Notes from the desk that scores every broker on this site.
Market analysis, broker comparisons and trading basics, from the team that scores every broker in our index.
The Science of Technical Analysis
Technical analysis reads charts, not balance sheets. How traders use price patterns and indicators to judge where a market might move next.
Uncovering Value of Fundamental Analysis
Fundamental analysis weighs a company's accounts against its share price to find its real value. How it works and what analysts look…
Why choosing a regulated broker is critical for safe trading
A regulated broker must hold enough capital and keep your money apart from its own. Why regulation matters, and what to check…
Basics of the financial markets and different types of securities
Primary and secondary markets, stocks, bonds and the other securities you'll meet. A plain introduction to how financial markets work.
Leverage: A Powerful Tool for Investors
Leverage means trading with borrowed money. It can grow your gains, and it grows your losses at exactly the same rate. How…
Why is the dollar the global reserve currency?
Why the world prices trade and holds reserves in US dollars, and which factors, from growth to politics, push the dollar's value…
What is inflation and what you can do to fight it
Inflation eats what your money can buy. What causes it, how central banks try to control it, and what you can do…
How to store your cryptocurrency safely
Your crypto is only as safe as your private key. How wallets work, public versus private keys, and how to keep your…
Debt management for financial investors
From student loans to mortgages, debt limits what you can invest. Practical steps to work out what you can afford and get…