Tag: stocks
How To Make Big Money In Stocks
Do you remember Ivan Boesky? He made more than $200 million investing in stocks in the mid 1980s. He had an amazing ability to buy into a company just a few days before a big merger was announced. His profits were enormous. It turns out his prophetic abilities weren’t tied to good analysis. They were […]
Global Credit Crisis Impacts Japan
Let me ask you a question. How well do you remember 1983? It was an interesting year. Ronald Regan was President, the US was gripped by Tylenol poisoning in Chicago, the Vietnam Memorial was opening, and unemployment hit 10%. Believe it or not, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed trading that year above 1,000. So […]
General Electric Stock At 10 Year Lows
In 1876, one of America’s greatest inventors set up a research and development laboratory. Like a mad scientist, he oversaw a team of researchers dedicated to inventing and improving a number of devices. Often these inventions were tied to mass communication and electricity. Arguably, the greatest invention to come from the establishment was the incandescent […]
Even Warren Buffett Makes Mistakes
Just last week I had a few friends over for dinner. Long time readers know one of my many passions is cooking. So of course I had to prepare dinner. I started thinking of exotic dishes. But this was a work night. Time would be limited so I picked something simple. I settled on a […]
Stocks With High Dividends
When my grandfather started saving for retirement he didn’t have much in the way of choices. Most of his money went into bonds where he collected an interest payment every quarter. Slowly his portfolio grew to include stocks and mutual funds. Back then investing wasn’t as complicated. Investors had fewer choices and transaction costs were […]
Technology Sector To Lead Next Bull Market
“Hey, check this out” a friend of mine said as he thrust his new watch in my direction. We were meeting for a quick drink after work. I was debating how much longer rush hour traffic would clog the freeways, and he was excitedly talking about his new business venture. Our discussion quickly turned to […]
Is it time to invest in China stocks?
Ten years ago the British handed control of Hong Kong back to the Chinese. This was the start of massive changes to that economy. State controlled companies were placed in private hands and small business started to blossom. The Chinese economy started looking more and more like a free market. The result was incredible growth. […]
