MarketMash
Resolutions for 2009: A Plan for ProfitResolution time is here and all too often, thoughts turn to ideas about self improvement that usually last for only about 2 weeks or so. Have you ever noticed that the parking lot of your local fitness club is packed the first few weeks of the new year? Then, like clockwork, more and more spots are available as most resolutions seem to fade.
This year, how about a simple set of resolutions with one consolidated purpose? Try this on: I resolve to profit from my investments in 2009. That may be easier said than done in this environment, so here are a few ideas to get you started with your Financial Resolutions.
1) Forget the past. The way to make money with Read more »
Screens
Dogs of the Dow for 2009If you have not had the opportunity to work with the MSN Money Stock Screener, you should. It provides for a great ways to find investment ideas that could, after some research, turn up a few winners. In fact, the first component of the research process for The Disciplined Investor’s QuantaFundaTechna approach uses screens as a way to put emotions and preconceived ideas aside in order to focus on purely quantitative measures to find stocks that meet a variety of conditions.
A simple example of a screen that has been relatively successful over time is known as The Dogs of the Dow. The group of 10 stocks is now set for 2009.
Strategy Lab
Strategy Lab: MEATHEAD! - Archie Bunker PortfolioARCHIE Bunker Proof Your Portfolio – A How-To primer on portfolio protection
(Read to the tune of All in the Family theme song…)
Is it time for canned goods, water collection and preparing the bunker for the next leg of a financial meltdown? Perhaps, but smart investors know that whatever mar
ket conditions persist, opportunities to profit will present themselves as long as a few important rules are followed. In times like this, some may be thinking about building a bunker and living underground for a while. So with that in mind, consider the ARCHIE Bunker acronym to help guide you through markets that exhibit heavy negative sentiment (Negative since this is how Archie Bunker viewed the world)
A Fool and Their Money…..
Let’s agree on this: The warning signs are everywhere. While everyone is now claiming to have been one of the few who saw all of this mess coming, few were able to implement. Whether you choose to ignore them is your choice. But remember, while these days the opportunity to profit is Read more »
Gameplan
Resolutions for 2009: A Plan for ProfitResolution time is here and all too often, thoughts turn to ideas about self improvement that usually last for only about 2 weeks or so. Have you ever noticed that the parking lot of your local fitness club is packed the first few weeks of the new year? Then, like clockwork, more and more spots are available as most resolutions seem to fade.
This year, how about a simple set of resolutions with one consolidated purpose? Try this on: I resolve to profit from my investments in 2009. That may be easier said than done in this environment, so here are a few ideas to get you started with your Financial Resolutions.
1) Forget the past. The way to make money with Read more »
Media
Audio: Dvorak/Horowitz Unplugged #10The BIG Madoff Episode
John C. Dvorak and I Wrap Up the Stock Market and Bernie Madoff’s $50 Billion Ponzi Scheme.
Here is the 10th conversation I had with John C. Dvorak…. new insights for anyone who invests in anything. What to do? This chat is not produced and is presented as-is for anyone who wants to listen in.
We discuss Bernie Madoff among other topics.
The Disciplined Investor Podcast
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Resolutions for 2009: A Plan for ProfitResolution time is here and all too often, thoughts turn to ideas about self improvement that usually last for only about 2 weeks or so. Have you ever noticed that... Read more »
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Podcast Archive
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