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Today, I would again like to focus on words of investment wisdom that are timeless and especially appropriate as investors grapple with the difficult juncture at which stock markets find themselves at this stage. Wall Street “gurus” come and go, but in the case of Bob Farrell legendary status was achieved. Farrell retired in 1992, but his famous “10 Market Rules to Remember” have lived on and are summarized in this post. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Two Long-Term Investing Strategies That Work (and one that doesn’t) (Investment U, 4/25/12) Measuring the Performance of the Ivy Portfolio (Phil’s Stock World, 12/1/12) Preferred Stock Investing: The Income Alternative You Haven’t Considered (Investment U, 5/11/12)
I often refer to the technical analysis of Adam Hewison (INO.com) to provide insight into the most likely near-term movements of financial markets. This post features three short presentations on gold, oil and the hottest stock in the world, Apple. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) He Predicted the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Sell-Off … Here’s What's Next (Money Morning, 4/23/12) Why Apple’s Recent Dip Doesn’t Signal a Buying Opportunity (Wall Street Daily, 4/17/12) Apple on Fire: How to Play it for a Fraction of the Price! (Wall Street Daily, 4/30/12) 
Marc Faber, editor of The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, explains why investors should not own cash as it is set to be “a disaster” and why they should accumulate gold instead. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Gold Price Forecast for the Remainder of 2012 (Investment U, 5/18/12) What’s Happening to Gold and Silver Prices? (Learn Mining News, 5/14/12) Everything You Need to Know About Gold Prices (Money Morning, 5/11/12)
This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Harbinger, Spectrum Back In Spotlight (The DIV-Net, 5/16/12) What to Expect From The Global Tourism Industry in 2010 (Investment U, 11/11/09) Tom Gayner’s Reading List Added to ValueWalk (Value Investing, 4/13/12)
Although John Paulson made a mighty $1 billion from Goldman’s 2007 Abacus deal, this deal’s profit was a drop in the bucket in comparison with the $15 billion his funds made in 2007. Read on … [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Could Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Earnings Slip Send Investors Bailing on Stock? (Money Morning, 4/17/12) Billionaire John Paulson Says “Buy Gold” (Learn Mining News, 2/19/12) John Paulson Issues Response to Hartford Financial Services (Value Investing, 3/21/12)
The testimony of a former Paulson & Co official, Paolo Pellegrini, could undercut the Securities and Exchange Commission’s fraud case against Goldman Sachs, according to this CNBC report. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Could Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Earnings Slip Send Investors Bailing on Stock? (Money Morning, 4/17/12) Leaked Goldman Presentation on Abacus Trade (naked capitalism, 4/16/10) SEC May Not Have A Case Against GS? (EX-SKF, 4/21/10) |
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