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Panama Canal Expansion Update September 2014
The Panama Canal Expansion is back on track with completion of all phases expected in 2016. When this major construction project is finished it will more than double the cargo capacity of the century old canal. When finished the expanded Panama Canal will change shipping patterns and affect ports up and down the East Coast […]
Basics of Successful Investing IV
Basics of Successful Investing IV is the last in our series. We wrote about getting your financial house in order and making some basic decisions about why you are investing and how much money you are willing to put at risk in Basics of Successful Investing I. Our advice in Basics of Successful Investing II was that you should start out by investing in what you know. And, when you pick something else you need to do your homework and thoroughly understand what a company does to make money and how it will manage to keep doing so. And we […]
Will Nude Photo Uproar Hurt Apple Stock?
According to Movie News Guide and other sources, the FBI and Apple are investigating the Jennifer Lawrence nude photo leak. 📈 Use These Prompts to Identify Your Next Big Winner Following the leakage of nude photos of high profile female celebrities such as Kate Upton, Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande among others, [the] FBI along with […]
Basics of Successful Investing III
Successful investing comes from learning the basics and refining your skills with experience. In this series of articles we look at the basics of successful investing. In the first article in this series, Basics of Successful Investing I, we noted that the first thing to do is put your financial house in order and then […]
Signs of a Market Correction
The stock market rally has been going on for five and a half years. The S&P 500 bottomed out at 683 on March 6 of 2009. This was the end of the market fall and the start of the second worst recession in 75 years. And, like in the days after the 2009 Stock Market […]
Invest in Tiffany
Tiffany & Co. has raised its earnings forecast and the stock rose three percent. Is this enough reason to invest in Tiffany? According to the online Financial Times Tiffany lifts it guidance for the second time in a few months. ⏳ Get Instant Access Before the Next Stock Surge Tiffany & Co has raised its […]
Basics of Successful Investing II
Successful investors apply what they already know in picking stocks, choosing exchange traded funds and investing their money. Retailers have insight into retail stocks and computer programmers have insight into software companies. Doctors and others in the medical field have insight into medications and the tools used in treating diseases. And, if a successful investor […]
Basics of Successful Investing I
Successful investing is not a matter of luck, tips or playing the market. Three basics of successful investing are sound fundamental analysis, appropriate risk management and patience in waiting for investment opportunities. Let us start with risk management first of all.
Risk Management in Your Life and Investments
Investing is part of life and not a separate entity. So, it is important to have your financial life in order before even starting to invest. Build a stable financial platform for your life first of all.
Pay off any credit card debts: It is difficult for a beginner to make 18% a year on […]
Invest in Iran
The talks between Iran and the six world powers (USA, Germany, Great Britain, France, Russia, China) are progressing. If the current negotiations succeed to the satisfaction of the world powers, it may be time to invest in Iran. According to an article in Reuters, the U.N. nuclear chief had a useful visit to Iran. ⚙️ […]
Time to Buy Gold
Is it time to buy gold again? The shiny stuff peaked in 2011 and then fell from its high of $1900. It languishes in the $1300 range these days after dipping below $1200 an ounce at the start of 2014. Gold futures quotes from the CME Group are in the $1300 range through December of […]