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When the markets change, follow their lead

Published on December 30, 2008

The ever-changing economy requires savvy investing techniques and smart trading. Traditional buy-and-hold strategies do not provide the profits and protection they used to. Follow us as we embark on a new path.

By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore — (TFN): For the past three months, your dedicated team at TFN has been working hard on developing a trading [...]

Don’t get all emotional on me

Published on December 30, 2008

When the economy is in the gutter, investors need to be on their game. That means avoiding emotional investments at all costs. Unfortunately, Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) investors are not following this wise advice.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews
Baltimore—(TFN): One of the most important rules of investing is to never get emotionally involved with your portfolio. Your [...]

For General Motors, the news keeps getting worse

Published on December 22, 2008

Many Big Three investors thought the worst was behind them. Unfortunately, they are starting the week off on even more bad news. It turns out, if the government gets its way, they may lose their shirt after all.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): The manic-depressive trading activity continues to cause nauseating headaches for the investors [...]

Will the beggars please form a line…

Published on December 22, 2008

I cannot believe the audacity of this country’s beggars. Greedy businessman after greedy businessman is lining up in Washington for a bailout package of their own. The free market will not help them, so now they want assistance in the world of blind politics.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore—(TFN): After the banks got their rescue, the [...]

Money for nothing and your chips for free

Published on December 19, 2008

The semiconductor industry is reeling from a lack of demand. Revenues are down and so are share prices. But when Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) announced trouble, its share price actually moved forward. Here is a way to take advantage of the situation.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): With credit tight, capital budgets even tighter and [...]

Interest rates entice real estate investors

Published on December 19, 2008

It has been a good week for the few folks brave enough to invest in the real estate market. With interest rates at record lows and property at prices not seen in years, smart investors are moving back into the real estate game.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.Com
Baltimore – (TFN): If the real estate market truly [...]

Not a good day for Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY)

Published on December 19, 2008

Detroit got its bailout, but now everybody wants one. No industry could use help more than timber industry players like Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) and Domtar (NYSE:USF).
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): The auto industry got its bailout, or at last some convoluted version of one.  So now that just leaves the housing, energy, travel and [...]

Bernanke steals OPEC’s power

Published on December 17, 2008

OPEC is meeting to discuss a major production cut. It’s goal is to boost prices back to the $75 level it deems fair. What it does not realize is the Federal Reserve has much more power than the cartel could ever dream of. Prices may rise, but it will not be because of an OPEC [...]