The world will never be quite the same. High oil prices are not only changing the political and economic landscapes but they could also change energy itself, because they are stimulating the most widespread drive for technological innovation this sector has ever seen. The political shifts are striking, wherever you look. Russia was so [...]
One generally wonders how profits can be made in a market, which is going down. The fact remains that to make money on any market, whether the stock markets or the real estate market, the market has to be in motion. If the market is stable, the prices remain static, and do not provide the [...]
There is a ton of investors out there who have traditionally invested their hard earned money into the stock market and mutual funds who ask this question. The news media for years now have bad mouthed commodities into the ground calling gold a “barbeous relic” that has only lost value since January 1980 when the [...]
When it comes to Christmas and adult toys most people automatically think women. This makes perfect sense because there are more toys oriented for women on the market. However, every day more and more toys for men are being made. So, as the holiday draws near you may want to consider doing something special for [...]
The stock market is an excellent place to build your money over time. The returns on these investments are far higher than other investment types. You can save wisely for your retirement and build your wealth. Most advisors say that it is a necessity to invest in the stock market. However, it is [...]
There is only one way to truly build wealth in the stock markets – spot trends well before the thundering sheep herd of investors does, invest in them many months and sometimes even years before the average Joe and Jane, and concentrate your stock picks. If you do, 40% and 100% annual returns are possible. [...]
Let’s take the NASDAQ composite. It is made up of a basket of shares, the largest and most well traded stocks and an average of these stocks figures go into making the NASDAQ composite. Remember that word “average.” As with ANY average you will always have shares outperforming and under performing the average. Do a [...]
I know a man who turned a $15,000 trading account into $3.3 Million. It was an amazing stroke of luck. He even admits this. “MARK, I am no fool. I know I was just plain lucky. I don’t have magical system. I am not privy to insider information. I merely gambled BIG on the right [...]
In the long run the economic performance of most countries is showing an upward trend. But, although this is true, the global economy and that of individual countries is always subjected to ups and downs. Many sectors are especially exposed to these up and down swings. Building and construction companies, automobile companies or steel manufacturers [...]
The world’s top 100 mining stocks – a hugely mixed bag Some pointers from stock price movements noted in the world’s 100 most valuable mining stocks. Since around mid-May 2008, the world’s top 100 mining stocks, measured by value, have lost two-thirds of their market value, measured on a weighted basis. This is equal to [...]