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The 2002 Investment U Archives

12/30/2002 – Treasury Inflation Protected Securities: The Only Truly Guaranteed Investmentand Where To Put Your Super-safe Money Now: Issue # 200
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud reviews Treasury Inflation Protected Securities: the one investment that’s truly guaranteed, will keep up with inflation, and pay a positive return.

12/23/2002 – Investment Performance: Charting the Stock Market’s History To Find Where the “New Money” Is: Issue # 199
IU President Steve Sjuggerud looks at various investment performance classes since the late 1960’sto see if we can find where the money returns are today.

12/19/2002 – Historical Investment Returns: Telling The Real Story on Investing Today: Issue # 198
In this issue, Steve Sjuggerud shares data from 1,600 years of historical investment returns to help shape your investing strategies.

12/10/2002 – Avoiding Investment Losses: What Really Drives Investors, and How To Use the “Golden Rule”: Issue # 197
In this issue, Steve offers tips on avoiding investment losses, including the “Golden Rule” of investing and simple calculations you can use in your own portfolio.

12/07/2002 – Future of the Stock Market: Stocks Will Be 41% Lower in 5 Years: Issue # 196
Steve Sjuggerud comments on the future of the stock market, including whether it will be up or down in 5 years based on rational, history-backed data.

12/06/2002 – Emotional Investments: 2 Key Concepts that Help Take the Emotion Out of Investing: Issue #195 Dr. Sjuggerud shares two simple concepts that can help you prevent emotional investment decisions and dramatically improve your chances for investment success.

12/05/2002 – Shorting Stocks: The Truth about this Investing Strategyand When It Makes Most Sense: Issue # 194
Steve Sjuggerud reviews the mechanics of shorting stocks (short selling), including how to make it work for youand determining if it’s even appropriate for your investing strategy.

12/02/2002 – Steve Leuthold: Why His Investment Advice Is Important and What He’s Saying Now: Issue # 193
Steve Sjuggerud introduces independent analyst Steve Leuthold and explains why listening to his unique insights is good advice for any investor.

11/21/2002 - Momentum Stock Trading System: How One Investor Made 1,379% in Three Years by Copying an Investment System: Issue # 191
This issue looks at the ‘momentum stock trading system’ and how investors can combine momentum with other factors to create a useful and profitable investing strategy. See how one investor made 1,379% in three years by copying this investment system.

11/18/2002 – Florida Housing Bubble: Comparing A Bubble From the Past To What’s Happening Today: Issue # 190
In this issue, Steve Sjuggerud takes a look at the Florida housing bubble then determines whether or not we’re in a nationwide “real estate bubble”.

11/14/2002 – Investing In Gold Stocks: The Smartest Way to Invest In Gold and Pocket 40% or More: Issue # 189
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud explores gold stock investing and shares his favorite gold plays, recommended experts and brokers, and additional resources.

11/11/2002 – David Ricardo: The Economist Who Pocketed $52 Million In A DayHow You Can Put His One Simple Rule of Investing To Work for You: Issue # 188
Steve Sjuggerud reviews legendary economist David Ricardoand how his one simple rule of investing can work for you.

11/07/2002 – John Bogle: This Expert’s One Great Secret Of Invesment Success: Issue # 187
Investment U Chairman Steve Sjuggerud shares John Bogle’s greatest secret behind his investment sucess and how this fits into the four key elements of investing.

09/26/2002 – Invest Like Warren Buffett: A Simple Yet Powerful Philosophy for Investing: Issue # 174
In this issue, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud encourages readers to invest like Warren Buffett, using the same powerful yet simple investment philosophies on which Buffett built his fortune.

09/16/2002 – The Best Online Stock Broker: Testing the Waters To Help You Find the Top Online Brokerage Firms: Issue # 171
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud offers advice investors can use to find the best online stock brokers, including a word of caution about ‘no-frills’ brokers.

09/12/2002 – Investment Tools: The Top 5 You’ll Need To Succeed: Issue # 170
The investment tools available online now are incredible – and in most cases, more than you’ll ever need. In today’s issue, I’ll outline for you top 5 tools you really need to succeed as an investor

08/22/2002 – Stock Broker Fees: How to Save Thousands of Dollars in Brokerage Costs: Issue # 165
In this issue, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud shows how to save thousands in stock broker fees, including 7 guidelines for handling brokerages.

07/29/2002 – How To Invest Locally In Real Estate: Issue # 158
In Issue #158, Steve Sjuggerud explains the benefits of buying local real estate and relates the story of a friend who has done just this, making unlimited profits.

06/20/2002 - Factors That Affect The Stock Market: The Only 2 Things That Drive The Markets: Issue # 148
In this issue, Dr. Steve Sjuggurud explains the two factors that drive the stock market and gives a ten stage model for figuring what market we’re in now.

06/13/2002 – Iceland Bonds: Quality Investment Opportunities Are ThereYou Just Need To Find Them: Issue # 146
Investment U’s Steve Sjuggerud reviews investment opportunities outside of U.S. stocks, including research on a rewarding Iceland bond market.

06/06/2002 – Optimal Asset Allocation: How To Build A Strong Portfolio Using 4 Basic Strategies: Issue #141
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud shares 4 basic strategies to achieve optimal asset allocation in any investor’s portfolio.

05/30/2002 – Stock Technical Analysis: Holy Grail Or Sham? What Works in Technical Analysisand How To Use It To Improve Your Investing: Issue # 142
Dr. Sjuggerud examines both sides of the stock technical analysis debate, and how investors use indicators to get an edge.

05/09/2002 – When To Sell Stock: The Only 2 Reasons To Unload an Investment: Issue # 136
Issue # 136 weighs in on when to sell stock, including the only two reasons to unload an investment, who NOT to trust, and how to avoid the killer catastrophic loss.

02/28/2002 – Stock Trading Analysis: Size Up Any StockQuickly and Easily: Issue # 116
Dr. Sjuggerud reviews a stock trading analysis measurement called the price-to-sales ratio, a more reliable measurement than the traditional price-to-earnings ratio.

02/11/2002 – Charles Dow: 100 Years of Investing Wisdom: Issue # 111
Issue # 111 reminds us of the timeless, classic investing rules from Charles Dow which still hold true a full century after his time.

02/07/2002 – Good Investments: How To Define and Distinguish One Investing Opportunity vs. Another: Issue # 110:
In this issue, we determine what makes up “good investments” by employing a risk-to-reward ratio that anyone can use in their investing strategies.

02/04/2002 – Investment Scams: How To Avoid Them Using Our Investment Checklist: Issue # 109
Issue # 109 features valuable lessons to be learned from investment scams, including a common sense investment checklist to avoid such scams and a fictitious company as an example.

01/28/2002 – Central America Real Estate: Investment Opportunities and Lessons in Travel: Issue # 107
Issue # 445 focuses on investing in Central America real estate, including a 12-step Personal Protection Checklist and travel lessons in emerging markets.

01/17/2002 – Investment Risk: What We Can Learn from NFL Quarterback Trent Dilfer: Issue # 105
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud reviews how to manage investment risk, including use of the risk-to-reward ratio and a lesson from a Super Bowl-winning quarterback.

01/15/2002 – Knowing Your Financial Situation: Making Sense of It All: Issue # 104
Issue # 104 discusses how people view their own financial situations, and offers tips on what to look for in a financial planner.

01/10/2002 – How To Get Started Investing: Checklists, Common Mistakes, and Avoiding the Fastest Way to the Poorhouse: Issue # 103
“How To Get Started Investing” is a beginner investment guide featuring: The Four Paths Taken by Investors, Avoiding Six Mistakes Made by “Get Poor Quick Investors,” Four “Get Poor Quick” Investments, and the Investing “Common Sense” Checklist.

01/07/2002 – Stock Market Historical Performance: What’s the Right Price for Any Investment? Issue # 102
This issue examines the Stock Market’s historical performance, including Price-to-Sales Ratios and Price-to-Book Value Ratios, to determine if the market is overvalued and what the ‘right’ price is for any investment.

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