blogs and online videos on Youtube, Google, Yahoo, Metacafe, etc, and you will see the great potential you may have if you utilize your power of positive desire. WebWealthCreation, StreamlineCashFlow and ez20USD are all great websites that can make money online and create wealth on autopilot for people who have a positive desire to work at home and create a residual income.