The 2003 Investment U Archives
12/29/2003 – How to Cash In Even When a Stock Tanks: Issue # 301
Everyone wanted to own shares of Crazy Eddie After rising dramatically, shares of Crazy Eddie (the now-infamous consumer electronics chain) doubled from $20 to $40 in just a few months. The brokerage firms were gushing over Eddie’s prospects.
12/23/2004 – Martin Zweig: How His ‘Bright Idea’ Could Ruin Your New Year: Issue # 300
A 146.3% annualized return – that’s what you’d have made following Martin Zweig’s New Year’s Eve trading strategy and you would have done it for 33 straight years In his book Winning on Wall Street, Zweig tested the trading patterns surrounding the holidaysSo should we gear up for another New Year’s Eve surge and increase all our position sizes?
12/18/2003 – How to Play the ‘Election Year’ Stock Rally: Issue # 299
“Bush and Greenspan won’t let the market fall ahead of the election” I hear that a lot these days. But when you think about it, it’s hard to believe Can the President and the Fed chairman really manipulate the stock market, or is the market just plain too big?
12/15/2003 – Be Wary of Your Broker: Issue # 298
If you’re not comfortably making six figures and you’re not under 45 years old, then you weren’t invited Well, it didn’t say that on the invitation. But that was the case at a highbrow Christmas party I attended over the weekend.
12/12/2003 – Investing in Dividend StocksThe Truth about Dividends and 4 Ideas That’ll Surprise You: Issue # 297
Should we care about dividends and investing in dividend stocks? Should we favor companies that pay dividends over those that don’t? Should companies pay dividends at all? And how much should a company pay? I’ll provide you with some answers to these questions answers to help you better understand – and profit from – dividends.
12/9/2003 – Pop Quiz! Issue # 296
So, you’ve been reading the Investment U E-Letter for a while now. Your confidence as an investor is growing every day. Great! But how much have you really absorbed from these e-letters? Here’s a quick way to find out – while having some fun in the process.
12/5/2003 – It Takes Courage to Be a Pig: Issue # 295
Six years ago, I announced to my family that I would make my living as a professional investor someday. My sister, who holds a business degree, scoffed at the idea. “Haven’t you ever heard of the efficient market theory? The stock market’s too complex for anyone to beat it.” Well, Sis, I just got a step closer to my dream
12/1/2003 – A Quick Way to $5,000 of Pure Profit – And More: Issue # 294
Let the madness begin! A Florida woman was trampled and knocked unconscious by shoppers over the weekend A mob of shoppers scrambling for cheap DVD players at the opening of a Super Wal Mart bowled over the first woman in line, knocking her out.
11/27/2003 – 5 Steps To Investing Better Than The Pros: Issue # 293
“Those investment guys at Citibank don’t know anything they just clock in and clock out, and never actually think for themselves.” This complainer is an Englishman working in Brazil. I think he’ll become a great investor he’s already following the five basic steps I outline below.
11/25/2003 – Martin Zweig’s Market Timing: The ‘Hidden’ Holiday Market Opportunity: Issue # 292
Issue # 292 examines Martin Zweig’s market timing theory on holiday stock market figures and analyzes what this means for investors.
11/21/2003 – Daniel Drew: 3 Secrets That Helped Him Become one of America’s Richest Men: Issue # 291
Daniel Drew became one of the richest men in America through trading stocks in the middle to late 1800s. In many ways times were much different Drew rode a horse to Wall Street! And there was no SEC, no Eliot Spitzer, and no Federal Reserve. But in many ways, things were EXACTLY the same then as they are today
11/18/2003 – An Unreasonable Fear of Bubbles Could Cost You: Issue # 290
Vernon Smith is an interesting old bird With his gray ponytail, his Native American jewelry and his cowboy boots, he’s not the image your brain conjures up when you hear the word “Nobel Prize-winning economist.” Yet Vernon Smith won the Nobel Prize in economics in 2002, for his work on stock market bubbles.
11/14/2003 – How to Stay a ‘Genius’ When the Bull Market Ends: Issue # 289
Okay, I’ll admit it. I’ve been checking in on my portfolio a lot lately Hey, it feels good. It looks good. Almost everything is up. And many positions are up a lot. It’s fun. But I need to remind myself, and you, of today’s message: ‘Never confuse genius with a bull market.’
11/11/2003 – Best Way To Invest in Gold: Issue # 288
This ‘Forgotten Sector’ Is Up 489% Since 2000Here are 6 reasons the run-up should continue, and 6 ways to invest in gold and profit. Gold stocks are up 489% in the last three years
11/7/2003 – The Most Important Lesson in Financial History: Issue # 287
Knowledge in science is cumulative yet somehow, when it comes to investing, knowledge isn’t cumulative For example: People are excited about investment possibilities in China right now - as if this is the first time anyone had ever thought of this.
11/3/2003 – Pop Quiz! Issue # 286
So, you’ve been reading the Investment U E-Letter for a while now. Your confidence as an investor is growing every day. Great! But how much have you really absorbed from these e-letters? Here’s a quick way to find out – while having some fun in the process.
10/30/2003 – How to Turn a 4-Dollar Investment Into Serious Coin: Issue # 285
As you probably know, I’ve been recommending ‘investment grade’ gold coins for months now and prices have been rising steadily. But these coins are still cheap – off 75% from their 1989 highs. Today we’ll go way behind the scenes
10/27/2003 – My 2 Favorite ‘Left-For-Dead’ Investments: Issue # 284
I spoke about some of my favorite investment ideas in Detroit last week – investments that were once poised on the edge of the abyss, but that are now seeing miraculous recoveries. I think these investments still offer a ton of value, and still have plenty of room to run
10/21/2003 – Technical Analysis Case Study: Trader Buys Baseball’s Red SoxWho Says You Can’t Get Rich Trading? Issue # 283
Dr. Sjuggerud writes about a case study on technical analysis and trend following featuring famous trader and Red Sox owner John Henry.
10/16/2003 – How to Buy Foreign Bonds: Issue # 282
‘How do I buy foreign bonds?’ a reader asked Chris Weber, a good friend of mine and a former collaborator at The Oxford Club. Chris is an American living in Monaco who has built much of his fortune in bonds over the last 20 years.
10/14/2003 – PIMCO’s Bill Gross: The World’s Biggest Investor Talks: Issue # 281
Bill Gross manages more investor money than anyone on the planet. For good reason he has an extraordinary track record across three decades, with very few losing years. And today his PIMCO Total Return Fund is the nation’s largest bond fund.
10/10/2003 – Asian Stocks Going Up?: Issue # 280
“If the U.S. goes sideways, Asia goes up. If the U.S. goes down, Asia goes down less; and if, in the best of all worlds for us, the U.S. goes up, Asia goes up more.” – Hedge fund manager James Ayer
10/7/2003 – U.S. Dollar Value: Is a Crash Imminent? Issue # 279
‘The dollar’s overvalued by 100%! The world’s going to hell and it’ll begin with a crash in the dollar’ one analyst will claim, and his analysis might make sense...‘The dollar’s undervalued,’ says another equally sensible analyst. ‘The U.S. is going to lead the world to greater things, and that will propel the dollar higher’ Who are we to believe about the U.S. dollar value?
10/3/2003 - 50%-Plus Gains Where Nobody’s Looking Issue # 278
If you had invested $10,000 in Vancouver-based Arequipa Resources in October of 1995, you’d have cashed out with $260,000 a year later when it was bought out. Arequipa did what mining exploration companies dream of it discovered over seven million ounces of gold.
09/29/2003 - Investment Fraud: What To Do To Protect Yourself and Your Money: Issue #277
In this issue, Dr. Sjuggerud cites 2 cases of investment fraud, and offers 4 ways to protect yourself and your money from unvalidated investing claims.
09/26/2003 – One Way To Reduce Taxes Donate Fine Art To Charity: Issue #276
In Issue # 276, Guest Columnist Alexander Green shares one way to reduce taxes substantially and help a good cause by giving fine art to charity.
09/22/2003 – Finding Good Financial Help, In 3 Easy Steps
Go ahead hang a shingle and call yourself a financial planner What? You don’t have any qualifications? Don’t let that stop you unlike being a doctor or lawyer, there are no requirements to be a financial planner. No education and no experience necessary. I’m not kidding
09/19/2003 – How to Pay $3,200 for Florida Beachfront Property: Issue #274We heard many brilliant investment ideas at yesterday’s Alliance conference put on by PirateInvestor.com. Of those ideas, the most exceptional one may have been Dan Ferris’ “properties for pennies on the dollar” recommendations
09/16/2003 – Going Global: 5 Advantages, and 3 Strategies for Success: Issue #273Kathleen Peddicord has quite possibly seen more international real estate opportunities in out-of-the-way places than anyone on the planet. Currently on the hunt for deals in Panama, this Ireland-based U.S citizen is the woman to turn to when it comes to overseas property investing.
09/12/2003 – Sizing Up the Real Value of Gold Coins: Issue #272
Gold coins are incredibly cheap today – they’re down 80% in value over the last 14 years, according to the CU 3000 Generic Gold Coin Index. And that’s music to the ears of readers who recall IUE-Letter #219 “Why Coins Are Attractive Now.” That’s where I shared the triple-digit profit potential available in gold coins. So why bring it up again? Because I’m convinced that the next bull market for gold coins is right around the corner.
09/08/2003 – It’s a Bull Market, Old Turkey Issue #271
It’s a bull market out there, my friend. Every major stock market on every continent is up So what do you do? How do you trade it? Should you sell what you’ve got, since things are up so much and are now so expensive? Or should you try to ride it for a few more points? But then what? What’s the right thing to do and when should you do it?
09/05/2003 – The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio: Issue #270
Imagine a place where your time is yours to spend as you wish Where you spend time only with people you want to be with Working on the things you enjoy Traveling the world Spending time with your kids or grandkids Or, of course, going fishing. That’s what The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio can do for you.
08/29/2003 – A Hot Commodity: 6 Ways to Profit and 2 Pitfalls to Avoid: Issue #269
Gold at $375 an ounce is fast approaching seven-year highs. Oil prices have nearly tripled since early 1999.
Lumber prices are up nearly 50% from their lows in the last three months. Even better, investments in these commodities have soared. Gold stocks as a group are up over 60% since April.
08/25/2003 – Yield Strategies: the Best High-Income Strategy I’ve Seen (The “Max-Yield”): Issue #268$10,000 invested in these safe and boring yield strategies would have turned into over $300,000. And it’s so simple, I’m ashamed I hadn’t thought of it and tested it myself. Chris Weber, the inventor of it, calls it the “Max-Yield Strategy.”
08/21/2003 – Diamonds Don’t Sell After All? Issue # 267
“I’ll admit I don’t know a thing about diamonds,” I said at the end of Monday’s article on lab-grown diamonds. I then said “that one article (the Wired Magazine story) may not be the full story – I just found it to be interesting.” It seems the article caused quite a stir. Apparently a number of our readers and a number of specialists in the diamond industry thought it ranged from incorrect to scandalous.
08/18/2003 – Apollo Diamonds: Turning the Stone Industry Upside Down? Issue #266
At least two tiny companies, including Apollo Diamonds, are producing real diamonds in a lab, for pennies on the dollar. What they’re doing amounts to the beginning of the end of DeBeers’ monopoly on diamonds. And it’s likely the end of exorbitant prices on diamonds – forever.
08/15/2003 – Investing in China – Now’s the Time: Issue #265
“Nobody with blue eyes has ever made money investing in China,” the old saying goes. Try and explain that to the lucky souls that invested in the four Chinese Internet stocks that trade on the Nasdaq this year.
08/12/2003 – Pop Quiz! Issue #264
Today it’s time again to take a step back and find out how much we’re learning as investors. It’s important every now and then to measure our progress and find out what lessons we’re taking to heart.
08/08/2003 – The Infallible Indicator, and What It Means for Your Investments: Issue #263
It’s remarkable an indicator you can’t ignore. It has made only six predictions since 1970. And all six predictions were exactly right. The predictions were for recession. There were six predictions, and there have been six recessions since 1970. That’s a perfect record for 33 years.
08/05/2003 – What If You Only Had Eight Years? Issue #262
Doctors give a family friend of ours 15 years to live, with about eight of them as good ones. Life sure is precious and short. It can’t be taken for granted. This sudden shock got me thinking about my life. I started to think, What if I only had 15 years, with eight of them as good ones? What would I do?
08/01/2003 – A Rational Reason to Buy Gold: Issue #261
Gold rises in times of fear the old saying goes. And it is true. But how exactly do you measure fear? It’s tough because fear is not rational. However, right now there is an outstanding and very rational reason for the price of gold to continue rising for a long period of time.
07/28/2003 – Wall Street’s Deadest Month: Issue #260
August is Wall Street’s “deadest” month. The extent of just how bad this time of year is on Wall Street will likely shock you After reading this e-mail, you may just decide to avoid buying stocks altogether during the months of August and September
07/24/2003 – The Best Investment Idea For Kids: Issue #259
I hope my two little kids grow up with a good savings ethic and a good work ethic. But honestly, I didn’t have A PLAN to get them there until I read about Justin Ford’s Two-Box System It’s brilliant. And it’s easy. Sometimes I feel like I’ve heard it all in the investment business. But every once in a while, an ingenious idea comes along.
07/22/2003 – Insider Stock Information: How To Use It For Profit in Your Investment Portfoli Issue #258
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud takes a look at insider stock information and what that means for us as corporate “outsiders” as a leading indicator for our investment dollars.
07/17/2003 – Mega Gains from Micro Stocks: Issue #257
$10,000 into $29 million, without any stock-picking skills whatsoever According to the book What Works on Wall Street, $10,000 invested in “microcap” stocks – the tiniest companies that trade on a stock exchange – would have turned into $29 million with your gains reinvested.
07/14/2003 – The Best Place to Put Your Real Estate Dollars Today: Issue #256
“Oh, I’m estimating 15% a year in home price appreciation.” Is he crazy? I couldn’t believe this friend of mine could even say this with a straight face
07/11/2003 – The Sad Reality of Mutual Funds: Issue #255
It was the most astounding incrimination of mutual funds I’ve ever seen And it’s the best argument I’ve ever seen that the performance of a fund manager can’t be relied upon. I’m talking about a little chart that appeared in this week’s Economist magazine.
07/08/2003 – Wringing Profits from Magazines: Issue #254
Time Magazine. We all recognize its red-bound cover immediately. Could Time Magazine (or any other major mainstream magazine) possibly be of any use to us as investors? Absolutely Yes! The results of using magazine covers to inform our investing can be so astounding, you must consider them when you’re making new investment decisions
07/03/2003 – The Smartest Home Improvements for Your Investment Dollar: Issue #253
My wife has a mile-long list of home improvements she wants done Is my wife right? Will we get our money out if we make a fancy master bath or if we update the kitchen? The latest issue of Consumer Reports magazine has the most detailed and unbiased reporting of remodeling I’ve seen lately.
07/01/2003 – Never Miss the Mega-Trend Again: Issue #252
The trick is to stay in the game long enough to get lucky We’re only given “big” opportunities once in a while, so we need to make sure we make the most of them. The problem is most investors do exactly the opposite of this and they’ll never have that one big winner that makes their investing career.
06/27/2003 – Marc Cook: What’s His Big Secret?: Issue # 251
Mark Cook knows how to make LOTS of money in the stock market In a trading contest in 1992, his return was 563% and in the next contest his return was 322%. It was no fluke since then, his annual returns have ranged from 30% to 1,422%.
06/24/2003 – Trailing Stop – Getting Out With A Profit: Issue # 250
There are only TWO reasons to sell an investment: If the reason you originally invested is no longer there, or if you’ve hit your pre-defined “point of maximum pain” – your trailing stop. Both concepts are simple. But most people don’t follow either.
06/19/2003 – Ned Davis Research: Issue # 249
Nobody crunches more numbers to listen to the message of the markets than the folks at Ned Davis Research (NDR). Ned Davis Research is an independent analysis firm, so Ned doesn’t have any conflicts of interest. And his track record over a few decades, as I’ve mentioned in the past in this e-letter, has been excellent. He rarely misses a market call.
06/17/2003 – Interest Rate Prediction: Issue # 248
As I write, short-term interest rates are a measly 0.85%. Long-term interest rates are at an astoundingly low 3.16% (that’s 10-year U.S. government bonds). And even 30-year mortgages for you and me are now below 5% (Ten-year mortgages are at about 4.3%!) Can rates keep sprinting lower? Can they even stay as low as they are now? And what should we do about it? Let’s consider each question
06/13/2003 – Stock Portfolio Management: Issue # 247
“We are at the peak of most likely the greatest financial mania that will ever be seen in our lifetimes and quite possibly the greatest ever witnessed.” -January 2000 Oxford Club Communiqué cover story, by Dr. Steve Sjuggerud. I couldn’t have been clearer back in 2000 when I wrote that cover story. Unfortunately, I have a feeling that very few people took my advice to use a trailing stop in their stock portfolio management… instead people just kept buying tech stocks.
06/09/2003 – Benjamin Graham: Intrinsic Value, Issue # 246I’d like to share with you what was likely the most popular investment tool presented at a seminar I spoke at over the weekend. It was the concept of Benjamin Graham’s Intrinsic Value Number. Benjamin Graham is the father of value investing. In the 1930s, he wrote the bible on securities analysis, which is still the main book on the subject today.
06/06/2003 – Options Trading Education: Issue # 245
Three Tips to Save You From an Options Nightmare: For the average investor, it’s not yet time to trade options… Here’s some education on how to get there.
06/03/2003 – One Smart Guy: Issue # 244
Outstanding independent research is hard to come by. The problem is, Wall Street research is even worse. For example, I recently showed how Goldman Sachs analysts were some of the worst-performing analysts out there . When you find good independent research, it’s golden, in terms of boosting your profit potential. But there are only a few firms that qualify.
05/30/2003 – The Best Book of 2003: Issue # 243
Jim Rogers is the real deal. And his just-released book Adventure Capitalist will turn out to be one of the most important investment books of 2003… and 2004… and 2005… and…
The basic story is about Jim’s car trip through 116 countries over three years. But the benefit to you and me is the wealth of investment knowledge imparted, which will pay us dividends for years to come.
05/27/2003 – Investment Concepts: Simple and Powerful: Issue # 242
Richard Russell reminded me of this in his latest newsletter, with a little story… a story that teaches us about the value of avoiding investments that contain more risk than potential return.
05/23/2003 – Pop Quiz! Issue # 241
Today it’s time again to take a step back and find out how much we’re learning as investors. It’s important every now and then to measure our progress… and find out what lessons we’re taking to heart. So take this quick Pop Quiz and find out how much you really know…
05/19/2003 – The Stock Market Secrets of a Young Gun: Issue # 240
Brian Hunt knows more than you do about making money in stocks… I’ve met thousands of investors from all walks of life in the many years I’ve been doing what I do. With a PhD in Finance I’ve seen what the academic community is up to. And Brian is more insightful than just about all of them.
05/16/2003 – How To Value a Stock: Issue # 239
EBay, Yahoo and their dot-com friends have risen by 100% or more since October… and they were already expensive to start with! Yes, stocks can continue to rise because in the short term it doesn’t matter if a stock is “expensive.” In this issue, we’ll take a look at how to value a stock, and get a feel for what ‘value’ is and what it means in the short and long term.
05/01/2003 – Charles Merrill: From Customers Coming First to Brokerages Going Wrong: Issue # 235
Issue # 235 takes a look back at how Charles Merrill viewed his customers’ investing success, and fast forwards to what’s wrong with today’s big Wall Street firms.
04/28/05 – The Basics of Gold Stock Investing: Issue #234
In Issue #234, Steve chews the fat about the gold indexes, which one to watch and within each index which stocks to follow in order to make the most out of your gold investments.
04/25/2003 – Insider Buying of Stocks: The Strongest Purchasing Signal in the World? Issue # 233
Dr. Sjuggerud and Alex Green review insider buying of stocks, and explore a system of fundamental and technical analysis that can prove remarkably profitable.
4/11/2003 – The Foundation of Your Future Profits: Issue # 229
Dollar for dollar, books can offer the best investing education you can get. The right investment books (along with the Investment U E-Letter, of course) can provide a solid foundation on which you can build wealth for years.
04/07/2003 – ‘The Big Lie’ That’s Threatening Your Retirement: Issue # 228
I hate to be the bearer of bad news. But somebody has to be honest about things here. After all, it’s entirely possible that your retirement is at risk… and you might not even be aware of it. So today I’ll tell you precisely what is wrong with “The Big Lie” being told by brokers and the financial media…
04/03/2003 – What To Do When “Quality” Is Bad: Issue # 227
I feel pretty darn good… For a new father that hasn’t had a proper night’s sleep in two weeks, I’m pretty close to 100% today. How is that possible? I don’t know. But I do know that when I do hit the sheets, I crash hard. I’m OUT.
04/01/2003 – Investing in a Bear Market: Issue # 226
“In a bear market, he who loses the least, wins.” Today’s message is short. In fact, that’s it above. While it sounds painfully boring, it’s been the highest-returning, lowest-risk strategy of the last three years.
03/27/2003 – Options Trading with Vic Sperandeo: Myths and Realities: Issue # 225
Options pro Victor Sperandeo made 70.7% a year without a losing year from 1978 to 1989. So it is possible to make an extraordinary amount of money trading options. However, even though Vic managed big gains, most people lose money trading options.
03/25/2003 – Opportunity Found! Issue # 224
Three things move the price of stocks, I often say. These three things are value, interest rates, and what I call market action. If you can find all three of these things in your favor, you have an excellent chance of earning extraordinary returns with limited downside risk in the markets.
03/20/2003 – The Millionaire Mind: Issue # 223
I hustled home from Costa Rica early last week. I’d wanted to check out the real estate and other investment opportunities first hand, but there were too many fires to put out back in the States. And trying to do so from a sailboat off the Pacific coast of Central America was not exactly optimal.
03/17/2003 – Where We’re Headed: Issue # 222
The way I’ve found success in investing is to learn from the world’s best investors: to figure out what they’ve done and what they’re doing. So today we’ll take a look at what Bill Gross (quite possibly the world’s greatest investor) has to say about the market and where he’s putting his money.
03/13/2003 – Real Estate: No Crash Imminent: Issue # 221
I lived in Delray Beach, Florida about six years ago. My wife and I had considered buying a place on the beachside, within walking distance from the beach. At the time, large two-bedroom townhouses were going for between $130k and $170k. We had even made a few lowball offers, which weren’t accepted. I ended up moving to Baltimore. But friends of ours did end up buying places we looked at, and my parents also bought as an investment.
03/10/2003 – Guaranteed Return Investments… With Unlimited Upside: Issue # 220
How about an investment where your worst case is a positive 12.2% return, and your upside is unlimited? That’s what we’re talking about today: guaranteed returns investments… and here’s why…plus the four core elements of a guaranteed return investment program, and the downside risks…
03/07/2003 – Why Coins Are Attractive Right Now: Issue #219
In Issue #219, we take a quick look at the coin market, and then a quick look at why the current prospects are so attractive.
02/18/2003 – Personal Financial Advice: How To Be Sure You’re Getting the Guidance That’s Best for Your Unique Situation: Issue # 214
Issue # 214 alerts readers to the right steps in securing proper personal financial advice, including how to go about the necessary homework to make the most of your investment money.
02/13/2003 – Wealth Protection: How To Protect Your Wealth…and Get 10%+ Returns On Your Super Safe Money: Issue # 213
In today’s E-Letter, though, I’ll explain wealth protection…and how simple it can be to protect your wealth from being cut in half. And more specifically, I’ll explain how to use the dollar’s fall to your advantage, to even make 10-15% returns (or more) on your SuperSafe money…
02/06/2003 – Leon Levy’s Investing Lessons: The Caribou Factor… and Other Gems: Issue # 211
Steve Sjuggerud takes a page from Wall Street Legend Leon Levy and conveys some of his time-honored investing lessons and principles.
02/03/2003 – Best and Worst Time To Invest: Popular Delusions: Issue # 210
“More than anything else, the stock market tracks [with] the U.S. economy and the earnings power of U.S. companies.” Unfortunately, this quote is absolutely false. So, instead of following the herd, let’s take a look at the reality…the best and worst time to invest…
01/30/2003 – Pulling the Trigger: Issue # 209
“Steve, I like your latest investment recommendation in your February newsletter, but I’m afraid…I see that it had fallen recently up until your recommendation, and I’m afraid it could go down after I buy it too.” That was my mother-in-law’s comment about my latest recommendation.
01/27/2003 – Wealth Statistics: How Do You Measure Up vs. the “Average Wealthy American?” Issue # 208
Once again, it’s time to see how YOU measure up. Are you doing things right? Or is it time to make some serious changes? That’s what I’ll address here, as we examine the makeup of the “Average Wealthy American.”
01/23/2003 – 2031: When Nasdaq Will Finally Be a Good Buy: Issue # 207
Ugh. I just ran some simple numbers on the Nasdaq, and came to an ugly conclusion: If the Nasdaq Index stays flat, Nasdaq stocks may finally be a “reasonable” investment value in the year 2017. And if it continues to stay flat, Nasdaq stocks will finally be a “good buy” by 2031. Ugh.
01/21/2003 - Investment Books: What to Read – An Investment U Classic: Issue # 206
Today I’d like to re-visit a subject that many of you have asked me about from time to time: my most recommended investment books to use as resources to help you become a better investor.
01/16/2003 – Pop Quiz! Issue # 205
Today it’s time to take a step back and find out how much we’re learning as investors. It’s important every now and then to measure our progress… and find out what lessons we’re taking to heart. So take this quick Pop Quiz – I promise it will be painless – and find out how much you really know…
01/14/2003 – How To Follow the Stock Market…and Get the Big Picture: Issue # 204
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud illustrates how to follow the stock market, including which indexes are worth tracking…and why the Dow proves to be a poor barometer.
01/06/2003 – Where To Invest $5K (Hint: It’s Not What You’re Expecting): Issue # 202
Steve Sjuggerud offers sage advice on where to invest $5K now by identifying the cost of money, return on money, and ways to help investors earn significantly higher returns in the long run.
01/02/2003 – Purchasing Power Parity: Is the U.S. Dollar Overvalued and Likely in Trouble? Issue # 201
In Issue # 201, Steve looks at the outlook for the U.S. dollar, and cites ‘Purchasing Power Parity’ as the factor that most affects the value of investors’ money.
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