Stock Market
Economic Boost from Federal Reserve Bond Purchases
Investors can expect an economic boost from Federal Reserve bond purchases scheduled to start today. At it latest meeting the US Federal Reserve agreed to an extended economic stimulus program guaranteed to last well into an economic recovery. The base of the program will be the purchase of $85 Billion a month in bonds up […]
Invest in Dividend Stocks
Invest in dividend stocks for security and a steady income. There are companies that have routinely paid quarterly dividends for as much as a century. If you want to sleep at night invest in dividend stocks. A contrarian might argue that buy investing in a secure stock that you will give up the potential for […]
Samsung Losses from the Patent Suit
In our article – Ban Samsung Products from the USA – we discussed the high tech patent wars occasioned by the Google sponsored Android platform. It turns out that Samsung lost the law suit in California while winning one in Korea. Surprised? Anyway Apple is drawing up a laundry list of products that it wants […]
Investing for Retirement
If you are looking for a good return on your investment in stocks you ask yourself, what is the best investment for my money? This is a fair question but there is no single best answer. If you are investing for retirement as opposed to investing for shorter term gains you will take different approaches. […]
Make Money by Investing
Despite the fresh memory of the 2008 stock market crash it still possible to make money by investing in stocks. In order to make money by investing it is necessary to learn to do fundamental analysis of potential investments. In stock investing this involves finding the intrinsic value and margin of safety of a stock. […]
Invest during an Asian Economic Slowdown
Recently Japanese economic growth came in at half the expected strength. Chinese production is down. The European debt crisis holds the possibility that a Greek financial collapse will lead to bankruptcy of economies across the Euro Zone southern tier. Considering that a lot of money has followed growth in Asia the next question seems to […]
Profit by Using Fundamental Analysis
A wise long term investor uses fundamental analysis in order to profitably anticipate his return on investment. To profit by using fundamental analysis an investor looks at the financial statements of a company, considers its management, and appraises how strong a position the company holds in its market sector. Investors profit in using fundamental analysis […]
Higher Employment Drives Up Stock Prices
When promising Department of Labor statistics come in, higher employment drives up stock prices. When the figures are not so good stock prices typically fall. The former was the case recently. The United States saw an increase of 172,000 jobs in the private sector while continuing government cutbacks took away 9,000 jobs. The commonly quoted […]
Finding the Margin of Safety of a Stock
Successful long term investors look for stocks that are likely to provide strong cash flow, return on investment, and a degree of security over the years. The security in owning a good stock comes from its margin of safety. The official definition of margin of safety is that it is the difference between the market […]
Profit from a Global Stock Selloff
Stock markets across the world plunge on the news of an increasingly severe debt dilemma in the Euro Zone. In the meantime smart investors can look for ways to profit from a global stock selloff. United States and European stocks fell on news of increased borrowing costs in Spain. Investors fear that one more nation […]