Rebalance And Diversify
The stock market has not been very kind to your investments lately. Your broker knows this so you may have received a call from him suggesting it is time to ‘rebalance and diversify’ your portfolio. What does this really mean?
One Way StreetEver turn down a street, get half way and suddenly realize it is one way and you are going the wrong way? Is that the way you feel when you look at your stock brokerage statement?
The Information AgeIt is wonderful to be alive in the information age. We know in a matter of seconds the change in the value of gold in Switzerland, the death of a world leader or the birth of a peasant in Israel. We are inundated with facts and figures and the emotional tribulations of both famous and infamous people. Can we possibly assimilate all this? Does it help us in our daily lives?
Political InvestingWe have two candidates for president that have really different ideas on how to make the economy grow. Bush believes in the entrepreneurial approach. People should be allowed to invest in themselves. He even wants to let people have some of the 15% that now goes to the Social Security “trust fund”. Folks, there ain’t no such thing. All the money the government takes out of your paycheck goes into the general fund and the pols spend it as they choose for “your best interest” provided it coincides with theirs. Am I being too cynical?
Choosing A FundFor years I have been saying you must have a fund that is outperforming the S&P500 Index. Well, I’ve changed my mind. Now I think your fund should be outperforming the NASDAQ Composite Index. So far this year, March 30, the S&P is up 1.3% and the NASDAQ Composite is up 9.5 %.
Don’t Spend Another Dollar on Business ‘Opportunities’ Until You Read ThisIt seems like almost everyone wants to make money on the Internet. However, with so many options available – most being difficult or time consuming – many people never realize that dream. This article opens their eyes to a another option, one that’s exciting, proven, practical and profitable.
Shorting Stocks – The Basics, Part I of IIThis article explains the basic understanding into the process of shorting stocks. Part I of II, article II in this series gets into some examples.
Shorting Stocks – The Basics, Part II of IIThis article (the second part of a two-part series) explains the basics of shorting stocks by providing an example and covering most aspects into placing and closing the trade. Part I of this short series on shorting deals with the basic understanding into the process of shorting stocks.
Eternal SunshineThere is a current movie entitled βEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindβ. It is about a man who has had a painful love affair and will do anything to rid his mind of those pain thoughts of a former love. He sees an advertisement that offers just such a service. It seems his former lover has the exact thoughts and she goes through the same treatment. Guess what? They meet again, do not recognize each other, and fall in love again.
Moving AveragesEvery day on CNBC-TV they show a 200-day moving average line superimposed on the stock price history. It seems they give great credence to this manufactured line as it represents 10 months of price action. What is it? Does it really mean anything?