Tag: investors
The TARP: Just another government fiasco
Published on November 7, 2008
The federal government does not have a strong reputation of getting things done. When it dives into a big project, a handful of folks get rich and the rest of us suffer. The $700 billion bailout is turning out the same way.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): We all knew it was nothing more than [...]
Fortis (FORB) up 12%, despite setbacks
Published on October 2, 2008
Fortis (FORB) just sold itself to three different European governments. The company lost its deal with China’s Ping An Insurance, and its sale to Deutsche Bank is being held captive by the Dutch Central Bank. But FORB is up 12% today.
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): The hits just keep on coming, but the [...]
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 [...]
Position sizing could protect your portfolio from a crash
Published on August 18, 2008
“Every so often a reader will come up to me at an investment conference and proudly announce, for example, that he has his entire IRA invested in one of my stock recommendations. This is meant as a compliment, I realize. He wants to show me he has confidence in my stock selections. But it [...]
3 Tips for Real Estate Investing Success
Published on August 12, 2008
“Over the past 20 years, I’ve made plenty of mistakes. By learning from my mistakes, you can sidestep some of the pitfalls and start making money much faster. And you do it by memorizing three simple words: Goals, Abilities, Resources.” — Dean Graziosi
by Dean Graziosi
Baltimore — (TFN): Real estate [...]
Profit from Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE)
Published on July 22, 2008
“As a service to Money Morning readers who are unfortunate enough to have been holding Fannie or Freddie paper, or to the venturesome few who wonder whether there is any among the debris, I thought I’d peer through the fog of uncertainty and try to figure out what the different classes of Fannie and Freddie [...]
Finding Property Financing in the Credit Crunch
Published on July 2, 2008
“It’s becoming a remarkable buyer’s market. But you need money to buy. If not yours, someone else’s. And therein lies the rub. Properties are getting cheaper, but financing is getting harder to find.” — Justin Ford, Early to Rise
by Justin Ford
Baltimore – (TFN): It’s ugly out [...]
Index Funds Are a Broker Conspiracy
Published on June 12, 2008
“I’ve met hundreds of people who invest in index funds, but I have yet to meet a person who did it without being talked into it by some combination of insults and funny math.” — Lynn Carpenter
by Lynn Carpenter, Investor’s Daily Edge
Baltimore – (TFN): The big New York [...]