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A discussion of strategies for protecting gains on big winners.
The big news last week was that China’s central bank, in an effort to slow down the Chinese economy, announced an interest rate increase–the first since April of 2004.
My goal with HTB is to make you a better, smarter investor in this sector full of hype and hope and mystery. To that end, I’m going to be launching a real nanotech investment newsletter this summer.
With all the noise (random activity) out there, it’s not always easy to know what the prevailing long-term trend is, but I’m going to help you identify it.
Researching the Asian markets offers, among other things, an excellent opportunity to learn about new developments in the technology sector. One of the newest things coming out of Asia is Digital mobile TV.
If you’re even mildly tuned in to the financial markets, you’re no doubt aware the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 200 points Friday, the biggest one-day drop in nearly three years.
In a previous life, I was a co-editor responsible for asset allocation and stock selection for the Wall Street Winners financial advisory. One of the most successful calls the WSW editorial team made (and we made quite a few of them) was advising investors to buy Japan in September 2003, when the TOPIX (the capitalization-weighted index of all companies listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange) was trading around 1,000.
I haven’t seen such high volatility in the gold market since I was a neophyte in this business, way back in 1979. Unfortunately, I knew little back then; now–unfortunately–I probably have too much information.
For three years, participants around the world have been debating the stock market’s ascent: Is it a genuine bull market or not? This question has puzzled me for a long time, too. After all, I hold myself out as a clear-eyed talking head, anything but a cheerleader. Today I’ll suggest a new way to address the question.
