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Alcoa (AA) plunges: Earnings season is off to a bad start

Published on October 8, 2008

Earnings season is off to a rough start. Alcoa (NYSE:AA) spooked the market with a huge disappointment. What does the rest of the season have in store?
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): With the year’s third quarter just a week or so in our past, it is time to enter earnings season. Like usual, the first [...]

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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 [...]

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Grab a Piece of Brazil Before the Real Estate Boom

Published on August 4, 2008

“Norwegians are the only foreigners buying around here right now, but once North Americans discover this town, I think it’s going to boom, big-time.” — Ronan McMahon
Blogger’s note: We all know the real estate market in the U.S. is dead, and it won’t be coming back to life anytime in the near future. So where [...]

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Investing 101: When Should You Sell a Losing Stock?

Published on August 4, 2008

“A few good days in the market, and you’ll be back to even… Not so fast. When it comes to ‘recouping’ losses, you have to look at the equation in a different way.” — Christian Hill
Blogger’s note: We’ve all had it happen. That stock you loved, the one with the great management, a fantastic product [...]

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10 Tips for Options Trading

Published on July 23, 2008

“Trading options is all based on anticipation.” — Mark Louie
by Mark Louie
Baltimore — (TFN):  Options can be a menacing trading practice. Once you think you have it figured out, it shifts. Like any investment, there’s going to be some sort of gamble. Although viewed by bitter traders as confusing, risky and unprofitable at [...]

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France’s Leaseback Program: A Sure Thing?

Published on July 18, 2008

“When I first heard about this program and its guaranteed rental returns, I thought it was too good to be true. But when I researched the program, I saw that it made sense on paper…and conversations with purchasers confirmed that the program works in practice.” — Ronan McMahon
by Ronan McMahon
Baltimore — [...]

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Investment Simulator Game Update

Published on March 31, 2008

Let the games begin.  The Stockonomist market simulator is up and running and the investing has begun.  In fact, it is just a tad over 30 days until we present our next big winner with a check for $1,500. 
In this roller coaster of a market, picking the winning plays is going to take some hard [...]

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Profit from the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Published on March 31, 2008

“There’s going to be a lot of money flowing through Beijing as consumers, advertisers, and investors alike swarm the city. Here are a few of the leading candidates to win big come August.” — Jason Simpkins
by Jason Simpkins
Baltimore – (TFN): The 85,000-mile relay that will culminate with the lighting of the [...]

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Mining Investing: Do the mergers mean it’s time to cash out?

Published on February 4, 2008

"It’s not surprising that China wants to break-up the Rio / BHP party. After all, these two together would control 35% of the iron ore market. That would be very bad news for a country that needs plenty of iron ore for its infrastructure needs. So what’s [...]

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Investment Strategies from Warren Buffet’s Advisor

Published on February 4, 2008

“When Jeremy Siegel speaks, Warren Buffett listens!” — Mark Skousen

by Mark Skousen, The Sovereign Society
Baltimore – (TFN):  I’ve met a lot of investment gurus over the years, but no one has impressed me more than Jeremy Siegel, known as the “Wizard of Wharton.” He’s an absolute genius in assembling [...]

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Mining Stocks: Investing in Canada’s natural wonders

Published on January 30, 2008

“Take it from someone who looks at drill results from mineral exploration companies almost everyday, these are pretty darn good. These are the kinds of mineralized widths and grades that attract the attention of institutional investors and the major base metal producers like Norilsk and Freeport-McMoRan.” — [...]

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