Investment Strategies
Biotech mutual funds: A safe way to beat the market?
Published on February 19, 2009
The biotech sector is hot. Many investors want to get in on the action but are too timid to make the plunge. A strong biotech mutual fund is exactly what they need.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): I have mixed feelings about mutual funds. On one hand, they are expensive, bland and often do [...]
Transocean: Adjusting to change
Published on February 17, 2009
As the world’s economy slows, company’s like Transocean (NYSE:RIG) are finding their industries transformed. Investors need to adjust for the changes.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): After an incredible five-year run, when many investors ran up gains of over 500%, the run is coming to a screeching halt. Transocean (NYSE:RIG) has been smacked by [...]
Biotech Bounty: This company is a real “turn on”
Published on February 13, 2009
Stem cells are all the rage these days in the medical industry. They should be. Companies like Sangamo (NASDAQ:SGMO) are breaking revolutionary ground seemingly every day. Just the mere thought that the company is on to an AIDS cure sent share price for a ride yesterday.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): When I first [...]
Keeping up with Buffett
Published on February 10, 2009
Warren Buffett is making many investors jealous. The Oracle of Omaha is making moves most investors do not have access to. But if they follow the steps outlined below, they can get dang close.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): All eyes are on Warren Buffett. The mega-billionaire and investing legend has made deals all [...]
Forget the ticker tape, watch the news feed
Published on February 6, 2009
The stock market is not what it used to be. Unless you are in it for the long haul, it takes an entirely new strategy to pick the winners from the losers. Instead of understanding the world of corporate finance, you have to understand the media.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): If every week [...]
How will you explain your mistake?
Published on February 5, 2009
As the nation’s economy sinks and investors react, many traders are making a costly mistake. Decreased risk in one asset does not clear the path to safety in another.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): There is an intriguing trend gaining momentum in the investing world traders must be cautious to avoid. With the nation’s [...]
Take notes: This week’s trading strategy
Published on February 2, 2009
We can pray for hope and change all we want, but unless we fire our elected officials we are never going to get it. The only way to expect profits from this economic mess is to bet against our leaders. It has worked flawlessly in the past.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): It has [...]
Trading Strategies: Stop Losses and Trailing stops
Published on January 29, 2009
“Do you recommend stops? If yes, what are they? I am a new subscriber and did not see any on your reports,” asks new TFN eNews subscriber Urban O.
Good question!
We believe stop losses should be part of any trading strategy. As a general rule, trailing stops between 20-30% (depending on your own risk tolerance) are recommended… [...]
30 inmates file lawsuit against PA prison: Prepare for a wave of MRSA litigation
Published on January 28, 2009
Thirty current and former inmates just filed a class-action lawsuit, claiming their Pennsylvania penitentiary infected them with MRSA. There’s hundreds of millions of dollars waiting to be made in MRSA litigation. And one company will reap the benefits.
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore—TFN: Our timing couldn’t have been more accurate. Just two weeks ago, we published a [...]
Do the cruise lines need to be “bailed” out?
Published on January 28, 2009
Cruise ships are filled with the newly wed or the nearly dead. Invest in the industry and you certainly will not feel like you are on a honeymoon. Cruise lines are reeling in pain as the economy slumps.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Updated (01/2909): Royal Caribbean announced its latest quarterly results this morning… revenues plunged by 98%, [...]
Investors ignore the risk of the railways
Published on January 27, 2009
The railroad industry is getting plenty of attention from investors, but for all the wrong reasons. Falling fuel prices will help, but not nearly enough to overcome plummeting demand.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): It has been an interesting earnings season. During the first week, when Alcoa (NYSE:AA) issued its horrid figures, volatility reigned. [...]
Obamanomics road music… and which TFN stem cell pick went up 69% since Jan. 12
Published on January 26, 2009
While communities are lining up to bag stimulus billions for “shovel-ready” construction projects, TFN’s stem cell stock pick Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN) is spelling economic relief for our readers.
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore—TFN: There was something of Hitchcock’s The Birds in the air as I stepped into the hallway this morning. Quietly, eyes phosphorescing in the dark, four of [...]
Universal healthcare, welfare, and lubejobs for all!
Published on January 22, 2009
Nothing worse can happen to a consumer economy than a Discretionary Spending Depression. Look at the U.S. economy… and look at Chinese economic growth!
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore—(TFN): Sandeep S. was one of the TFNeNews readers who didn’t take too well to the Healthy Scepticism that tinges our outlook on Hope and Change:
“Remember folks like [...]
The three best (and worst) stocks of Obama’s first 100 days
Published on January 21, 2009
Americans are begging for change. Will President Obama give them what they want or will the first 100 days of his career in the Oval Office be just as bad as the last 100 days?
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): It is do-or-die time in corporate America. If companies do not get their finances [...]
Lithium: The one commodity with a profitable future
Published on January 20, 2009
Soon the main market for lithium won’t be cellphones, iPods and laptops… but the next generation hybrid vehicles. Those who invest in these 2 companies now could see triple-digit gains in the next two years.
By Laura Cadden, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore (TFN): Much of our popular technology is powered by lithium carbonate.
The compound has been used in the [...]
Prestige Brands: The best stock under $10?
Published on January 19, 2009
After the financial maelstrom of the past six months, there are a lot of stocks trading for under $10. Many of them are not worth your time. But a handful could make you portfolio soar. Is Presitge Brands (NYSE:PBH) amongst them?
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Look through the reports surrounding just about every [...]
Logjam in delayed foreclosures to hit U.S. real estate values in 2009
Published on January 15, 2009
The root cause for most foreclosures boils down to choices, not circumstance. Government delaying tactics may delay the inevitable… but they stand a snowball’s chance in hell to remedy the bad financial decisions that lead to the situation.
Want to get rich? Invest in the company that can dominate your entertainment
Published on January 14, 2009
Blockbuster (NYSE:BBI) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) are locked in battle. Netflix already won the first round. But now the companies are playing for keeps. Billions of dollars are on the line.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Last night, I sat down at the kitchen table and realized I was a bit lopsided. I checked to [...]
Four biotechs set to soar
Published on January 12, 2009
Each of these ground-floor stem cell stocks can help you multiply every dollar invested as much as three, four, maybe even ten times!
A risky and volatile earnings season forecast
Published on January 12, 2009
The first earnings season of 2009 is upon us. There is little doubt this is going to be one of the most important reporting seasons in decades. If things are even a bit worse than expected, look for big trouble.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore—(TFN): We are only two weeks into the New Year, but there [...]
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