Philly House Inspection
I made a trip to Philadelphia last Saturday (7/28/07) and went to look at my house. My tenants have completely vacated the area, so I inspected the house for any damages. I checked the rooms, the doors, lights, closets, cabinets, etc to make sure they were in good working order. I did not see anything [...]
Top Tips: The biggest mistake in a falling stock market
Top Tips: The biggest mistake in a falling stock market
Friday July 27, 5:37 pm ET
By Gerri Willis, CNN
This past Thursday was the second worst day of the year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. But remember, it was just a week ago today that the Dow closed above 14,000 for the first [...]
From Homeless to Multimillionaire
Meet Chris Gardner, whose real-life rags-to-riches story was turned into a Hollywood movie, The Pursuit of Happyness. Find out how Gardner rose from the streets to great wealth.
An Alternative Energy ETF
From Mad Money:
Jim, is there an ETF that tracks alternative energy stocks? — Gus from Long Island, N.Y.
James J. Cramer: One popular ETF that tracks alternative energy plays is the Powershares Wilderhill Clean Energy Portfolio (PBW:Amex) . It holds 36 stocks in the alternative energy business, including Capstone Turbine (CPST:Nasdaq) , [...]
Are the Shorts Right? Is a Correction Coming?
Are the Shorts Right? Is a Correction Coming?
http://www.fool.com/investing/small-cap/2007/07/19/are-the-shorts-right-is-a-correction-coming.aspx
Brian Richards and Tim Hanson
July 19, 2007
According to The Wall Street Journal, the iShares Russell 2000 Index (AMEX: IWM) is the most heavily shorted ticker in the U.S. markets — by a huge margin. This at a time when, again according to the Journal, [...]
My Previous Summer Jobs Income
Bank of New York
Summer of 1998
Total: $2240 (@8.00/hour)
I was cleaning up and I found an old W-2 form from my Bank of New York internship in 1998. The total amount on the form was $2240, which was the total amount I made during that summer. I worked in desktop support and was paid $8 an [...]
Stocks Everyone Says Buy Now
Stocks Everyone Says Buy Now
Company
Bulls
CAPS Rating
AECOM Technology (NYSE: ACM)
129
*****
ClickSoftware Technologies (Nasdaq: CKSW)
102
*****
Sterlite Industries India (NYSE: SLT)
95
*****
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (NYSE: BBV)
64
*****
PartnerRe (NYSE: PRE)
59
*****
CKSW Drops By 19% Today
CKSW has been doing very well for the past month, going from the mid 3’s to the high 6’s. Today CKSW Dropped by more than 19%. It may be due to profit taking or low confidence in the stock going into earnings report. Something doesn’t look right here. It’s a huge sell off, with ten [...]
2007 Is A Good Year, Or Should We Be Concerned?
The stock market has been performing phenomenally well. The Dow recently cracked 14,000. The job market is also very good. Most of the people I know have good jobs and are very well compensated. My income is at the highest it’s every been. My stocks portfolio has been doing great this year.
Is the overall economy [...]
The Next Small-Cap Buyout
The Next Small-Cap Buyout
Private equity buyouts and mergers are an integral part of small-cap investing, and let’s face it, the next small-cap buyout is coming soon — big money is finding a ton of value in small companies. But that doesn’t mean you should go out and try to pick the [...]
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