Trade in Groups

Any investor or trader who has ever perused typical stock message boards knows they are a wasteland of spam, pumping, and otherwise useless information. Having once owned a small stake in an online investing forum, I know this first hand. And at the same time, in the post-full-service brokerage era of decentralized research and personal […]

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Volatility as defined is rapid change such as volatile chemicals that are explosive. When it comes to the stock market, volatility is in fact pretty much the same. Various methods and measures are used to track the volatility of stocks and their likelihood of moving up or down in price instead of looking at the […]

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The stock market can be an exciting place; but for the novice investor, and perhaps even the seasoned one, it’s all too easy to make one bad step and watch your hard-earned money disappear.
If you’re looking to dabble in the wheeler-dealer world of stock options, but either don’t have the time to devote to building […]

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Throughout history, as a new president takes office the stock market declines in anticipation of the new leadership. Normally, under both Democrat and Republican, the stock market increases and life goes on as usually. This does not mean that all sectors will do wonderful and have increases. Investors drive the stock market. Either investors put […]

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The genius of the United States of America lies in sacrifice. Your 2008 vote must put the interests of a new generation and its successors front and center. Support that Presidential candidate who presents the most credible agenda for the future evolution of your country. How can the next incumbent of the White House be […]

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It is curious to see what an Obama presidency might mean for the stock market, and for investors.  Barack Obama proposed to impose taxes on “excess profits” of major oil companies, and distributing these monies to ordinary citizens in the form of stimulus checks.  The E&P (Exploration and Production) companies may see a hit in […]

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A sustained and severe credit crunch means that it is harder and more expensive for companies, institutional investors, and consumers to obtain loans in order to fund operations, purchase assets, or acquire companies. Lack of confidence in the financial services sector, partly due to the subprime mess, means that lenders are less willing to […]

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At the beginning of 2007, the notion of impending doom caused by a credit crunch would have been ludicrous; Wall Street was revelling in an era of unequalled prosperity, record deals were being struck and profits were soaring, and for workers this meant a bulging pay check. However, fast forward one year and the […]

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The credit crisis in financial markets has been with us for the lion’s share of 2 years. The indelible term is one in which investors are familiar with by now. A mass underwriting of sub-prime loan products, almost 40% by computer automation have you, brought us into this mess. Loans were then packaged into bundles […]

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Doctors do not go out of business when epidemics strike. Inflation, recession, and volatility should not be the stuff of Financial Sector dreams. However, these are certainly times when economists, accountants, analysts, consultants, fund providers, and credit rating agencies are needed more than since the Great Depression.
Wall Street must evolve. You can vote Republican […]

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