Bulls Battle Bears

I was going through my emails from the past week when I came across an interesting one from a reader.

In a nutshell, the reader stated that he had been watching the stock markets for a while and was looking to start off investing some money he had slowly been setting aside. His risk tolerance was low and his initial investment was $10,000. He currently was working, had a house and was single.

Now every investor is unique. For some, this might fight your situation, for others, it might be the total opposite. [Read the rest of this entry...]

CytRx Corporation (Cytr) is a stock I have played on and off for as long as I can remember (going back to 2003). Its been all over the place in terms of price. I’ve seen the stock reach above $4.75, and fall below $0.30 in that time. At present, this stock is trading around $0.80, which is 20% off its one month high, and roughly 35% off its 90day. [Read the rest of this entry...]

About a year ago, I talked about Patriot Coal (PCX), and from that point forward, I have bought and sold this company on a regular basis until about the time this stock hit $13 (average). At that time, I got in for a long position which I felt would slowly start ticking upwards. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Got your attention? I’m sure it did

We have all heard about Groupon by this point, and if you have not, the premise of the site is to offer discounts to various places in cities all over the world if a large enough group makes the same buy. Some companies like Gap, to Spa’s, Hotels, and Restaurants have taken advantage of this very popular site.

If your a customer taking advantage of these super cheap deals, you might wonder why or how business can run on having 50% (or more) off of their normal values. Well, its simple, when you take into consideration the sheer volume generated with no advertising overhead. These stores are still coming ahead. Plus, they hope to capture you for repeat business back at their regular prices.

Now, here is how I was going to get the $10 in your pocket. [Read the rest of this entry...]