When I was new to the stock market and trying to learn how to trade, the concept and terminology "long" and "short" really had me confused. The good news is, the idea behind these two terms is very simple and straight forward. Let me explain...

Drop shipping has become very popular lately as a way to make money from home and online. It seems wherever you turn, someone is proclaiming how much money they're making from the art of drop shipping. As someone who is biased towards trading the financial markets (stocks, options, Forex, Bitcoin, etc.), I need to be fair and admit that you "can" make money online with drop shipping. However, that can be a bit misleading. Your goals and expectations are what matter most when it comes to determining if pursuing drop shipping is worth your time and effort or not.

If you are a new trader and looking to learn how to trade, the term "margin call" is something you may have heard or seen, but perhaps still are not quite sure what it is and how it works. Let me explain.

Hopefully you've heard it many times already, but in this day and age of the internet and social media... please be careful who you listen to! Here's a perfect, real life, example of why!

The strategy to bring more money into your income which has really gotten popular lately is that of drop shipping. How exactly does drop shipping work? I will explain the general mechanics of how it can work to help you make money online.

The human mind is a tricky place for us as traders. Whenever an opportunity comes along that (hopefully) gives us a good learning lesson, I'm all for it. I recently had a losing trade that illustrates a very important concept for all of us to remember. As odd as it sounds, these types of losing trades make me feel great about myself as a trader!

Is trading to grow a small account, even if displaying patience, a wise move to make? Why don't I undertake the "challenge" of trying to grow a smaller account. Is there a better pathway to this perceived patience?

There is no quicker way to hold yourself back from gaining your maximum potential than to allow your thought-process to drift into delusion. Unfortunately, as you will see, some people literally make zero sense in their logic and when this occurs, trading the markets (and just life in general) become very limiting.

An important term and concept in the world of business and wealth building revolves around profit margins. What is a profit margin? How do you calculate it? At the core, a profit margin tells you all about how flexible a business can be. Let me explain.

On the surface I realize why people view these situations the way they do; however, when you dig down a bit deeper, the issue becomes much clearer. So much so that it can be boiled down to two possible scenarios: greedy savage or missed some of the math. In a world where marketing gurus really put a "spin" on this sort of stuff, it's time to bring some reality to the matter.