Stock Investing Tips
Investing Tips
The best investing tips commonly have to do with how to go about the business of investing. Specific investing tips from your broker, your best friend, investment advisors, or news sources should be investigated by both fundamental analysis and technical analysis before they are acted upon. The problem with second hand investing tips is that […]
Economic Stimulus Stock Gains
Economic stimulus stock gains come to mind with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke scheduled to speak shortly at an annual Federal Bank conference at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Fed Chairman will speak at the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank’s annual get-together. As usual when the Fed chairman speaks markets listen. There is speculation that the US […]
Good Stock Investment
What constitutes a good stock investment today? If you follow the actions of legendary investor, Warren Buffett, you jump in when there is a “sale.” Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway investment group made far and away it largest purchases of stock when the market fell last week. Remember that Buffett is a protégé of Benjamin Graham, who […]
Google Purchase of Motorola
Does the Google purchase of Motorola make sense? Will it make money for Google shareholders? Will the Google purchase of Motorola provide patent protection for Google Android operating system? That may be the key question relating to the $12.5 Billion Google purchase of Motorola. The payment of a more than 60% premium will be a […]
Smart Investing Tips
Are there any smart investing tips in today’s dismal stock market? Smart investing tips should always include staying current on fundamentals of the market. Fundamental analysis of stocks is essential even though it can be depressing as today there is a lot of bad news to digest. Technical analysis is necessary to follow stocks in […]
Online Long Term Investing
Online long term investing would seem, to many, to be a contradiction in terms. We typically think of online investing and trading as being short term and taking advantage of fluctuations in the prices of stocks, options, futures, and commodities. However, a recent survey of Canadian investors indicates that many engage in online long term […]
Bringing Corporate Cash Home
US multinationals bringing corporate cash home could provide a boost to the US economy. US multinationals commonly bank their overseas profits overseas. This allows them to fund foreign ventures without sending cash from home. It also allows them to avoid paying corporate taxes of 35% on income gained offshore. It should be noted, however, that […]
Chinese Investment in Europe
Increasing Chinese investment in Europe is on the horizon. Debt worries continue to plague the European Union. Chinese investment in Europe will go forward as the nation with cash reserves cherry picks attractive companies. China is following the script written by the USA in the years following World War II. They offer foreign aid and […]
Profitable Trading Habits
That which we learn and practice in investing and trading becomes habit and profitable trading habits lead to profitable trading and investing. Fundamental analysis is part of profitable trading. Profitable habits include routinely updating fundamental analysis of traded stocks. Other profitable trading habits include staying current with fundamental analysis and technical analysis skills and routinely […]
Investment Research
Investment research takes time and investment research typically pays off in higher stock investing profits. We often hear the question just what is a good investment? The obvious answer is that a good investment is one that makes money and carries little risk. The point of investment research is to find stocks before they are noticed by the rest of the market, and before market attention drives their price up. The issue for all investors is doing a sufficient amount of investment research to find a good investment before the market changes and the stock goes up in price. We […]