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MolyCorp (MCP): Don’t Fall Into This Value Trap!
Remember the whole rare earth hysteria that started in the fall of 2010? And no, I’m not talking about Motown’s all white rock band from the 1970s. I’m referring to the rampant speculation on companies getting into the rare earth mining business. Well, it struck me recently that I haven’t heard much about rare earths […]
Donating To The USO Is A Great Way To Give Back
Happy Holidays! It seems like only yesterday I was making my 2011 New Year’s resolutions. And now Christmas is just days away! Is it just me, or do the years go by faster the older you get? It sure feels that way… Maybe it isn’t that I’m growing older. It could be that time flies […]
Stay Away From Holiday Trading
Trading the market around the holidays is often difficult for many investors. Too many emotions can get in the way. At this time of year, you may find yourself making emotional trades instead of objective trades. And make no mistake, this rarely ends well. My advice… stay away from holiday trading all together. It’s not […]
Grain Storage Is A Growth Market
It’s tough to invest with confidence these days. After all, stocks are riding up and down like a rollercoaster… Treasuries are yielding next to nothing… Gold prices have fallen off a cliff the last few months… And, the housing market is still on life support… But if you dig a little deeper, there’s one area […]
Is Zynga (ZNGA) A Buy?
One of the most highly anticipated IPOs of the year happened late last week. Shares of Zynga (ZNGA), the self-styled world leading social game developer, began trading publicly for the first time on Friday. The company raked in a whopping $1 billion from the IPO. They issued 100 million shares (14% of the company) at […]
ORCL Leaves A Lump Of Coal In Investors’ Stockings
Last week investors were happily preparing for a long holiday weekend. At the time, investors were celebrating a new ECB program to pump massive amounts of liquidity into European banks. And investors were feeling outright jolly about some of the best US housing data in months. It looked as though Santa Claus would deliver the […]
Don’t Watch The Train Go By…
I was lying on the couch the other night and… POW, a revelation! One day this economic nightmare will come to an end. The dust will settle and the economy will start growing again. In a moment, I’m going to tell you about a company poised to cash in on this trend. But first, a […]
Market Head Fakes Fleecing Unwary Investors
I have to admit I’m really happy NBA owners and players were able to salvage the 2011-12 professional basketball season. With NBA hoops preparing to re-enter the spotlight, I’m free to use basketball analogies in my writing about the market. Today’s analogy is the universally loved “Head Fake”. Everyone from the die-hard basketball aficionado to […]
Ronald McDonald House: Help A Family In Need This Holiday Season
I have an issue to resolve. It’s something that’s been bothering me for a few days now. It’s more of an annoyance really. But I really need to do something about it soon. And here’s the weird thing… you may be having the same issue this holiday season. What’s my disappointing admission? I’m having a […]
Tobacco Stocks Are Smokin’ Hot
The holiday season is upon us… I spent the past weekend with my family getting into the spirit of the holiday season. For the first time ever, I have a real Christmas tree in my house. It’s a nice change of pace from the artificial trees we usually have. Our beautiful Noble Fir came from […]
