Following a trend is great. But if the trend is moving quickly, you want to know that so that you can get ahead of it. If the rate of change of the trend is going up, rising prices are going to follow quickly. What we have been talking about is Momentum! Just like high school [...]
Despite the state of today’s economy and the potential to relax the rules on the New York Stock Exchange, very few penny stocks are actually traded there. Penny stock is stock from new companies with very few assets or from companies that are facing bankruptcy. Penny Stocks NYSE is virtually a misnomer. Investing in penny [...]
In the past 10 or so years, a wealth of investor information has become available, on-line, allowing the average investor to make very informed decisions. Today, you can purchased and sell securities right from your computer desk. Cheap on-line stock trading has become the rule! While you can find a ton of information on stocks, [...]
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) laid the groundwork on Tuesday for a rise in interest rates by tightening credit to the commercial property sector, lifting its inflation forecast and warning of the threat of asset price bubbles. As expected, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left key interest rates on hold [...]
We all follow the calendar in planning our future so do the markets and so do many economic and business trends. Companies report their earnings quarterly. Tax is collected at the end of the year. Companies close their books for tax purposes at the end of the year. Investors are also evaluated quarterly. Retail sales [...]
By Larry Lane for www.InvestorZoo.com Time and the power of compound interest The longer you have your money invested in stocks or real estate, the more time you allow you money to grow. You also allow yourself time to make up for periods in the market when there is an extended period of time when [...]
We saw a sharp recovery in much of the capital markets in 2009. The stock market was up in the low 20’s and the investment grade corporate bond market was up a similar amount. The lower grade corporate bonds, so called “junk bonds” performed much better, up nearly 58%, an all time high. The only [...]
There has been lots of blather about the profligate ways of the government and the meaning of the economy coming out of recession. In particular, massive amounts of broadcast time and print space have been dedicated to the immense spending of the Obama Administration and its impact on inflation. Less but still considerable time has [...]
Investing in the stock market is so tricky, and an emotionally driven decision to most people, that they start to believe that maybe it’s impossible to invest and win. People are inherently programmed to get excited when they get paid money, and also to feel sorry when they have to pay a lot of money [...]
Shanghai’s housing market into double digit decline! The LA Times ran a story on March 4th. on the bust of the Shanghai, China, real estate market. In one of the world’s hottest housing markets, the last three years saw a doubling of prices. Things are now so bad now that thousands of real estate offices [...]