Are you as sick of bad news as I am? There’s a barrage of bad news nearly every day – and it’s been that way for the past 4 years or so. But this week, it feels like there was a slight glimmer of hope. Continue reading
Today, I’m going to write about Caterpillar (CAT), the big yellow construction machinery company. (That last part is not an official description). Continue reading
Groupon has been getting a lot of attention lately and its IPO is coming down the pipeline. However, this huge site has stumbled in recent months and the once shiny darling of 2011 might now be too tarnished for some investors. Continue reading
Okay, I need to tread very carefully here. There are three “hot button” topics in that title and people can be fiercely passionate for or against any of them. I don’t want this to be a blog post where I sit on my morale high horse and tell you my opinion about despots, corporate politics or religion. I’m an investor and I write about investments… and this blog post is going to be an important lesson for investors: Continue reading
Okay, I’ll be honest: I would never have heard of Life Times Fitness (LTM) if it hadn’t been for the high-strung investor Jim Cramer. But I keep an eye on all the experts for exactly this reason – I would have completely overlooked Life Times Fitness otherwise. Continue reading
News reports proudly announced that stock markets ended “up” on Friday, October 14th. Continue reading
I feel like a broken record – constantly writing about Apple (APPL) and Research In Motion (RIMM). I realize that there are other stocks out there but can I help it if these two keep making the news? Continue reading
Oil is one of those resources that are fun for any investor to play – no matter if you prefer commodities, equities, ETFS or whatever.
I like oil as a sector to invest in for two main reasons: Continue reading
Let me start off by saying there are only a few opportunities every year that I come across that have the potential for triple digit gains (100% +) and I fully believe that SAPX is one of those rare opportunities! Continue reading
I feel like a broken record writing about Apple (AAPL) just about every week. But they’ve been in the news, and if there’s one thing I’ve observed in my time as a trader, it’s this: Businesses in the news offer more than their fair share of money-making and money-losing opportunities. And Apple is certainly newsworthy lately! Continue reading