Before entering the world of investing, it is important to honestly analyze your present situation. Doing so will allow you to effectively manage your own money in a way which maximizes returns while limiting unwanted risk. Questions to consider include:
What is my investment goal? How much time do I have to attain this goal?
Methods of saving for a down payment on a house differ greatly from saving for retirement. The reason for this lies in the factoring of time. Over short periods of
a few years, individual companies and the stock market as a whole can experience dramatic fluctuations which in no way represent longer-term trends. Because of this possibility, a smaller percentage of your portfolio should be allocated into stocks as the time for cashing in your investments draws near. Conversely, the longer the time period you have to invest, the more aggressive your portfolio should seek higher returns.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Friday, September 29, 2006
Jim Cramer Quotes, Mad Money quotes, business quotes
Jim Cramer Quotes, Mad Money quotes, business quotes
The speculative public is indulged in stocks that I have no confidence in. There's a stock that I am sure of right now, Iomega, that is the third-tier player in a very cyclical market, storage for personal computers.
The third-tier players, Iomega, IMP, historically in this era when PC sales are threatened if there's a lot of competition in storage, the third-tier players usually cease to exist in six to eight months.
The way the credit cards were made in the '80s to be a people's form of capitalism and be able to make it so that you could get a loan that you would have been denied previous, now that's the way stocks are.
Their managements are not as shrewd and Hewlett-Packard. They're not as good as a management of Intel. They haven't seen downturns like the management of Merck.
There are companies out there in our country who historically have not been able to beat the Germans and the Japanese, who now beat them routinely.
There are tons of people who are late to trends by nature and adopt a trend after it's no longer in fashion. They exist in mutual funds. They exist in clothes. They exist in cars. They exist in lifestyles.
There were speculators saying that the foreign stocks had the stock going down. They were all wrong. Those classes of assets were dangerous at the time and they became great bargains.
There's accountability in the mutual fund industry. And they've been tremendous engines of wealth for people and they're going to continue to be so.
There've been fortunes made in Merck. There have been fortunes made in Pfizer. There will be fortunes again made in Merck and Pfizer.
These will be fabulous investments and will make millions of more people rich.
They had too many country clubs, too many airplanes, whatever. And raiders came in and rationalized those and then the raiders got too greedy and the raiders blew off. Good riddance.
This issue has died down right now because the way the corporate killers were on the cover of Newsweek and everybody's been hushed about the lay-offs.
Those were the people who sold were people who had chased previously good performance in '93. Now we have seen those funds suffer massive redemptions, at times being down as much as 40-50 percent.
We are all wrong so often that it amazes me that we can have any conviction at all over the direction of things to come. But we must.
We typically hear numbers that there are 34 million households that are in stocks in some form. Well, I say that what's occurred is if you have a job in this country, you're in stocks.
Well, he's just the same guy who in other aspects of his life would be very late to a trend.
What I'm saying is that there are bargains right now, there are stocks right now that if you're shrewd enough, you will be able to buy them at the opening today and I you'll make money in a year from now.
When I speak of the term 'the stock market', I'm invariably speaking of good American companies that tended to be not that sharp in the '70s, got sharp in the '80s, and are now unbelievably good in the '90s.
You have a class of investors and you have a class of speculators. The speculators historically haven't been big enough to cause the investors to doubt the long-term vision of stock.
Jim Cramer Quotes, Mad Money quotes, business quotes
The speculative public is indulged in stocks that I have no confidence in. There's a stock that I am sure of right now, Iomega, that is the third-tier player in a very cyclical market, storage for personal computers.
The third-tier players, Iomega, IMP, historically in this era when PC sales are threatened if there's a lot of competition in storage, the third-tier players usually cease to exist in six to eight months.
The way the credit cards were made in the '80s to be a people's form of capitalism and be able to make it so that you could get a loan that you would have been denied previous, now that's the way stocks are.
Their managements are not as shrewd and Hewlett-Packard. They're not as good as a management of Intel. They haven't seen downturns like the management of Merck.
There are companies out there in our country who historically have not been able to beat the Germans and the Japanese, who now beat them routinely.
There are tons of people who are late to trends by nature and adopt a trend after it's no longer in fashion. They exist in mutual funds. They exist in clothes. They exist in cars. They exist in lifestyles.
There were speculators saying that the foreign stocks had the stock going down. They were all wrong. Those classes of assets were dangerous at the time and they became great bargains.
There's accountability in the mutual fund industry. And they've been tremendous engines of wealth for people and they're going to continue to be so.
There've been fortunes made in Merck. There have been fortunes made in Pfizer. There will be fortunes again made in Merck and Pfizer.
These will be fabulous investments and will make millions of more people rich.
They had too many country clubs, too many airplanes, whatever. And raiders came in and rationalized those and then the raiders got too greedy and the raiders blew off. Good riddance.
This issue has died down right now because the way the corporate killers were on the cover of Newsweek and everybody's been hushed about the lay-offs.
Those were the people who sold were people who had chased previously good performance in '93. Now we have seen those funds suffer massive redemptions, at times being down as much as 40-50 percent.
We are all wrong so often that it amazes me that we can have any conviction at all over the direction of things to come. But we must.
We typically hear numbers that there are 34 million households that are in stocks in some form. Well, I say that what's occurred is if you have a job in this country, you're in stocks.
Well, he's just the same guy who in other aspects of his life would be very late to a trend.
What I'm saying is that there are bargains right now, there are stocks right now that if you're shrewd enough, you will be able to buy them at the opening today and I you'll make money in a year from now.
When I speak of the term 'the stock market', I'm invariably speaking of good American companies that tended to be not that sharp in the '70s, got sharp in the '80s, and are now unbelievably good in the '90s.
You have a class of investors and you have a class of speculators. The speculators historically haven't been big enough to cause the investors to doubt the long-term vision of stock.
Jim Cramer Quotes, Mad Money quotes, business quotes
Monday, August 21, 2006
ETF trading like the pros
Sometime when investing, and especially with something such as an ETF fund which is very broad, low risk, and pretty safe investment. Sometimes thinking outside the box is a pro thing to do. Thinking of different markets or sects that you feel have strengths. Don't always fall for investing into a ETF with what seems hot right now such as the REIT's or energy. Think outside the box a little and look down the road and what will be hot from 3 to 6 months from now? Okay no one can really predict this, but you can be pretty safe with an EFT so stretch it a little bit!
Look into actual values and what is undervalued in today's market could be a steal down the road or long term. This would be a great steal to get into a EFT. This is what the pros do, they don't just wait there time at looking or analysting and identifying the true stock value and if it's a fair enough stock value to have to date.
We can not say enough about fundamental and stock analysts research and evaluation could save you not only a lot of money, but probably a lot of time in the long run. Look and research what the ETF's are trading, the history holds, and always check the growth rate.
Remember there are several companies out there for the ETF index fund. So that means competition, but competition can be healthy. So what is our point...our point is sometimes going with the other guy that is or could be offer the same ETF for a lower price then why not go for it! Sometimes the big guys can hurt you in the long run...becuase of them want to make money too. But, sometimes those big guys make money off you more then you could believe!
Always remember as well, that investing is long term. If your looking for a quick buck first you will not be getting them out of any ETF's. So research, check into a lot of different things, and pick the one that you think can make a good long term return and start trading smart like a pro!
Look into actual values and what is undervalued in today's market could be a steal down the road or long term. This would be a great steal to get into a EFT. This is what the pros do, they don't just wait there time at looking or analysting and identifying the true stock value and if it's a fair enough stock value to have to date.
We can not say enough about fundamental and stock analysts research and evaluation could save you not only a lot of money, but probably a lot of time in the long run. Look and research what the ETF's are trading, the history holds, and always check the growth rate.
Remember there are several companies out there for the ETF index fund. So that means competition, but competition can be healthy. So what is our point...our point is sometimes going with the other guy that is or could be offer the same ETF for a lower price then why not go for it! Sometimes the big guys can hurt you in the long run...becuase of them want to make money too. But, sometimes those big guys make money off you more then you could believe!
Always remember as well, that investing is long term. If your looking for a quick buck first you will not be getting them out of any ETF's. So research, check into a lot of different things, and pick the one that you think can make a good long term return and start trading smart like a pro!
Thursday, July 06, 2006
Global Warming and why we need more solar power and other alternative-energy stocks
Global Warming
Do you believe or buy into this one? Well, while you will honestly not be seeing and major effects immediately. Though we believe that this is happening and that it could have some long term effects with will hit home in time. Which time will only tell us.
Nature can be gruel. With global warming the world's glaciers are melting faster than ever before. This is increasing the water supply for the 40% of the worlds population that rely on glacial melt for their water supply. Then, the glaciers will be gone and with them, the water supply for over 2 billion people. But we won't have the energy required to build and run desalination (remove the excess salt and other minerals from water in order to obtain fresh water) plants to deliver potable water to that many people, because the world will not be able to increase energy production at will, it will have lacked that ability for many years.
Interested in some facts here check these interesting articles, and tell us what you think!
2005 Was The Warmest Year In A Century
Global Warming Surpassed Natural Cycles In Fueling 2005 Hurricane Season, NCAR Scientists Conclude
We had to throw this one in as well...The good, bad and ugly of world growth
This is why we need more solar power and other alternative-energy stocks seem to us to be more appealing and have a bright future just like Jim Cramer! Booyah! So check out one of past articles about solar power and other alternative-energy stocks.
Sun Kissed
Solar-power and other alternative-energy stocks suddenly appear to have a bright future. Even W. is warming up to them.
By James J. Cramer
Do you believe or buy into this one? Well, while you will honestly not be seeing and major effects immediately. Though we believe that this is happening and that it could have some long term effects with will hit home in time. Which time will only tell us.
Nature can be gruel. With global warming the world's glaciers are melting faster than ever before. This is increasing the water supply for the 40% of the worlds population that rely on glacial melt for their water supply. Then, the glaciers will be gone and with them, the water supply for over 2 billion people. But we won't have the energy required to build and run desalination (remove the excess salt and other minerals from water in order to obtain fresh water) plants to deliver potable water to that many people, because the world will not be able to increase energy production at will, it will have lacked that ability for many years.
Interested in some facts here check these interesting articles, and tell us what you think!
2005 Was The Warmest Year In A Century
Global Warming Surpassed Natural Cycles In Fueling 2005 Hurricane Season, NCAR Scientists Conclude
We had to throw this one in as well...The good, bad and ugly of world growth
This is why we need more solar power and other alternative-energy stocks seem to us to be more appealing and have a bright future just like Jim Cramer! Booyah! So check out one of past articles about solar power and other alternative-energy stocks.
Sun Kissed
Solar-power and other alternative-energy stocks suddenly appear to have a bright future. Even W. is warming up to them.
By James J. Cramer
Cramer, Jim Cramer, Cramer Mad Money!
Here is a new one for you and myself, but it's going on. We are calling it the Cramer report and that's right it's all about the Cramer report. Cramer report is very entertaining and he is drawing a great fan base or even close to a bandwagon that continue to turn into his Cramer TV Mad Money! Cramer with all his rants about business and investing during Mad Money, it's like ESPN hits the stock market so BOOYAH!
Though, Cramer, Mad Money, the street, Cramer's Blog all that is honestly is great. Cramer is a very smart man, and the fact of the matter is...Cramer is a genius! There is one thing that what we would like to talk about today. This would be what we are calling the cramer bandwagons. These are the average joe trader sitting on the couch yelling booyah right along with Cramer throughout the whole show. Some of these same people are traders that could take every little thing that Cramer says rather it's entertaining or serious they are taking it all in as stock information to the very last booyah Cramer says! But, the fact of the matter is they are not stopping there. They will then run to there computer and get on yahoo stock discussion boards, stock forums, and etc and will continue to repeat everything that Cramer stated rather it was a joke or not.
So, your probably asking yourself so what...everyone had there opinion which is fine and great and dandy! Even Cramer has his strong and funny opinions as well. Though, the fact of the matter is people on this Cramer bandwagon are taking his word and turning into gold or even better investing. Investing is not rocket science we know this, but it's not always that easy as well.
Though, here is a new Cramer bandwagon theory that seems to be sort of trend of and in of it's self. The Cramer bandwagon strategy is go buy the stock that Cramer picks, and it should be going up. Why, because Cramer has these bandwagon fans that will take everything that he has to say and will start discussing them and even buying into his stock suggestions!
Well, to conclude, keep tuning into Mad Money, reading Cramer's log, the cramer report, and etc. We know for sure we will. It's a great resource for new stock ideas, and his introductions to be loaded with great information. Though, remember to do your own homework, listen with one ear while read and research with two eyes, and then you will be the true booyah stock winner! And Remember...Picks that stick. Stocks that rock. Equities sans inequities. Money without the madness. Booyah!
Though, Cramer, Mad Money, the street, Cramer's Blog all that is honestly is great. Cramer is a very smart man, and the fact of the matter is...Cramer is a genius! There is one thing that what we would like to talk about today. This would be what we are calling the cramer bandwagons. These are the average joe trader sitting on the couch yelling booyah right along with Cramer throughout the whole show. Some of these same people are traders that could take every little thing that Cramer says rather it's entertaining or serious they are taking it all in as stock information to the very last booyah Cramer says! But, the fact of the matter is they are not stopping there. They will then run to there computer and get on yahoo stock discussion boards, stock forums, and etc and will continue to repeat everything that Cramer stated rather it was a joke or not.
So, your probably asking yourself so what...everyone had there opinion which is fine and great and dandy! Even Cramer has his strong and funny opinions as well. Though, the fact of the matter is people on this Cramer bandwagon are taking his word and turning into gold or even better investing. Investing is not rocket science we know this, but it's not always that easy as well.
Though, here is a new Cramer bandwagon theory that seems to be sort of trend of and in of it's self. The Cramer bandwagon strategy is go buy the stock that Cramer picks, and it should be going up. Why, because Cramer has these bandwagon fans that will take everything that he has to say and will start discussing them and even buying into his stock suggestions!
Well, to conclude, keep tuning into Mad Money, reading Cramer's log, the cramer report, and etc. We know for sure we will. It's a great resource for new stock ideas, and his introductions to be loaded with great information. Though, remember to do your own homework, listen with one ear while read and research with two eyes, and then you will be the true booyah stock winner! And Remember...Picks that stick. Stocks that rock. Equities sans inequities. Money without the madness. Booyah!
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Have you ever wondered why some say buy and other say sell?
Have you ever wondered why some say buy and other say sell? Seriously why is it that some analysts recommend some stocks but not others? Let us do some research and work for you to help completely explaing this very great investing question. The simple, quick, and easy answer is intrinsic value of a company. Now, I know what your thinking what in the world is this intrinsic value of a company. Well let us break it down to an average trader joe. Though using the intrinsic value, analysts are able to predict what the target price for a stock should be. And your asking well who cares about the target price of a stock or what it should be. Well, if your investing money into a stock you should care!
The target price for a stock is found by taking the market cap (the price of the stock multiplied by the number of outstanding shares) and the intrinsic value and putting them into the following formula: -((market cap-intrinsic value)/intrinsic) x 100. This formula gives the percentage of whether the company is overvalued or undervalued. This percentage is then taken and multiplied by the current stock price to get the target price. For example, if a company is trading at $50 a share, and is undervalued by 15% to find the target price, you would use the following formula: 50 x 1.15=57.5 or Current Stock Price times percent difference + current stock price= target price.
The target price for a stock is found by taking the market cap (the price of the stock multiplied by the number of outstanding shares) and the intrinsic value and putting them into the following formula: -((market cap-intrinsic value)/intrinsic) x 100. This formula gives the percentage of whether the company is overvalued or undervalued. This percentage is then taken and multiplied by the current stock price to get the target price. For example, if a company is trading at $50 a share, and is undervalued by 15% to find the target price, you would use the following formula: 50 x 1.15=57.5 or Current Stock Price times percent difference + current stock price= target price.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
EMC Corporation
Why EMC is looking good though it has hit a 52-week low. EMC Corporation and its subsidiaries engage in the development and delivery of information infrastructures worldwide. It operates in four segments: EMC Information Storage Products, EMC Multiplatform Software, EMC Services, and VMware.
Looking at the trend charts, trends of the market, and trends of the EMC's industry. Along with other factors such as a very strong position in the disk storage industry. Coming with up with statistics such as EMC holding 21.8% of external disk storage systems. Plus, the diversified fact of EMC makes it pretty appealing. With EMC corp. being in development and delivery in information worldwide.
The things that are really sticking out to us, are the 0. We know usually that 0 is not a good number but in this case it is. This 0 is the long term debt that EMC has. Put that long term debt of 0 on top of generating $1.3 billion in annual free cash flow. Now do you see why we are liking this one. So this is one of the reasons why we think that EMC can be strong in the upcoming months.
Though, we will be completely honest with you do we feel that EMC is at it's complete low. It's hard to say, but we feel that it will still be dropping some. But, be looking for this EMC to be on the raise once the whole market settles and EMC might just be leading the way.
Looking at the trend charts, trends of the market, and trends of the EMC's industry. Along with other factors such as a very strong position in the disk storage industry. Coming with up with statistics such as EMC holding 21.8% of external disk storage systems. Plus, the diversified fact of EMC makes it pretty appealing. With EMC corp. being in development and delivery in information worldwide.
The things that are really sticking out to us, are the 0. We know usually that 0 is not a good number but in this case it is. This 0 is the long term debt that EMC has. Put that long term debt of 0 on top of generating $1.3 billion in annual free cash flow. Now do you see why we are liking this one. So this is one of the reasons why we think that EMC can be strong in the upcoming months.
Though, we will be completely honest with you do we feel that EMC is at it's complete low. It's hard to say, but we feel that it will still be dropping some. But, be looking for this EMC to be on the raise once the whole market settles and EMC might just be leading the way.
Are you ready to be called an active investor?
So here are some common signs that you aren't ready to be an active investor:
...you can't look at the basic fundamentals such as key statistics, balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
...you think that risk in the stock market can be measured by price volatility.
...you don't understand the difference between a company's intrinsic value and its stock price.
*please note this is all subjective information, and many investors will define different values of different investing ideas. This can result in many different methodologies, but the facts is better know your stuff and do your own research!
...you can't look at the basic fundamentals such as key statistics, balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements.
...you think that risk in the stock market can be measured by price volatility.
...you don't understand the difference between a company's intrinsic value and its stock price.
*please note this is all subjective information, and many investors will define different values of different investing ideas. This can result in many different methodologies, but the facts is better know your stuff and do your own research!
Monday, June 26, 2006
ETF and growing in focus
Just Yesterday, Rydex Investments will unveil a set of six currency ETFs, called CurrencyShares: Australian Dollar Trust (FXA), British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB), Canadian Dollar Trust (FXC), Mexican Peso Trust (FXM), Swedish Krona Trust (FXS), and Swiss Franc Trust (FXF).
Other recent ETF that have recently just opened have been. Lately, ETFs are getting more complicated. Once known as an easy, low-cost way to achieve broad diversification, ETFs are becoming increasingly focused, allowing institutional investors and other experts to gain exposure to ever-narrower sectors (see BusinessWeek.com, 05/05/06, "ETFs: Sliced, Diced and Razor-Thin"). Fund companies have rolled out 45 new ETFs so far this year, according to Boston-based Financial Research Corp.
Just in the past few weeks more have been added as well, State Street Global Advisors will launch six new ETFs. The new portfolios are: SPDR Metals and Mining (XME), SPDR Retail (XRT), SPDR Pharmaceuticals (XPH), SPDR Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (XES), SPDR Oil & Gas Exploration & Drilling (XOP) and streetTRACKS KBW Regional Banking (KRE). Each will carry an expense ratio of 0.35%. "What we're providing is pure exposure to each one of these industries," says Greg Ehret, senior managing director at State Street.
Other recent ETF that have recently just opened have been. Lately, ETFs are getting more complicated. Once known as an easy, low-cost way to achieve broad diversification, ETFs are becoming increasingly focused, allowing institutional investors and other experts to gain exposure to ever-narrower sectors (see BusinessWeek.com, 05/05/06, "ETFs: Sliced, Diced and Razor-Thin"). Fund companies have rolled out 45 new ETFs so far this year, according to Boston-based Financial Research Corp.
Just in the past few weeks more have been added as well, State Street Global Advisors will launch six new ETFs. The new portfolios are: SPDR Metals and Mining (XME), SPDR Retail (XRT), SPDR Pharmaceuticals (XPH), SPDR Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (XES), SPDR Oil & Gas Exploration & Drilling (XOP) and streetTRACKS KBW Regional Banking (KRE). Each will carry an expense ratio of 0.35%. "What we're providing is pure exposure to each one of these industries," says Greg Ehret, senior managing director at State Street.
Segway close to IPO
Segway sets course for stock market
Although the electric, self-balancing Segway scooter never quite caught on with commuters the way its backers had predicted five years ago, the segway scooter gizmo has found a growing market and very popular niche which include golf courses, law-enforcement agencies (with more than 100 police departments worldwide), and even the government is using them as well.
The segway scooter niche market, and add the highly interest from Europeans struggling with gas prices much higher than in the U.S., and Europeans being more environmentaly friend has brought with them a new fresh life into the Segway.
And Segway Inc. President and Chief Executive James Norrod, hoping to parlay the growth into a payday for the original investors in the scooter, has made grooming the company for an initial public offering in the next few years a top priority. Norrod said he was brought in as CEO last year for just that purpose by Segway's principal investors, Credit Suisse Group and the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, best known for its early investment in Google Inc.
Gauging Segway's prospects in an IPO is difficult, since the company will not reveal its yearly revenue or whether it is profitable. Norrod will only say that "tens of thousands" of Segways have been sold around the world, and that the company's revenue has been growing by at least 50 percent over each of the last few years.
Other factors which is the same old story we are hearing with the whole high fuel prices playing a major role in the potential of big number customers, especially in Europe, and other places where gas can be twice as expensive as it is in the U.S.
The segway scooter international sales were only about 5 percent of the complete segway business about two years ago, the stats are showing that it could be as high was 40 percent by the end of this year. The international segway sales are coming mostly from law-enforcement customers and commuters struggling with high gas prices in Europe. The company also recently set up dealerships in Japan and China.
The segway company is stating that the segway ht (human transporter) gets the equivalent of about 450 miles per gallon, based on the amount of gas it would take to create the electricity needed to run it.
For police and security users, many of whom bought the device with grants from the
Homeland Security Department and other federal agencies, the fuel efficiency is only an added bonus.
The scooters, which travel as fast as 12.5 mph, also allow an officer on patrol to cover a much greater distance than on foot, and go indoors, onto elevators and other places bigger vehicles can't. Blair said the added efficiency allows a force to cut down on the number of patrol officers on each shift and recoup the Segway's cost in as quickly as a month.
In other applications, several bomb squads such as those in Ventura County, Calif., and Little Rock, Ark., are using Segways to transport officers in bombproof and hazardous-material suits that can weigh as much as 100 pounds. The Segway allows them to scoot in and out of a scene quickly, without having to waddle in on foot in the bulky suits. Segway marketing Vice President Klee Kleber said emergency workers responded to the London bombings last year on Segways, as traffic clogged the routes for larger vehicles.
The segway company is also selling its "smart motion" technology — the software and chips that allow a segway to balance on two wheels — to robotic developers at universities and in the military. The technology of the segway will also be used in a robotic toy made by WowWee Ltd., maker of the "Robosapien" toy robot, that is due out later this year.
Although the electric, self-balancing Segway scooter never quite caught on with commuters the way its backers had predicted five years ago, the segway scooter gizmo has found a growing market and very popular niche which include golf courses, law-enforcement agencies (with more than 100 police departments worldwide), and even the government is using them as well.
The segway scooter niche market, and add the highly interest from Europeans struggling with gas prices much higher than in the U.S., and Europeans being more environmentaly friend has brought with them a new fresh life into the Segway.
And Segway Inc. President and Chief Executive James Norrod, hoping to parlay the growth into a payday for the original investors in the scooter, has made grooming the company for an initial public offering in the next few years a top priority. Norrod said he was brought in as CEO last year for just that purpose by Segway's principal investors, Credit Suisse Group and the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, best known for its early investment in Google Inc.
Gauging Segway's prospects in an IPO is difficult, since the company will not reveal its yearly revenue or whether it is profitable. Norrod will only say that "tens of thousands" of Segways have been sold around the world, and that the company's revenue has been growing by at least 50 percent over each of the last few years.
Other factors which is the same old story we are hearing with the whole high fuel prices playing a major role in the potential of big number customers, especially in Europe, and other places where gas can be twice as expensive as it is in the U.S.
The segway scooter international sales were only about 5 percent of the complete segway business about two years ago, the stats are showing that it could be as high was 40 percent by the end of this year. The international segway sales are coming mostly from law-enforcement customers and commuters struggling with high gas prices in Europe. The company also recently set up dealerships in Japan and China.
The segway company is stating that the segway ht (human transporter) gets the equivalent of about 450 miles per gallon, based on the amount of gas it would take to create the electricity needed to run it.
For police and security users, many of whom bought the device with grants from the
Homeland Security Department and other federal agencies, the fuel efficiency is only an added bonus.
The scooters, which travel as fast as 12.5 mph, also allow an officer on patrol to cover a much greater distance than on foot, and go indoors, onto elevators and other places bigger vehicles can't. Blair said the added efficiency allows a force to cut down on the number of patrol officers on each shift and recoup the Segway's cost in as quickly as a month.
In other applications, several bomb squads such as those in Ventura County, Calif., and Little Rock, Ark., are using Segways to transport officers in bombproof and hazardous-material suits that can weigh as much as 100 pounds. The Segway allows them to scoot in and out of a scene quickly, without having to waddle in on foot in the bulky suits. Segway marketing Vice President Klee Kleber said emergency workers responded to the London bombings last year on Segways, as traffic clogged the routes for larger vehicles.
The segway company is also selling its "smart motion" technology — the software and chips that allow a segway to balance on two wheels — to robotic developers at universities and in the military. The technology of the segway will also be used in a robotic toy made by WowWee Ltd., maker of the "Robosapien" toy robot, that is due out later this year.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Other things to be looking for!
Other things to be looking for is a the accumulation/distribution rating which looks at the companies buying (accumulation) and the companies selling (distribution) of public stock. Also, look for major indexes to post information on the day. Then you search the leaders of the major index, which are shown daily of each industry group. Be on the look out and researching the stocks that are hitting a new high.
Just a thought!
Here is an idea. It's a work smarter not harder idea. Everyone and thier brother is talking about the market and where this and that is going. Try this one for once, instead of complaining and spending our time talking about where the market is going. Why not spend some time researching, and really doing your homework in stocks that are first staying steady in this type of market, and second some potential that could be future buying stocks when you think the market has hit it's low and ready for the upward swing. It's like preparing yourself for the future WOW...what an idea!
Again, be looking for those stocks that stand steady and strong in such a market as today. Search for some of the stocks that did not loss 50% or more, this might be the steady and strong stocks for the future. Just waiting for the market and smart investors to come on board before it starts taking off again just like the market will.
Be looking for the stocks that have a nice combination of strong growth, great earnings, sales growth would be a must, and top it off with a solid fundamentals and profit margin. I easy way to truly check out the company's strong earnings would be to checking out the company's earning per share rating. This EPS is rated and measured every company from a 1 (lower/worst) to 99 (highest/best).
Again, be looking for those stocks that stand steady and strong in such a market as today. Search for some of the stocks that did not loss 50% or more, this might be the steady and strong stocks for the future. Just waiting for the market and smart investors to come on board before it starts taking off again just like the market will.
Be looking for the stocks that have a nice combination of strong growth, great earnings, sales growth would be a must, and top it off with a solid fundamentals and profit margin. I easy way to truly check out the company's strong earnings would be to checking out the company's earning per share rating. This EPS is rated and measured every company from a 1 (lower/worst) to 99 (highest/best).
Monday, June 19, 2006
Debt free can be a life safer
Debt clouds the line that separates wants, desires, and needs. Needs are necessary purchases such as food, clothing, shelter, medical coverage, transportation, and others. Wants involve choices about quality of goods. Discount shopping versus specialty shopping, lobster versus chicken, or a new car versus a good used car, and so on. Desires are those things that can be purchased only after all other obligations are met and only if there are surplus funds available to purchase them. Debt allows desires to become wants and wants to become needs.
Debt encourages impulse buying and overspending. The chief financial officer of a national credit card company said that consumers spend on the average of 25 to 30 percent more when they charge than if they purchase with a check or cash and that a great majority of those extra purchases are the result of impulse buying. Unrestricted debt assumption and credit cards have allowed people to buy immediately beyond the means to repay, without sacrificing needs and necessities.
Debt stifles resourcefulness. In a society that lives by the premise of “I want, what I want, when I want it,” the need to be resourceful—mending clothing, resoling shoes, and changing oil—in order to save money is no longer relevant. It is more convenient to purchase new or to charge services simply by “putting it on plastic,” and then paying for it later, regardless of interest or finance charges.
Debt eliminates family financial planning. Rather than planning for the future and allowing for a margin of errors, overruns, and changes to dictate future financial development, debt eliminates the necessity for future planning because the course for the financial future of the family will have already been set: pay the debt that has been accumulated.
Debt teaches children that the world’s method of managing money is normal. Debt causes children to have a casual regard for using credit cards, obtaining loans and mortgages, and keeping vows to pay the bills. For this reason, we have children who have graduated from college by borrowing for education expenses and living to the limit of their credit cards. They have never considered paying cash for transportation or anything else and have begun adult life with so much debt that they have to work for years just to pay for the debt accumulated during their college years.
Debt encourages impulse buying and overspending. The chief financial officer of a national credit card company said that consumers spend on the average of 25 to 30 percent more when they charge than if they purchase with a check or cash and that a great majority of those extra purchases are the result of impulse buying. Unrestricted debt assumption and credit cards have allowed people to buy immediately beyond the means to repay, without sacrificing needs and necessities.
Debt stifles resourcefulness. In a society that lives by the premise of “I want, what I want, when I want it,” the need to be resourceful—mending clothing, resoling shoes, and changing oil—in order to save money is no longer relevant. It is more convenient to purchase new or to charge services simply by “putting it on plastic,” and then paying for it later, regardless of interest or finance charges.
Debt eliminates family financial planning. Rather than planning for the future and allowing for a margin of errors, overruns, and changes to dictate future financial development, debt eliminates the necessity for future planning because the course for the financial future of the family will have already been set: pay the debt that has been accumulated.
Debt teaches children that the world’s method of managing money is normal. Debt causes children to have a casual regard for using credit cards, obtaining loans and mortgages, and keeping vows to pay the bills. For this reason, we have children who have graduated from college by borrowing for education expenses and living to the limit of their credit cards. They have never considered paying cash for transportation or anything else and have begun adult life with so much debt that they have to work for years just to pay for the debt accumulated during their college years.
Why debt is so dangerous
Why debt is so dangerous
* Debt presumes on the future. When people commit themselves to payments over a period of time, they are presuming that there will be no pay reductions, no loss of job, and no unexpected expenses. That is an improbable assumption (see Proverbs 27:1).
* Debt lowers future standards of living. Money that is borrowed today must be repaid over time along with interest, which means that those things purchased with credit will cost more “tomorrow” than they did today. Therefore, the standard of living will have to be adjusted to compensate for the added expense.
* Debt focuses on façade decisions rather than real-life decisions. Debt encourages people to make decisions based on whether they can afford a monthly payment, rather than on whether they can afford the total cost (purchase price, operational expenses, and finance charges) of the item. Debt makes it too easy to say yes to low monthly payments while ignoring the real cost of items.
* Debt leaves people at the mercy of the power of compound interest. If consumers pay the minimum monthly payment on a $1,000 debt at 19.8 percent rate of interest and never charge anything else on that account, it will take eight (8) years to pay back the $1,000 and they will pay $2,023 for the privilege of charging $1,000. In some cases, items charged on nationally accepted bank credit cards can cost upwards to eight times the original purchase price of the item by the time the bill is paid off.
* Debt presumes on the future. When people commit themselves to payments over a period of time, they are presuming that there will be no pay reductions, no loss of job, and no unexpected expenses. That is an improbable assumption (see Proverbs 27:1).
* Debt lowers future standards of living. Money that is borrowed today must be repaid over time along with interest, which means that those things purchased with credit will cost more “tomorrow” than they did today. Therefore, the standard of living will have to be adjusted to compensate for the added expense.
* Debt focuses on façade decisions rather than real-life decisions. Debt encourages people to make decisions based on whether they can afford a monthly payment, rather than on whether they can afford the total cost (purchase price, operational expenses, and finance charges) of the item. Debt makes it too easy to say yes to low monthly payments while ignoring the real cost of items.
* Debt leaves people at the mercy of the power of compound interest. If consumers pay the minimum monthly payment on a $1,000 debt at 19.8 percent rate of interest and never charge anything else on that account, it will take eight (8) years to pay back the $1,000 and they will pay $2,023 for the privilege of charging $1,000. In some cases, items charged on nationally accepted bank credit cards can cost upwards to eight times the original purchase price of the item by the time the bill is paid off.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Making ETFs work for you
Making ETFs work for you by investing in what you want. Take todays market for example, a lot of people are very hesitant an d don't know what to invest in. Well, this is where ETFs can really step into your portfolio, by a little extra protection since they are one diversified, two they are funds not just one individual stock, and thirdly you can really specialize in certain sectors and areas that may be volatile in individual stocks.
Here are some real ways that ETFs can be inserted into your portfolios and making them whatever you want:
Maybe your want something international, maybe try looking into iShares MSCI GERMANY (AMEX:EWG) or iShares TR FTSE INDX (NYSE:FXI)
Say you want income from Dividends, a great looking ETF for this is iShares Down Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY), and Vanguard's REIT VIPER (VNQ).
Maybe you want to protect yourself from inflation, maybe try iShares Goldman Sachs Natural Resources Index (IGE) and iShares Lehman TIPS Bond (TIP).
Along with these roles ETFs can also, play that filler in your portfolio. Let's just say you fell that you have just about everything that you wanted covered in your complete portfolio, but your have a lot of one area, but you just want to cover everything. Well, ETF could be a great play in this factor. So make the EFTs that filler for you to completely diversified to your likes. Even if you like investing in individual stocks, ETFs may be able to play a role in your portfolio. Say if you have a lot of the large cap stocks covered, why not fill that gap with a small cap ETF to fully fill that portfolio. Just one more way of making ETFs work for you!
Here are some real ways that ETFs can be inserted into your portfolios and making them whatever you want:
Maybe your want something international, maybe try looking into iShares MSCI GERMANY (AMEX:EWG) or iShares TR FTSE INDX (NYSE:FXI)
Say you want income from Dividends, a great looking ETF for this is iShares Down Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY), and Vanguard's REIT VIPER (VNQ).
Maybe you want to protect yourself from inflation, maybe try iShares Goldman Sachs Natural Resources Index (IGE) and iShares Lehman TIPS Bond (TIP).
Along with these roles ETFs can also, play that filler in your portfolio. Let's just say you fell that you have just about everything that you wanted covered in your complete portfolio, but your have a lot of one area, but you just want to cover everything. Well, ETF could be a great play in this factor. So make the EFTs that filler for you to completely diversified to your likes. Even if you like investing in individual stocks, ETFs may be able to play a role in your portfolio. Say if you have a lot of the large cap stocks covered, why not fill that gap with a small cap ETF to fully fill that portfolio. Just one more way of making ETFs work for you!
Make ETFs win for you
Make ETFs win for your portfolio. Here is the first one we would suggest in making ETF trading work for you and your portfolio. We suggest that you would target a well researched sector of that you know through your research that is going to be a winner and why not diversify with throwing in an ETF of your portfolio.
The good things about an ETF is that your getting what you want through customized but still a good mix of a sector of your choice. Along with this, we fell that ETFs are winners for all. It does not matter if your a still working, newly retired, or just about to retire. ETFs can still work for all of those people. The great things about ETFs still is that they target and play different investing styles. Still not convinced, check it out for your self at iShares website (http://www.ishares.com) this should help you in creating that customized mix we are talking about.
The good things about an ETF is that your getting what you want through customized but still a good mix of a sector of your choice. Along with this, we fell that ETFs are winners for all. It does not matter if your a still working, newly retired, or just about to retire. ETFs can still work for all of those people. The great things about ETFs still is that they target and play different investing styles. Still not convinced, check it out for your self at iShares website (http://www.ishares.com) this should help you in creating that customized mix we are talking about.
Make ETFs work for you
One more role ETFs can play is in the tax loss area. ETFs can help you do some fast, quick, easy moves to and a little easier on the taxes. Here is one example say you feel that Ebay is a strong solid stock with great long-term potential. Say your sitting currently on a loss as of right now, but you still really like the stock. So, this is what could do to make it look more attractive on paper. So, say you sell your stock at a loss just for the tax write-off, but in return you still really want the stock of Ebay. So you think or don't want to miss out on anything from Ebay, but remember the rule of the IRS 31 days "wash sale". This is where the role and great way of playing ETFs.
Here is the plan:
You currently own a bio tech at a loss, so you sell the stock for tax purpos only, turn around or even the same day you could purchase a bio ETF with that same stock that you were or had owned, wait 31 days...sell the ETF...buy back the stock.
Here is the plan:
You currently own a bio tech at a loss, so you sell the stock for tax purpos only, turn around or even the same day you could purchase a bio ETF with that same stock that you were or had owned, wait 31 days...sell the ETF...buy back the stock.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Stock Options can be the safe way to play
Sometimes some of the safest plays can be stock options. That's right, this could be a safe insurance to know for sure what your getting and your bidding on whatever price you think the stock will be in the future!
We personally like some stock options currently in some for the short and others for the long term.
Check and research some of the these stock options!
Parallel Petroleum Corporation (NasdaqNM:PLLL) engages in the acquisition, development, and exploitation of oil and natural gas reserves in Texas and New Mexico. It produces and sells oil and natural gas. The July calls on 20 are looking sort of interesting with high volume sort of pushing them as well. This would be a good one to be looking at.
Nokia (NYSE:NOK - News) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The July 20 puts is one that is striking to us. Maybe it's worth some of your own research to look into this one.
PORTALPLAYER INC (NasdaqNM:PLAY) this is one that a lot of looking at for the 10 calls for this month. It's interesting and will be interesting to see where or what this plays out (with no pun intended)!
Carnival (NYSE:CCL - News) also had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 36.41 and the July 37 1/2 puts (CCL SU) closed at 1.90 - 2.00.
We personally like some stock options currently in some for the short and others for the long term.
Check and research some of the these stock options!
Parallel Petroleum Corporation (NasdaqNM:PLLL) engages in the acquisition, development, and exploitation of oil and natural gas reserves in Texas and New Mexico. It produces and sells oil and natural gas. The July calls on 20 are looking sort of interesting with high volume sort of pushing them as well. This would be a good one to be looking at.
Nokia (NYSE:NOK - News) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The July 20 puts is one that is striking to us. Maybe it's worth some of your own research to look into this one.
PORTALPLAYER INC (NasdaqNM:PLAY) this is one that a lot of looking at for the 10 calls for this month. It's interesting and will be interesting to see where or what this plays out (with no pun intended)!
Carnival (NYSE:CCL - News) also had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 36.41 and the July 37 1/2 puts (CCL SU) closed at 1.90 - 2.00.
Why ETFs could be the way to go
ETF's look like the smart and safe way to go in rough markets. Why, because they are like traditional index funds, but only better while giving you the same diversiftication without the large broker fees and paying those taxes. Well, let's just stay it does not take a today's market to stir up the ETF being the next smartest, coolest thing to come along since, well the index funds! Just to paint the full picture for you. Check these numbers out...ETFs have exploded from 30 different ETFs with $34 billion in assests just six years ago, where as today there are over 200 ETF to pick from and a booming more then $300 Billion assests! If that's not telling you something, wake up and hear the wall street bell because it should be telling you something. ETF can be found in just about every sector, subsector, entertainment, gold, and even forex exchange such as the euro! So maybe some of you are convinced but maybe just convinced that ETF is a new hyped investment that a lot of people are jumping on the band wagon. Well, we are not here to debate that issue. Instead we would like to start a serious of how ETFs might be able to added in your portfolio, in return making your investing strategy that much strong in the long term that is.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
More signals and charts part two
Here are some tips, suggestions, and flags to be looking for in charts. We all know that signals and charts are very important to be looking at in research for stocks that you own or looking to buy. Rather it's a long term position or short term position there are times to be checking and seeing if it's time to let go and give into cash. Here are some things to be looking for in stocks that you should be letting go.
Volume is must to be looking, charting, and watching our for high volume selling. This is a quick yellow flag that shows people are selling the stock at high volume and mostly for a reason. Make sure you watching the trend lines of it's moving average, this is a must to keep your eye on these trend lines. Remember your out to make money not lose money. So lastly, be looking at your stocks high prices in the previous weeks to months and if you see stock getting above this it might be a good signal to take your gains and let go!
Remember the most important of all is to be doing your research, follow your rules, and enjoy trading.
Volume is must to be looking, charting, and watching our for high volume selling. This is a quick yellow flag that shows people are selling the stock at high volume and mostly for a reason. Make sure you watching the trend lines of it's moving average, this is a must to keep your eye on these trend lines. Remember your out to make money not lose money. So lastly, be looking at your stocks high prices in the previous weeks to months and if you see stock getting above this it might be a good signal to take your gains and let go!
Remember the most important of all is to be doing your research, follow your rules, and enjoy trading.
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