I recently signed up for the NMM IPO and was allocated shares. But the stock has gone downhill since it went public on November 13, 2007. NMM was opened at $18 and closed at $19.17 today, a drop of 4.15%.
I have noticed that some IPOs are being put on hold indefinitely. The EnteroMedics and Stewart [...]
The stock market has seen some wild swings recently, the sub prime market is almost devastated, and the real estate market is falling. With so much uncertainty, the best place to park your money is in cash. Cash is safe and liquid.
The stock market index has moved up and down in a huge range over [...]
The stock market goes up and down like ocean waves. It is impossible to predict the movements of the stock market. How often do we make mistakes in the market by buying higher and selling lower? Greed drives us to jump on a rising stock price and fear drives us to sell because everyone is [...]
My cousin wanted to invest some money in the stock market. He had previously opened a brokerage account and traded highly volatile penny stocks and lost most of his investments. It wasn’t a lot of money but it put a huge dent in his confidence and forced him to close his account and withdraw from [...]
http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/41148
Wow, this is a great article. What he says makes a lot of sense. The companies are still reporting great profits. I believe the market is being driven down by hedge funds, especially with drops like 100+ points in a single day. That’s what happens when you instill panic in a tight crowd. It’s like [...]
A very good article on capturing higher long term rates and the author’s prediction of the market in the future. If you have cash sitting around to invest, you may want to bookmark this article.
Profit From Higher Long-Term Rates
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Oil demand ‘rising faster than expected’
World oil demand is rising faster than previously expected while non-Opec supply is growing more slowly, the International Energy Agency has said in its latest monthly assessment of the market.
The rich countries’ energy watchdog warned on Tuesday of growing tightness in oil supplies in the second half [...]
It was a good thing I sold RACK two weeks ago. The stock plummeted $3.65 or 18% today after yesterday’s release of earnings report and guidance. Not long ago, on Jan 17, 2007 the stock tanked more than 50% to the low 20’s from the low 30’s. I took advantage of the shortfall and picked [...]
Back in June 2005, I made a daring investment goal of making $20,000 profit in stocks over a year period. I went back to my records today and saw that on June 1, 2006, I have made a gain of $11,000. I’ve only accomplished 55% of my goal. Note, I’ve added a total of $50 [...]
