Tag: stock market

 

Hail to the Investment-Adviser-in-Chief!

Published on March 4, 2009

President Obama is hanging out his shingle as an investment adviser. But the trademark “eloquence” only thinly veils a profound lack of knowledge about terminology and investing concepts.
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore—TFN: A day of good news: The Commander-in-Chief has become Investment-Adviser-in-Chief as well.
“Profit and earning ratios are starting to get to the point where buying stocks [...]

Crude Oil Prices Set to Spike Again — Soon!

Published on September 2, 2008

“Of course, crude oil prices control more than just stocks. I don’t have to tell you what US$150 does to the overall economy and more specifically to your own personal wallet.” — David Newman
by David Newman
Baltimore — (TFN):  Let’s talk about oil and gas. Right now, you’ll be hard pressed [...]

Short These Dividend Stocks

Published on July 7, 2008

“Today, I’d like to share with you a pattern that proves to be one of the best ways to make money in a down market.” — Charles Delvalle
by Charles Delvalle
Baltimore – (TFN): One of the simplest ways to make money in the stock market is to find a pattern with [...]

Stock Market Rebels on the Fourth of July

Published on July 3, 2008

“Last week certainly rebelled against the pre-holiday pattern. We were supposed to get a nice lift starting last Tuesday — a mini rally to usher in the Fourth of July holiday. This is tradition. The eight-day pre-holiday bull pattern goes back decades, at least to 1901.” — [...]

Buy Small Cap at the Stock Market Bottom

Published on June 16, 2008

“Since 1979, according to Ned Davis Research Inc., the small-stock Russell 2000 index has returned 19.6 percent in the first three months after a market bottom, against 13.6 percent for the large-cap Russell 1000.” — Andrew Gordon
by Andrew Gordon
Baltimore – (TFN): Sooner or later, the stock [...]

Foreign Investment: 10 global trends

Published on May 7, 2008

“If you do that on a consistent basis, you’ll soon discover that no matter what kind of ‘trick play’ the stock markets throw at you, you’ll be able to sidestep the tackle attempt.” — William Patalon
by William Patalon
Baltimore – (TFN): There’s an old Wall Street adage that tells us that [...]

Understanding Options: Strategies for effective options plays

Published on April 9, 2008

A TFN Research Report:
“Stocks are fine for long-term investors. But traders need high-powered precision instruments to reap short-term profits. By speculating with options, you have the potential to make triple-digit returns in a matter of months, weeks or even days. Of course, this type of profit [...]

Election-Year Market Boom: US equities won’t be winners this time around

Published on January 8, 2008

"Perhaps the single biggest domestic achievement that President Bush can point to is the reduction in the Federal deficit to just 1.2% of GDP in fiscal 2007. However, in the wake of recent Congressional elections the president has been cast adrift by a legislature that is not now dominated by his own Party." — Jeremy [...]

Dollar Bear: The fire sale of the American economic base continues

Published on January 4, 2008

"The reality is that despite some genuine economic growth abroad, governments are creating so much inflation that food prices are raising anyway." — Peter Schiff
by Peter Schiff
Baltimore — (TFN): As the US economic ship continues to spring leaks, the goldilocks crowd still clings to the false belief that the Fed can easily keep us afloat [...]

3500% potential gains with options plays

Published on December 20, 2007

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 [...]