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The TARP: Just another government fiasco

November 7, 2008 · Filed Under Politics · Comments 
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

October 2, 2008 · Filed Under International Investing · Comments 
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

September 3, 2008 · Filed Under Investment Strategies · Comments 
"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 [...]

Position sizing could protect your portfolio from a crash

August 18, 2008 · Filed Under Investment Strategies · Comments 
"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

August 12, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
"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):  [...]

Profit from Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE)

July 22, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
“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

July 2, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
“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

June 12, 2008 · Filed Under Investment Strategies · Comments 
“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 [...]