Capitulation: everybody wants some

Something about losing a third of your life savings in six weeks skews your perspective ... up to Everest heights with phony stock market promises. The idea of investing in a mutual fund makes me want to vomit. The notion of paying a broker’s commission makes the veins in my forehead bulge [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 16:14:12

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Investment Made Easy

Back in October, Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, ... were fearful. That was the time to start investing in stocks, he said. Prices might fall farther, Mr ... my advice from October on what to do..."Here's one idea: SPY is an American Stock Exchange-traded fund [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:07:00

Bookkeeping: Beginning Position in Life Partners Holdings (LPHI)

When I asked readers a few weeks ago for new ideas (any stock with a chart that was holding up) ... policies at a discount to their face value for investment purposes. The purchasers of life settlements ... down to it ($34) after peaking at $42 last week. On the negative side this stock has had a monster run [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 17:03:52

Testing Simple Investment Ideas in 2009

2008 was certainly a bad year for almost all investors. 2009 may be bad also, or not ... ourselves a discount brokers fee of $10 per transaction. We will also start with the closing prices ... Book You'll Ever Read. The portfolio consists of a total stock market index fund, a total international [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:52:56

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

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

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