Ignoring the last name similarity to Madoff, I wanted to see how well this much-advertised fund did. It’s called Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX) and for the
readThis chart is from a week ago. 10-year returns still aren’t impressing me at all. This is why it’s important to time the market. The
readInvestors have heard many decry the decade of the 2000s as the “lost decade.” A dollar invested in the S&P 500 on the first trading
readWall Street’s 10 Favorite Stocks Right Now Click to enlarge From Motley Fool
readSource: Direxion — this is a PDF doc link Ex-div date is today. ERX, FAS, BGU, TNA, EDC, DZK, TYH, MWJ
readThe Stock Speculator posted this valuable info in the comments section. He correctly assumed my readers are lazy, so here it is, enjoy in the
readSource: Financial Times At the 21 Club, a longtime redoubt of corporate chieftains and big names, alcohol sales are up 9 per cent from last
readAn argument in favor of buy-and-holding (investing for the long-term): If you remove the 10 ten biggest one-day moves for the U.S. Stock market over
readAnyone can be a guru… but only in a bull market 🙂 The list is shocking. Why listen to any “guru’s” investing advice ever again?
readAs of a few days ago, I’m in the black for the year (so far; spit over your left shoulder and knock on wood for
readThis was brought up in the comments, and I’d like to discuss this topic separately. In my opinion, it makes sense to only short both
readReading these figures, I can’t help but think that it’s “each man for himself” in this world. All figures are for one year: Basic education
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