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One Dollar Gold Coins: Best Investment Ever ?
2007-02-23 21:43:01
One dollar gold coinsU.S. government has decided to honor all the Presidents by issuing $1 gold coins. The United States Mint will mint and issue four presidential $1 coins per year. Every three months, a different president will be featured on the coin, starting with George Washington. After three months are up, the coins for that particular president will no longer be minted and the minting of the new presidential coin will be released.Rant: My only concern is that, this could lead to more scams. How about melting these gold coins to sell it for more than its worth ?Iran exports to sufferIran holds 11% of the world's oil reserves. Considering this fact, everyone would expect Iran's output to grow. However as of now, Iran's output is only 3.9 million barrels/day versus over 6 million barrels/day in the '70s. Iran is facing a natural output decline of 8-10% per year due to lack of investment. Oil sales of $47 billion in 2006 generated half its government's revenue, but lack of ...
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Google powers podcasting ads growth
2007-02-23 21:43:01
Google powers podcasting ads growthPod casting advertising revenues are expected to rise five folds in the next five years. That would mean marketers will spend $400 million dollars on podcasts in 2011, which would be only 2% of spending expected this year in the interactive ad market. Analysts expect Google GOOG to develop an audio version of AdSense which would allow any podcast producer to include ads in their shows.Rant: Audio ads can be sometimes really annoying for the podcast listeners. Google and podcast producers need to be cautious not to overwhelm the listeners with too much ads or it could turn against them.Bernanke's message to investorsFed Chairman Ben Bernanke recently relieved the investors by stating that he was upbeat about the economic growth and sees signs of slowing inflation and stabilizing housing sector.The labor market is a key area of concern: a low unemployment rate and difficulty finding qualified workers have resulted in higher wages, but he said increas...
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Is Emerging Market Craze Over ?
2007-02-23 21:43:01
For years, investors shunned emerging markets stock funds, which have historically been regarded as some of the riskiest investments around. Over the past decade, emerging markets stock funds have attracted just $4 billion a year on average, while domestic stock funds have pulled in more than $108 billion annuallyBut all that has changed in the past two years. Emerging markets stock funds have posted eye-popping gains of around 32% a year since 2005 and attracted investor interest, drawing in around $14 billion of new money annually. Last year, they took in more new money than domestic stock portfolios did.Investing Outside the U.S.Why you should put a portion of your portfolio in international stocks ? View this video...More on what analyst have to say about Global Emerging Mark et sAnd finally check out the 3 International Stock PicksRelated ArticlesIs Emerging Market Craze Over ?The Short View: Emerging MarketsThe Lure of Emerging Markets
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ETF: Something for those lazy investors !!
2007-02-23 21:43:01
Lets face it. Stocks is not for everyone. Alot of research has to be done before you indulge yourself into buying a stock. You need to go over the fundamental and the technical analysis. What is the EPS, P/E, PEG, Market Cap, Dividend, ROC, MACD...the list is end. Obviously you dont have to be a rocket scientist to buy stocks, but without the research it would be pure gambling. What if i told you, there is another option for those investors who would love to make some money in the stock market but at the same time do not want to spend time analyzing stocks ? If you are that person, Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may be right for you. ETFs also hold an advantage over mutual funds. Interesting isnt it. Read on...What Is an ETF? Think of an ETF as a mutual fund that trades like a stock thus experiencing price changes throughout the day as it is bought and sold. You can short sell them or buy them on margin as well. ETF tracks an index, a commodity or an index fund.ETFs offer diversificat...
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Stocks: Learn the A-Z about it
2007-02-23 21:43:01
I have been trading in stocks for a year now...i must say i have matured alot. but there are still alot of things i have no idea about. i made money and lost money, learned important lessons on the way...All you newbees to stocks, before buying a stock, one should try to analyse the stock.There are 2 basic analysis which can help one understand more about the stock.1. Fundamental Analysis2. Technical AnalysisWhat is fundamental analysis ?To understand a stock, you should understand the company fundamentals. One should try to answer the following questions. Answering these questions will open your mind to whether is it worth investing in the company stock. Company with solid profile, brand, business/revenue model is always a good buy.- What does the company do ?- What is the business model of the company ?- What sector does the company fall in ?- Is the sector hot in the current market trend ?- How efficient is the business model of the company in that sector ?- How good is the manag...
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Tax: Do You Really Get It
2007-02-23 21:43:01
I am sure alot of us don't understand and don't even want to understand taxes. However having a basic understanding of the subject will help save some extra money to buy that Playstation 3 you always wanted.For most of us, the taxes are paid on our behalf through our employers. Employers automatically withhold taxes from our gross earnings before giving us our net earnings. Your employer is also responsible for reporting your total income and taxes paid by submitting form W-2 to the IRS. You must then file your taxes-which tells you the total amount of taxes owed and the total amount of taxes already paid-and either pay the difference (if your automatic deductions were too small) or collect the difference (if your automatic deductions were too big).Throughout the year, there are important tips to follow in order to prepare for your taxes. First of all, get organized. Experts recommend: Use of personal finance software to enter and maintain accurate records. Keep records of exp...
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Does Google really love MySpace ?
2007-02-23 21:43:01
MySpace .com was founded in 2003 and bought in July 2005 by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. NWS. For those of you who do not know about MySpace, here is a quick introduction from Wikipedia.org MySpace.com is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music and videos. MySpace also features an internal search engine and an internal email system. It is currently the third most popular website in the U.S. They crossed 100 million accounts in August 2006, with a news story claiming the site attracts new registrations at 230,000/day. Google -MySpace Deal 2006 This kind of website is definitely going to attract attention from the big boys like Google GOOG, Yahoo YHOO Microsoft MSFT and eBay EBAY. Google struck a $900 million advertising deal with MySpace 6 months back. Google wants to provide Google search tools on MySpace and run Google ads. This will benefit Google by allowing them to ...
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Bad News: Recent Tech stock slump....
2007-02-23 21:43:01
Barron's Associate Editor Michael Santoli discusses the continued tech stock slump and the impact of the cold weather in the East on the market.
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Few interesting numbers...
2007-02-23 21:43:01
Stock market investors are always closely looking at the economics indicators to decide between buying or selling a stock. Yesterday the Feds decided to keep the interest rate at 5.25%. Had there been any change in the numbers, the stock market would have crashed, the obvious reason being that most of the company's earnings would go down if the interest rate increased. However that was not the case and Feds came out saying they wont increase the interest rate and the inflation is under control. This news resulted in a bull market. Lets look into some numbers which might give us some clue as to where the stock market is going.The U.S. economy surged forward with a surprising 3.5% growth rate in Q4 2006. GDP growth was 2% in Q3, and analyst had estimated 3% Q4 growth. That means the growth rate was more than anticipated. Good for stock market !!Consumer prices fell 0.8% in Q4 which makes it their first drop in 45 years.Disposable income was up 5.4%, and personal savings were up to -...
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Watch and learn...
2007-02-23 21:43:01
Buying a house can be a painful process sometimes. Prices always go up is a myth. Do a thorough research before taking the big decision.Watch this clip to understand what interest-only loan is....
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Should we trust these analysts ?
2007-02-23 21:43:01
According to InvestopediaAnalyst s are typically employed by brokerage firms, investment advisors, or mutual funds. Analysts do the grunt work for brokers, preparing the research that brokers use. Analysts usually specialize in specific industries or sectors. I personally rely on analyst recommendations as one of the factors deciding buying or selling of stocks. Analysts are in a much better position to make a judgement about the stock than you and me. They go through alot of financial reports and indicators which passive investors dont even want to know. However one important question everyone should always always try to find out is Why ? Why are analysts giving buy or sell signals. Good analysts will always give you a satisfactory explanation and back their recommendation by giving you their sources.That said, what are analysts overall recommending in 2007 ?A research shows that the analysts are not too bullish in 2007. The overall buy recommendation as a percent of all recommendat...
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When U.S. economy goes down...
2007-02-23 21:43:01
There are alot of investing opportunities outside U.S. In the recent years, alot of portfolio managers are recommending their clients to invest in emerging and other developed markets. The reason being obvious is the concern over things not going well in the U.S. Everyone talks alot about China and India as good bets in the emerging market category. How does China and India perform when the U.S. economy is lagging ? I believe not. China and India rely highly on the U.S. economy. With U.S economy and markets performing poorly impacts Chinese hardware and manufacturing exports and Indian software exports.So who performs well when the U.S. economy is lagging ?Few developed countries that still do well are: Australia, Ireland, Norway & Sweden. These countries do well because they dont rely too heavily on the U.S. Other emerging market is Chile. They rely on exporting copper, similar to Brazil. China is still a good bet even though it is reliant on U.S. Vietnam is also gaining a...
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MySpace rules the web...
2007-02-23 21:43:01
An article i was reading listed the 20 most popular websites where people spend time. I should admit i was pretty much surprized after going through the list. I was expecting Google to top the list but turns out that isnt true. So, the big question is, where do we spend all our time online? Which websites are more successful in capturing our attention compared to others? Lets go over some factsThe Top 20 Websites add up to 39% of all our time spent online.MySpace , a social networking site owned by News Corp tops the list by a big margin.Surprizing Yahoo YHOO is ranked #2, thanks to Yahoo Finance, Flickr and Yahoo portal.Google GOOG is ranked #5 well below msn.com owned by Microsoft MSFT ranked #3 and eBay EBAY ranked #4. People spend 4 times less time on Google than Yahoo.YouTube a popular video sharing website makes it to the list at rank #12Adultfriendfinder.com also finds a place in the list suggesting need for a friend or two for the lonely Americans.Some of the expected sit...
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Investing made easy - Monthly indicator !!
2007-02-23 21:43:01
Stock market can be a confusing place most of the times. Wouldn't it be nice if we had some rock solid indicator to show us the way ? How about a S&P 500 monthly market indicator showing past 6 decades ?The chart indicates green for 10 of the 12 months, the month of December being the best. The month of September has been disasterous and i would definitely keep away during that period. Interestingly the month of October has a pretty good upward jump.Conclusion: Seasonal tendencies in the market are always good to be aware of. The month of February has started positive. However if the chart holds true, we might see some drop towards the end of the month.Recommendation: Historical data over such a large period of time can be a helpful indicator for future trends. This being the month of February, as per the chart trade cautiously.Source: Ticker Sense
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Why I love Israel !!
2007-02-23 21:43:01
According to Wikipedia.orgIsra el is the most industrially and economically developed country in the Middle East. It has a technologically advanced market economy. Despite limited natural resources, Israel has intensively developed its agricultural and industrial sectors over the past twenty years. Israel is largely self-sufficient in food production. Diamonds, high technology, military equipment, software, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, and agricultural products are leading exports. According to World Bank, Israel has the best regulations for businesses and strongest protections of property rights in the Middle East.The more i read about Israel, the more i am interested in investing there. For those who share the same interest i recommend to keep an eye on few Israeli companies that have market capital in billions of dollar and excellent growth.Teva Pharmaceutical Industries TEVAElbit Medical Imaging EMITFCheck Point Software Technologies CHKPPartner Communications Company PTNRNi...
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If only you knew when !!!
2007-02-23 21:43:01
Previously i had written a post about Which sector are you in ? Before beginning your journey with stocks it is always good to know which sectors to invest in and why ? As we all know a sector which was hot in 2000, might not be hot anymore in 2007 and vice-versa. Lets have a look at some charts from different time frames to see how the timing of buying certain sectors would have affected your portfolio.Year 2000 (Boom Time) - PresentIf you had bought stocks of companies in the Telecom or Tech sector in 2000 and not sold it, you would still be in deep waters. As you can see from the chart, the returns are -49% and -63% respectively. However if you had kept yourself away from those sectors and invested in Energy, Materials, Consumer Staples or even Utilities for that matter you would have done very well. No one needs reasoning why the Tech sector was down in 2000.Year 2003 (before Iraq war) - PresentIf you had bought stocks of companies in the Telecom or Tech sector in 2003 and not s...
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Beware: Outrageously high numbers...
2007-02-23 21:43:01
I had previously written about high dividend stocks. I would like to extend this post to include few more stocks that give outrageous yields. (As high as 45.80%). But wait....there is a catch.....!!! Royce Focus Trust, Inc. FUND operates as a diversified, closed-end investment company. The trust invests in the stocks and bonds in various sectors. They claim to pay dividend of $4.80/share and yield of outrageously high 45.80%. Is this kind of yield justified ? As per my research the last payment was made for $1.20/share, which multipled by 4 will give you 4.80$ which is right on track. Caution: Last four payments added up to only $1.57 which yields to only 14.5%. Do your own research to ensure that they will continue to pay $1.20/share every quarter and this is not a sham. Cal-Bay International, Inc. CBAY.OB invests in real-estate market. The company had interests in Utah, Nevada, Florida and California. They claim to pay dividend of $0.01/share and yield of outrageously high 41.7...
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Ethanol after Bush's speech
2007-01-25 07:21:00
After President Bush 's State of the Union Address speech, the shares of ethanol related stocks are moving higher. Bush is expected to promote fuel efficient vehicles, ethanol and new technologies for alternative energy to reduce the dependence on foreign oil.The news caused stocks of Ethan ol companies to go up. Xethanol Corp. XNL went up 28% in last 3 days where as Pacific Ethanol Inc. PEIX grew by 6.58%. Archer Daniels Midland Co. ADM went up by 2.86%. Also Andersons ANDE and Green Plain Revewable Energy GPRE made modest gains of 1.64% and 1.02% respectively.Along with Ethanol companies, Solar and other alternative energy stocks will also benefit. Few of them to keep an eye on areSolar companies are Sunpower Corp. SPWR, Energy Conversion Devices ENER, Evergreen Solar ESLR, First Solar FSLR and MEMC Electronics WFR.Wind energy companies are American Superconductor AMSC and Zoltek ZOLTFuel Cells companies are Ballard Power BLD and FuelCell Energy FCELLiquid Coal companies are Synt...
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Where is my money !!
2007-01-24 04:15:00
This one is really funny...
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Products & Services
2007-01-21 11:37:00
A list of sponsored products and services Educate Yourself About Stocks & InvestingTop Penny Stock ProfessionalsFinancial Analysis & Investment SoftwareBuy Homes For Bargain PricesLearn To Trade In ForexCool CellPhone Deals
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Democrats for Stem Cell Research
2007-01-17 23:57:00
Stem cell research has been a hot topic for quite a long time, but it has now become the center of attention as Democrats , who took both chambers of Congress for the first time in twelve years, have pledged to increase federal support for stem cell research. The House of Representatives passed a bill that would reduce restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.Besides favorable public opinion, local and state governments appear to be jumping on the stem cell bandwagon and will be pushing in my more money in the research.So what is a stem cell ??A stem cell is a generic cell that can make exact copies of itself indefinitely. It is also a precursor cell that has the ability to make specialized cells for various tissues in the body (such as heart muscle, brain tissue and liver tissue). Stem cell research is expected to impact advances in curing diseases such as Alzheimer?s and Parkinson?s disease, diabetes, spinal cord injury, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, and...
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Stock Market Search Engine
2007-01-12 02:23:00
Search only stock market related topics. For eg. Search for gold, and only information related to the stock market and gold will be displayed. Try it out.
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