Tag: Financial
China’s looming financial crisis
Published on October 10, 2008
Chinese shares have been falling lately, but that’s only because everybody’s so scared. There’s nothing wrong with China’s financial system, right? Wrong. There’s something rotten at the heart of China’s banks, and the entire mainland economy is about to come crashing down.
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): As Iceland’s banking industry is melting [...]
Hershey (HSY): Kisses sweeten the recession
Published on October 8, 2008
While the rest of the world has been growing more bitter by the day, The Hershey Company (HSY) has been gaining back a little of its sweetness. Unlike the rest of the market, HSY may have already seen its bottom and be one the way back up. Should you buy?
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): [...]
Market plunge: Value investor’s paradise
Published on October 6, 2008
Investors are suffering from a dramatic blow today. American markets have dropped back to valuations we first saw in 1999. The drop hurts, but it is not nearly as bad as what the rest of the world is facing.
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): Is this is a day that you will remember forever? Will [...]
Ignore the bank bailout and profit from the financial sector
Published on October 1, 2008
Put your money into the financial sector? No, Andrew Gordon, of Investor’s Daily Edge, isn’t kidding. While WaMu (NYSE:WM), Fortress (NYSE:FIG), Lehman (OTC:LEHMQ) and all their friends have been falling to their knees, another side of the financial industry is thriving, with or without the bank bailout.
by Andrew Gordon
Baltimore — (TFN): The financial [...]
Technical Indicators: Oscillators and more
Published on September 3, 2008
“You hear about oscillators, regression lines and channels, and so on and so forth. You could spend the rest of your life learning about every indicator technicians have come up with trying to gain an edge over other investors.” — Rick Pendergraft
by Rick Pendergraft
Baltimore — (TFN): As Tony Robbins says, you [...]
Be an Alpha Warrior: Don’t buy into the recession hype
Published on August 21, 2008
“Frequent news stories about financial doom tend to bring on the, ‘Yikes, we’re all gonna die!’ response. Even in people who should know better.” — John Carlton
Blogger’s note: Ah, fear mongering, it’s an age-old tradition in the mainstream media. And there’s nothing the media likes more than a good recession to talk about. Afterall, a [...]
Profit from the Biotech Boom
Published on August 7, 2008
“Biotechs offer investors with opportunities to get in on breakthrough technologies, while they are still in the lab… So why have investors stopped investing in these ground-floor companies?” — Jim Nelson
Blogger’s note: Pharmaceutical companies are a well-known haven during a recession. The logic being that, while people may cut back on a [...]
Can Utilities Save Your Portfolio?
Published on July 18, 2008
“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 [...]
Penny Stocks Lender PCFG (PCF:London) Survives and Thrives
Published on July 1, 2008
“This will be the golden age of lending.” — Tony Nelson, Private & Commerical Finance
Blogger’s note: Tom Bulford of Penny Sleuth UK recently spoke with the Chief Executive of Private & Commercial Finance(PCFG) Tony Nelson, who made the statement above. But before you start questioning Nelson’s sanity, you should check out his penny stocks [...]
Our latest TFN Video and Audio Podcasts are now available!
Published on February 29, 2008
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.
New Video: Learning from History Disability
Published on January 15, 2008
Baltimore — (TFN): "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana's quote may be popular. But was he right? Has remembering the past prevented mistakes… or merely created new ones? Iraq comes to mind… or the Democratic candidates' economic platform.
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Dollar Bear: “Gold is not a bubble!”
Published on January 11, 2008
"Gold is not in a bubble market: The Fed is sending the message that inflation is going to get a whole lot worse and that it couldn’t care less. As the price of gold continues to climb as a result, look for more excuses to minimize the significance of the move." — Peter Schiff
by Peter [...]
Outlook for 2008: The Year of Missed Opportunity
Published on January 9, 2008
“For people who don’t believe that the key to a stable future lies in coveting and confiscating your wealthier neighbor’s property, 2008 presents the last chance to put your financial house in order.” — J. Christoph Amberger
by J. Christoph Amberger (from the TFN financial video Amberger’s Smackdown).
Baltimore — (TFN): The end of the calendar year [...]
Election-Year Market Boom: US equities won’t be winners this time around
Published on January 8, 2008
"Perhaps the single biggest domestic achievement that President Bush can point to is the reduction in the Federal deficit to just 1.2% of GDP in fiscal 2007. However, in the wake of recent Congressional elections the president has been cast adrift by a legislature that is not now dominated by his own Party." — Jeremy [...]
Outlook 2008: The Year of Missed Opportunity
Published on January 8, 2008
Baltimore — (TFN): The year 2008 may be remembered less for dramatic events in the markets, but rather for missed opportunities. As the global economy begins to stutter and US politicians dust off old redistribution concepts rather than encouraging the creation of new wealth, the noose is tightening for the American middle class. J. [...]
Semiconductors Flatline: Short this ETF!
Published on January 7, 2008
Baltimore — (TFN):
BreakAway Investor’s Lori O’Connor has duly noted the lackluster performance of this semiconductor exchange-traded fun (ETF). Due to the CAPEX of semiconductor companies and tightening economic conditions, this sector will be sold off through late 2008. Here’s how to come out ahead of this bearish trend.
Click here to join Lori at the video [...]
Crisis Investing: Now is the time to buy these two Pakistan ADRs
Published on January 4, 2008
"These two Pakistani ADRs still represent good entry points for a rebound of the Karachi stock exchange." — J. Christoph Amberger
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore — (TFN): After hitting post-assassination lows yesterday, experiencing drops between 9-10% on top of the 4%-plus they had undergone on Wednesday Pakistani ADRs appear to have overcome the primary bearish pressure [...]
Dollar Bear: The fire sale of the American economic base continues
Published on January 4, 2008
"The reality is that despite some genuine economic growth abroad, governments are creating so much inflation that food prices are raising anyway." — Peter Schiff
by Peter Schiff
Baltimore — (TFN): As the US economic ship continues to spring leaks, the goldilocks crowd still clings to the false belief that the Fed can easily keep us afloat [...]
Daily Reckoning’s Bill Bonner: Demise of the Dollar and the new economic superpowers
Published on January 4, 2008
Baltimore — (TFN): Given recent volatility and the prospects of lowered consumer demand from the States, should we continue to invest in China and India? Where is the US economy headed in 2008? William Bonner, founder of Agora Inc. and bestselling financial author, comments on the demise of the dollar, its effect on other [...]
Forecast 2008: Outlook for the Chinese economy
Published on January 3, 2008
"We will be seeing the first cracks to appear in the system when the Chinese real estate bubble begins to deflate about three months after the conclusion of the Beijing Olympics. If you think subprime was bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet." — J. Christoph Amberger
by J. Christoph Amberger
This is the continuation of yesterday's "Forecast [...]
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