Stocks
Should You Buy Financial Engines Right Now?
The struggling IPO market got a big boost this week. Financial Engines (NASDAQ: FNGN), an investment advisory and asset management firm, soared in its opening debut. It was the hottest IPO in six months. The shares gained 44% in their first day of trading! Here’s what happened… On Tuesday, the company issued 10.6 million shares […]
The Best Trading Book You Can Read
If you’re a beginning trader, you’re probably reading a ton of books on trading right now. It’s good to have a thirst for knowledge, but keep one thing in mind as you read. You’ll be exposed to many different beliefs about the markets. You see, there are literally hundreds of different ways to trade the […]
Do Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Know Something?
Sometimes success isn’t about being creative. You can often achieve success simply by copying what successful people are doing. Let me give you an example. Take Tiger Woods for instance. Despite his recent marital problems, the guy is a pro. Over the years, he’s refined his golf swing. It’s now a work of art. His […]
A Low Risk Way To Play The Recovery In Chip Stocks
At the beginning of 2009, it looked like the semiconductor industry was going to have the worst year in its history. Thanks to the financial crisis, demand for silicon chips had fallen off a cliff. And, no one expected the industry to recover any time soon. I guess it’s true that “it’s always darkest before […]
You Can’t Trust These Jerks…
Anybody watching the news lately (or anytime in the last ten years for that matter) has heard something about corporate corruption and Wall Street. A while back it was Enron… Enron was the darling of Wall Street in the late 1990s and early 2000s. At one point, Enron stock traded for over $90. For years, […]
Tiger Woods, The PGA Tour, And… Trash?
The PGA tour’s taken over the neighborhood. Yep, it’s that time of year when the PGA tour makes its annual tour stop in Scottsdale. To be honest, I love golf and over the years I’ve had some great times at the Phoenix Open. If you’re a golf fan, you need to experience the famous 16th […]
Hypocrisy A Common Theme For Public Figures
I’ve seen a lot in the news about global warming recently. It’s impossible to watch the news or read a newspaper without seeing something about it. According to government leaders, our planet is on a collision course with disaster. Gradually rising temperatures will alter our climate in a devastating way. Ocean levels will rise, sinking […]
An Open Letter To The President
Dear President Obama, Last week I listened to your State of the Union Address. You are a great speaker and I enjoyed your oratory. You said something that resonated with me. You moved job creation to the top of your list. Driving down unemployment is a very important goal. You set out a number of […]
