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Leverage claims another victim

November 11, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
Over the past two years, leverage was a CEO’s best friend. They thought it would lead to huge profits and sustainable growth. Now the friendship is over and companies like General Growth Properties (NYSE:GGP) are going out of business. By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com Baltimore – (TFN): Wise investors have traditionally headed for real estate investment trusts (REITs) [...]

Credit Crisis Abroad: Iceland heading for bankruptcy

October 8, 2008 · Filed Under International Investing · Comments 
It may be a nice place to live, as long as you don’t mind the cold… or the dark, but Iceland could be the first country to declare bankrupcy in the credit crisis. Will the country previously said to have the "highest standard of living in the world" collapse under the weight of its own [...]

Stock Options: Five Pitfalls

July 17, 2008 · Filed Under Investment Strategies · Comments 
“Many people feel that options are too risky or confusing. To a brand new investor, that may seem to be the case. But, with the right kind of preparation and skill, option investing is just as easy as anything. You just need to be aware of some pitfalls that [...]

Try ProFund Consumer Goods ETF (CNPIX) for Leveraged Returns

July 1, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
“A lot of investors utilize the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP:AMEX), an ETF (exchange traded fund) covering that sector. What they may not know is that there is also an ETF that offers leveraged returns on the same sector.” — Christian Hill by Christian Hill Baltimore – (TFN): [...]

Diversify Your Real Estate or Crash with the Market

June 30, 2008 · Filed Under Real Estate · Comments 
“Many real estate investors never get beyond their backyards. They add to their investment portfolios over time, yes… but by buying more of what they are familiar with.” — Lief Simon by Lief Simon Baltimore – (TFN): I met an investor recently who had created a big, profitable portfolio of rental houses in [...]

Natural Resources Stocks: A speculative miner

May 21, 2008 · Filed Under Gold and Resources · Comments 
“Either commodity prices must fall or junior miners must rise and close the gap. I don’t see commodity prices falling significantly from present levels. They stand as protection against currency debasement which happens to be a growth industry these days.” — Russell McDougal Blogger’s note: Russell McDougal has [...]

Smart Stock Investing: Market volatility spells trading opportunity

February 13, 2008 · Filed Under Investment Strategies · Comments 
'Buy insurance against major declines by arranging a staggered set of put options against the major markets that are very exposed to the declines.'  – J. Christoph Amberger, president of TFN Baltimore – (TFN): The following was taken from the transcript of this week's TFN Smart Trading Action Alert video featuring J. Christoph Amberger. Watch this video. Laura [...]