Profitable Investing Tips
Invest in Boeing – Dreamliner Revisited
In 2011 we suggested that it might be time to invest in Boeing, BA. The fundamental analysis of the Dreamliner was compelling although that was before the battery problems. Now, again it appears to be time to invest in Boeing as the company expects to beat its previous record for most planes delivered in a […]
Trading Foreign Stocks
What is the value in trading foreign stocks when both the NYSE and NASDAQ offer lots and lots of US stocks? The point is that by trading foreign stocks an investor can take advantage of growth in various parts of the world at times when the markets are flat in the USA. During periods of […]
Make Money in Retirement
When you are young you often think of how to invest for retirement. The strategy commonly suggested is a mix of safe investments and growth stocks. As retirement approaches the idea is to increase the number of safe dividend stocks and reduce portfolio risk by getting rid of risky stocks. But, if your savings, pension, […]
Selling Russian Natural Gas to China
So, if Russia cuts off natural gas supplies to Ukraine how will Europe get its natural gas from Russia? And if the EU and USA ramp up sanctions in the wake of the Russian annexation of Crimea the USA may just start replacing Russia as the energy supplier of choice for the EU. Then where […]
Under Priced Stocks
The whole point of investing in stock is finding under priced stocks. Through technical and fundamental analysis investors and traders look for stocks that are worth less today than they will be a decade from now, next year, tomorrow, an hour for now or in five minutes. The time frame depends, obviously, on whether the […]
Treasury Notes
Periodically congress decides to get into fight over whether to approve the next budget or not. But rather than work on the issue of an ever increasing national debt before the fact, congress has made a habit of playing chicken with the full faith and integrity of the US government. When another high stakes game […]
Understanding Stocks
Understanding stocks is the basis for investing in the stock market. The old saying about not seeing the forest for the trees applies to many new investors and traders, bedazzled by the breadth of opportunities in the stock market. Expanded trading abilities brought to us by leveraged trading strategies such as hedging often lead to […]
Investing in Russia – Crimea Fallout Part 3
This is the third in a series of articles about investing in Russia in light of the annexation of part of neighboring Ukraine by the Russian Federation. Our first article looked at the annexation of the Crimea from the perspective of Russian history. The second article considered the shorter term consequences of investing in Russia […]
How to Avoid Losing Money in the Stock Market
A common expression years ago, was playing the stock market. The expression came from the fact that many thought of stock investing as gambling on whether stocks would go up or down. Traders listened for stock tips with fond hopes of getting into a stock before it ran up in price and out of a […]
Investing in Russia – Crimea Fallout Part 2
As we noted in our first article in this series, the Russian Federation has annexed part of a neighboring country. Russian troops are occupying Ukrainian bases in Crimea and massing troops along their shared border with Ukraine. In the first article of this three part series about investing in Russia and the Crimea fallout, we […]