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Leave Buy and Hold to the Billionaires
A couple of nights ago I was shooting the breeze with a guy on the 19th hole and he mentioned to me that he owned Intel (INTC). The memories from 2000 are finally starting to fade, so I don’t twitch as much when people mention technology stocks. He said that he had purchased Intel at [...]
100 Stocks to Combat Rising Food Prices
The government’s big ethanol push is driving up the prices of everything including a night at the movies. I just heard on the news that the price of popcorn has increased due to higher corn prices as more corn is being used to produce ethanol. It is time to think like an investor and put [...]
The Best Stock Plays to Capitalize on the Soft Commodity Boom
I have been sold on soft commodities (corn, wheat, soybeans, etc.) since reading Jim Roger’s “Hot Commodities” a few years ago. However, his preferred implementation is through futures or commodity index funds. Neither is of interest to me. So, when CNBC Fast Money’s Eric Bolling provided an update of his Ag Play on June 15th [...]
Outraged at Oil Companies, but Not Chicken Farmers?
As gas prices continue going up, the debates are getting more emotional. About a month ago I had an interesting discussion or should I say argument about escalating gas prices. My “friend” adamantly put the blame on the oil companies. My argument about a few billion new entrants into the global economy creating supply/demand imbalances [...]
How I Made Eric Bolling’s Agricultural Stock Play My Own
On Thursday, June 15, the Admiral, Eric Bolling, of CNBC’s Fast Money, presented an update to his Agricultural Stock trade (Ag Play). To capitalize on the trend of higher commodity prices allowing farmers to spend more money on new equipment, higher yielding seeds and better fertilizers – he constructed a four stock portfolio. The stocks [...]
Eric Bolling’s Agriculture Stock Play: Is it Too Late?
My jaw hit the ground last week when Eric Bolling, of CNBC’s Fast Money, stated that his agriculture play was up 59% year to date. It hit the floor a second time when he mentioned how he was playing the sector. I have been trading commodity stocks for awhile, primarily gold, energy and base metal [...]
The New ‘Four Horseman’ of Technology: Cramer Likes My Stock Picks
I am sure that many of you watch or have watched CNBC’s Mad Money with Jim Cramer. Personally I think the screaming and boo-yaas are a little much, but I do watch it on occasion. I like Fast Money much better – it comes on a couple hours later. I am quite honored, because it looks like old Cramer [...]
Rising Bond Yields and the Stock Market Don’t Mix
Rising bond yields and the stock market don’t mix. That was the story this week as the 10 year bond approached 5.25% sending the stock market reeling. Here is a great introductory article that explains the inter-relationships. Source: Financial Sense Online by Andy Sutton First, let us also make clear the role of the Fed [...]
Echelon a Tech Star in the Making
While alternative energy proposals are on the drawing boards, Echelon is addressing energy conservation today. Here is some interesting information from their website: As the cost of energy continues to rise, businesses are turning to Echelon’s control technology to protect their bottom line — and show their commitment to the environment. Our products make energy [...]
Outlook is Promising for Caterpillar and Terex
A nice report on two fine contributors to the Big Build-Out (BBO) portfolio. The BBO is up over 30% year to date. Source: The Street dot Com Rising demand for giant off-the-road tires suggests there’s more upside for the makers of jumbo-sized earth-moving equipment such as Caterpillar and Terex. The two stocks have rallied more [...]
