Judging by the Obama family tax returns, financial and retirement planning is not exactly the strong suit of the next U.S. president. In fact, his lack of investing experience goes a long way to explain his plans of punishing middle-class Americans stupid enough to provide for their own retirement. That worries me.
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Baltimore — (TFN): If you follow the financial media, especially the output of dollar-phobe analysts, you might think that “Pork problems perturbing Peking” are the worst concern China is dealing with right now. But rising prices for moo-shoo pork due to increasing middle class appetites and upticks in inflation may be the [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): As the U.S. economy is slowing down, China’s manufacturing base is beginning to crumble. Rising cost, increasing exchange rates and sagging demand are forcing companies to close shop — or to outsource capacities to cheaper regions in Southeast Asia. This is the beginning of an epic collapse of the Chinese economy… after [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): After the fire sale of Bear Stearns to JPMorgan, the take-over prices of other distressed banks seem to be up for renegotiation. TFN President J. Christoph Ambergers revisits two likely candidates.
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Due to difficulities viewers encountered, here is a redux of last week’s Under the Microscope. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Baltimore — (TFN): Being able to go long and short in a schizophrenic market like this is the only way to make money. The Alpha Intelligence Trader by Louis Basenese a is a unique research service in [...]
“We’ve seen the market run up to the 14,000 range, then drop back, then run again, just to drop back again. Being able to go long and short in a market like this is the only way to keep your portfolio above water.” — Steve McDonald
By Steve McDonald, TodaysFinancialNews.com
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Baltimore — (TFN): Being able to go long and short in a schizophrenic market like this is the only way to make money. The Alpha Intelligence Trader by Louis Basenese a is a unique research service in that it recommends both stocks and options, and will go long and short and use puts and calls. [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): Christian DeHaemer is betting that the bull market will have some legs. As such the place to put your money today, is a place that no one wants to be. In this case it’s the homebuilders. Specifically SPF that’s trading at an all time low, with extreme value, insider buying, the chance [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): The average success ratio for a Wall Street Brokerage is only 22%. The Money Map VIP Trader has only had 2 losing plays out of 25 since August 2005. That's a success ratio of 92%. There are lots of services that offer potentially higher returns, if you are willing to assume the [...]
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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. [...]
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"As long as investors don’t get overly optimistic too quickly, I do see us moving higher at this point. But keep an eye on the sentiment indicators. If people start getting too optimistic again, it may not be time to dive back in just yet." – Rick Pendergraft of Investor's Daily Edge
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“The trend of Chinese companies going public on their native exchanges that we started to see developing in 2007 will continue in 2008. More and more, Chinese companies are bypassing the American exchanges in favor of Hong Kong – a worrying trend for the NYSE and Nasdaq…” — Erin Beale
by Erin Beale (from [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): It’s that time of year when the market starts to become awash in predictions for the next year. One trend that will likely continue in 2008 is the growing number of Chinese companies going public on U.S. exchanges. But we’ll also likely see many more Chinese companies IPO on their native exchanges as [...]
Karim Rahemtulla finds safe opportunities in the “risky” financial sector. What others see as a crisis he sees simply “as a crisis of confidence.”
Baltimore – (TFN): The following intervie is based on Karim Rahemtulla’s appearance this month on TFN Smart Investing Market Insights with Krista Das. (Watch the financial video.)
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Baltimore — (TFN): It seems these days that the stock market is populated but frustrated sellers. But there is always a buyer for every seller. Internationally renowned options trader, Karim Rahemtulla, reveals a surprising sector that is bursting with bargains.
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A Today’s Financial News Research Report:
Andrew Mickey reveals where to find the best value in today’s agriculture boom.
by Andrew Mickey, Editor, BreakAway Investor
Baltimore (TFN): As emerging-market nations are getting wealthier, their populations are getting fatter.
A case in point, more than 200 million Chinese are officially overweight. That’s 23% of the population. Nearly 60 million of those [...]
Louis Basenese of The Oxford Club reveals the stock that won’t let anything get in its way from making positive gains, no matter how volatile the market.
Baltimore – (TFN): The following is taken from the transcript for the TFN Smart Investing Market Insights program filmed December 19, 2007.
Krista Das: Welcome to Smart Investing Market Insights on [...]
Option trading has always been the most profitable portion of my own portfolio and, if used properly, can be a big boost to anyone's overall return. — Steve McDonald
Baltimore — (TFN) From this week's TFN Under the Microscope personal finance video:
Hi everyone and welcome to Under the Microscope on TFN.
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"Because of the structural problems that the U.S. has long term, the dollar is likely to rally just a little bit but remain pretty weak. Which makes the relative values of U.S. hard assets and financial assets, vis-à-vis Europe and Japan, a steal. Therefore, at this level of the dollar, the U.S. is likely to [...]
Baltimore — (TFN): How to profit on economic downturn: Death Cross Trader editor Loretta O'Connor examines the three factors involved in a possible recession. Find out how to glean profits from bearish trends in the markets.
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