Investing/Trading
Real Estate Investing for the Brave Investor
If you say that you want to try real estate investing amid the country’s current financial situation, some people will probably tell you that you have just signed your own death sentence. Indeed, investing in real estate while many companies are placing their workers on the chopping board is considered a financial suicide by most […]
Learn The Basics Of How To Invest In The Stock Market
There are many people who are interested in growing their income by using the stock market. However, making consistent, profitable trades in the stock market is not as simple as you’d think. Those who have no basic expertise of the stock market will want to research the inner workings of the stock market before they […]
How to Evaluate Stocks Picks for Better Prospects?
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Veblen Goods Investment
As the world’s economy rights itself in fits and starts there is one group of products that will likely outperform the rest. Veblen goods are luxury items which sell better the higher they are priced. The Veblen goods effect is named for the economist, Thorstein Veblen, who talked about how conspicuous consumption and status seeking […]
Interest Rate Rise
As the economy mends itself we may see a long overdue rise in interest rates. If you have been holding onto US bonds you may see their value drop with the rise in interest rates. You also may not be ready to commit your funds to more risky investments. Utility stocks have always been secure […]
Very Long Term Investment in the Green Revolution
Norman Borlaug passed away this last year. The man many call the father of the “Green Revolution” is credited with starting and leading the “Green Revolution” that allowed the world’s food production to keep up with its population growth in the later half of the 20th century. Borlaug was an Iowa boy who came to […]
Talking about Retirement Dividends
Now that the markets are recovering the focus for many has switched from survival to thoughts of retirement. High quality stocks that pay good dividends have always been a major portion of retirement directed portfolios. After last year’s economic disaster when so many supposedly strong stocks lost value the question is just what will qualify […]
Investment in Oil Stocks
The largest oil company, ExxonMobil, has not joined the price increase in oil stocks this year despite the price of oil being nearly twice what it was January 1. At just over $70 a share this is a fair market price, if you don’t believe in future growth of the world economy. It is very […]
High Tech Warfare
The cost of the defense establishment becomes increasingly hard to pay for by a nation strapped by debt. Defense stocks are down as investors worry about the withdrawal from Iraq and cutbacks in military spending in general. However, the old joke about “military intelligence” being a contradiction in terms may have a new wrinkle for […]