Investing/Trading
Home Builders in the United States Housing Market as the Recession Lifts
The United States housing market has perhaps bottomed out as the recession shows signs of being on the mend. Although United States housing prices are still down substantially from last year they are not dropping month by month. This may be a good time to look at the large home builders. Some of the larger […]
Shipping the Economic Recovery
It is interesting reading the web sites touting shipping profits in early 2008 before the recession hit home. Now major carriers are consolidating routes and considering rounding South America to avoid paying Panama Canal Tolls. One of the industries that will rebound when the recession lifts is shipping. Who will be there to reap the […]
How Much Cash to Keep as Cash
The United States government will need to borrow around $2.5 Trillion in 2009. A valid concern has been whether anyone would want to buy US treasury notes. The recent auction of $32 Billion in three year notes implies that investors are planning on keeping their money in short term cash instruments. Are these folks anticipating […]
Investing in Solar Energy
According to the Solar Energy Industries Website solar energy power generation capacity grew by 17% in the United States in 2008. Photo cell, photovoltaic, capacity grew by 44%. Solar energy production is a very small portion of national power production with lots of room to grow. FREE MASTERCLASS: 3 Secrets to Take Control of Your […]
Short Term Trading Profit As Economic Stimulus Promises Long Term Economic Recovery
The Economic Stimulus or Economic Recovery package has been signed into law. The question for many is how soon the economic stimulus will result in an economic recovery. The stock market will try to anticipate the economic recovery. When bits of news, a new law or regulation, or pure rumor pass around there will be […]
Which Stocks Will Recover Lost Ground?
The stock market rallied a bit last week making up for lost ground since late last fall. As usual some stocks rallied and some did not. That sounds so simple as to be dumb, but it is the crux of smart long term investing. FREE MASTERCLASS: 3 Secrets to Take Control of Your Financial Future! […]
For Everything There Is a Season and Right Now It Just Might Be Bank Stocks
So, Wells Fargo’s stock went up and everyone is scurrying to see if now is the time to bet on bank stocks. Folks are not buying, yet, but, trading of “calls” was active in banks and other financials. FREE MASTERCLASS: 3 Secrets to Take Control of Your Financial Future! The point of the long term […]
Diversification Or Not In The Coming Years
Diversification is supposed to protect your portfolio in up and down markets. However, for many investors diversification did not work last year. What do you do going forward? FREE MASTERCLASS: 3 Secrets to Take Control of Your Financial Future! How Diversification is supposed to Work Diversification is based upon reciprocity, the law of averages, and […]
Ever Heard Of Futures?
Have you ever heard of futures and the ability to enhance profits with the candlestick charting technique? There is a difference between the stock market and futures. In futures trading, you don’t really own anything as in stocks. When trading you are merely making a bet in which direction the future price will go. If […]
Dispassionate Investing In A World Of Despair And Hope
We are living in the world of the old Chinese curse, “interesting times.” With the economic mess the world is in, we see despair alternating with hope every day. This fact is reflected in stock prices almost daily. Now, of all times, is when successful investing requires a dispassionate approach to market psychology as well […]