Thursday, August 27, 2009

Stock Market Fast Swings from Fastswings.com - August 27, 2009

Welcome to the August 27, 2009 edition of Stock Market Fast Swings from Fastswings.com. This week we have a number of good articles including one from Praveen with an India Fund (IFN) Trade Example. Other articles include Earn Cash While You Wait For A Better Share Price from 20smoney who demonstrates the usefulness of a Put Option. Aussie Investor has Shares To Buy Now And For The Long Term while Dan at Everydayfinance presents an Option Hedge Strategy that you might not have seen before. Finally Brett Ferguson analyzes Sirius Satelite Radio.

Ray @ Financial Highway presents Dealing with Collection Agencies- Tips on Handling Collection Agencies posted at Financial Highway, saying, "Sometimes bad things happen to good people and find ourselves fighting with collection agencies. Here are some tips on how to deal with Collection Agencies."

Praveen presents India Fund (IFN) Trade Example posted at My Simple Trading System.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents OptionsHouse Review: Low Commission Broker posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks!"

The Smarter Wallet presents Internet Banking: Compare Online Banks For Your Savings Needs posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, "Great stuff!"

Investing Toolkit presents Why Should I Start Investing? posted at Investing Toolkit, saying, "Great!"

Banker Saver presents TARP Bailout Funds: How Have Banks Used Taxpayers' Money? posted at Banker Saver.

Deposit Accounts presents How to Find a Financial Planner posted at Deposit Accounts.

20smoney presents Earn Cash While You Wait For A Better Share Price posted at 20s Money, saying, "A way to sell a put option to earn cash and wait for the stock price you want."

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Aussie Investor presents Shares To Buy Now And For The Long Term posted at Australian Investing, saying, "With investors the world over having suffered through the global financial crisis, some are now wondering how best to restore the health of their share portfolios. This article discusses some of the factors I consider when looking for the best shares to invest in. By maintaining this disciplined approach investors should end up with a portfolio of good investments to see them through these troubled financial times."

Jimmy Atkinson presents Christian Magoon On The Claymore-Guggenheim Merger and The Future Of The ETF Industry posted at ETF Database.

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Dan at Everydayfinance presents Option Hedge Strategy: 2 by 1 Put Spread is Cheap and Effective posted at Everyday Finance, saying, "This article provides a low-cost option hedge strategy to insure the recent rapid runup in the stock market by using a ratio spread, which can return over 2000% with a nominal cash outlay."

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jim presents Scottrade Review posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.

MoneyNing presents Scottrade Review posted at Money Ning, saying, "Scottrade has demonstrated its customer focus as a key driver to its growth. If you haven't checked them out yet, definitely do so."

Steve Patterson presents Clinical Research About AcaiSlim Edge posted at Detox Cleansing, saying, "AcaiSlim Edge combines beneficial ingredients like garcinia combogia, gynmea sylvestre, chromium, caffeine and pure acai extract to super charge your diet."

ferdinand young presents Tips on How to Maintain Trade Show Security posted at Trade Show Security.

Investing School presents What the Heck is an Asset? posted at Investing School, saying, "We always use the term but what is it really? Here's a brief explanation."

Steve Patterson presents AcaiPure Products Produce Phenomenal Results That Surpass Just Weight Loss! posted at Weight Loss Diet Forum, saying, "AcaiPure has it all when it comes to a quality Acai Berry supplement."

The Dough Roller presents Best Discount Brokers for Online Stock Trades and Option Trading posted at The Dough Roller.

Steve Patterson presents Discover the #1 Way to Reduce Your Tax | 2008 Taxes posted at 2008 Taxes, saying, "The easy question and answer series makes filing your taxes and earning your tax credits simple!"

Steve Patterson presents The Benefits to Using Turbo Tax | 2009 Taxes posted at 2009 Taxes, saying, "Turbo Tax is equipped with all the new and old tax credits and offers you a comprehensive software program that will make it easy to decide which ones you are entitled to!"

Steve Patterson presents The Easiest Way to Score 250 Free Business Cards posted at VistaPrint - 250 Free Business Cards, saying, "The point is that marketing your company or your services professionally can be as easy as stopping at Vista Print."

Steve Patterson presents The Easiest Way to Get your Idea Printed on a T-Shirt posted at Free Personalized T Shirts, saying, "This is a great way to outfit a family reunion or ball team for a fraction of the cost!"

Steve Patterson presents What Does a Low Price Guarantee Mean to You? posted at Free Personalized T Shirts, saying, "Customer service definitely meets usability and quality when it comes to Vista Print!"

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Jae Jun presents Warren Buffett Stock Pick Portfolio | Old School Value posted at Old School Value, saying, "A look at the intrinsic value and stock holdings of Berkshire Hathaway run by Warren Buffett. Graphs and fair value estimates included."

Brett Ferguson presents Sirius Satelite Radio; Ticker: SIRI posted at Brett's Penny Stock Picks.

Zach Scheidt presents Synaptics Stock Back to Attractive Price posted at ZachStocks, saying, "Synaptics stock was pounded by investors who were disappointed with revenue guidance for the coming quarter. The company continues to post strong profits and the lower stock price could represent a very attractive buying opportunity"

greenie smith presents Go Green with Eco-DVD Cases posted at Green Packaging.

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Sam presents Buy 500 Companies for $1,000 with a Stock Index Mutual Fund posted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, "Thanks for including my article. Here's an excerpt...

Buy 500 Companies for $1,000
With a Low Cost Stock Index Mutual Fund
Guaranteed Average Returns
Index funds allow average people to participate intelligently in the stock market, by offering diversification and low fees. On the other hand, actively managed mutual funds often do no better than index funds but charge higher fees. Individual investors are flocking to index funds to meet their investment goals.
What is a Stock Index?

A stock index is a list of names and numbers of shares selected according to some established criteria. For example, the well-known S&P500 Index is a list of 500 selected companies that make up 79% of the stock market in terms of market capitalization.

All stock indexes are managed lists. The list is revised when companies merge, when company performance declines or when other conditions dictate. Companies that are added to the list are often selected for their growth potential.

Some common indices include the S&P 500, the Russell 1000 and the Wilshire 5000. The Russell 1000 Index uses the largest 1000 companies that make up 89% of the market. The Wilshire 5000 Index has more than 5000 companies and includes 99.9% of the market
What is an index fund?
An index fund is a mutual fund that buys the stocks of companies in the index, and holds them in its portfolio. The fund is set up to mirror the performance of the stock index, by holding all the stocks in the index, in the same proportions as the index. The investment goal of index funds is to achieve average results. An index fund turns in an average performance, rather than trying to hit the ball out of the park."

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Stock Market Fast Swings From Fastswings.com - August 20, 2009

Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives ...
Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor (Photo credit: Wikipedia)



Welcome to the August 20, 2009 edition of Stock Market Fast Swings from Fastswings.com. In this weeks edition we have an article by Ben on Earnings per Share Price to Earnings Ratio in addition to a very good article on Growth Stock Mutual Funds by James Williamson. The Silicon Valley Blogger wrote a Scottrade Review for those looking for an online brokerage account. Banker Saver submitted a very good article on Bank Mergers and the Hostile Takeover while MoneyNing compares Rental Property to REITs. Finally we have some stock analysis by Ray on SmartMoney 2009's Best Online Brokers and by Darwin with 14 High Yield Large Caps with Steady Dividends. Hope you enjoy the material.

Dave presents Brokerages to Limit Investment Choices - Vox posted at Cheapo Groovo.

KCLau presents Thoughtless Spending posted at KCLau's Money Tips, saying, "I was surfing the web recently and an article in Yahoo finance caught my attention. The article emphasizes the need to curb spending on the miscellaneous things in daily life."

Ben presents Stock Analysis: Earnings per Share Price to Earnings Ratio posted at Money Smart Life.

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James Williamson presents Growth Stock Mutual Funds posted at Inside Mutual Funds, saying, "Despite being one of the best forms of investment available, mutual funds are a very confusing topic to many people. In this post we will take a look at growth stock mutual funds and explain the risks and benefits of investing in them."

James Williamson presents Best Green Mutual Funds: How To Invest in Green Technology posted at Inside Mutual Funds, saying, "Green Mutual Funds are a great way to invest in both an emerging technology and in an industry that is thriving and has huge potential for the future. This article explains what green mutual funds are and how they are good for both the planet and your portfolio."

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Scottrade Review: Top Brokerage For Small Investors posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks!"

Banker Saver presents On Bank Mergers and the Hostile Takeover posted at Banker Saver, saying, "discussion on bank mergers."

Investing Toolkit presents The Successful Stock Investor: Do You Have These Attributes? posted at Investing Toolkit, saying, "Thanks for hosting"

Jimmy Atkinson presents Do Leveraged ETFs Have a Place in Client Portfolios? | ETF Database posted at ETFdb.

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Rohit presents Dump your savings account..! posted at eMoneyLog, saying, "Thoughts on how High Yield checking accounts have made savings account obsolete."

MoneyNing presents Rental Property vs REIT posted at Money Ning, saying, "Which is best? Getting a rental property or investing in REITs? Here we weigh in."

The Smarter Wallet presents How To Consolidate Debt: Ways To Reduce Your Debt Load posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, "how to reduce your debt via debt consolidation."

Investing School presents Scottrade Promotion and Review posted at Investing School, saying, "Scottrade has been winning customers over with its amazing customer support. See what the stock broker offers."

Ray presents SmartMoney 2009's Best Online Brokers posted at Money Blue Book.

Patrick @ Cash Money Life presents Scottrade, OptionsHouse, and tradeMONSTER Review posted at Cash Money Life, saying, "Reviews of Scottrade, OptionsHouse, and tradeMONSTER, three of the top online discount brokerage firms."

Nesher presents Use Supercomputer to Buy and Sell Stocks with Profit posted at Internet Stock Trading for Beginners.

Steve Patterson presents South Beach Acai posted at Free Acai Berry, saying, "South Beach Acai reduces toxins in your system allowing you to live healthy and disease free."

Steve Patterson presents Amazing Revelations in Colon Health Revealed! posted at Diet Cleanse, saying, "Using ColoPure will revitalize your energy levels, allow you to lose weight and lessen water retention as well as flush away toxins from all the complex organ systems in your body."

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Darwin presents 14 High Yield Large Caps with Steady Dividends posted at Darwin's Finance, saying, "A perfect list of large caps yielding over 5% with steady dividend histories."

Jae Jun presents AAPL Stock Valuation with Value Investing | Old School Value posted at Old School Value, saying, "Do you love Apple? Do you own the stock? Then find out what the intrinsic value of Apple (AAPL) is to a value investor."

Zach Scheidt presents Vegas Dodges A Bullet posted at ZachStocks, saying, "Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) has amended its credit facility which increases the company's liquidity position. A potential IPO is in the works which would free up more capital."

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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Stock Market Fast Swings from Fastswings.com - August 13, 2009

Exchange Money Conversion to Foreign Currency
Exchange Money Conversion to Foreign Currency (Photo credit: epSos.de)



Welcome to the August 13, 2009 edition of Stock Market Fast Swings from Fastswings.com. This week have a very good set of articles on investing in the stock market and the forex markets. We start out with advice on the FIIs and the Indian Stock Market along with what to expect if you Declare Yourself Bankrupt. A nice piece on Money Management and Forex Trading. Along with a great Broker Survey and some details about trading the Sugar ETF. Some options information with an piece on Trading Calls and Puts. What you need to know about USD/CAD buy limit. And finally, why Cisco Systems is no longer a growth stock. Hope you enjoy the material and make sure to spread the word with all your favorite bookmarking and social networking sites.

KCLau presents I achieved financial freedom at 38 posted at KCLau's Money Tips, saying, "This post is contributed by WaiYin, a reader whom I admire very much because she achieved financial freedom at age 38! Here, she shares how she did it."

Surbhi Bhatia presents FIIs and the Indian Stock Market posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper.

Caleb Roberts presents Top Rated Online Schools posted at Online School Reviews - Online College Reviews, saying, "If you are tired of visiting countless websites to compare Accredited Online Colleges, check out Online School Reviews from current and former students now."

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Master Your Card presents What to Expect If You Declare Yourself Bankrupt | Master Your Card posted at Master Your Card, saying, "If you’ve made the difficult decision to declare yourself bankrupt, you’re probably breathing a big sigh of relief at having the weight lifted off your shoulders. Once this passes though, you’ll probably be wondering what life will be like now that you’ve taken the plunge, and how you can rebuild your credit situation again."

Vahid Chaychi presents Money Management Is the Critical Part of Forex Trading posted at Forex Signals | Forex Market Analysis | Online Currency Trading Education, saying, "Money management is the most important part of forex trading. Without following the money management rules, forex trading will be nothing but loss."

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Online Discount Brokers: SmartMoney Broker Survey posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks for the great carnival!"

The Smarter Wallet presents Online Stock Brokers With Cheap Brokerage Fees posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, "Thanks!"

Investing Toolkit presents What’s A Stock Market Index? posted at Investing Toolkit.

Jimmy Atkinson presents Sugar ETF Surges On Supply Concerns posted at ETF Database.

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Darwin presents How do Stock Options Work? Trade Calls and Puts – Part 1 posted at Darwin's Finance, saying, "Everything you need to know about how stock options work - from generating income to pure speculation, with examples and resources included."

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Jonathan from Debt Loans presents Debt Consolidation Services: What You Need To Know | Debt Loans posted at Debt Loans, saying, "Debt consolidation is relatively simple to understand; as the name implies, you are consolidating your debts. This means that instead of keeping track of multiple loans and multiple payments, you take out one large personal loan that assumes all of your current debt. This way, you only keep track of one loan and one payment with a single interest rate."

Ben Dinsmore presents How to Spend Your Goldman Sachs Bonus posted at Trees Full of Money, saying, "Are you one of the "big dogs" getting a HUGE performance bonus for your killer investment instincts? If you're one of the choosen ones, here were I recommend you spend your money!"

Marvin Johnson presents Forex Trading Software That Really Works: Cutting-Edge Forex Trading Software Released By Noted Ivy League Wiz posted at Forex Trading Software That Really Works.

Banker Saver presents A New Chase Business Checking Account Gets You $100 posted at Banker Saver.

cesare presents USD/CAD buy limit posted at cesfx forex trading.

Steve Patterson presents No TV?.No Problem! posted at Netflix DVD Movie Rentals, saying, "Netflix has the best online DVD delivery service and now offers online streaming of many of their titles."

Steve Patterson presents Netflix Gift Subscriptions posted at Netflix DVD Movie Rentals, saying, "If you have a movie lover in the family with a birthday coming up, Netflix subscriptions are for you."

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Steve Patterson presents Cisco Systems (CSCO) No Longer a Growth Stock posted at FastSwings.com - Steve Patterson, saying, "Cisco should stall as their earnings are not supporting their current price/earnings ratio."

Jae Jun presents 2009 Top 40 Best Stocks to Retire On: Part 2 | Old School Value posted at Old School Value, saying, "List of stock ideas analyzed from Fortune's 40 best stocks to retire on. Fair estimate values provided."

Stock Trading Brokers presents Investing Basics - Work With an Online Broker For The Right Reasons posted at Stock Trading Brokers, saying, "Remember to know why you are using an online broker."

Zach Scheidt presents Emergent Posts Huge Gain - Anthrax Vaccine Extended posted at ZachStocks, saying, "Emergent Biosolutions (EBS) is leading the fight against Bio Terror - and making a good living doing it! The stock is up after a positive earnings announcement and is likely to continue climbing with its strong financial position."

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Stock Market Fast Swings from Fastswings.com - August 6, 2009

Quiet Girl with a Credit Card
Quiet Girl with a Credit Card (Photo credit: Wikipedia)



Welcome to the August 6, 2009 edition of Stock Market Fast Swings from Fastswings.com. Jonathan from Debt Loans presents the pros and the cons of consolidating debt to start of this week's edition. While Pieter is on a quest for the Best Automated Forex Trading System on his FOREX NEWBIE blog. And Ray has a review of Zecco trading where Free Broker Trading is a a great thing.

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Jonathan from Debt Loans presents The Pros and Cons of Consolidating Your Credit Card Debt | Debt Loans posted at Debt Loans, saying, "Although most of us don’t discuss it openly, credit card debt is one of the most important issues in our lives. The carefree lure of buying it now and paying for it layer appeals to the procastinator in all of us, but now that it’s later, it can be quite overwhelming to consider how much we actually owe. If you are at this point in your credit card relationship, then you’ve probably already heard of credit card consolidation. If you haven’t, credit card consolidation is basically bundling all of your debt into one singular debt. There are benefits to it, but there are also risks. Before you make up your mind, here’s some ideas to consider:"

Master Your Card presents Repairing Bad Credit and Why You Should Bother posted at Master Your Card, saying, "Repairing your credit isn’t easy and it isn’t fun, I should know. But, it’s possible to do if you have the patience and will to get it done.

Why Bother?

I’ve had a number of clients over the years who’ve asked me that question. Why should they bother to clean up their credit, what good is it to them? Well, most of us understand that our credit is what determines whether or not we can get various loans, and then what interest rate we’re offered for it."

Pieter presents Introduction posted at FOREX NEWBIE, saying, "The Quest For The Best Automated Forex Trading System"

Investing School presents What is Forex? posted at Investing School, saying, "Forex refers to currency exchange and here's more explanation of it."

Mike smmrs johnson presents Trading System Part 1 posted at System Trading | Stocks Trading Systems, saying, "This current trading system uses multiple exit strategies. In normal trading system, you need to know when to exit from a gain, and when to exit from a loss. Generally you want to be cutting your profits short, and letting your profits run. At a minimum, you generally want nearly a 3:1 gain to loss. This means you should take profits at 3 times the percentage amount as you cut your losses short. We will use this system and do the following..."

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Patrick @ Cash Money Life presents Does Zecco’s New Rate Change Make You Want to Change Brokerage Firms? posted at Cash Money Life, saying, "Comparing three of the most popular online stock brokerages."

Ray presents Zecco Review: Free Broker Trading posted at Money Blue Book.

Master Your Card presents Beware The Curse of The Cosigner posted at Master Your Card, saying, "If you’re diligent about paying your bills and keeping your credit score high, the time may come that someone may ask you to cosign for a credit card. This will become even more likely once President Obama’s CARD Act goes into effect in 2010, requiring anyone under age 21 applying for a credit card to have a cosigner if they don’t have sufficient income. Often, the person asking is a family member or friend that you may find it hard to turn down. But is the satisfaction of helping another worth the risk of destroying the credit rating you’ve worked so hard to achieve? Only you can answer that question, but there are a few things you should consider before making your decision."

Jonathan from Debt Loans presents Debt Consolidation vs. Bankruptcy | Debt Loans posted at Debt Loans, saying, "Despite Australia seemingly missing the worst of the Global Financial Crisis, there is no question that these are difficult economic times. To many people, it is a struggle just to pay the bills each month. Other people are in an even more difficult situation and, with each passing day, they are falling even further behind. What do they do?

Debt consolidation and bankruptcy are two options available for those who are deeply in debt. However, is one option better than the other? Which option is right for you?"

MoneyNing presents 401k, Traditional IRA and Roth IRA Savings Not The Same posted at Money Ning, saying, "When you plan for retirement, do you really look into the tax situation and how it will affect your account balances?"

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Dan at Everydayfinance presents Swine Flu Stock Mania - Just Wait 'til Fall posted at Everyday Finance, saying, "This article highlights the recent triple digit gains in several so-called 'Swine Flu Stocks' and questions whether the hype has gotten ahead of the fundamentals."

Sun presents Broker Web-Based Trading Platform Comparison posted at The Sun’s Financial Diary.

Sam presents New !! Make Money With the Best Stock Investments in the Market posted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, "Thanks for including my article. Here's an excerpt...

Make Money with the Best Stock Investments
Surprising Winners in the Stock Market This Year

We screened stocks on the NYSE to find outstanding performers during the first six months of 2009, a period that began with general doom and gloom. There's a lesson to be learned from these winning stocks. When strong brands are oversold by pessimistic investors and trade at $1 or less, the best of them will bounce back with triple-digit gains. And small cap stocks have the advantage on the rebound. It's a lot harder for a $40 billion company to double in size than it is for a small cap $400 million company.

This Was the Best Quarter in the Stock Market

As investors jumped overboard this year, company stocks were driven into the basement. Buyers who went bottom-feeding and dumpster-diving this year found good values in the $1 stocks. A look in the rear view mirror shows us what stocks were ready to pop.

With investors anticipating that worst of the credit crisis was over, the second quarter of 2009 brought happy news in the stock markets. The S&P 500 index, representing over 70% of the total market capitalization of all stocks traded in the U.S., was up 15.2% for second quarter, its strongest quarter since 1998. The Dow rose 11% with its best quarter since 2003. And the NASDAQ Composite climbed up 20%, also its strongest quarter since 2003. The top 5 Dow stocks were Bank of America Corp, up 93%, American Express Co, up 70%, ALCOA Inc., up 40%, Microsoft Corp, up 29%, and The Walt Disney Co., up 28%.
The Top Ten Money-Making Stock Investments

On the New York Stock Exchange, the top 10 performers during the first half of 2009 were:

1. DTG Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc, up 846% to $14.77
2. CAR Avis Budget Group Inc, up 468% to $5.63
3. BGP Borders Group Inc, up 457% to $3.18
4. RT Ruby Tuesday Inc up 386% to $6.96
5. VM Virgin Mobile USA Inc, up 331% to $3.41
6. COT Cott Corp up 311% to $5.63
7. OMN OMNOVA Solutions Inc up 2955 to $3.68
8. RAD Rite Aid Corp up 274% to $1.31
9. VCI Valassis Communications Inc, up 270% to $6.15
10. PIR Pier 1 Imports Inc up 246% to $1.87"

Zach Scheidt presents S&P Hits 1,000 - A Sampling of Headlines From Last Time We Saw This Level… posted at ZachStocks, saying, "The last time the S&P was above 1,000 we were in the middle of a financial crisis which continually evolved in scope and magnitude. The question now is whether we can put the concerns behind us or whether this rally is simply a trap in a larger bear market."

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