Bear Sterns: A Harsh Reality |
News of the nation’s 5th largest Investment Banking company being sold in a fire sale for just $2 bucks a share was everywhere on Wall and Main St’s today. The beleaguered investment giant... Posted by TWP Trader Mike on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:35:00 PST |
Can We Be On The Verge of A Super Spike In Oil? |
There are many oil pundits out there who believe oil prices are headed back to the 30’s and 40’s in due time. Folks, we are living in a different world. We are in the age of higher and hig... Posted by TWP Trader Mike on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:53:00 PST |
Reading The Fine Print: The New York Times Shares Are Rising |
Shares of newspaper and media publisher The New York Times Companies (nyt) have been soaring of late. Shares are up over 20% in the past month reversing what had been contiuning slide in the company's... Posted by TWP Trader Mike on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:58:00 PST |
Two More Additions: BUD & C |
On Tuesday added two more quality names to my long-term portfolio. First was Citigroup (c) @ $27.22.Citigroup is nicely off its lows of the low 20's and I fully believe all the sellers exited the name... Posted by TWP Trader Mike on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:46:00 PST |
China Fire & Security |
On Wednesday, purchased shares of China Fire & Security Group (cfsg) @ $9.95This is an industry that is set to surge in China over the next several years. On a valuation basis the stock is signifi... Posted by TWP Trader Mike on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:47:00 PST |
Prudent Move: Dollar Cost Averaging |
With the markets down one minute and up the next, this market is not for the faint of heart-but we already know that. At the start of the week, global equity markets were selling off, the US included.... Posted by TWP Trader Mike on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:35:00 PST |
"World Hold On" |
Borrowing some lyrics from singers' Bob Sinclair new hit "World Hold On" we must look at the recent market melt down around the globe with some sharp analysis. On Monday, world financial indexes sold ... Posted by TWP Trader Mike on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:54:00 PST |
Banking on JP Morgan Chase |
I've followed JP Morgan Chase for the better part of my life, most of the appeal and views was mostly due to my father having worked at the bank for nearly four decades. For over a decade I've seen al... Posted by TWP Trader Mike on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:24:00 PST |
Are Mega Banks Worth An Investment? |
For the past several months, I've been debating whether or not to pick up shares of some of the world' s largest banks for the long-term. This past year, alot has happened, you dont need me to tell yo... Posted by TWP Trader Mike on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:16:00 PST |
2007 Performances |
2007 was both a tough and challenging year for me. In all I manage four (4) accounts. 3 of the 4 went up, 2 of which really out-performed the general markets. My trading account however had ugly losse... Posted by TWP Trader Mike on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:44:00 PST |