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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.
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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) [...]
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'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 [...]
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.
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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 [...]
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
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“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
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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. [...]
“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 [...]
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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.
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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? [...]
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:
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“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
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