During September, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) has dropped nearly 10%.  This compares with drops in the NASDAQ of 16%, the S&P Small cap index of 9% and the Wilshire 5000 of 14%.  While prices were dropping, the government became linked with the capital markets.  Over the past year, we have seen Treasury and [...]

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has had a roller coaster of a run over the last 12 months. By utilizing basic technical analysis there is a wealth of knowledge to be learned from Apple’s stock chart. This post will highlight 7 great lessons every investor should take to heart.

Could the Washington Mutual bankruptcy, the biggest bank to fail in US history, have been avoided for long term investors?
The answer is yes. Washington Mutual offered nine different sell signals for investors on the way down. This post will show them all.

A stock market run by bears makes profits tough to attain. By sitting in cash investors with the right setup can achieve stress free guaranteed returns.
The solution comes through leveraging high yield savings accounts. This post will explain how to maximize the returns on portfolio cash without fees and with great ease.

Dan Zanger first made a name for himself when he set a world record the largest portfolio return in one year during the late 1990s. After becoming a multi millionaire he then created a nightly newsletter that has helped guide others to becoming millionaires themselves. Is there really anything better than his service?

As a value investor who takes in-depth bottoms up views of companies, I love looking at reams of data with the hopes of discovering a hidden gem.  At times you find information buried in a company’s financial statements.  Other times you see how the general market misprices risk and look to profit from the opposite [...]

Over the last week Wall Street has been hit with financial news covering everything from Lehman’s bankruptcy to American International Group’s bailout and the SEC’s ban of short selling in 799 financial stocks.
While the effects have been wide spread one new bullish trend has re-emerged as the dollar’s ego has once again been hit hard. [...]

Companies with cash on hand are taking advantage of depressed stock prices in their own stocks by announcing big buy back programs. This is a strategic move that could give long term investors of these stocks something to cheer about.