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(JNJ) Protect Yourself From Gold
Gold is supposed to act as a safe haven from crisis and a hedge against inflation. But lately, it hasn’t been either. You would think with the bombastic manchild leader in North Korea threatening nuclear Armageddon and the usual problems in the Middle East, investors...2May2013 | InvestmentU | Comments Off | Continued
What You Should Do With Your Money Today
Yesterday’s terrorist attack in Boston, the plunge in gold prices and the 256-point plunge in the Dow have investors across the country asking, “What do I do now?” The answer – if you’ve been following The Oxford Club‘s advice all along – is “not...27Apr2013 | InvestmentU | Comments Off | Continued
Forget the Gold Bulls… and the Gold Bears
Gold cratered Friday and then again yesterday, hitting a two-year low on fears that troubled European countries will have to sell their reserves to cover the cost of increasingly expensive bailouts. The sell-off took the metal below the important $1,400 psychological...27Apr2013 | InvestmentU | Comments Off | Continued
(XOM) The World’s Newest (and Hottest) Emerging Market
What defines an “emerging” market? One of the most useful definitions comes from the fine folks at Wikipedia: “[An emerging market] signifies a business phenomenon that is not fully described by or constrained to geography or economic strength.” Most investors...21Apr2013 | InvestmentU | Comments Off | Continued
(EBAY) Bitcoins: Digital Gold for the Digital Age
It’s happening all around you, at this very second, and you probably haven’t even noticed. Right now, on the same networks that carry your internet data, people are exchanging goods and services – completely off the grid. Out of the reach of the tax man, the Fed,...18Apr2013 | InvestmentU | Comments Off | Continued
(BAC) Time to Play Rising Natural Gas Prices
A recent Barron’s article was very positive about banks in 2013. They expect healthy growth from capital markets, corporate lending and deposits. And the existing catalysts of housing and the labor market to continue to push earnings higher. The article...13Apr2013 | InvestmentU | Comments Off | Continued
(HNZ) Warren Buffett and the U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Boom
On March 4 Warren Buffett had a little sit-down with CNBC’s Becky Quick for his annual “Ask Warren” appearance on “Squawk Box.” Throughout this special edition of the morning show, Buffett answered questions submitted from viewers by way of email, Twitter,...26Mar2013 | InvestmentU | Comments Off | Continued
(MOS) Warren Buffett Screen for Stocks – 30 Buffett Stocks and the latest Miracle Stock Picking System
In focus this week; a Buffett screen for stocks, the new miracle stock picking system and this week’s Slap in the Face Award. Rueters’ John Kozey recently ran a stock screen that was designed to mimic the criteria Warren Buffet is known to use when selecting...9Mar2013 | InvestmentU | Comments Off | Continued
Don’t Buy This Losing Investment Advice
At gonefishinportfolio.com, I recently updated The Oxford Club’s conservative asset-allocation strategy using Vanguard mutual funds and ETFs. It’s been a great decade, as this investment approach has not only...23Jan2013 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(HCN) Health Care REIT Incorporated – Taking Advantage of a Monumental Trend
Believe it or not, there were other newsworthy stories in December of 2012 than just the fiscal cliff. And this one’s a doozy… On December 12, 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau put out a press release hyping: “Projections...16Jan2013 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(AAPL) The Cheaper iPhone is good for Apple – Here’s Why
The latest Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) rumor is now a low priced handset ($99?) that will be released in emerging markets where a $600 phone would not gain traction with the public. Unlike the rumors of an...15Jan2013 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(MDVN) Ignore the Smartest Guys in the Room – All 8,600 of Them
Everyone loves the long ball. Home runs are exciting. Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire’s steroid-fueled race in 1998 brought baseball back from the damage caused by the players’ strike a few years earlier. Tony Gwynn’s hitting singles and doubles en route to...15Jan2013 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(AAPL) Apple Shares Are Cheap!
In focus this week; AAPL is dirt cheap, making money on the end of cash and a sitfa in honor of our entitlement system. No matter how you look at it AAPL is cheap! So says Barron’s. (And...6Jan2013 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(AAPL) 2013 Consumer Electronics Show: What Investors Should Watch
Each year Las Vegas hosts a show where gadget vendors show off the next greatest thing a 13-year old with a pocket protector will drool over. It’s the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It’s an incredible event and I will definitely miss going this year. Why?...5Jan2013 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(IBM) Why These Tech Firms Could Get a Boost From Obamacare
January 1, 2013 marked the beginning of the era of universal mandates, penalty taxes, tax credits and health insurance exchanges. Of all the features of Obamacare, the whole concept of health insurance exchanges should pique your curiosity. In order to install them,...5Jan2013 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
Your Four Best Financial Resolutions for 2013
This is the time of year for making New Year’s resolutions. And I have four that are guaranteed to make your portfolio bigger, fatter and wider a year from now. So listen up: * Save more. All investment begins with saving. And unlike the performance...2Jan2013 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(AAPL) Marc Lichtenfeld: How I Did in 2012
Editor’s Note: At Investment U, we recommend that all investors take an inventory of how their investment ideas faired over the previous year. Improvement comes with accountability to yourself as an investor. And in that light, Marc Lichtenfeld...2Jan2013 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(UA) Under Armour – Hype You Should Actually Believe In
Some of the articles I write stem from a personal need to inform and/or educate. After all, there’s a lot of deception and doublespeak out there. And if you watch television or read the news, you can see pundits and analysts use all these “hip” and “sexy”...26Dec2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(QCOM) Qualcomm Will Disrupt the Near Field Communication Market in 2013
I’ve always been a late bloomer when it comes to technology. For instance, I didn’t get an iPad until one was given to me last Christmas. The last gaming console I owned was the original Playstation. And I still haven’t bought a smartphone… It’s sad,...19Dec2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(AAPL) Will Apple Rebound in 2013?
On September 10 we warned that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) investors may be wise to take profits. We received our share of angry phone calls and emails, but stuck with our opinion....17Dec2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
Warren Buffett: Tax Dodger?
I’m a longtime admirer of Warren Buffett. He taught me a lot about stock investing, including the most important thing about it I know: Forget about outguessing the market and focus instead on identifying businesses that are selling for less than they are worth. While...5Dec2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(BP) Oil and Gas Drillers are HOT!
In focus this week; oil and gas drillers are hot, extra yield with less risk and tax sitfa. Barrons’ reported that since the BP (NYSE: BP) oil spill in the Gulf, deep water drilling worldwide...5Dec2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(T) Revealing the Hidden Profit Potential in These “Toll Collectors”
It’s tough making money in a flat market. And with all the uncertainty looming, investors don’t really seem to know what to do with their investment dollars. If the overall market doesn’t grow by itself, you really have to dig deep under the macro issues...3Dec2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(RDSA) Light Up Your Portfolio With These Plays on Medical Marijuana
In focus this week; natural gas is getting bigger quietly, pot is becoming a big business and the sitfa Last week the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDSA) was all about natural gas. Peter...3Dec2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(CVX) What Albert Einstein Would Invest in Today
Albert Einstein wasn’t famous as an investor. He was a genius who revolutionized theoretical physics. But if he were alive today, it’s pretty clear what he would be doing with his money. And you should be doing it, too. Let me explain… It’s a truism that...3Dec2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(PHM) Housing Stocks: Possibly the Easiest Gains in the Market Today
Sir John Templeton, perhaps the greatest contrarian investor of all time, once said: “Bull markets are born on pessimism, grown on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria. The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy, and the time...15Nov2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(YHOO) The Game is Rigged – But It Is Rigged In Your Favor
Can you get an edge over the analysts on Wall Street? Peter Lynch thinks so. In his book One Up On Wall Street, he devotes the introduction and the second chapter to highlighting the advantages an individual investor has over professional investors. Two constraints...24Oct2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(IF) The World’s Greatest Growth Engine (Part 2)
Yesterday, I outlined the scope of the economic turnaround by Indonesia and the Philippines over the past 15 years. A new MarketWatch special report tells us that the two countries have positioned themselves to be future heavyweights in Southeast Asia. Both economies...23Oct2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(DELL) Find Sensational Profits Within This Boring Sector
Sexy usually sells. But sexy doesn’t always win… For instance, with the start of another football season, fans will track the exploits of their favorite quarterbacks, running backs and receivers. But the real football fan knows that it’s usually the unsung,...23Oct2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued
(MON) Another Way to Play the New iPhone
In Focus This Week: another way to skin an apple, food riots again and the SITFA Another Way to Play the New iPhone The perfect buying storm, that’s what Jennifer Fritzsche of Wells Fargo called the business the new iPhone will generate for cell tower companies. The...23Oct2012 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued