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Can Utilities Save Your Portfolio?

Andrew Mickey — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:09:56 +0000

“Utilities and banks have been the traditional “widow and orphan” stocks. In the case of utilities, they are regulated, their profits are practically set by local governments, and they pay dividends.” — Andrew Mickey by Andrew Mickey Baltimore — (TFN): Times are certainly tough. David Dreman, a leading money manager who oversees about $15 billion, said, ”Between inflation [...]

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Natural Gas Massacres Fertilizer Profits

Andrew Mickey — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:18:07 +0000

“The fertilizer industry uses a lot of natural gas… and I mean a lot. Fertilizer can’t be manufactured without gobs of it.” — Andrew Mickey by Andrew Mickey Baltimore – (TFN): The fertilizer industry uses a lot of natural gas… and I mean a lot. Fertilizer can’t be manufactured without gobs of [...]

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Profit from Potash

Andrew Mickey — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:57:55 +0000

“Potash prices have just started to move. Last year a ton of potash cost $210. This year, it costs $625 a ton. Within the next three years, prices will average $1,350 a ton.” — Andrew Mickey by Andrew Mickey Baltimore – (TFN): We’re still at the early stages of this run. Potash stocks have [...]

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Post tags: agriculture, Andrew Mickey, commodity, farmland, fertecon, fertilizer, food demand, potash

Why High Oil Prices are Bad for Western Refining (WNR)

Andrew Mickey — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:28:53 +0000

“Take a look at the chart of Western Refining (WNR:NYSE)… High oil prices have been disastrous for WNR.” — Andrew Mickey by Andrew Mickey Baltimore — (TFN): Oil hits $140 and could be going to $200. Buy oil stocks. Oil prices go up, oil stocks go up too, right? Actually, that statement couldn’t be further from the truth. Take [...]

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Post tags: Andrew Mickey, earnings, energy industry, oil prices, profits, western refining, whr

Profit from Qatar’s Natural Gas Fortune

Andrew Mickey — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:20:51 +0000

“We are not in the charity business. Whoever will give me the best price, I will follow him.” -- Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, Oil Minister of Qatar by Andrew Mickey Baltimore – (TFN): Qatar is already taking advantage of this situation. And they’re making no qualms about their motivation: make [...]

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Post tags: Andrew Mickey, BHP Billiton, energy, exxonmobil, merrill lynch, natural gas, qatar

Contrarian Investing: Finding profits in cheap airlines

Andrew Mickey — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:16:44 +0000

“Now that the airlines are on the verge of collapse once again, I’ve realized there is opportunity in this beaten-down sector. Airline stocks are falling across the board, and the contrarian inside me is starting to get interested.” — Andrew Mickey by Andrew Mickey Baltimore – (TFN): I’ve always [...]

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Post tags: Airline Industry, Andrew Mickey, cancellations, cheap airlines, contrarian, delays, government regulation, unions

Russia: The safest emerging market

Andrew Mickey — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:07:58 +0000

“Although they’ve had an incredible run, we have to remember there’s a reason we still call them emerging markets. With that status comes a significant amount of risk. I don’t care what’s happened over the past five years; I care what’s going to happen over the next two.” — [...]

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Post tags: Andrew Mickey, china, emerging market, fxi, India, inp, putin, rsx, russia, stabilization, volatility

Foreign Investment: Follow the money to Russia

Andrew Mickey — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:36:59 +0000

“Russia is a developing economy building airports, rail lines and other vital infrastructure. In contrast, the United States relies heavily on cash-strapped consumers to squeeze growth from its service-dominated economy. Without real assets and increased production from those assets, U.S. growth potential can’t compare to Russia’s.” — [...]

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Post tags: capital, construction, federal budget surplus, foreign investment, gdp, manufacturing output, production, real assets, recession, russia, US economy

Commodities Trading: Profit from pollution

Andrew Mickey — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:45:05 +0000

"As always, crisis breeds opportunity in some areas and poses long-term risks in others." — Andrew Mickey by Andrew Mickey Baltimore – (TFN): It’s hard to believe, but true. An environmental “dead zone” has killed off everything in a 7,000 square-mile radius. Worse still, I’m not talking about some over-polluted region in Mongolia. [...]

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Post tags: Andrew Mickey, commodities trading, dead zone, mexico, seafood

Energy Stocks: Natural gas and electricity use

Andrew Mickey — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:39:35 +0000

"While other electricity sources like nuclear and renewables are attracting all of the attention (and government subsidies), old reliable natural gas is on a sustainable bull run." — Andrew Mickey by Andrew Mickey Baltimore – (TFN): If you’re willing to look for it, there’s always a profit opportunity somewhere. Right now, [...]

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Post tags: coal, energy stocks, natural gas and electricity, nuclear, oil, production, renewable