In tough times, stick to your strategy
You can't make money in the market based on what your stocks did yesterday. I'm rolling over half my portfolio based on what they'll likely do next.
Archive for March 20, 2008
In tough times, stick to your strategy
You can't make money in the market based on what your stocks did yesterday. I'm rolling over half my portfolio based on what they'll likely do next.
Hard lessons from this week’s commodity bust
All my indicators told me commodity stocks were cheap. The problem was that everyone else agreed. I waited too long to sell.
Hard lessons from this week’s commodity bust
All my indicators told me commodity stocks were cheap. The problem was that everyone else agreed. I waited too long to sell.
Making sense of this bizarre market
Any hint of trouble these days sends Wall Street into a new round of panic selling and a rush to pile up the cash that might be needed to stave off lenders.
Finally out of the cellar?
The bear market isn't over, but investors appear to have conquered their fear that the worst is yet to come.
Finally out of the cellar?
The bear market isn't over, but investors appear to have conquered their fear that the worst is yet to come.
Why Exxon won’t produce more oil
The energy giant is being managed to achieve an acceptable investment return for shareholders, not for the benefit of consumers. Less supply of crude oil means higher prices -- and record profits.
Why Exxon won’t produce more oil
The energy giant is being managed to achieve an acceptable investment return for shareholders, not for the benefit of consumers. Less supply of crude oil means higher prices -- and record profits.
When used gadgets are good buys
As the economy slows, people may look to sell their electronics for extra cash. Here are gadgets that are OK to buy used.
When used gadgets are good buys
As the economy slows, people may look to sell their electronics for extra cash. Here are gadgets that are OK to buy used.
Don’t buy these electronics used
Money may be tight, but you may kick yourself for purchasing these electronics secondhand. Even when the price is low, the risk may be too high.
Catering to the bailout nation
Here's where building bubbles on top of bubbles has brought us. Instead of letting the market work and 'creative destruction' run its course, too many people want a handout.
Dow up 3.4% for week; is the worst over?
A rally erupts on Wall Street as some analysts say the worst of the credit crisis may be over. Citigroup jumps 11% and leads financial stocks. GE gets an upgrade, but FedEx thinks the outlook is still weak. Markets will close for Good Friday.
Dow up 3.4% for week; is the worst over?
A rally erupts on Wall Street as some analysts say the worst of the credit crisis may be over. Citigroup jumps 11% and leads financial stocks. GE gets an upgrade, but FedEx thinks the outlook is still weak. Markets will close for Good Friday.