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Three Good Ways to Invest in Mexico
Mexico is the 14th largest nation in the world by land mass. Its 115 million people place Mexico in 11th place in the world by population. Mexico has a GDP of over a trillion dollars. When the cost of living in Mexico is calculated in, the GDP of Mexico according to purchasing power parity is […]
Invest in Rebuilding the Jersey Shore
As hurricane Sandy has passed it is time to assess the damage and rebuild. Such times remind us of the frailty of human life and endeavors. Such times also bring us together to build a new and rebuild better than before. The New Jersey governor says he will ask the Army Corps of Engineers for […]
Foreign Real Estate Investments
As the United States economy drags itself ever so slowly out of recession investors find themselves looking offshore. Economies in Latin America and Asia continue to grow. Foreign real estate investments in these regions and elsewhere hold promise for investors for a number of reasons. Foreign real estate investments can take advantage of regional growth, […]
Gigantic Google Goof
A gigantic Google goof coupled with bad financial news sent Google stock down nearly ten percent. Trading on GOOG was halted for two and half hours. Part of the gigantic Google goof was the fact that its quarterly financial report was inadvertently released four hours early. R.R. Donnelley, the company that files reports with the […]
Economic Crisis in Greece and the Euro
As German chancellor Angela Merkel visits Greece the relationship of the economic crisis in Greece and the Euro is back on the front page. Merkel is said to be visiting Greece to show support for Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. The Greek prime minister is facing a tough challenge in keeping a lid on unrest […]
Discounted Stock Cash Flow
What long term investors commonly look for is discounted stock cash flow. This may sound a bit complicated but it goes to the heart of long term investing. Discounted stock cash flow is basic to one of the two pillars of long intrinsic stock value. What is intrinsic stock value? It is the current value […]
Invest in Manufacturing Stocks
The most recent report of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) indicates that United States manufacturing is on the rise again after a three month lull. In the last three years the ISM index has had only three months indicating contraction of the sector and the most recent numbers are the best since 2009. So, […]
Fedex Predicts a Global Economic Downturn
Stocks have retreated from multiyear highs and Fedex predicts a global economic downturn. The stock market highs were from an expected economic boost from Federal Reserve bond purchases. Some of the almost immediate retreat from these highs is certainly from profit taking by short term traders. However, the state of the global economy is far […]
Value Investing for Long Term Profits
In the depths of the Great Depression Benjamin Green introduced investors to the concept of value based stock investing. According to Mr. Green investors could use value based stock investing for long term profits if they based their investment choices on stock fundamentals. Value based investing works on two principles. There is always a degree […]
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 […]