Profitable Investing
United States Oil Exports
United States oil exports have been allowed for the first time in forty years. Sustainable fracking technology has greatly increased US oil production and reduced dependence on foreign oil supplies. The United States is on the verge of becoming the leading oil and natural gas producer in the world. Now in a very small test […]
Trade Signal Reliability
The issue of trade signal reliability is debated by economists, supported by those who make their living doing technical analysis, and debunked by those who only believe in fundamental analysis tools such as the price to earnings ratio, price to sales ratio, and indicators of intrinsic stock value. Despite the doubts of some, traders have […]
Invest in Africa
Is it wise for the average person to invest in Africa? The continent has oil, diamonds, a plethora of minerals and a huge pool of cheap labor. Africa also has Al-Qaida linked terrorists in the sub-Sahara, terrorists kidnapping and selling school girls in Nigeria and a military government set upon eradicating an Islamic group in […]
Invest in Germany
With the reelection of Angela Merkel to a third term as German prime minister a new coalition will rule Germany. More to the point for many is that a new and less reserved Germany will be less reticent about calling the tunes in the European Union. A recent case in point is that Germany put […]
Mid Cap Stock Investing
We suggest that you think of mid cap stock investing as the Goldilocks approach to investing. In Goldilocks and the Three Bears the little girl samples the porridge of the three bears and finds that one is too hot and one is too cold and one is just right. To a degree large cap stocks […]
Investing in Discounted Stocks
Today’s stock market is largely characterized by uncertainty. The VIX, the options trader’s measure of market volatility, is high. Investors and traders are jumping in and out of the market, afraid of missing a rally and concerned about losing with a big market correction due to a debt default. What is a long term investor […]
Investing in Home Builders
Investing in home builders is currently out of vogue as lower housing starts, fewer sales of existing homes, and a dearth of building permits would predict. The numbers of unsold homes may be rising again if the US government goes into default on its debts. Investing in home builders who cater to the very wealthy […]
Reliable Returns on Stock Investments
In the days following the stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression, Benjamin Graham taught the concepts of intrinsic stock value, margin of safety of stocks and fundamental analysis of stocks. The take home point of the things that Mr. Graham taught was that you can get reliable returns on stock investments. You […]