Posts Tagged ‘ stocks ’

Why You Shouldn’t Move to Bonds

Feb 27th, 2009 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies
Most investors like to put their money in something that has done well. Most don't put their money in something that has done poorly. The last 10 years gives us a stark portrait of what's done well and what hasn't. And we're starting to see a major psychological shift in ...read more

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Cash In on Our Rediscovered Layaway Culture

Feb 13th, 2009 | By Greg Guenthner | Category: Featured, Macroeconomics, Penny stocks
In today’s market, there’s plenty of pain to go around. In fact, a much-maligned retail tactic is making a comeback: layaway. We all thought the age of easy credit killed layaway for good late last century. There simply wasn’t the need to put a new television on layaway for $15 a ...read more

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Natural Gas E&P Stocks Should Rebound Quickly

Jan 30th, 2009 | By Dan Amoss | Category: Commodities, Featured
This bear market has pushed the price of many good stocks to bargain-basement levels. In my view, the stock prices of many oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) companies are irrationally low. Many are valued like they are depleting assets (like energy trusts or master limited partnerships), when, ...read more

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Profiting from the Wealth Effect

Jan 7th, 2009 | By Wayne Burritt | Category: Featured, Housing, Investing Strategies
Perhaps the biggest reason the stock market is a leading indicator of where the economy is headed is what's called the "wealth effect."  It goes something like this… When our portfolios are headed higher, we usually go out and spend like the dickens.  After all, with nice fat investments we feel ...read more

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Phil Carret: The Pioneering Investor Who Always Looked on the Bright Side

Jan 6th, 2009 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics
The Christmas tree is out on the curb, the ornaments carefully packed away for next year. We recover from the New Year’s party as the fog of it lifts from our heads. Our revels now are ended, as the Bard says. It is time to look ahead to 2009. Well, let’s ...read more

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Shelby Davis: The Best Stock Investor You’ve Never Heard Of

Dec 23rd, 2008 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Featured, Macroeconomics
For the first time since 1940, the yield on the 3-month Treasury bill went negative this month. Investors eagerly bought up a negative 0.01% yield. That means that they would rather lock in a certain 90-day loss than risk anything in the stock market. So in that kind of context, it’s ...read more

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Spinoff Stocks: Quick, Proven Way to Grab Easy Gains

Dec 18th, 2008 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Options, Penny stocks
What do frozen desserts, designer handbags, and underwear have in common? Two of the best investment opportunities this decade. Allow me to explain… A single company – one you’re probably familiar with – sold all three seemingly unrelated products. A few years ago, Sara Lee Corp (SLE:NYSE ) – maker of ...read more

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