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Buy “Low-Density” … How to Take the Guesswork Out of Valuing Stocks
I don’t care what investing legend you idolize and try to emulate – Buffett, Graham, Rogers, Lynch – they all share a common recommendation.
Always buy…
27Aug2009 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedThese Three Commodities Are Set to Move… Are You Ready to Profit?
If you’re looking for what I call a “blast-off” move, look no further than the sugar market.
Since April, the commodity has embarked on an extreme…
25Aug2009 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedWhy You Need to Buy Apple (AAPL) and Sell Palm (Palm) Short
Regular readers, my colleagues and just about everyone else I come in contact with know I’m a big fan of Apple, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL). I’ve written…
24Aug2009 | Investment U | 5 comments | ContinuedRecommended Investment Books: Nine Invaluable Resources For Every Investor
Heaven help me… Mrs. L is on a mission.
My house has been turned upside-down, as she prepares to redecorate several rooms. Fortunately for the household,…
24Aug2009 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedInvesting 101: Six Factors That Determine Your Investment Portfolio Value
Imagine trying to tackle algebra, geometry, or calculus without understanding basic mathematics.
Clearly, you wouldn’t get far.
Yet it’s not uncommon to run into investors who are…
20Aug2009 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedInvesting in Small Caps: Why it Pays to be Contrarian
Having a contrarian view of the markets can be wildly profitable.
In the last two years, I’ve:
- Gone long the dollar when it was in the tank…
- Shorted…
Overvalued Timber REITs: Why Timber Investing Isn’t What It Used To Be
Ten years ago, it would be hard to imagine a more stable investment than timber, or those Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) that bought millions…
18Aug2009 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedWhy Most Investment Systems Simply Won’t Work
Early in my 16-year career on Wall Street, I made an astonishing discovery: The overwhelming majority of my colleagues – bright, educated, experienced, and articulate…
17Aug2009 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedThe M&A Market: When This Number Falls, Expect the Takeovers to Heat Up
When the credit markets froze solid last year, equities hit the skids, the economy tanked and so did the number of announced mergers and acquisitions…
13Aug2009 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedTaxes Are Going Up… Here’s Three Ways to Play the Coming Tax Increase
Taxes are going to go up. I’m not happy about it, and I’m sure most Americans are as steamed as I am.
But here’s the stark…
12Aug2009 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedOptions Investing: Readers’ Questions Answered
The message boards from Investment U have been lighting up with comments and questions on options investing. And while we can’t give specific investment advice, I…
12Aug2009 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedPartial Profit Taking: What To Do When You’re Sitting On Explosive Gains
So your stock just went way up, now what do you do? We often hear from concerned investors who aren’t sure whether to hold on…
11Aug2009 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedEmerging Markets… A Contrarian Take
To say emerging markets are hot right now is an understatement.
The benchmark MSCI Emerging Markets index is up 52% this year, rendering the S&P 500’s…
10Aug2009 | Investment U | 0 comments | ContinuedHow Did Millions Of Investors Get It So Wrong?
Over the past five months, world stock markets have put on a historic rally.
Since March 9, the S&P 500 is up 48%. The small-cap index, the…
7Aug2009 | Investment U | 1 comment | ContinuedThe U.S. Housing Market: Three (More) Reasons Real Estate Isn’t Rebounding
If ever an off-the-wall indicator existed to predict the fate of the U.S. housing market, I found it… You see, business is booming in one…
4Aug2009 | Investment U | 1 comment | ContinuedCommodity Futures: Playing The Grains & Orange Juice Markets
I’d like to focus today’s segment on the markets that typically see heightened activity during the summer months, due to the fact that it’s their…
3Aug2009 | Investment U | 0 comments | Continued
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