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Financial Stocks – Close To A Bottom

| January 23, 2008 | 0 Comments

Yesterday’s market gyrations were painful.  After seeing the global markets sell off on Monday (a holiday for the US markets), the Dow Jones Industrial Average followed suit on Tuesday.  We closed the day just under 12,000 after hitting an intra-day trading low of 11,508.  We haven’t seen these levels since September 2006. Not to be […]

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Profit From A Market Decline

| January 21, 2008 | 0 Comments

It’s no secret that the market has been very difficult over the last 3 months.  We’ve seen the DOW drop nearly 9% so far this year and almost 15% since October.  So, as an investor, how do you deal with this “gloomy” situation? As editor of The Option Forecast and a stockbroker for nearly 10 […]

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How Does Recession Affect Retail Stocks

| January 14, 2008 | 0 Comments

Do you know the names Ralph Schneider and Frank McNamara?  If you don’t, you’re not alone.  In the 1950s these two men came up with the concept of a general purpose credit card.  Their idea blossomed into The Diners Club, the first independent credit card company in the world. Before this novel concept, consumers received […]

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A Market Bottom?

| January 11, 2008 | 0 Comments

“When do we hit bottom?” The question seems to be on everyone’s mind these days. Some Investors have very strange ways of identifying market tops and bottoms. One popular investor listens to his mother. When she calls asking “is now the time to buy” . . . he knows it’s time to sell. If his […]

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NutriSystem (NTRI) As A Short Term Trade

| January 9, 2008 | 0 Comments

“I know it’s hard to do but you got to do it.”  Those were the words a friend of mine uttered at a recent dinner party.  Carl, always the center of attention at social events, has reached a new level of admiration.  You see, Carl is a personal trainer.  He works with everyone from hard […]

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Dogs Of The Dow

| December 31, 2007 | 0 Comments

A funny thing happens on January 2nd of every year.  Hundreds and thousands of investors wake up and run to their computer like it’s Christmas morning.  They’re in a huge rush to do a few quick calculations and determine their investment strategy for the new year.  Based on this little bit of math they blindly […]

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Tax Loss Selling

| December 17, 2007 | 0 Comments

I’m always looking to make more money and increase the returns on my portfolio.  I look at every trade, good and bad, and think about how I could put more of the green stuff in my pocket.  Ultimately, this is what investing and trading is all about.  No doubt you think the same way. In […]

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Credit Crunch – Financial Stocks

| December 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

It’s not often that we get to celebrate a win so quickly.  We thought the wave of recent news that supports our stance on the banking sector deserves to be highlighted (as it may make or save you more money in the future). In early November the popular financial press started commentating on bank stocks.  […]

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Hedge Funds – Hedge Your Bets

| December 7, 2007 | 0 Comments

Just this week, I received a call from Robert, a hedge fund manager in California.  We have known each other for quite a while and this guy has been very successful at what he does.  While I don’t know exactly how much money he manages, I would estimate it to be around $50 million. No […]

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Warren Buffett – Banking Stocks

| November 19, 2007 | 0 Comments

Warren Buffet is the greatest investor in the world.  He started with a few thousand dollars and is now worth billions.  It’s not often that I disagree with him, but occasionally I do.  This week is unique, because I’m going to disagree with him not once but twice. Warren was recently in front of congress […]

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