Investing/Trading
Declining Investment in China
According to a recent press release by Dow Jones there has been declining investment in China at the end of last year. The report notes a more than forty percent fall in venture capital infusion. Direct investment in China has been popular if not always profitable for years. A major issue that we have written […]
Pick Profitable Investment Vehicles
In the business of making money through investments it is essential to pick profitable investment vehicles. Whether you are interested in stocks or real estate, US Treasury bills or corporate bonds, you need to look at expected return and appreciation, security of the investment, and the cost of doing business attached to the investment. It […]
Invest in Wired Fabrics
An evolving technology will allow people to wear or carry so called wired fabrics. This new technology may provide smart investors with opportunities to get in on the ground floor. And the same new technology may result in investors losing their money, thinking that they are picking new winners when they are just throwing good […]
Investing in Ketchup
As a recipe for success in a slowly growing economy, a consortium including Berkshire Hathaway has decided that investing in ketchup is the way to go. An investment group that includes Berkshire Hathaway is putting up $28 Billion for a buyout offer for H. J. Heinz Company, the venerable maker of ketchup. As the offer […]
Managing Financial Investments
Profitable investing does not stop with picking sound investments. Getting into a good investment is one thing but managing financial investments is another. Managing financial investments requires a broad view of the intent and purpose of each investment. Managing financial investments also requires continual attention to each and every investment in your portfolio. While getting […]
Profitable Asset Management
Long term management of assets is more than learning fundamental analysis of stocks, diversification of a stock portfolio, and choosing high paying dividend stocks. Profitable asset management involves choosing between investments in real estate, offshore investments, growth markets at home and abroad, stable consumer products companies, and interest bearing investments. Profitable asset management often has […]
Reasonable Investment Advice
If you are wondering how to invest $10,000 you may not want anything fancy. You may just want reasonable investment advice. If the folks who invested all of their money with Bernie Madoff had it to do all over again they would go with reasonable investment advice and not get suckered into a pyramid scheme […]
Finding Good Financial Advisors
In difficult financial times one can still make money in investments. Part of what is needed is finding good financial advisors. No matter how skilled one is at technical and fundamental analysis of investments, there is no need to repeatedly reinvent the wheel. Finding good financial advisors does not mean that you must do everything […]