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You guys know how big I am on video game makers as solid stock plays.
But what about video game retailers?
One of the big ones -- GameStop -- has seen its share price double to $58 during the past year. One of the big reasons why is the mushrooming market for used video games, which analysts say...
Read More | Nov 3rd, 2007
Yesterday I laid out the risks and rewards of investing and trading stocks online.
As I said, it's easy to do and actually kind of fun, but like going to Vegas, you have to be able to walk away from the table if you're losing money.
To help you avoid that, if you really want to start trading...
Read More | Oct 31st, 2007 | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: Nov 1st, 2007
My friend and I were texting each other about the Red Sox World Series rout the other night -- way to go Sockies, how to beat 'dem Rockies! -- and, both being Boston natives, were having a grand old time.
My pal won some money on the Series and had a strange question for me. Or maybe my friend is...
Read More | Oct 30th, 2007
Six weeks ago I wrote that video game stocks were going to be a good play for the duration of 2007 - - and probably well into 2008.
As I said at the time, anyone with a 12-year-old boy in the house recognizes the familiar hoots and hollers from the den or playroom, when the kids fire up the Wii...
Read More | Oct 29th, 2007
Being sick in bed for the better part of the week is a real eye-opener.
Besides the curious experience of buying Advil, Orange Juice, and one of those comical sleep masks you see people wearing on airplanes, at a Wegmens' at three o'clock in the morning, you get to pass the hours alternately...
Read More | Oct 26th, 2007
You may not realize it, but in the 401K market, where the fees you pay to the advisors who manage your plan can mean the difference, financially speaking, between a so-so retirement and a great one.
How so? Check out the scenario laid out by the U.S. Employee Benefits Security Administration: For...
Read More | Oct 24th, 2007
I haven't spent a lot of time -- okay, "any time" -- talking about the fast-growing biometrics market.
Part of it was ignorance. I didn't know know much about it.
But I'm all amped up on biometrics after reading a new white paper from BCC Research entitled "The Global Biometrics Market".
Any...
Read More | Oct 23rd, 2007
It’s back.
The dot.com bubble, that is. And with it comes a new wave of venture capitalists that are pouring money not just into Internet companies, but in life sciences companies, as well.
And in increasingly larger numbers.
An October article in The New York Times says it all. “Internet...
Read More | Oct 18th, 2007
Are Americans brain-challenged when it comes to the economy? Or misinformed by the mainstream media?
It's a question that must be asked today, after a CNN-Opinion Research Poll released this morning shows that nearly half-of Americans think we're already in a recession.
That, after continued...
Read More | Oct 18th, 2007 | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: Oct 22nd, 2007
In our last blog, I recommended that, whether you work with a broker or adviser or you trade on your own, you should always monitor your investments. By keeping an eye on your investments, you can prevent minor mistakes from turning into big problems.
Mastering the following steps will allow you...
Read More | Oct 16th, 2007