Five Common Investor Mistakes
We’ve all made mistakes in the market. Admitting defeat is never fun, but it’s better than denying your problems altogether. Today I will reveal some of the mistakes I’ve made and seen other investors make. The Chartered Financial Analyst Institute published a similar list: 12 Common Mistakes...
What is Investment Management?
Brian Campos and Ron Rowland contributed to this article. Far too often, we as investors seek market commentary, opinions, forecasts, strategies, trading ideas, and hot tips. We often overlook the bigger picture, and more important aspect of investing – investment management. Investment management,...
Should You Buy the Big Winners of 2009?
There are almost as many trading strategies as there are investors in the market. That’s why countless newsletters, stock services, and web sites sell their picks to anyone with a credit card. Investment publishing is big business. Though most publishers tack on tiny disclaimers saying something...
Black Friday Investing: Should You Buy or Sell?
The biggest annual test of the American consumer is upon us. Both online and offline stores are about to enter their busiest time of year. Starting with Black Friday – the day after Thanksgiving – stores will clamor for the attention of shoppers while shoppers clamor for the best deals. Yes,...
Consumers and the Recession
Where we are in this recession is something the economic historians will decide. What we’ve become during this recession is already evident. Whether it’s scaling back on a flat screen TV purchase (like my family) or clipping coupons again, we’ve all been affected by “recessionitis.” Chances...
You Can’t Have It Both Ways!
“The market is discounting the turn in the economy.” Isn’t that a common refrain these days? Every time I turn around, someone on bubblevision or in the blogosphere tells me the reason the market is going up is that it is a leading indicator and portends better days ahead. There has been...
A Bi-Polar Market
The lucky few Americans who are finishing up a two-week vacation tomorrow may be surprised when they next check their brokerage account balances this weekend. Assume for a moment they packed up the station wagon, loaded the kids, and headed to the lake on Friday, July 10th. Maybe our nuclear couple...
Silver: Four Ways to Go Long
Silver has a long history. Ancient cultures used silver for trade, jewelry, and crafts. Silver ore was first processed by the Chaldeans around 2500 BC as well as in Asia Minor (Turkey). In an effort to meet rising societal demand, ancient Mediterranean cultures eventually looked to silver deposits...
Get Rid of Debt – It’s That Simple.
So says Nassim Taleb, best-selling author and money manager. Taleb attended a Wall Street Journal conference earlier this week in Washington, D.C., and made some powerful comments regarding the banking and financial services sectors. Big Money has a terrific article by Marion Maneker. Guys like...
Market Leadership Strategy Update
Our free Market Leadership Strategy tries to achieve positive risk-adjusted investment results (and positive alpha), using a long-only approach that is easy for investors to follow. The model generates “equity style” recommendations that can usually be implemented with ETFs, mutual funds,...
