Finding stocks, mutual funds and ETFs to trade is one of the most daunting tasks new investors face when they first start looking to trade on their own. However, once traders get a little practice and learn what they should be looking for in an investmetn, finding stocks, mutual funds and ETFs to trade suddenly becomes one of the most enjoyable tasks an investor must accomplish. In this section, we are simply going to focus on finding stocks that look like they could potentially be solid candidates for your portfolio. At this point, you don't need to worry about if you are actually going to pull the trigger and buy the stock. All you have to do is look for stocks, mutual funds and ETFs that look interesting to you. You can worry about really digging into and analyzing what you find later when we discuss Stock Analysis. To get started, let's take a look at the following ways you can start looking for stocks you may want to trade: - Newsletters - Automated Searches - News Media - Looking Around Newsletters Newsletters are one of the easiest ways to find good new investment ideas. Newsletter producers put a lot of time into researching stocks, mutual funds and ETFs, and by looking at their newsletters, you can piggy-back off of their work. Click here to learn more about Newsletters. Automated Searches Automated Searches are a newer development in the retail investment world. Because computers are becoming so fast and so powerful, you can enter virtually any parameter you are interest in scanning for and have a complete list of results in seconds. Click here to learn more about Automated Searches. News Media News Media coverage of the financial markets in news papers, magazines, books, online and on TV has exploded. Literally 24 hours a day, you can find someone somewhere talking about stocks you may want to take a look at. Click here to learn more about News Media. Looking Around Looking Around is perhaps the most "overlooked" (forgive the horrible pun) strategy for finding stocks to trade. You live in the world that companies are trying to make money in. If you see some product or some company that is doing phenomenally well, chances are that company's stock is also doing well. Click here to learn more about Looking Around.
Let's get started by learning a little bit about Newsletters.
| 
