I am currently working towards a bachelors degree with finance major?

Question

After graduating will I be able to pick good stocks and bad stocks? Right now, I am still about half way done!

Answer 1

A degree in finance will certainly give you an advantage.  You will learn the concepts behind it, risk management and the math and statistical concepts.  Whether it makes you a better investor depends if you have the intuitive ability to apply the concepts.

Answer 2

No simple answer to your question!  I believe the markets are  fixed to a certain extent.  Even with the best information concerning certain stocks, options etc., you can end of with some big time losers.(-$$$)  Normally, college degrees prepare you to go to  work for others.  I have a B.S. in marketing/finance, two Masters degrees and a Ph.D. in Psy.  Just about the time I think I have all the answers, guess what?

I end up going back to the basics.  Make a simple plan and stick with it.  You will be bombarded with all kinds of good sounding strategies and tips.  It'll drag you down a thousand different directions and wear you out.  Good Luck!

Answer 3

NO.  There's no real courses in the Academic world that will completly give one the understanding of or the ability to determine good stocks from bad stocks

This type of knowledge could be gained on your own by reading

What Works on Wall Street by James O'Shaunessey

Beating the Street by Peter Lynch

One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch

The Warren Buffett Way by Robert Hagstrom

Trading For a Living by Alexander Elder

Mastering the Trade” by John Caster

How to Make Money in Stocks” by William O’Neil

The Disciplined Trader by Mark Douglas

Here are some websites that will also help you

http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp

http://finance.yahoo.com/

http://www.investors.com/?tn=top

http://www.rookiedaytrader.com/default.a...

http://investorshub.advfn.com/default.as...

http://www.thestreet.com

http://www.brokerage101.com/

http://www.1source4stocks.com/

http://www.decisionpoint.com/TAcourse/TA...

http://stockcharts.com/

http://www.grahaminvestor.com/

http://www.thestreet.com/

http://www.morningstar.com/

http://www.dividenddetective.com/

http://smallcapcenter.com/index.asp

http://www.schaeffer.com/

http://www.zacks.com/

http://screen.morningstar.com/StockResul...

http://www.options-trading-advice.info/

I started investing in grade school and trading in high school, by the time I was in college I could easily go one for one with those that taught finance and economics.

Try to study on your own, you'll be suprised that many professors will not be able to properly answer some of your questions.  

Go for it, study hard, you'll never regret it

Answer 4

No.  A finance degree teaches you about money and the basic tools to analyse.  You need to understand a lot of other things that are not taught in finance, such as politics, international relations, the weather, commodities, human behavior, technology, and a host of other things.  Watch Cramer on TV and you will start to understand how to pick good stocks.  You learn how one person can manipulate the market.  I shorted a stock he recommended for example and made a quick 3% return.