RIMM: The Classic Value Trap
Value investing can be tough sledding because it is essential to look at more than just valuation ratios. More often than not, a stock will be a “value†for a reason, such as serious flaws in the...
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Is There A Whiff Of Stagflation In The Air?
The market resumed it’s downward plunge on Wednesday as things are just getting downright nasty over in Greece with riots now plaguing the country. As bad as that is, I think an even scarier domestic situation is making...
Read MoreWhy I’m Not A Goldbug
For the past several years, the drumbeat of the goldbugs has continually gotten louder. For a variety of reasons, the precious yellow metal has become the investment of choice for a plethora of different groups. You have the...
Read MoreSpeculation Station: Great Ticker, Better Chart
Given the recent market meltdown, it has been like pulling teeth sifting through potential bullish charts, but I found one in the microcap arena with this $165 million stock. It just hit a new 52-week high and is almost 10x...
Read MoreThe SEC: A Day Late And A Dollar Short Again
I was frankly speechless reading Harry Markopolos’ great book “No One Would Listen” detailing the amazing tale of the sharp Bernie Madoff whistleblower and how the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was...
Read MoreA Cheap Sector Keeps Getting Cheaper
The solar sector just can’t catch a break. Investors have been mercilessly selling stocks in this group for what seems like an eternity. I can’t believe how low the valuations have become and I think patient...
Read MoreLook At The Market Closing For Clues
There is an old Wall Street adage that the amateurs play the market open and the pros play the market close. My experience has shown this saying to be true, and valuable information can be taken from the behavior of the market...
Read MoreGetting Technical: This Stock’s Broken Chart Means More Downside
With the economy slowing down and the market getting hit, there will be many charts like this one. This company said that a weakened consumer will cause earnings to miss analyst projections, which resulted in a big selloff....
Read MoreThe May Employment Report: Ouch!
“Ouch” is the only word that came to my mind when parsing through the May Employment Report. There were precious few nuggets for the bulls to get excited about and the bears were chomping at the bit as the details...
Read MoreTime To Play some Defense
On Tuesday I wrote that I felt that the gap up opening was not appropriate given the negatives that are out there. Investors certainly paid attention to them yesterday as a few more poor economic reports hit the wires. I am...
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