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“If you want to invest in bonds… which ones do you choose?” — Andrew Gordon
by Andrew Gordon, Early to Rise
Baltimore – (TFN): This is what the government investment bond chart on the Bloomberg Web site showed me recently:
2 years: 2.13 percent return
5 years: 3.13 percent return
10 [...]

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“A typical hedge fund invests or goes long in stocks and other securities, and simultaneously bets against or shorts those overvalued securities. In theory, this means hedge funds are supposed to deliver an absolute return in all markets while protecting your capital.” — Eric Roseman
by Eric Roseman
Baltimore – (TFN): [...]

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“But still, with all this publicity, carry trades remain a mystery to most mainstream investors. Even the carry trade basics - including what it is and the mechanics of placing this trade - elude most investors.” — Jack Crooks
by Jack Crooks
***FLAHSBACK: View Jack’s most recent TFN video interview!
Baltimore [...]

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by Laura Cadden
Baltimore — (TFN): Laura Cadden: Since late March, stocks have made up for some lost ground. Not just in the United States, but also in Hong Kong, Japan, Germany and Britain. Company earnings, especially from internationally diversified firms, have been rising as strong foreign revenues have made up for lagging U.S. sales. [...]

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Horacio Marquez sees a bright future for finanical stocks as investment banks recover and the market returns to normalcy.
by Horacio Marquez,editor, The Money Map Report
Baltimore — (TFN): The following was taken from the Money Morning video on TFN. Watch this video.
Financials in the U.S. have gone through a very, very [...]

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Baltimore — (TFN): As investment banks recover and the market returns to normalcy, financial stocks are becoming increasingly attractive. An excellent way to play them is with the financial ETF, XLF.
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‘Carbon capture doesn’t just happen at power plants. We’re also looking at factories, metal smelting factories, rubber factories, chemical factories… So if you can find a smaller company who specializes in air quality control or emissions reduction, I think they’re really going to benefit…’ — Nick Hodge, editor of Alternative Energy Speculator
Baltimore – (TFN): [...]

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“Until recently, individual investors could only get access to these managers if they had millions of dollars to invest. But in recent years, the minimum investment requirements - and, just as importantly, costs - have come way down.” — Alex Green
by Alex Green, Investment U
Baltimore – [...]

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“There are four simple rules you can follow to protect yourself against catastrophic losses… Incidentally, these ‘unscientific’ methods can also make you a heck of a lot of money.” — Floyd Brown
by Floyd Brown
Baltimore – (TFN): In 1994, two Nobel Prize winners, along [...]

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“Surprisingly, although this bear market
has been vicious on the Dollar, it’s been very, very orderly and we haven’t
seen a panic, yet.” –
Jack Crooks, The
Money Trader
Baltimore – (TFN): The following was taken from this week’s Market Insights with Krista Das featuring
Jack Crooks, editor of The Money Trader. Watch this video.
Krista Das:
Jack, the U.S. Dollar seems [...]

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by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): I just received a mass emailing by an old associate in the financial publishing business. It contained tantalizing glimpses of a new product the team back home at the ranch is working on. Also included was the promise of a brand-spanking new trading information service, run by a mysterious [...]

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A TFN Research Report:
“Stocks are fine for long-term investors. But traders need high-powered precision instruments to reap short-term profits. By speculating with options, you have the potential to make triple-digit returns in a matter of months, weeks or even days. Of course, this type of profit [...]

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‘In 1998, there was a massive yen carry trade going on. Interest rates were a half percent in Japan… The institutions were all pouring in borrowing the yen in order to buy the emerging market countries. Then we had the Asian financial crisis and a real deleveraging. At the time, [...]

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“I still have a nagging paranoia that the guys who see meaning in head and shoulders tops or Elliot Waves are laughing at me for believing their guff. Even though I know it’s not a hoax. I think.” — Lynn Carpenter
Blogger’s note: Lynn Carpenter has been writing a series [...]

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“The fellas over at Penny Sleuth just wrote a comprehensive article on Stock Splits. If you’re new to investing or if you’d just like to refresh your knowledge, it’s a great place to start.” — Stephanie Grimmett
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore – (TFN): The fellas over at Penny Sleuth just wrote a comprehensive article [...]

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"Over the years, I’ve learned that it pays to become your own bank by tapping into the potentially unlimited funds offered by private lenders." — Alan Cowgill
Blogger’s note: Many investors, especially full-time investors and traders, may find it very difficult to borrow funds in the current credit crunch. Alan Cowgill at [...]

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"The secret to being a successful entrepreneur, first and foremost, is to figure out how to sell your product. Focus on that. Spend 80 percent of your time on that, 20 percent of time on all the other things, and you’ll be successful." — Michael Masterson
The following is based on Michael Masterson’s exclusive Internet video [...]

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"While it is certainly not a company with high moral or ethical values, it offers investors a shot at some pretty hefty profits. " – Andrew Snyder
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore (TFN) — This market is a stock trader’s dream come true. One day the market is up 200 points, the next day it gives back its gains [...]

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"We should see a rebound in the U.S. economy in the second half of the year going into the first half of 2009. That should bode very well for the U.S. pro-cyclicals." — Horacio Marquez
This was taken from Krista Das’ Smart Investing Market Insights video interview with Horacio Marquez.
by Krista Das
Baltimore — (TFN): Krista Das: [...]

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"Last year, Horacio Marquez’ Money Map VIP Trader generated 61% on trading Indian Icici Bank, 213% on Brazilian oil and energy magnate Petrobras — and 50% on Transocean." — Steve McDonald
by Steve McDonald
Baltimore — (TFN): Throughout what now seems like the stock market boom year of 2007, the international markets went through the roof as [...]