Many people overlook their mistakes and only look at their strengths. The problem is doing this invariably leads to more mistakes (or repeating the same mistakes over and over again). Many people look at Warren Buffett, the most successful investor in history, and only look at what he does right. In Mr. Buffett’s infinite wisdom, […]
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Over the last eight months, the U.S. Dollar Index has been trading in a very tight range between $79 and $82. Even looking back over the past two years, the 79 has acted as support for the index. The weekly chart below shows the price range of the past eight months with support at 79 […]
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If there’s one sure thing that we know about the stock market, it’s that everyone has an opinion on how to make money. Unfortunately, many of those opinions aren’t worth much. However, if something is repeated often enough, people begin to accept it as truth even if they don’t totally understand it. For example, let’s […]
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Since the beginning of the year, the U.S. stock market has gone virtually nowhere. The benchmark S&P 500 Index is the only major average that is in the black in 2014, up a measly 1.8%. Meanwhile, all the other popular averages are in the red for 2014. A closer look below the surface shows that […]
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By 2050, world population will reach 9 billion. In order to meet mid-21st century world energy demands, supply has to grow by 80%. That means in a mere 36 years, our energy supplies will have to nearly double. Most experts agree that simply isn’t possible. So what is the fastest growing energy supply? It’s not […]
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The U.S. markets have had a heck of a run over the last five years. March 6 marked the five-year anniversary of the exact bottom in the bear market that started in the fall of 2007. Since then, the S&P 500 Index has gained 185% through the high earlier this month. Think about that — […]
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Is the market heading up, down or sideways? Nobody knows for sure but that doesn’t mean you have to worry. I’ll share five timeless tips that will let you profit no matter what way the current market turns.
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I was watching an episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank” recently when I recalled a bold and controversial statement one of the show’s “shark” investors made years ago concerning the stock market. A reporter had asked billionaire Mark Cuban, a pro basketball team owner and tech entrepreneur, about what investing advice he would give young people. […]
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More banging in my closet. Let me draw your attention to a stock index that’s often neglected, but is packed with companies that are the measure of Main St.- from Ruby Tuesday’s to Rite Aid… Last week I focused on the Nasdaq as a sign that the tide of the market could be turning, but […]
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Last week in this column, I wrote about analyzing an individual stock and how I went about choosing between stocks. This week I want to go over how I analyze the overall market. There are two main types of market indicators you need to be aware of and I’ll cover them both in this column. […]
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Profits are a function of time. By definition any trade that is exited with a profit requires a certain element of time. The problem is that most people have a natural tendency to seek immediate gratification at the expense of long term gratification. That is why most people lose money on Wall Street. Think about […]
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One of the most common mistakes investors make is to buy or sell a stock solely based on what a few corporate insiders are doing with their shares. They forget that not all insider trading carries the same weight. For example, trades made by a president or vice president have more significance than the actions […]
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Following on from what I wrote about here two weeks ago, I’m still unimpressed by the market action of late. As a result, I’m starting to switch strategies, and it’s vitally important that you do too unless you enjoy getting whacked…
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There are plenty of master limited partnerships (MLPs) that offer attractive dividend yields. The problem with MLPs is owning them in your IRA. That’s a problem. So what other options do energy investors interested in high yields have? I’ve studied the sector carefully and there’s one company that’s my favorite by far.
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Over the last 200 days, the airline sector has been one of the hottest sectors. The stocks in the group have experienced huge gains with Delta (NYSE: DAL), Spirit Airlines (Nasdaq: SAVE) and Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) being among the best performers. With this column being called “On the Rebound,” you might be asking why […]
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Can a single man really affect the fate of the entire stock market? Yes, if that man happens to be the head of an investment management firm with nearly $2 trillion in assets. Bill Gross, co-founder and chief investment officer of Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC, better known as PIMCO, turned the company into one […]
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Can a single man really affect the fate of the entire stock market? Yes, if that man happens to be the head of an investment management firm with nearly $2 trillion in assets. Bill Gross, co-founder and chief investment officer of Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC, better known as PIMCO, turned the company into one […]
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Since the 2008 financial crisis, the Fed has printed unprecedented amounts of money (QE) to help fulfill its mandate. In an ideal world, QE is intended to be temporary in nature while the effects of QE are intended to be long-term. The problem the Fed faces is that the effects are also temporary in nature. […]
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The country was shocked in December when Target experienced a massive data breach that exposed up to 100 million credit and debit customer accounts. There is one technology company that could have stopped those hacker attacks and now is the perfect time to jump on its stock.
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The stock market is constantly changing but the one constant throughout history is (has always and will always be) human nature. The stories, stocks, centuries, asset class, bubbles, busts, change, but people don’t. That is why it is important to understand market cycles not just from a technical level but from a psychological level as […]
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Over the last few months, stocks have been very volatile. In fact, if you look at a weekly chart of the S&P 500, you will see that for the last eight weeks the index has not moved in the same direction for two weeks in a row. The pattern has been one week up, one […]
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