Rule #1 Investing Frequently Asked Questions

How do I use this FAQ?

Here is the FAQ  overview and explanation.

Where can I find a list of your speaking dates?

Phil Town will post new events, including TV appearances, on the front page of the Rule #1 blog. I will also archive them in the News & Events section of the site.  You can always click on News & Events in the main site navigation to get the latest updates.

How do I subscribe to Phil's podcast?

There are a few ways to listen to Phil's Rule #1 Podcast.

One is to listen to it the RULE #1 podcast on the website.

Another way to listen is to subscribe your MP3 player's software to Phil's podcast RSS Feed. This method enables you to transfer the Podcast to your iPod or other portable mp3 device.  Please consult your mp3 software's Help Menu for instructions on how to subscribe to a Feedburner Podcast Feed.

For iTunes and iPod users:

• Launch iTunes on your computer.
• Click on this direct link to Phil's podcast.
• When Phil's Podcast comes up, click Subscribe.
• The Rule #1 Podcast will be added to your Podcasts in iTunes.
• To get automatic updates of Phil's Podcast, select the Rule #1 Podcast in your iTunes library, then click Settings (in the bottom right corner of the iTunes browser).
• A menu will come up that will allow you to select how often you wish iTunes to search for and download new episodes.

How do I add Phil's blog to my Google start page?

Log in to your Google (or Gmail) Account.

To see the latest from Phil's blog on your Personalized Google Start Page, you'll first need to get a Google Reader account. Google Reader is an RSS Feed Aggregator.

To set up your account, go to http://www.google.com/reader

Where it says "Search for New Content", type in "Phil Town".

The first search result will be Phil Town blog or Phil Town official site. Click the button that says "Subscribe".

You are now subscribed to Phil Town's blog via Google Reader.

Now, go back to Google Home. (The link is in the upper right side of the screen.)

In the top left corner of the page, you should see a link that says "Add Content".

Click "Add Content".

You'll see a search box that allows you to search your Homepage Content.

Type in the phrase "Google Reader".

The first search item that comes up will be "Module for Google Reader".

Click the button underneath this that reads "Add it now".

The Module will be added. Return to your Google Home page. You should now see a box on your Google Start Page that displays a list of links to Phil's most recent posts.

As you add more items to your Google Reader, this Module will display all your RSS feeds, including the feed for Phil Town. The newest items will always be at the top.

How do I subscribe to Phil's RSS feeds?

There are many ways to subscribe to an RSS Feed, using many different Aggregators, or News Readers.

Which News Reader you prefer is up to you.

If you go to the Phil Town Blog, you will see buttons for News Readers in the side bar.

If you already have an account with one of these News Readers, simply click the button and Phil's Feed will be added to your list. 

Feedburner (the orange button at the top) has become the industry standard and can be accepted by almost any aggregator.  If you have a News Reader or Aggregator account that is not on the Rule #1 list, simply click the Feedburner button and you should be good to go.

If you don't have a News Reader account yet, you will need to get one to Subscribe to Phil's blog.

Here are some links to get you started with setting up an account:

Google Reader
My Yahoo!
Bloglines

On all of these sites, you'll be able to find instructions on how to add Feeds. Or you can simply register for your account, come back to this site, and click the appropriate button.

I forgot my username - can you retrieve it for me?

If you can't remember your original username for the Rule #1 Members Area, you may alternately log in using the email address you used when you first registered.  The system will accept either one.

If you cannot remember the email address you used when you first registered, please send a note to webteam at philtown dot com with a request to look up your account information. Please provide us your first and last name for research purposes.

Help! I never received my account activation link or password reset link.

Phil Town wants to remind you to please be sure to check your Bulk Mail, Spam or Trash folder for emails from our site. Sometimes activation and password reset emails get caught up in the wrong folders.

Here are the email addresses to look for and add to your safe list (sometimes called a "white list"):

Activation Email:

accounts@ruleoneinvestor.com

Password Reset Email:

resets@ruleoneinvestor.com

Help! I have a question that isn't answered in the FAQ!

We welcome submission of new questions. However, there's a very good chance that your question has already been asked and answered on the Rule #1 Blog.

Phil Town answers your question is about The Three Tools (MACD, Moving Average, and Stochastics), please click here to read through the Archives on this subject.

Please also be sure to check out the Question of the Week Archives, where Phil Town answers one reader question every Monday.

Help! When I use the Rule #1 Calculators, my numbers come out too large - sometimes in the tens of thousands

Do you happen to be from Germany?

If you are, the issue is with a keyboard incompatibility between German and English.  German keyboards tend to insert commas instead of decimal points. To fix this problem:

• Go into Start (if you are a Windows user)
• Click Systemsteuerung, Regions
• Choose und Sprachoptionen, Regionale Einstellungen:English(USA)

From that point on you should have no problems.

Thank you to Rule #1 fan Michael from Germany for troubleshooting this problem!