Investing Tips
Fed Stimulus Program Continues
On news that the Fed stimulus program continues unchanged the bond market rallied. Yields fell and bond prices rose. Buyers outnumbered sellers as the bond market experienced its biggest one day jump in nearly two years. The Fed stimulus program continues unabated when virtually no one thought that it would. The central bank published minutes […]
Buy Defaulted International Bonds
There may be a new investment opportunity in the international bond markets. If you have a high risk tolerance in pursuit of stellar profits you might want to buy defaulted international bonds. Your first thought may be that it will not take a lot of fundamental analysis to determine that defaulted bonds in a foreign […]
Follow The Leader Investing
Many investors pay a coach to tell them how approach investments and how to go about the fundamental analysis necessary to make good investments. The point is that you do not have to learn from your own mistakes. You can learn from the mistakes and the successes of others. You might call this follow the […]
Investing During Deflation of the US Economy
Recent comments by Fed chairman Bernanke indicate that the US Federal Reserve will continue its $85 Billion a month bond buying program. The cited concern is persistently low inflation. The objective of the Fed is to keep inflation above 2% as one of their concerns is economic deflation. Just what is deflation and if things […]
What Mother Never Told You about Stock Investing
“Save your money,” your Mother said when you received your allowance for mowing the lawn and running errands. This was in 1986. The idea was to teach you to be frugal. So, you put money in your piggy bank and eventually took all of the change to the bank and put it in your Junior […]
Time for Middle East Investment
Chaos seems to reign from the waters of the Nile to the Fertile Crescent and onwards to the seat of the old Ottoman Empire. If we believe the old adage about investing things are at their worst it may be time for Middle East investment. Civil war continues to rage in Syria. Iran still seems […]
Managing Investment Risk
Managing investment risk includes diversifying to balance business risk, being wary of overpriced stocks, and not confusing short term goals on long term investing techniques. Picking new winners is always the name of the game but picking them at the best price, diversifying to reduce sector risk, and choosing stocks whose prospects match your long […]
Investing in China
Investing in China, or not, may be a hot topic if speculation about the size of China’s debt is true. The issue is one of hiding debt or reclassifying debt so that it shows up on a different balance sheet. Investing in debt and growth fits China as the nation has become an industrial powerhouse […]
Collect Cell Tower Lease Profits
There are several ways to collect cell tower lease profits. Cell towers hold the relay masts that are the connection nodes in the mobile telephone network. The relay masts are placed in high locations such as on towers or the tops of buildings to provide line of sight connection with adjacent connection points. In the […]
Invest in Peace in Syria
Now that things seem to be at their worst in the Middle Eastern country it may be time to invest in peace in Syria. From an investment point of view the words of Baron Rothschild come to mind. The best time to invest is when there is blood in the streets, even your own.From the […]