FTB - Top This Month

Several Recession Proof Stocks to Buy:

ttfrenzy — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:06:04 -0400

As you may have heard there is now officially a ban on short selling for financial companies; whether or not you agree with what the Fed has done you can still make money. What this means is that only the best will survive. today, Fiscal Frenzy is recommending the best recession proof stocks to buy at this time. For the rest of the article go to http://fiscalfrenzy.com/recession_proof_articles.html

Stock Screen: Warren Buffett Picks

bbkjbbkj — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:23:06 -0400

Warren Buffett has earned a reputation as one of the preeminent value investors of all time. On BusinessWeek,com, S&P's Howard Silverblatt has a great screen with the selection criteria that Warren Buffet uses for his portfolio. Stock Screen: Buy 'Em Like Buffett

The Markets: Irrational At Best

ttfrenzy — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:52:40 -0400

Maybe the markets don't make any sense to you.... When the house did not pass the bill we saw the Dow drop from down 300 to down 780. Then the House passes the bill, so of course the markets will go up on this news right? No. So what do you do? For the rest of the article see http://fiscalfrenzy.com/

Buffett: The Pied Piper of Financials

ockhamsrazor — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:46:35 -0400

Warren Buffett has thrown his chips in and he is betting on the Goldman Sachs to reemerge as a leader in the financial sector. With assistance from the government's rescue plan, Buffett hopes that Goldman's proven management can once again restore the confidence that is so lacking in financials right now.

Mark McRae: The Zignals way

fallond — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:39:11 -0400

Trader's Blog features a guest strategy article by Mark McRae. Zignals provides the tools to follow it.

The Week Capitalism Failed

MagicDiligence — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:01:39 -0400

MagicDiligence looks at this extraordinary week on Wall Street. What happened? Was government intervention really necessary? Who's to blame? Does the solution prevent another occurrence? What does all of this mean for Magic Formula investors?

20 Top High-Dividend Growth Stocks

sagitarius84 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:27:29 -0400

The typical dividend aristocrat is a mature company with wide moat that has weathered the storms of many boom and bust cycles while continuing to increase dividend payments to shareholders. These companies as well as the dividend champions are the cornerstone to my dividend strategy.

3 considerations

itrade4real — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:58:28 -0400

After being one of the first websites/blogs to spot the FNM/FRE takeover by Uncle Sam here, I've decided to let others write about the bailout specifics. Suffice it to say, this is nothing more than an attempt to get investors...

Global Stock Markets – We All Fall Down!

prieur — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:03:12 -0400

Investors not only returned to a shortened trading week after the Labor Day holiday on Monday, but also to a bruising on global stock markets, at least for those with long equity positions.

Stock markets and commodities ended the first week of a traditionally bad September deeply in the red, but government bonds and the greenback benefited from the deleveraging and a flight to perceived safety.

Read all about this in my weekly review, highlighting some thought-provoking news items and quotes from market commentators during the past week.

Enjoy the read.

Lehman Brothers plans for the future. To be or not to be?

goldstockanalyst — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:22:42 -0400

Lehman Brothers financial snapshot and latest press release information. Lehman Brothers plans for the future.

Investors Uncertain As Bailout Plan Stalled In Midtrack

jeflin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:32:12 -0400

Since Monday, the “Paulson Plan” has been thrust into intense debates at Senate hearings as Democrats and Republicans unite in their dislike of this mind-numbing $700 billion bailout of the nation’s financial system. I find such actions amusing, if not hypocritical.

The Dean Declares Ben S. Bernanke a Terrorist Threat

collegestock — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:47:37 -0400

I am officially declaring Ben S. Bernanke as a known terrorist threat based on his statements made to the State Senate Banking Committee earlier today. Specifically, he said:

"I believe if the credit markets are not functioning, that jobs will be lost, the unemployment rate will rise, more houses will be foreclosed upon, GDP will contract, that the economy will just not be able to recover'' Ben S. Bernank, 9/23/2008.

Obama or McCain: Who?s Better for Healthcare Investors?

richgibson — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:45:41 -0400

There’s no doubt that healthcare is one of the most important—and fastest-growing—components of the U.S. more here http://stocktoprofit.com/editor%20picks.html

The Trader and the Investor

MagicDiligence — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:53:20 -0400

There are two fundamentally different ways to approach the stock market. This article compares the Trader and the Investor. How do they differ and which one is more likely to build long term wealth in the market?

STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF WALL STREET

collegestock — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:38:35 -0400

To the naysayers out there, counterfeit shares do exist. In my early days as a stock promoter, I pocketed the quickest $50,000 of my life in what may go down as the most blatant case of counterfeit shares in the history of Wall Street. For the past three years I’ve kept my mouth shut for fear of prosecution. Only now, with a cloak of anonymity, am I willing to share my experiences in the shadows of Wall Street.