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Banking on profits: National City (NCC) in buyout talks

October 9, 2008 · Filed Under Investment Strategies · Comments 
National City Corp. (NYSE:NCC) is making headlines once again. If you think its shares were volatile last week, wait until you see what happens when a bidding war erupts. By Andrew Snyder Baltimore – (TFN): There is some not-so-surprising news hitting the wires this morning. For nearly two weeks now, shares of National City Corp. (NYSE:NCC) [...]

Our latest TFN Video and Audio Podcast is now online!

March 16, 2008 · Filed Under Podcast · Comments 
Baltimore — (TFN): The podcast for our latest Smart Trading Action Alert video, featuring guest expert Adam Lass, can now be downloaded to your iTunes or PodcastAlley.com accounts. Nine Ways to Profit from the Diving Dollar… Sign up here!    Options Strategies: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download    Options Trading Strategies: Play Now | [...]

Contrarian Investing: Where to look for profits in today’s volatile markets

February 21, 2008 · Filed Under Investment Strategies · Comments 
'In 2000 or 2001, there were few indications that in an era of modest inflation, mortgage debt would regain its attractiveness as a wealth-building tool. After all, since the Savings and Loans debacle in the early 1990s, U.S. real estate had enjoyed few genuine upswings. Those who decided to put their money into real estate [...]

Contrarian investing: TFN Amberger’s Smackdown Video

February 19, 2008 · Filed Under Featured Video, Videos · Comments 
Baltimore — (TFN): Sustained upward trends in precious metals, resources, and commodities continue to push up prices. But what sector should true contrarian investors look for to optimize gains now? J. Christoph Amberger explains how contrarian investing is supposed to work. Click here to watch the financial video and find out more. ****Make sure you sign up [...]

Take Advantage of Market Swings: TFN’s Under the Microscope Video Redux

February 13, 2008 · Filed Under Featured Video, Videos · Comments 
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 [...]

Options Trading: How to leverage market volatility into profits

February 8, 2008 · Filed Under US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
A Today’s Financial News Research Report: “Best turn-around options trading play: Buy ETFC January 2009 $5.00 Calls (ONY AA) for under $1.40. If ETFC trades up to $7.00, these calls could move up to $2.70, good for a 92% gain.” – Bryan Bottarelli By Bryan Bottarelli, Editor, Bottarelli Research Today’s Financial News feed provides an independent and [...]

Options Trading: Take Advantage of Market Swings

February 7, 2008 · Filed Under News that Matters · Comments 
“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 Baltimore – (TFN): The following was [...]

Take Advantage of Market Swings: TFN’s Under the Microscope Video

February 6, 2008 · Filed Under Featured Video, Videos · Comments 
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. [...]

Options Trading: Beat the Wilshire 5000 by 3 to 1

January 10, 2008 · Filed Under International Investing · Comments 
“Here’s how The ADR Alert did in 2007: There were 27 closed option positions last year. Of these, 20 were winners. That’s a success ratio of 74%… Beating the Wilshire 5000 index by 3 to 1.”– Steve McDonald Baltimore — (TFN): From this week’s TFN Under the Microscope personal finance video, “Beat the Wilshire 5000 by [...]

Semiconductors Flatline: Short this ETF!

January 7, 2008 · Filed Under Featured Video, US Stocks and Markets · Comments 
Baltimore — (TFN): BreakAway Investor’s Lori O’Connor has duly noted the lackluster performance of this semiconductor exchange-traded fun (ETF). Due to the CAPEX of semiconductor companies and tightening economic conditions, this sector will be sold off through late 2008. Here’s how to come out ahead of this bearish trend. Click here to join Lori at the video [...]

Options Trading: Investing in South Korea’s KOSPI

December 22, 2007 · Filed Under Featured Video, Videos · Comments 
Baltimore —(TFN): South Korea has been one of the best-performing emerging markets for much of 2007. Is the newly elected, pro-business president likely to extend this streak? Are are recent drops in the KOSPI indicators of growing weakness? Is a potentially weak US retail season going to affect the Kospi in a negative way? [...]

3500% potential gains with options plays

December 20, 2007 · Filed Under Investment Strategies · Comments 
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. I'm Steve McDonald and this week [...]

Agora’s top editor of 2008 gave readers up to 924% gains in commodities

December 15, 2007 · Filed Under Gold and Resources · Comments 
“So far this year [Lee Lowell] has had 17 closed positions in coffee, wheat, natural gas, orange juice, silver, oil, corn and cattle. Of the 17 positions he has made money on 14, a success ratio of 82%. His average trade has returned 41.27% and has a cumulative return of 924%.” — Steve McDonald Baltimore [...]