tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49269687471783961552008-07-16T16:25:14.949-07:00StockGEEKnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926968747178396155.post-6052593590623293222008-03-15T15:23:00.000-07:002008-04-07T16:08:25.874-07:00

A recession is defined as two consecutive negative economic growth quarters, and since there hasn't yet been one quarter full negative economic growth quarter it remains too early to tell if we are officially in a recession or not... But then again, who cares? The stock market is way down on the year and most investors (myself included) have taken heavy losses. Recession or not, we are in the

StockGEEKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926968747178396155.post-37479370399355408622008-01-17T20:20:00.000-08:002008-01-17T22:30:19.872-08:00

When you find yourself in an absolutely brutal market like the one we are experiencing now you can either pack-it-in and find a mattress to stuff what is left of your money under, or find a strategy that uses the down tape to your advantage. 2 strategies (and 4 stock recommendations) that that may turn this down market to your advantage: Strategy #1 - Get defensive: Coke (KO) is defensive

StockGEEKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926968747178396155.post-61460304044482039442007-09-17T10:57:00.000-07:002007-09-17T11:03:45.427-07:00

Celgene Corporation (CELG) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on development, and commercialization of therapies to treat a broad range of cancer and immune-inflammatory related conditions.It is a fast growing biotech with much of its growth coming from a relatively newly approved drug named Revlimid which treats some types of bone marrow and blood cancers. However it also has several large

StockGEEKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926968747178396155.post-36952839813403689462007-09-11T19:55:00.000-07:002007-09-13T19:58:15.998-07:00

Although Apple (APPL) has been extremely volatile since late July, I believe that the "Halo Effect" from the iPhone and iPod will continue to drive Mac sales, and Apple earnings, higher for the foreseeable future. Additionally, a fresh new batch of iPods, and the newly lowered iPhone pricing coupled with a sweet AT&T (T) contract, give Apple the fuel it needs break through its previous high and

StockGEEKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926968747178396155.post-14524688929503640562007-08-29T13:39:00.000-07:002007-08-29T15:13:55.471-07:00

The rollercoaster ride continues; The Dow is down 250, the Dow is up 250. Many people see this as a cause for concern, I see this as an opportunity to buy the best stocks ON SALE. Daniel Frishberg, host of BizRadio 1320 and editor of The MoneyMan newsletter agrees. He is using the market volatility to buy "best in class" companies such as Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and

StockGEEKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926968747178396155.post-4397299482374127232007-03-14T20:18:00.000-07:002007-03-27T15:46:50.971-07:00

Compound interest has the power to turn your seemingly small mound of money into a large mountain given sufficient time and the right rate of return. David Bach does a great job of illustrating this (among other things) in his book The Automatic Millionaire. Here's a really powerful idea. And you can actually start your teenagers doing this, because parent -- if a child is earning any income at

StockGEEKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926968747178396155.post-84479774992242888472007-03-13T19:19:00.000-07:002007-03-13T19:42:29.919-07:00

Today the market (the whole market... more or less) took another beating at the hands of the DREDED Subprime lenders. The Dow was down a bit at mid day, but the mortgage delinquencies number, that was reported at noon ET, was higher than expected, and the market has been in a selling off since. At the close, the Dow had dropped over 240 points for the day. Today on Jim Cramer's Mad Money, in a

StockGEEKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926968747178396155.post-82303678724187235262007-03-03T23:15:00.000-08:002007-03-03T23:53:11.362-08:00

In the closing segment of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money this Friday, Cramer sais that when it comes to stocks "Nice guys finish last". To illustrate this point Cramer reviewed the two funds; the Socially Responsible Stock Fund, and the Vice Stock Fund. "You can take your stocks from evil companies and invest them in good causes, but you can't do anything with your non-profits from companies with

StockGEEKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926968747178396155.post-88235566756782183532007-03-03T14:05:00.000-08:002007-03-03T15:37:11.709-08:00

What is Rule #1 Investing? Phil Town's book Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing in Only 15 Minutes a Week! appears to be yet another get rich quick story, but once you get past the subtitle... and the rule itself... you will find that the book is founded on solid theory and contains a lot of helpful and easy to understand information. ... And what is The Rule? According

StockGEEKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4926968747178396155.post-73260523258805067662007-02-26T21:06:00.000-08:002007-03-13T19:45:57.379-07:00

3/13/2007 - Another beating at the hands of the Subprime lenders Today the market (the whole market... more or less) took another beating at the hands of the DREDED Subprime lenders. The Dow was down a bit at mid day, but the mortgage delinquencies number, that was reported at noon ET, was higher than expected, and the market has been in a selling off since. At the close, the Dow had dropped

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