media impact

Fundamental analysis studies products, markets, management, earnings, market share (among other factors) of a company.  Fundamentals help investors spot undervalued opportunities. (…)

Don't get hung up on the Dow Jones. The Dow Jones may not be a "relevant" yardstick for you to use. After all, it's only 30 stocks…and you might not own ANY of them.

You're probably not aware of this, but in the financial services industry, firms and advisors are strictly prohibited from running testimonials of any sort.

Someone is actually holding Jim Cramer responsible for some of the advice he has given, and also for the fact that CNBC has "morphed" into an entertainment channel.

Did you know General Electric (GE) posted record revenues last quarter?  That has not really helped their stock, has it?   Remember always, price is the ultimate indicator, which is why I rely more and more on charts.  Fundamental analysts and company management can pontificate all day long about market share, earnings and revenues.  If the market doesn't like it, the stock is going down. (…)

Mark to Market is a topic I have written about previously.
You can read about them here. (…)

This was the headline on the Associated Press on the evening of February 17th, 2009.  Is that a fact?
This is how the media distorts.  Pay attention. (…)

Warren Buffett writes an annual letter to the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway each year.  If you've never read them, you really ought to.  They are priceless gems.  Not a laugh a minute, but an interesting observation on what's happening. (…)

This was the headline this morning on many websites and news sources.  What you need to remember is this: they are reporting figures for the 4th Quarter 2008. (…)

There have been several articles written recently regarding stockbrokers and retention bonuses. (…)

What is left in the governments bag of tricks to get the banks back on track?  One topic that I wrote about — 5 months ago — has popped up this past week with more and more frequency.  We are finally starting to hear more and more chatter about relaxing "Mark to the market" regulations. (…)

When I was in college, I loved listening to a local college radio station (WFUV, Fordham) that had a sports-talk show on Sunday nights.  The show featured something new: phone calls from listeners!  This was more than 25 years ago, before WFAN in New York, ESPN Radio and all the other sports outlets we have today. (…)

The driver behind the whole economy is you, the consumer.
And everywhere you look, the media will remind you that we are "supposed" to be in a depression. (…)

Here is WHY so many think the stock market is bad.
And, why is the economy so bad?
As many of you know, I use charts to help me manage the risk in your investments. (…)

This is not buy-and-hold market.
As we roll into 2009, I'm sticking with the same overall theme as I have in years past:  this is not for the buy-and-hold crowd. (…)

Steve Forbes wrote an article back in October for his magazine. (…)

How can so many people be so wrong for so long?
It wasn't all that long ago where we had gas lines, a prime rate that reached 20%, unemployment reaching 12%, and inflation at 13%. (…)

I don't know which side of the argument you fall on…bailout the automakers, or let them fail.  But a very compelling, and well-written editorial was submitted to the New York Times by Mitt Romney.  The question has been asked the last few days, "if the airlines can slink in and out of bankruptcy…why not the automakers?"  In fact, the NYC subway system originally ran as independent lines, until the magic word forced them all together into one wonderful rat hole: money. (…)

Don't worry about "why" your investment is falling.
Focus on "what" instead.  What is happening now. (…)

One of the side stories coming out of the bank bailout has been this: some banks are actually using the money — to buy other banks! (…)