Where to Invest After 2008 Presidential Election
2008 will be an interesting year – to say the very least. With teetering recessionary indicators, coupled with a monumental election year, the financial markets are set for tremendous movements. Indeed, the presidential elections will impact not only the overall economy, but also very specific sectors – ones which may be in your [...]
Recession Proof Your Investment Portfolio
President Bush’s positive words continuously supporting the economy has finally come to a delayed end. On Monday, President Bush finally admitted that America faced “economic challenges,” prompting a Congressional review of a stimulus package. The secret is finally out – America may be facing a recession.
2007’s exuberant equities market [...]
Diversify Your Portfolio with China REITs
For an investor already diversified among equities, real estate is a solid instrument for overall portfolio diversification. While the American real estate market stagnates to its lowest volume in the last 20 years, investors are looking to put their asset allocation funds elsewhere.Interestingly enough, real estate in China has been positioned for growth – [...]
Bank of America Buys Countrywide Financial for $4 Billion
Bank of America purchased Countrywide Financial for $4 billion in an all-stock deal to rescue the struggling mortgage lender. According to the deal, Countrywide shares are valued at $7.16 a piece, which is a huge discount from CFC’s 52 week high of $45.26.
Current CFC shareholders will receive .1822 shares of Bank of America (BAC) [...]
How to Search for SEC Quarterly Filings
When it comes to conducting research on your investments, Sec.gov is literally your best friend. I often browse the Edgar database when I need to dig up some research on any public traded companies. If you’ve ever been afraid of sec.gov, here’s a basic tutorial (w/ pictures) on how to find those verbose SEC quarterly [...]
China and 2008 Beijing Olympics: Are Chinese Stocks Too Expensive?
Chinese stocks have been on an amazing tear during the past year; iShares FTSE/Xinhua 25 China Index, the main Chinese index fund, is up 124% from a year ago. Lots of investors made some nice gains, but is there a correction waiting to happen?
Last month, the US Stock market experienced a sharp decline from the [...]
The Ultimate Starbucks Experience in 90 Seconds or Less
Earlier today, I had the opportunity to visit Starbucks for the first time all year long. I’ll document my first legitimate investor trip to the local downtown Starbucks, and explain why Starbucks is bigger than just coffee.
BX: Is Blackstone Group L.P. a Strong Buy?
The Blackstone Group L.P. (BX) offered an initial public offering on June 22nd, and I decided to grab my piece of the pie about a week later when BX announced the Hilton Hotels Takeover. Rather impatiently, I made the mistake of placing a market order for 50 shares of BX in my Roth IRA. It [...]
5 Key International Investing Posts You May Have Missed
If you’re new here or join our community recently, please take the time to read some of my past posts. To help you out, here are 5 of my best posts you may have missed:
Why International Stocks Yield Huge Returns
Chinese Stocks to Watch in 2007 Series
Top 5 Performing International ETFs
Investing in International REITs
How to Invest [...]
3 Global Stocks that Changed the World
Great companies change the world as we see it, and investors in these businesses benefit from the profits they generate. Because of such realities, you spend hours researching today’s companies in search for the next Microsoft or IBM, so you may retire rich on an exotic beach in San Juan while sipping your favorite tropical [...]
