July 23, 2012 –
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RELATED TICKERS: AAPL
, GLW
, ZIP
MY FOOLIVERSARY: What I’ve learned in 3 years [more]
July 23, 2012 –
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RELATED TICKERS: MS
, WFC
, BAC
I really don’t expect the banking industry to clean itself up. Back in the ‘90’s I was annoyed that they were considering permitting banks to expand. I was frustrated when the Glass-Steagall Act was repealed, and of course I was shocked when I read all the stories of what happened during the financial crisis. But I don’t think the banking industry will clean itself up. Sure they’ve made tremendous strides cleaning up their books, tightening lending, reducing risk, and controlling “rogue” traders (compared to their total risk), BUT until the executives are truly held accountable, and that includes firing them or reducing their pay significantly, I don’t think there will be enough progress. [more]
November 23, 2011 –
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RELATED TICKERS: AAPL
, GLW
, ZIP
It’s been a month since my last blog, and a lot has changed since then. But I feel like the more things change, the more they stay the same. First, let me touch on a few topics from the news over the last month. Then I’ll give an update on the stocks I recommended two months ago, when I was “Buying on the Dip . . . “ Maybe there’s another opportunity to buy now? [more]
October 21, 2011 –
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RELATED TICKERS: CVX
, EPD
, GLW
Last month I blogged about buying stocks "on the dips". I even recommended six specific stocks that I thought would do well. I think all of these stocks will do very well if the economy starts to grow significantly. But even if the economy takes awhile to recover, I think they will still do well. [more]
September 23, 2011 –
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RELATED TICKERS: GLW
, ZIP
, EPD
I've been watching the markets over the summer as the broader indices went up and down. The economic news has been mixed, it's still not clear whether we're going into another recession (probably), or we're about to embark on a strong bull market that will drive all stock prices much higher. [more]