Tenants over Dividends

The Moneygardener recently wrote an interesting post why he likes to invest in dividend paying stocks instead of investing in real estate ( ... .  With companies I buy common stock for, I don’t know about problems until the over-paid management team has already made short-sighted decisions to maximize the value of their stock options Why chase [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 09:36:02

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A Random Walk…

I was reading a Wall Street Journal column by James Stewart recently ... and investing. His strategy involves buying when the stock market drops 10% and then selling when the stock market rises 25%. This type of investing (which looks at relative market levels) is a type of “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 03:27:13

One Question You Need to Ask Before Buying Any Stock Now

Warren Buffett is known for only investing in businesses which he understands ... makes it tough to think of owning stocks as owning part of a business. At the end of the day though ... m not talking about trading stocks here which is basically buying a piece of paper and hoping to sell [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:23:48

Paulson Bank Bailout in ‘Great Stress’ Misses Terms Buffett Won

Henry Paulson’s bank bailouts, done under “great stress” during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, failed to win for U.S ... to buy stock at a later date. While he invested billion in Goldman Sachs in October, twice as much ... of the other bank bailouts. Paulson’s decisions to prop up the financial system included purchasing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 19:16:51

Paulson Bank Bailout in ‘Great Stress’ Misses Terms Buffett Won

Henry Paulson’s bank bailouts, done under “great stress” during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, failed to win for U.S ... to buy stock at a later date. While he invested $10 billion in Goldman Sachs in October, twice as much ... of the other bank bailouts. Paulson’s decisions to prop up the financial system included purchasing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:02:45

Buffett Got Better Deal Than U.S. Treasury

I have been saying for some time that the way to bail out the banks was not to have the U.S. Treasury invest directly ... for his shareholders by investing in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The Treasury secretary made 174 purchases of banks’ preferred shares that include warrants to buy stock at a later date. While he invested $10 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:58:51

“We’re Entering a Two Economy Society. There is No Force Opposing Financial Polarization”

Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney 06/30/08 “ICH” Interview with Michael Hudson “Our tax laws have shaped the marketplace to favor the debt-financed buying and selling of real estate, stocks and bonds rather than new direct investment. Advocates of this financialization of saving and investment depict it as a viable mode of wealth creation, [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 02:00:15

The One Question You Need To Ask Before Buying Any Stock Now

Warren Buffett is known for only investing in businesses which he understands. He says individual investors should look at being a shareholder as being a “part owner” of the business. Too often this basic principle of investing is forgotten. Lately, it’s been too easy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 00:10:31

Want To Know What Penny Stocks To Buy? Look Inside….

by Sam Lockwood Since the 19th century, penny stocks have been part of the American investment world ... , limited liquidity and even fraud. People using a day trading strategy can find that penny stocks ... . This is where the stocks got their names, since modern penny stocks almost never cost a penny [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 08:32:47

Brokers ideas for 2009.

Here is a list of brokerages top picks for 2009. Brokers name is given along with the stock pick ... , be invested in upstream crude companies and buy more if the commodity dips to newer 2009 lows, (which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 23:42:52

FIVE MUTUAL FUND SAVINGS PROGRAMS

To give you an idea of how these automatic savings programs tend to work, ... o buy their stock at a discount of 3% to 5%.  While most companies with DRIPs reinvest a shareholder’s ... . Note:  1 Customary $2,500 minimum waived for automatic investment plan. 2 Waived for stock funds [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 15:44:35

More Lessons From The 2008 Financial Markets

Larry Swedroe, principal of an asset management company and investment book author, ... are some excerpts of a few lessons involving investing and your portfolio: Don’t forget that companies ... stock at an average price of $49.60 and Merrill Lynch spent $5.27 billion buying back its stock [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 07:46:53

Latest News In Stock Market Investment Research - Dec 19, 2008

Dassault Aviation buys Alcatel-Lucent’s Thales stake 19 Dec 2008 at 2:14am LONDON (MarketWatch) ... trading on Friday, pulled down by more losses from oil majors as crude futures continued to hover [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 09:40:48

10 Investments You Should Know

It’s impossible to miss the fact that stocks, real estate and bonds all make for decent investments (at least most of the time) ... or brokerage, which buys a large number of shares from a company based outside the U.S. Those shares [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 21:26:17

CNBC: Warren Buffett Fans Explain Why They're Keeping the Faith

Topics:Stock Market | Investment Strategy | Warren BuffettCompanies:Berkshire Hathaway Inc.Rank-and-file investors are "losing faith" in stocks, according to a front-page story in the Wall Street Journal.But rank-and-file readers of Warren Buffett Watch are reaffirming their own faith in the Oracle of Omaha and his call to buy U.S [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 17:39:00

Fundamental Analysis (OXPS, rated BUY)

In looking at fundamentals, the stock has lost >17% of value in a small amount of time ... seems outdated compared with some of the other discount brokers, but when you look at what they give ... is discounting their potential growth. They are heavily investing in futures and opening [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 15:58:53

Running A Forex Demo Can Give Valuable Insight

Buying and selling currency is similar to trading stock, but there are nuances that make it stand out as distinct ... before putting real cash on the line. A good forex broker that offers fx trading platform options ... up in value, so does the investment. Since the forex trading market is rather fast paced [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:19:09

Dow gave back partial gain but should we turn short?

 Good Morning,  We received a couple of emails, thanking us profusely on our article that we wrote on how to invest with the right mentality ... plus trades above OP of today, do expect buying pressure to continue in the market. The DFF R/L is 1752 ... TAOS resistance will be around 1939 for today.  Stocks to watch out IF it trades above OP and EP [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 00:10:57

Stock Views on HEG, Bharati Shipyard, Phillips Carbon, Mercator Lines

SKP Securities on HEG - Target Rs 319 SKP Securities has maintained its buy rating on HEG with a target price of Rs 319 in its October 31, ... level of Rs 135.25 and excluding the investment value ,HEGL is trading at 2.74 x FY09E earnings ... increase in labour and other operating costs. We are downgrading our FY2010E Target PE multiple to 4x [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 02:43:00

Stock Investing, Top Stories of the Week at Value Investing News

Over at sheep investing it is legal. I would say that it is earlier due to happen again ... on almost. Filed under: Newsletters, ETF Investing, Stocks to Buy, Recession, Best Stocks for 2009 This situation is part of a unique yearly report -- Top Stock Picks '09 -- in which TheStockAdvisors.com [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 13:58:05

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