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For all the analysts and pundits in the financial media, there is still no better judge of a company's health and future prospects than the owners and executives of those companies themselves, along with major institutional shareholders. That's why insider buying and selling is a critical piece of data that is monitored by people who invest for a living. As…
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Prologue: Today I'm going to share with you the story of a six day journey I have just finished.  It was a journey of almost 300 miles, looking to find investment property in an area of newer homes where prices have been decimated since the peak of the Real Estate market in late 2005.  The last time I bought an…
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MY WIFE IS PREGNANT WITH OUR VERY FIRST CHILD... And for the first time in my life I've found myself wondering what investing lessons I'd like to pass down to my child. After giving it much thought, I've decided to recommend the following three books as a starting point: 1. Competitive Strategy: To learn how to study a business, I'd…
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Wow, what a week this has been! I landed in China about 7 days ago and have been completely amazed by how much it’s changed in the last few years.  I haven’t set foot in Beijing since late 2005 and the difference between then and now becomes evident as soon as you hit the airport. Tons of signs in English,…
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Editor's Note:  Our weekly telephone call to answer your questions has been posted.  Listen now to hear Teeka answer more reader questions, including ... How do you know when the market is oversold or overbought? Are makers of SUVs and large trucks good long term shorts? Will there be drilling off the U.S. coasts and, if so, are there any…
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In this day and age, if you want to profit from the stock market you have to completely forget about the idea of just buying and holding "the market".  Popular ways to do this are purchasing ETFs that mimic the stock market such as "DIAMONDS Trust" (Symbol: DIA) which mimics the Dow-30, the "PowerShares QQQ" (Symbol: QQQQ) which mimics the…
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Did you see Chris Rowe's most recent market wrap up? Every Monday afternoon at 6:30pm EST. he's posting a SUPER FAST market wrap-up for those of you who want to take a quick peek at the market, and go back to enjoying your life! Check out what moved the market, one topic or event affecting the value of your portfolio,…
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For all the analysts and pundits in the financial media, there is still no better judge of a company's health and future prospects than the owners and executives of those companies themselves. That's why insider buying and selling is a critical piece of data that is monitored by people who invest for a living. As part of our continuing effort…
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Have you ever seen the movie, "The Treasure Of Sierra Madre"?  There is a classic scene from that film in which three gold prospectors, Humphrey Bogart, Tim Holt, and Walter Huston, finally reach a clearing in the mountains.  Both Bogart and Holt fall to the ground, exhausted and dehydrated.  Huston, on the other hand, though much older than the others,…
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WARREN BUFFETT WAS RIGHT WHEN HE SAID THAT INFLATION WAS LIKE CANCER -- IT MAY GO INTO REMISSION SOMETIMES, BUT IT NEVER TRULY GOES AWAY. Those words have taken on much greater meaning this past year as inflation has started to seep through much of our economy. As consumers, it's been easy to see how devastating inflation can be to…
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