byHenryLu02/21/2005
Whatisleverage?
Hereisadefinitionofleveragefromanonlinedictionary"leverage-Theuseofcreditorborrowedfundstoimproveone'sspeculativecapacityandincreasetherateofreturnfromaninvestment,asinbuyingsecuritiesonmargin."
Essentially,thecoreideaofleverageisthatinvestorscanuselessmoneytocontrolbiggeramountofinvestmentsothatinvestorscanmakemoremoneywhenthepricemovementisininvest...[
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DearIDEReader,AfteralacklusterSantaClausrally,themarketsopened2008withathud.TheDowfell220points,losing1.67percentontheday,whiletheS&PandNasdaqsoldoffsharplyaswell.Butitwasnotallbadnewsinthemarkets.Naturalresourcesinvestorshaveafewthingstosmileabout,withgoldreachinga28yearhighatover$850anounceandoilhitting$100perbarrelforthefirsttimeever.Today’stradingmakesthearticlebelowbyIDEanalystJonHerring...[
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俗话说,热点投资是淘金.
今年,黄金继续热,炼的是实物金;
近年来,石油热,淘的是黑金,
去年以来,今年乃至未来一,二十年热点是农产品-五糙十谷是:谷金.摘要一段文章如下:
In2008,grainwillbecomerecognizedasthenewgold,agriculturecompaniesasthenewtechstocksandtheMississippibasinasthenewSiliconValley.Manyfertilizerandseedcompanies'sharesdidverywellin2007,yetyouain'tseennothin'yet.Farm-focusedcompanie...[
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FinancialGoalsandHowtoReachThemAstep-by-stepguideforsettingprioritiesandinvestingwisely.BySueStevens,CFA,CFP,CPA|12-27-07|06:00AM|E-mailArticle|PrintArticle|Permissions/Reprints|Sue'sMonthlyNewsletterWeareamaterialisticsociety.Formanypeople,"fun"revolvesaroundspendingmoneyinonewayoranother.We'relookingforimmediategratification,andwe'rewillingtotapanyavailablesource--creditcards,homeequitylinesofcr...[
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INDU的日线图:
SPX:
TSX:
其中以TSX最好看,它正处在向上突破的边缘.考虑到黄金石油等向上的动力,一资源为主导的TSX有可能采取向上的方向.美股则处在犹疑,徘徊不定的十字路口中央.未来几天有可能选择方向.
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ByBradZiglerNodoubtaboutit,thishasbeenagoodmarketyearforgoldbugs.Butitturnsoutit'sbeenabadoneforamanagerofagold-basedportfolio.Afterayearinwhichspotgoldrose24%,GoldLinkCapitalAssetManagementLtd.isbeingkickedtothecurb.Andforgoodreason.Oh,you'venotheardofGoldLink?Thenbendyourear.TheGoldLinkIncomePlusFund(ASX:GLI)wassupposedtobeinnovative.Anditwas.GoldLinkwasthefirstpubliclytradedgoldportfoliotopayit...[
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byThomasTan,December27,2007
Atthebeginningofeveryyear,ByronWien,aformerlong-timeChiefStrategistforMorganStanley(MS)whonowworksforPequot,ahedgefund,makeshis10predictionsforthatyear.Hisrecordhasbeenupanddown,withapproximately5-6correctpicksinagoodyear,andonly1-2duringabadyear.Initially,itseemsthathedoesn'tsetaveryhighbarforustobeatsincemostofthemarewronganyway,butitactuallyindicatesjusthowh...[
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Our2008ETFPredictionsDecember27,2007
byTomLydonItwasabusy,excitingyearintheworldofexchangetradedfunds(ETFs)in2007.Butit'snottimetorestonourlaurelsjustyet,becauseallindicationsarethat2008isgoingtobeevenbiggerandbetter.HundredsofnewETFsareinregistration,theassetscontinuetoflowandthewordofmouthisspreading.Herearethetoptentrendsweseetakingplacenextyear.1)GlobalmarketswillnolongerbeinsyncwiththeU.S...[
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Whileheadwindsmaylimitnear-termperformanceofthemarkets,Ibelievethatstockswillhaveapositivebiasin2008.Myfavorableoutlookisbasedonexpectationsofmodesteconomicexpansion,sustainableearningsgrowth,aproactiveFederalReserveandreasonablevaluationlevels.Inaddition,theeffortsbytheFederalOpenMarketCommittee(FOMC)toinjectliquidityintotheeconomythroughratereductionsareexpectedtohaveanoticeableimpactontheeconom...[
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