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Archive for January, 2008



Technical or Fundamental?

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

This could be the most commonly asked question in the history of financial advisors. While I remain privy to technical studies there is no doubt that fundamentally investing has its place in a traders mind. Warren Buffett is the perfect example of a fundamental investor, buying big businesses at small prices and holding them until the stock certificates are yellow and faded. Continue Reading »



Bonds bring the rally to stocks

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

The market initially took a hit after fears that MBIA would lose its AAA bond credit rating, which backs thousands of bond issuers and keeps corporate interest rates low. Losing its AAA rating would mean huge losses in the bond market as corporations default, leaving MBIA holding the bag. Continue Reading »



Target funds

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Throughout the last few years I’ve watched target funds go from just a select few to huge funds encompassing billions of dollars. They’re the bulk of 401k plans, and they seem easy to master. Just pick a date you want to retire, add funds to your target fund and expect that by the date you wish to retire, your target fund will have enough money. Continue Reading »



What rate cuts mean

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Wall Street had a great day today as investors expected another huge cash infusion into the US Markets. The Dow was up 1.45% as traders think that the Federal Reserve will cut rates again, infuse more money to the economy and send money rolling through the stock markets. Continue Reading »



Why Google might be a buy

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

Google is one of those stocks that no traditional investor will ever understand. In 2001, traders were clobbered when stocks like Google — the 100 PE ratio– no direction but up stocks went straight down. Google follows all definitions of a bubble stock, and as any experienced trader will tell you, it’s a dot-com bust all over again. Continue Reading »



Weak dollar, strong returns

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

A falling currency is not always a bad thing, this article will evaluate the possible ways to not only protect your investments from a weak currency but also look at ways to profit from a falling dollar. Continue Reading »



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