by Peter Schiff
Baltimore — (TFN): Having neither the will nor the means to confront our major economic challenges, Washington is instead hanging its hopes on words alone. This week, despite the clearest signs yet that the dollar is in critical condition, President Bush and Treasury Secretary Paulson tried to provide reassurance by once again invoking [...]
“With the U.S. currency continuing to depreciate, gold climbing each day and consumer debt climbing into the billions… something will have to give. And it might be you.” — Erika Nolan
by Erika Nolan
Baltimore – (TFN): With the dollar reaching an all-time low versus the euro this week (€1.51 to [...]
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Baltimore — (TFN):The volatility of the market is putting a lot of pressure on investors to find safe havens for their money. The value of stocks of many US companies, especially in the financial sector, has fallen abruptly, while the prices of still more have been retreating over the last three months.
So, [...]
“When it’s cold outside and snow is piled up above the windows, what else can you do but find some way to entertain yourself until some nice soldiers in tanks come to dig you out? The harsh winter may have been bad for other industries in China, but it’s been great for [...]
“Regardless of where you’re at in the search for a system, if the Holy Grail still eludes you, there is one rule that can make you an extremely successful investor.” — Andrew Mickey
by Andrew Mickey
Baltimore – (TFN): The investment game can be an interesting one. The unpredictable ups and [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): The podcast for our latest Smart Investing Market Insights video, featuring Krista Das and guest expert Juan Munoz, can now be downloaded to your iTunes or PodcastAlley.com accounts.
"At a time when tuition, books, housing, and food are putting a serious pinch in nearly every college student's bank account, rising fees for student loans could be the test that fails the higher education community. " – Andrew Snyder
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore (TFN) – It is official. The nation is not in danger of a crippling [...]
"I don’t mean to sound like a harbinger of doom, or perhaps I should say Grim Reaper, but the whole grains sector – whether it’s wheat, corn, soybeans, barley, whichever – has become worryingly reminiscent of uranium this time last year." — Dominic Frisby
by Dominic Frisby
Baltimore – (TFN): [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): Doubling from $50 to over $100 per barrel within less than a year, oil prices left behind the comforting equations of supply and demand and appear to have entered the rarefied spheres previously reserved for Internet start-ups selling sock puppets of dogs and vinyl-sided "luxury townhomes" squeezed four to a half acre [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): Remember back in 2000, when Texas governor George W. Bush was asked who the leader of Pakistan was? His inability to answer the question provided weeks of Schadenfreude and newspaper ink for the teacher's pets of the media, politics, and entertainment industries.
But just the other day, Hillary "35-years-of-experience-instantly-ready-to-be-commander-in-chief" Clinton was asked who [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): The year 2011 marks the beginning of the U.S. baby-boomer generation turning 65. With the demographics of the nation aging, smart stock investing means looking at the mega trends unleashed by this shift in U.S. age patterns… such as the makers of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment. Often overlooked but definitely full of [...]
A Today’s Financial News Research Report:
“In just 5 years, the first baby-boomers will begin turning 65. Each and every day, from 2011 until 2020, 10,000 more Americans will pass that threshold. With an aging demographic of that proportion imminent, let’s face it — death care services are a good long-term investment.” – Laura Cadden
By Laura [...]
“With the advent of China as an emerging economic power, the demand for commodities has exploded. Everything from food to aluminum is going through the roof with no end in sight. China is expected to post double-digit growth for the next 20 years and that will mean an ever-increasing demand for commodities. Fortunes are being [...]
“In his speech, Larry said the tax system needs to be made ‘more progressive,’ (aka ’soak the rich’) and ‘fairer’ (meaning ‘repeal the Bush tax cuts’). He said he wants to tackle the rising federal budget deficit.” — Bob Bauman
by Bob Bauman
Baltimore – (TFN): You may not recognize his [...]
“Avoiding tech stocks this time around would be a classic case of learning the wrong lesson.” — Andrew Gordon
by Andrew Gordon
Baltimore – (TFN): If you had invested $1,000 in semiconductors, you would have lost $840 in the last recession (2000 through 2002). Mobile telecoms would [...]
“Google’s recent drop in share price can be blamed on many factors, but there is no doubt as to what it signals. Google has moved from the high-flying world of growth stocks, to the boring, slow-moving universe of value stocks. ” – Andrew Snyder
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore (TFN) – Imagine losing eight billion [...]
"This might be your chance to get into the next biggest IPO. Something groundbreaking is about to happen in the land of initial public offerings." — Ann Sosnowski
by Ann Sosnowski
Baltimore – (TFN): In April 2000, AT&T Wireless (AWE:NYSE) unveiled the largest IPO in American history, raising $10.6 billion! A little [...]
Blogger's Note: The euro is at record levels! American pundits like to consider the weakening of the US dollar against the euro and a basket of major world currencies the beginning of the end. That's understandable, considering many of them derive their personal experience in dealing with currencies on the micro level: When traveling to [...]
A Todays Financial News Special Report
"A tiny $3 gold miner sits on $3.7 billion in measured gold reserves… and China’s thirst for gold could propel its stock price up to $20 by December 19, 2008. Buy this Toronto-listed mining start-up now, before its full production capacity has come online."
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): Speculators [...]
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): After the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, the booming Karachi stock exchange plummeted over the course of several days. So did Pakistani ADRs… with a suitable delay caused by the government-ordered suspension of trading.
Since this happened at a time when most newsletter and trading service editors [...]
