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30Jul 2009 by stanley No Comments

Trading Housing Market

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In the July 20th issue of Fortune, there is an interesting article on Case and Shiller. Mr. Shiller recently launched two products that "let investors make a pure directional bet on home prices."If you expect home prices to rise, buy Up Metro Market (), if you expect it to go down, buy Down Metro Market ().I'm interested in seeing how it performs.

28Jul 2009 by stanley No Comments

My Notes from The Bogleheads's Guide to Investing

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I just finished reading TheBogleheads' Guide to Investing. It's an interesting book. Excellent forbeginning investors. It's loaded with lots of practical, common sense, advice.Did I learn anything? I learned a few things fromthis book. Here are my notes. Investing Forum: VanguardDiehards Forum on Morningstar.comAvailable on Morningstar.com -> Discuss -> Vanguard Diehards I plan to sign up. It does cost$5. But from the authors' perspective, it's a good resource for like-mindedinvestors that believe in indexing, saving, spending carefully. I considermyself a Boglehead. Some GoodTips Choose and live a soundfinancial lifestyle. We need to pay off our credit card debt, establish anemergency fund, get our spending under control, and most importantly, learn howto live below our means. Start to save early and investregularly. Indexing via low-cost mutualfunds is a strategy that will, over time, most likely outperform the vastmajority of strategies. Costsmatter. Taxes…

28Mar 2007 by stanley No Comments

Must-Have Web Resources

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A great set of links on various topics related to investing. Check it out and select the ones you like. I'm sure you'll find something for you.ReferenceThe Investor's Toolset: 57 Must-Have Web Resources, Ask The Advisor blog (excellent blog, BTW)

30Jan 2007 by stanley No Comments

My Feb 2007 Stocks and ETFs

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Here are my current holdings in the beginning of 2007. My strategy now is still go with a defensive lineup and also diversify more internationally. I also decreased my position in energy. I'm going to stick to my strategy and even increase my exposure to ETFs and opt for less risk than investing in individual stocks.: $68: A giant that's beaten up a bit. Should recover. Quality stock..: $36: Quality company with good management. Diversified. Looks cheap.: My recent addition. Company makes good products, moves into more healthy oriented products. Good international player.: Panasonic makes the best plasmas and cameras. Good growth potential.: It's beaten down now but a quality company with very good growth potential.: One of the biggest and beaten down. Good pipeline.: I believe content is the…

08Aug 2006 by stanley No Comments

My Aug 2006 Stock and ETF Holdings

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Here are my current holdings. My strategy now is to go with a more defensive lineup. I believe the economy is going to slow in the next couple of months or even years. I like to go with quality stocks and stocks that increase their dividends. I am also shifting into ETFs. I currently have around ten stocks and ten ETFs.Here's what my current stock holdings are:: A giant that's beaten up a bit. Should recover. Quality stock..: Quality company with good management. Diversifed. Looks cheap.: My recent addition. Company makes good products, moves into more healthy oriented products. Good international player.: Panasonic makes the best plasmas and cameras. Good growth potential.: It's beaten down now but a quality company with very good growth potential.: One of the biggest and…

13Jul 2006 by stanley 1 Comment

Cheap Brokers

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This is a good entry, link below, about the different cheap brokers out there. I am a fan of dollar-cost averaging, where you buy the same stock every month. That's how ShareBuilder works. Now, according to the post, SogoInvest is a good competitor to it. I use InteractiveBrokers, which costs me $10 per month and I get 10 free trades. However, dollar-cost averaging is difficult, since I cannot buy portions of the share, as you can with ShareBuilder. In any case IB is cheap and I like it but I might consider SogoInvest later.ReferenceSogoInvest.com - New Discount Brokerage, $3 Trades, MyMoneyBlog

10Mar 2006 by stanley No Comments

Free SmartMoney Magazine

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SmartMoney is my favorite financial (monthly) magazine. I recently extended my subscription to it for additional four years. It cost me $16 for four years! That's cheap, no? I do most of my magazine shopping on Ebay now. Can't beat the prices.Here is an offer for a Free subscription for SmartMoney (It looks like I'll be covered untill 2013 :-)). All you have to do is sign up for a newsletter.SmartMoney Free Subscription Offer, Lenovo PC Express

04Feb 2006 by stanley No Comments

Interview: Experts Outlook for 2006

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How is the economy doing? How is the defic going to impact US's finances? Hear it from the experts. There is an interview from the experts on the state of the economy from Fidelity, From The Experts: Outlook For 2006. It's very good.Here are some excerpts.Q:After peaking at $71 last September, oil prices retreated in the fourth quarter. What's your outlook for the energy sector in 2006?Siegel: We won't return to the good-old days of $40 a barrel. Given the vast energy needs of developing nations like China and India, we'll see oil prices in the $50 to $60 range for years to come. On the upside, high energy costs may spark opportunities for firms that specialize in conservation. From an investment perspective, the energy sector will continue to perform…

29Jan 2006 by stanley No Comments

My 2006 Q1 Stocks

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I'm going to reveal it all. I'm going to reveal the stocks I own in my Interactive Brokers account. Why? Because that's where I put my investing (not retirement) money. In the next post, I'll tell you which ETFs I currently hold. I'm also going to tell you, in the next few posts, which stocks I currently like and that are not in my portfolio right now.My 2006, Quarter I, Stock Holdings: ($24.5, S&P Rating: 4 stars; Good Value Line rating): Good stock to own in the restaurant business. Every time I go to Applebee's, it is packed. I like its food, as well as its growth potential.: ($18.8, S&P Rating: 4 stars; Very good Value Line rating): Good, stable company. Good player in the tech industry. Fairly cheap.: ($61.3,…

11Apr 2005 by stanley No Comments

S&P Outlook & Value Line

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I went to a local library right after work today. This has become a weekly activity for me. Why? To read the latest S&P Outlook newsletter, and the latest issue of Value Line Investment Survey. These two newsletters are probably the best you'll find. No question about it. They're expensive, though. So that's why I go to the library.S&P Outlook (you can try it on-line for 30 days) ranks around 1000 stocks. Each stock has a rating of 1 to 5. 5 is the best (strong buy) and 1 is a strong sell. I've been following S&P Outlook for couple years now. I think I'm a better investor because of it. It just gives you a little bit more confidence in a company which you know has either a 4…

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