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- A Realistic Picture Of Offshore Investing - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2008 from Jerome ShermanOffshore investment opportunities have taken more than their fair share of scrutiny, negative media attention and slander, and a skewed view in the public eye. Not many investors have taken their time to look at the values associated with offshore investment opportunities largely due to all this ...
Views: 985 - *** The Last Human Freedom - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2008 from Alexander GreenDear Reader, Four years ago, I had a friend and former colleague who was going through a difficult divorce. (Is there any other kind?) He didn't want to separate from his wife, and he hated being apart from his two young daughters. In the midst of this, he walked into work one day and was ...
Views: 1711 - *** Sir John Templeton: How To Find The Road Map to Spiritual Wealth - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Alexander GreenEveryone has his heroes. In my eyes, none living stands larger than 95-year-old Sir John Templeton. Templeton is not just a brilliant man, but a Rhodes Scholar. One of the world's undisputed money masters, magazines have described him as "one of the handful of true investment greats in a field ...
Views: 3214 - *** The Greatest Virtue... and the First - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Alexander GreenDear Reader, Frustrated with your job? Bored at home? Would you like your days to be filled with excitement, adventure and a strong sense of purpose? If so, you can volunteer to work alongside my nephew Conrad Schwalbe. Conrad is a U.S. marine in Iraq. Currently, he spends his days searching ...
Views: 1504 - American Depository Receipt - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2008 from sahil sharmaAmerican Depository Receipt is an excellent way to buy shares of a foreign company in the US. American Depository Receipt is basically a negotiable certificate that is issued by the bank representing the foreign stock. American Depository Receipt was first used by JPMorgan in 1927, for the ...
Views: 713 - Return On Assets And Investment - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2008 from Anthony GreenThe annual dividend is the total amount of dividends you could expect to receive if you held the stock for a year and there was no change in the company’s dividend payment. It is based on the current quarterly dividend payment rate projected forward for four quarters. There was a time ...
Views: 1005 - ***How To Become One Of The “4%” - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2008 from Alexander GreenSeveral years ago, management consultant Dr. Gerald Kushel did a thorough study of America’s top executives. He found that a very small group – only 4% - rated themselves as “very satisfied” with both their personal and professional lives. I doubt many people were surprised to find that genuine ...
Views: 1195 - ***The Rich, The Very Rich... And The Furthest Thing From Rich In the World - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2008 from Alexander GreenIf you have nothing more than good health and the love and affection of your family, you have much to be grateful for. But take a moment, too, to marvel at how fortunate we are just to have been born in the modern era… Our ancestors four generations removed would marvel at contemporary life: ...
Views: 1061 - Use Of Prior Day Highs And Lows - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2008 from Anthony GreenEach of the intraday trading techniques discussed so far have relied on reference levels arrived at by means of mathematical calculations. The technique iscussed in this section, in contrast, will deal with a set of support and resistance levels which are much more intuitively obvious. In short, ...
Views: 786 - Pivot System Support - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2008 from Anthony GreenJudgements made about likely market behavior which are based on momentum analysis can be even more productive if we have predetermined levels available which can act as price templates in interpreting the day's trading activity. The Pivot System is one such approach. Floor traders and other ...
Views: 852 - Resistance Levels For Intraday Trading - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2008 from Anthony GreenAs helpful as Pivot System levels often are a significant drawback to their use lies in the fact that they are calculated from the prior day's price action, and may not accurately reflect recent changes in market psychology. Effective intraday trading also requires a means of identifying support ...
Views: 2163 - Overtrading - The Greatest Evil - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2008 from Anthony GreenOvertrading is the cause of more losses than anything else in Wall Street. The average man does not know how much capital is required to make a success and he buys or sells more than he should. Therefore he is forced to get out of the market when his capital is nearly exhausted and probably ...
Views: 814 - How To Start With Stock Investing - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2008 from Anthony GreenRemove the looser and keep the winner For many it is worse than having a tooth pulled to sell a stock for a price lower than what they paid for it. If you buy a stock for $20 and it drops to $10, so long as you don’t sell, then it can be referred to as an unrealized loss. In this case you ...
Views: 815 - You Too Can Cash in On The Pre-Foreclosure Market - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2008 from Judson VossYou’ve probably heard a lot of people saying that the real estate market is a great way to make money and a great way to increase your returns. Well, they are right. There are lots of opportunities in real estate for making profits, everything from flipping homes to buying defaulted ...
Views: 654 - Buy The Mortgage Note On A Defaulted Property to Get Some Real Estate - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2008 from Judson VossYou’ve been buying mortgage notes for a little while and are comfortable with the practice. However, you’ve noticed that there are a lot of pre-foreclosure homes out there with mortgages on them too. This is a large section of the mortgage note industry that remains untapped, but ...
Views: 844 - Secrets of Stock Investing - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Anthony GreenInvest in quality businesses, not stock symbols For most people investing in a stock is little more than watching the trail left by the stock symbol as its price wanders along some drunken path. They know that the symbol is associated with a company while not being too sure what is expected of ...
Views: 763 - Finding a Good Realtor - Why? - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Patrick CamachoCan you imagine flying in an airplane and having an inexperienced air traffic controller guiding your plane through a storm? Or, imagine if an inexperienced doctor operated on your child, who got into a life-threatening accident? If you said no to those questions; than why would thousands of ...
Views: 622 - Blue Chip Investing Criteria - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2008 from Anthony GreenCriteria: 1. Strong Brand name. • Reputation for quality. • High repeat purchase. 2. Good Fundamentals. • EPS, Turnover, and Profit increasing steadily year by year. • Healthy Cash Flow – Cash Flow per Share greater than EPS, Cash Flow per Share greater ...
Views: 1006 - Questions Considering Investment Opportunities - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2008 from Anthony Green1. Is this a good business run by smart people? This may include items such as quality of earnings, product lines, market sizes, management teams, and the sustainability of competitive positioning within the industry. 2. What is this company worth? Value investors perform fair value ...
Views: 833 - The Securities Market Is Nothing But Speculation - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2010 from Lavanay BhadwalA lot of folks will be transformed into angry and annoyed intellectual after reading the topic of my article. And they will have to be placed over some liquid refreshments to bring their temper down. But that's alright as this whole routine is something we have been exercising for many years ...
Views: 657 - Short Trading Vs. Long Trading - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2008 from Anthony GreenLong trading is when you buy a stock with the intention of later selling it at a higher price. Shorting stock is when you sell stock with the intention of later buying it back at a lower price. Short trading appeals to many on the basis of market cycles, in which downtrends are virtually ...
Views: 878 - About Core Trading - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2008 from Anthony GreenUnlike scalp and swing trading, core trading takes advantage of situations in the market that require longer lengths of time to develop. For these types of trades, market assessments and decisions are generally made after market hours due to the busy activities of the trading day. Both detailed ...
Views: 1306 - Real Estate Investing: How To Profit From Foreclosures & Avoid Wasting Your Time, Energy & Money - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2008 from Eric GruberIf you were a real estate investor watching the real estate boom of early 2000s closely, you could have predicted the foreclosure investing opportunities that would become available today in virtually every real estate market in the country. In the last two years mortgage lenders have been ...
Views: 790 - Day Trading Strategies - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2008 from Anthony GreenOnly an immortal trader would be able to accurately predict the sway of the stock market and win every trade. Since this is highly unlikely, we are left to rely upon our experience, knowledge, risk management assessment, and strategies of various trading styles to survive and prosper in an ...
Views: 1766 - Stock Market Strategy Vs Gambling - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2008 from Anthony GreenYou can have all the resources, tools, knowledge and experience at your disposal, but if you cannot get a grip on your emotions, most likely you won’t do very well in the stock market. Active participation on a daily basis can wear and tear on your nerves, especially in the NASDAQ Level II ...
Views: 988 - Trading The World Stock Markets - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from Anthony GreenLike so many other industries, the Internet has changed the market and the way we do business. The stock market is no longer a members only field game of stock brokers playing the market.With the click of a button, the average individual now has access to the same information and facts that only ...
Views: 808 - Online Stock Income Strategy - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from Anthony GreenSo you want to make money on the Internet. Millions worldwide are trying to do so. The first hurdle they have to master is to filter all possible opportunities to find out that more than 80% of them are a hoax programs that appear to take your money and after 3-4 months they just disappear. The ...
Views: 838 - Failure Of Share Market Investing - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from Anthony GreenThe vital component is the trading plan. This does not need to be overly complex. You just need to know what you will do if the share price goes up, down or sideways. If you can cover these three things then you have a contingency for anything the share price can throw at you. And more ...
Views: 784 - Cause Of Stock Price To Rise - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from Anthony GreenTypical events that can cause a stock’s price to rise: - Negative news reports about a company’s competitors: If they are in trouble, their customers may seek alternatives to buy from, including your company. - Positive news reports about a company: The news may report that a ...
Views: 865 - Investing 101 - Where To Start? - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2008 from Maryanne FitzgeraldThere is a saying in the investment world, “Invest in what you know.” I know what you may be thinking “What if I don’t know anything?” The trick is to find something that interests you and start there. There are a multitude of investment vehicles, but I will just name a few for now: Stocks ...
Views: 655 - Behavior Of The Better-Quality Stocks - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Anthony GreenLeaders And Downtrends When a severe correction hits the market, the biggest leaders tend to drop the most. For one, they have the most gains to lose. Many of the strongest stocks that drove the Nasdaq to a peak of 5132 in March of 2000 fell 90% below their highs. While the major averages were ...
Views: 642 - About Leaders And Downtrends - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Anthony GreenWhen a severe correction hits the market, the biggest leaders tend to drop the most. Why? For one, they have the most gains to lose. Many of the strongest stocks that drove the Nasdaq to a peak of 5132 in March of 2000 fell 90% below their highs. While the major averages were selling off in ...
Views: 773 - The Market Is As The Market Does - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Anthony GreenTo be highly accurate in any pursuit, you have to carefully observe and analyze the object at hand. The stock market is no different. The idea may seem simple enough, but even with their hard-earned money on the line, you'd be surprised at how often people argue with the facts that are right in ...
Views: 755 - Market Leaders - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Anthony GreenRelying on the primary market indexes and studying their daily price and volume interplay is one of the best possible methods for analyzing the market's behavior and determining its overall direction and health. The second best method is studying the current and recent action of market leaders. ...
Views: 849 - How To Keep The Bank From Getting A Judgment Against The Homeowner - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Judson VossThe homeowner can end up in trouble even when you work with them to purchase that foreclosure property. There are many steps to the arrangement of a real estate investment deal, so it’s easy to forget a few little details, such as the deficiency judgment! Lots of times in a short sale, ...
Views: 787 - What Happens To The Homeowner's Finances After A Short Sale? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Judson VossWhen you are negotiating a short sale or note purchase through the bank on a defaulted property it’s easy to overlook the possibility of a mortgage judgment being filed against the homeowner after the sale. It can be common practice for a bank to file a judgment against homeowners fro the ...
Views: 1216 - Problems With The Simultaneous Close? Instead, try the 'Assignment Of Contract' - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Judson VossMany new real estate investors can run into problems when they attempt a ‘simultaneous close’ on a property they are interested in. The simultaneous close basically involves you purchasing a property with an investor’s money and immediately selling that property to the ...
Views: 742 - The Problem With Using A Simultaneous Closing! - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Judson VossMany new real estate investors can run into problems when they attempt a ‘simultaneous close’ on a property they are interested in. The simultaneous close basically involves you purchasing a property with an investor’s money and immediately selling that property to the ...
Views: 3268 - The Famed Simultaneous Closing In Real Estate Investment - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Judson VossThere are many ways to close a deal in real estate investing. As a foreclosure investor you’ve probably heard of the famed, simultaneous closing, when purchasing a property from the homeowner. It’s a great way to make a profit on your time and effort without using your own money to ...
Views: 696 - Tangier And Agadir In Property Investment Perspective - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2008 from Muhammad AslamTangier has a population of around 700,000. It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cap Spartel. Famous writers like Paul Bowles and William Burroughs visited Tangier and even called it their ...
Views: 767 - Stock Option Costs And Accountability - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2008 from Anthony GreenThe direct cost to shareholders of stockoption compensation is the dilution of their ownership interest. A common managerial response to the dilution is to buy back outstanding shares. The trouble with that solution is that it devours corporate funds that might be more profitably deployed. ...
Views: 801 - Trader Volatility - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2008 from Anthony GreenTrader volatility arises when trades are made for purposes unrelated to the fundamental values of a business. These trades drive prices to points related more to the motives of the trader than to the business value of the company. The wide range of trading decisions that cause price moves ...
Views: 833 - Financial Gambling And Margin Trading - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2008 from Anthony GreenThe growth in the number and size of margin accounts for stocks especially among day traders suggests that many people foolishly neglect these simple truths. From 1996 to 1999, margin debt rose nearly fivefold at on-line brokerage firms and doubled among NYSE member firms. During the decade of ...
Views: 1666 - Strategies For The Stock Market - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2008 from Anthony GreenYou might ask whether it is worth your time to do hardheaded analysis of business or whether you would be better off letting other people do the work and then free riding on their effort. Economists illustrate this free rider strategy by positing a country that taxes its citizens in order to ...
Views: 836 - Looking For A California Home Listings For Vacation, Simply As An Investment? - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2008 from Harvestre NivaasProperties in countries like Central Coast, Paso Robles offer natural beauty as well as great value. Your dollar goes much further in these countries than in the U.S. The demand for luxury property Central Coast Foreclosures in Central America, Central Coast Real Estate developers are now ...
Views: 622 - Is “Dividends” A Dirty Word? - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2008 from Alexis Trbovich“The Fed Saves Wall Street” is the headline everyone wants to see. But the ones they’re getting are more akin to the headline that ran in last Thursday’s New York Times. The headline – “Wall Street is Questioning Whether Bernanke is Tough Enough” – sounds like a rant against Bernanke. It ...
Views: 876 - Bear Market Bernanke Strikes Again - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2008 from Alexis TrbovichLast Thursday the market reacted negatively to yet another presentation from the Fed. In what should have been an opportunity for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to spur a rally, the market didn’t cooperate. In his testimony to the House Budget Committee, Mr. Bernanke said he supports an economic ...
Views: 781 - Stock Market Trading Rules - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2008 from Anthony GreenDespite the widespread agreement, some participants in the debate remained skeptical. Indeed, prescient commentators of that era ocProzac Market ocasionally expressed the fear that the interrelationships of stockprice changes are so complex that standard tools like these cannot reveal them. That ...
Views: 959 - Profitability And Solvency - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2008 from Anthony GreenAs dull or cumbersome as the topic sounds, financial ratios are indeed the “meat” of analyzing stocks. Sadly, most investors don’t exercise their due diligence when it comes to doing some relatively easy things to make sure that the company they’re investing in is a good ...
Views: 5719 - Investing Tactics For Growth - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2008 from Anthony GreenWhat’s the number one reason people invest in stocks? To grow their wealth. Yes, some people invest for income (in the form of dividends), but that’s a different matter. Investors seeking growth would rather see the money that could have been distributed as dividends be reinvested in ...
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