Today, the market reacted as I expected. After a strong run up in a very short period of time it was imminent that the market will correct. Being bullish near the first resistance or shortly above 50 day SMA was very dangerous. I myself was originally expecting the market bounce back down off of the Continue reading →
Many times investors look for protection and search for “anchor” investments to protect or stabilize their portfolios. During the unstable and volatile market investing in precious metals or natural resources such as natural gas may provide such stability. However, for a new investor it may be difficult to invest properly and some guidance may be Continue reading →
Investors should buy shares of industrial companies, which have improving operating performance, “reasonable” valuations and “strong” cash flows, according to Oppenheimer & Co. Brian Belski, Oppenheimer’s New York-based chief investment strategist, recommended 22 industrial companies, including Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) and FedEx Corp. (FDX) He considered companies in the Standard & Poor’s Continue reading →
There are many ways what you can do when market is falling. You could probably find advice on selling your positions and go sideways, buying more stocks, do nothing etc. Well it is all about strategy. I remember myself when I was trying to figure out which way to go. Originally I used a strategy Continue reading →
In my few posts I wrote that I was looking for new opportunities to make some extra cash which I will have available for investing. Almost every week I search the Internet to find those opportunities. It is not easy, because the net is full of scam today. Many times I come across a web Continue reading →
I have read this little rhythm somewhere and I liked it. Some professionals from Wall Street and analysts say that May is typically a weak month when stocks fall. If I recall it correctly, last year it was actually April when stocks headed south. But I may be wrong. Sometimes it is confusing listening to Continue reading →
You may have noticed that on the right sidebar I have a list of stocks of my interest. These are the stocks I am planning to add into my portfolio. The list contains primarily dividend paying stocks, but time to time I add a speculative stock into the list. For example right now it is Continue reading →
There are plenty of benefits to owning stocks that pay their dividends monthly. According to the Excel list that was just updated by WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over 200 different companies that pay dividends monthly, many of which have high yields. Technically, these stocks are real estate investment trusts, oil income trusts, closed end bond funds, Continue reading →
After going ex-dividend Monday, shares of American Capital Agency Corp (AGNC) were falling further after hours on news the company will be offering 27,000,000 shares of stock. Underwriters will have the possibility to sell an additional 4,050,000 shares to cover any overallotments. Investors who have held AGNC for a few quarters should have seen this Continue reading →
Even high-quality blue-chip stocks have been thrown overboard in the panic of the past six days. Shares in some of the world’s strongest and most profitable names have been knocked down 5%, 10% or in a few cases even more in the global selloff. Nobody knows what’s going to happen next in Japan. And nobody Continue reading →
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