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When and why to sell a stock short; rules and strategies (Pt 1)

April 20, 2008 – 6:15 pm

Many investors have heard of the concept of short selling and perhaps many of those people are familiar with the rules of short selling and the strategies behind doing it. It is intrinsically a very risky move as you are betting against the upward trend of the stock market in the hopes that a stock Read More…

By James | Posted in Trading | Also tagged bear market, investing, Investing Stock, Investors, Risky Move, Selling Stock, Selling Stocks, shares, short selling, stock market, Stock Price, Trading, Uptick Rule, Upward Trend | Comments (2)

The benefits of an economic recession and how to prepare for one

April 16, 2008 – 4:57 pm

I recently read an interesting article about the potential upsides that accompany a recession. With much talk of a recession in the coming months in Australia and one already on the cards in the USA, I thought it may be worthwhile to outline some of the positives that accompany the fear associated with a recession. Read More…

By James | Posted in Economic Trends | Also tagged Company Valuation, earnings per share, economic recession, Economic Trends, housing prices, recession, recession benefits, stock market, Trading | Comments (9)

“Stock doesn’t know you own it” – Warren Buffett Video

April 1, 2008 – 6:03 pm

This Warren Buffett video is taken from a question and answer session that he made to a group of MBA students at the University of Florida years ago. Watching the speech in its entirety is very captivating as he is an incredibly switched on character but yet still incredibly humble and funny throughout.

By James | Posted in Value Investing | Also tagged Benjamin Graham, dividends, Intelligent Investor, Speech, Video, Warren Buffet | Comments (8)