From the category archives:
make money
- Analysts love it. So why is the stock going down?
I look at the charts in your 401k plan continuously. If none of the charts are going up, here is our plan: we stay on the sidelines. Pretty simple.
- Bernard Madoff: Made off with the money
Former NASDAQ chairman Bernard Madoff disclosed this week that the investment advisory firm he has run (aside from his market making business) was, in fact a fraud. It's unknown exactly how much money has been lost, but it appears to be somewhere between $17 billion and $50 billion. (…)
- Covered Call Writing
(Warning: math ahead!)
Covered call writing is when you own a stock (or buy a stock today)
…and also sell (or write) a call option against that position. (…) - Is 1100 for the S&P 500 like the Equator?
Like crossing the equator on a ship — should buy and hold investors get some kind of recognition (or have some celebration) for crossing the line? The S&P 500 crossed 1100 in 1998 (twice), 2001 (3X!), 2002, 2004 and 2008. Look, when I drive around the same block twice, even I ask for directions! Oh, and today the S&P 500 is at 940. Ready for 9 passes in ten years? (…)
- The Bell Curve
Recently, oil and commodities dropped 20 to 25% in four very fast weeks, catching nearly everyone off guard. But as fast as the drop took place, we start to see signs of a reversal back up. (…)
- Bloomberg Radio Interview
OK, no names are used in this post! But holy cow!
In the midst of the sell off this week, Bloomberg Radio interviewed a money manager about the current condition of the market. (…) - Why "Average Joe" Can't Make Money In the Market
The period we're in now is not necessarily a "bull market" or a "bear market" but more like a structurally "fair market." I didn't make that up on my own — Tom Dorsey, from Dorsey Wright and Associates in Richmond coined that term. (…)
- Goldman Stearns and Lehman Sachs
All these firms hold the same investments.
There is STILL considerable risk in the group.
Why did this happen to just Bear Stearns? (…) - Cutting Losses Short
Most Wall Street recommendations to buy are based on projected future revenues and/or projected future earnings. Projected. Or you could say, "predicted". (…)
- Cutting Losses Short
Most Wall Street recommendations to buy are based on projected future revenues and/or projected future earnings. Projected. Or you could say, "predicted". (…)
- Option Expiration…Irrelevant?
It appears that nearly everything written or said on Wall Street has an agenda behind it.
This is just a casual observation I've made over the past few months. (…) - It is So Easy…but Not Simple
The beauty of the Point & Figure chart is that the chart has no preconceived bias. (…)
- Making Money in Stocks
Is it true that high net worth investors focus only on generating the highest returns? No! The ultra-wealthy focus primarily on risk management. These people are not gamblers. (…)
