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12/29/2005 - January Effect: Bull or BS? Issue # 498
Mark Skousen explores three versions of The January Effect, and tests each hypothesis with facts and historical data.
12/28/2005 - Special Supplement to Investment U: The Investment U Interview Series: Alex Green, Oxford Club Investment Director
Investment U’s Jay Livingston sits down with Oxford Club Investment Director Alex Green to discuss Alex’s background, investing techniques, and the momentum investing approach that helps secure consistent profits for Oxford Club members.
12/22/2005 - Stock Market Predictions for 2006: A Huge Bull Market in Foreign Stocks! Issue # 497
Mark Skousen unveils his stock market predictions for 2006 with an eye on foreign stocks, drawing on differences between emerging markets and the U.S. markets over the past three years.
12/19/2005 - Short Term Trading: Defending the UndefendableWhy I Like Plungers and Day Traders: Issue # 496
In this issue, Mark Skousen makes a case for the necessity of short term trading and speculating in the stock marketand how investors benefit.
12/16/2005 - U.S. Economic Outlook: The Doomsday Myth, the “Boomsday” Reality, and Forecasts and Predictions for the U.S. Economy: Issue # 495
This issue features Dr. Mark Skousen’s U.S. Economic Outlook for 2006, including growth figures from the GDP and predictions for the coming year.
12/12/2005 - Gold as an Inflation and Market Indicator: Where to Put Your Money When Prices Edge Higher: Issue # 494
In this issue, Mark Skousen supports gold as an excellent inflation and market indicator, and offers four predictions and a recommended investment strategy.
12/08/2005 - The Federal Reserve Discontinues the M3 Chart: How To Profit from the Fed Banplus an M3 Money Supply Forecast: Issue #493
Mark Skousen reports on the impact as the Federal Reserve discontinues the M3 chart, including how investors can profit off this major broadcast measure of the money supply and economic trends.
12/05/2005 - The Five Rules of Profitable Investing - An Investment U Pop Quiz: Issue # 492
The Investment U Research Team reviews the Five rules of Profitable Investing, including a pop quiz that can help turn disciplined investors into millionaires.
12/02/2005 - How To Manage Debtand Make Yourself Extremely Rich: Issue # 491
In this issue, Mark Skousen reviews how to manage debt and turn borrowing into a money-making advantage.
11/28/2005 - Santa Claus Rally: Is a Year-End Stock Recovery Coming to Town? Issue # 490
Issue # 490 explores the Santa Claus Rally phenomenon, in which stocks tend to advance at year-end, and answers the questions important to investors.
11/25/2005 - Secrets of the Wealthy: The Ways and Economics of Millionaires in the U.S.: Issue # 489
Investment U Chairman Mark Skousen examines secrets of the wealthy and what many millionaires have in common through the results of a study by author Thomas J. Stanley.
11/21/2005 - Where To Invest Your Money NOWWhen Your 15% Investment Tax Is On the Line: Issue # 488
Issue # 488 reveals a threat that could wreak havoc on investors’ portfolios, and shares some timely advice on where to invest your money now in consideration of today’s shaky financial times.
11/18/2005 - Business Guru Peter Drucker: Three Lessons and His Contributions to the Marketplace: Issue # 487
Mark Skousen reviews the life of business guru Peter Drucker, and shares three bits of wisdom you can apply to your own investing strategies today.
11/14/2005 - Announcing “The Benny” - Investment U’s New Annual Award: Issue # 486
We are happy to introduce an exciting annual award here at Investment U: The Benny - The Benjamin Franklin Award for Wealth Creation. And we need your response to determine the winner!
11/10/2005 - Investing in Fine Art and Collectibles: My Secret to Saving 30% or More: Issue # 485
Mark Skousen shares his secret behind buying fine art and collectibles at drastically discounted pricesand how it can pay off in year-end investing and tax returns.
11/07/2005 - Socially Responsible Investing: Vice Trumps Virtue on Wall Street: Issue # 484
In this issue we review the $150 billion socially responsible investing market and compares two leading funds’ performance against the Vice “sin stock” fund and the S&P 500 Index.
11/03/2005 - Oil and Gas Investments: The Looming Tax Threat That Hurts Their Stocks: Issue # 483
In Issue # 483, Dr. Mark Skousen argues against looming tax threats on oil & gas producers that could push oil and gas investments into a bear market.
10/31/2005 - Sir John Templeton’s 5-Step Strategy For Financial Success: How to Build Wealth With Risks, Bargains and Tax Deferral: Issue # 482
Mark Skousen reports on Sir John Templeton’s investing outlookand offers a 5-step strategy for building wealth based on Templeton’s century worth of experience.
10/28/2005 - How to Profit From Ben Bernanke & a Volatile Federal Reserve: Issue # 481
Dr. Mark Skousen reviews the last 20 years under Alan Greenspan and offers a take on the direction of new Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.
10/24/2005 - How Lin Yutang Can Make You a Better Investor: Investing in Thought, Not StockWhen All Sectors Are Down: Issue # 480
Mark Skousen reviews how to deal with stock market corrections with citations from Chinese-American philosopher Lin Yutang that could help you become a better investor.
10/17/2005 - Interview with Steve Forbes, Part 2: Issue # 478
Part 2 of the Investment U interview with Steve Forbes reviews his take on the floundering stock market, the Sarbanes-Oxley securities law, the war in Iraq, and the most important lesson he’s learned in life.
10/13/2005 - Interview with Steve Forbes, Part 1: Issue # 477
Mark Skousen interviews Steve Forbes, who discusses his views on oil prices, gold as a barometer, and his new book, The Flat Tax Revolution.
10/10/2005 - Rare Coins: My Favorite “Old Money” Investments: Issue # 476
Issue # 476 features a review of rare coin investing, which is now enjoying a major bull market, and offers some recommendations and resources for buying “old money.”
10/06/2005 - Forbes 400: How to Be a Forbes 400 Billionaire By Investing in Only One Stock: Issue # 475
Dr. Mark Skousen reviews valuable lessons investors can pick up from the Forbes 400 list of the Richest People in America, including surefire ways of building financial independence.
10/04/2005 - Investing Guide: The First Investment Ruleand How To Put It To Work: Issue # 474
Dr. Mark Skousen shares rule # 1 from his Investing Guideand the way to profit from it. Mark also reviews today’s bull market sectors, including commodities, foreign stock markets, and defense & biotech.
09/30/2005 - Mutual Fund History: the Terrible Truth: Issue # 473
Issue # 473 looks at the 20-year mutual fund history, examining reasons for their underperformance and why most funds fall behind the S&P.
09/27/2005 - How to Buy Gold for Less Than $10 An Ounce: Issue # 472
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud discusses how to buy gold for less than $10 per ounce through gold “hoarders” such as Seabridge Gold (AMEX: SA).
09/23/2005 - Foreign Buying of National Debt: The Day Countries Stopped Purchasing Our Debtand a Seismic Shift in Investor Psychology: Issue # 471
Dr. Mark Skousen reports on the slowdown in foreign buying of our national debt, and points out the implications for U.S. investors and strategies to consider.
09/20/2005 - Gold Stocks: 2 Ways To Size Up Investment Buys in 2005: Issue # 470
In this issue, we examine two ways of determining if gold stocks are a good buy: assets (reserves) and cash flow, and report on a convincing trend when gold climbs past $400 an ounce.
09/15/2005 - Advice on Commodities: Uranium Stocks, Gold, and Why “Buy and Hold” in these Markets is Risky Business: Issue # 469
Dr. Mark Skousen weighs in on today’s commodities investments, offering advice, charts and trends on gold and uranium stocks.
09/13/2005 - Real Estate in Nicaragua: What’s Behind Its Red-Hot Coast Line and Beach Front: Issue # 468
Issue # 468 looks at how real estate along Nicaragua’s coast line is shaping up, and reports on its infrastructure issues, specific development properties, and key contacts.
09/09/2005 - Powerful Financial Planning Tools: What We Can Learn from the Monetary Shock of 2005 that No One is Talking About: Issue # 467
Dr. Mark Skousen reports on the consumer personal savings rate hitting an alarming 0%, and reviews one of the most powerful financial planning tools around: the “triple compounding” automatic investment plan.
09/01/2005 - Uranium Stocks: The Nuclear Option and the Uranium Bull: Issue # 466
Investment U Advisory Panelist Dr. Mark Skousen researches uranium stocks as an investing opportunity, with data revealing today’s uranium supply and demand as an alternative energy resource.
08/30/2005 - Are High Yield Bonds Too Good to Be True Right Now?
Issue #465 examines whether now is the time to invest in high yield bonds. Bonds of companies that seem to have any risk at all are a bad deal right now.
08/25/2005: The Beginning to the End of the Housing Market? The Second “Story” on HousingIssue # 464
In this issue, we take an alternative stance on the housing market, with new data reflecting a recent decline in the median price of new homes in the U.S.
08/22/2005: How To Protect Your Financial Security: Six Steps that Matter on Your Future Investment Returns: Issue # 463
Alex Green reveals the six crucial steps on how to protect your financial security and lock in long-term investment returns, including asset allocation, taxes, and compounded savings.
08/18/2005: Safe Investments: Can Cash as an Asset Beat Stock Returns? Issue # 462
Issue # 462 illustrates how cash might bring greater returns than stocks, and reviews short-term interest rates as a valuable predictor.
08/15/2005: Plum Creek Timber Investing: Timberland Investments Are Boring, But They’ll Make You Rich: Issue # 461
In this issue we evaluate Plum Creek Timber as an investing position, and explain how “boring” timberland has beaten the stock market over the long runwith less volatility.
08/11/2005: Agora Wealth Symposium: A Millionaire’s Dinner - And a Great Investment: Issue # 460
While speaking at the annual Agora Wealth Symposium, Steve Sjuggerud reviews his dinner with Frank Holmes, the head of the U.S. Global family of mutual funds, and also discusses his investment thoughts on the metals market.
08/08/2005: Oil and Gas Stocks: Who Really Controls the Oil? Issue # 459
Issue # 459 reviews today’s oil and gas stocks, and reports on which countries have the largest oil reserves, the world’s largest publicly traded oil companies, and a forecast for the market.
08/05/2005: Fund Managers: Why do I Listen to Them? Because This Award-winning Study Shows They’re an Excellent CONTRARY IndicatorIssue # 458
Fund managers are holding less cash as a percentage of their assets than they have in the last 30 years, and they’ve proven to be terrible “market timers.” Could it be time to lighten your load on stocks?
08/01/2005: Martin Barnes: His 10-year Investment Return Forecast: Issue # 457
Martin Barnes from BCA Research is the focus of Issue # 457, with a review of his thoughts on future investment returns, oil, housing prices, inflation, and the U.S. dollar.
07/29/2005: Stock Market Volatility: At 20-Year Lows What to Do? Check the Volatility Index: Issue # 456
Investment U addresses the question of what to do in today’s period of low stock market volatility, using the Volatility Index (VIX) as a measurement toolwith data going back to 1986.
07/25/2005: Jim Rogers: Hot on CommoditiesThoughts on Gold, Hubbert’s Peak, and More: Issue # 455
In part 2 of our interview with investing legend Jim Rogers, Jim discusses his bullish outlook on commodities and its relationship to stocks, thoughts on a Hubbert’s Peak world oil shortage, and gold as an investment class.
07/21/2005:Jim Rogers on China’s Currency Revaluation: The New Yuan Rate Versus the U.S. Dollarand What It Means for Long-term Investors: Issue # 454
Part 1 of our interview with investment legend Jim Rogers features Jim’s thoughts on China, including the impact of China’s currency revaluationand what it means over the long haul.
07/18/2005: Exchange Traded Funds: A Better Way for Sector Investing: Issue # 453
Issue # 453 studies exchange traded funds–single investments that allow investors to hold an entire sector in just one stock. Dr. Sjuggerud also reveals the dubious side of ETFs and offers an attractive alternative strategy.
07/14/2005: Investment Scheme: A Guaranteed Money-Making Scheme? Issue # 452
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud concocts a phony investment scheme featuring the U.S. nickel to prove a point about the value in owning commodities, particularly metals, as a hedge against other investments.
07/11/2005: Stock Trading Strategies: 95% Winning Tradesand Still Losing Money? Issue # 451
This issue takes a hard look at today’s stock trading strategies, including what to expect from advertised winning percentages and track recordsand what really matters in the long run.
07/07/2005: The London Attacks’ Impact on the Stock Market: Issue # 450
Issue # 450 looks at the history of the stock market following times when national security was threatened, including the tragic London attacks of July 7, 2005.
07/01/2005: Real Estate Bubble 2005: What’s Really Happening: Issue # 449
Steve Sjuggerud lays out the raw numbers on today’s home prices and supply, as well as his opinion on where the 2005 real estate bubble is headed. Plus, what impact should we expect from Alan Greenspan hiking short-term interest rates?
06/27/2005: MarketSafe CD: A No-Downside, Unlimited Upside Stock Investment in a Certificate of Deposit: Issue # 448
Issue # 448 explores the Everbank MarketSafe CD: a no-downside, unlimited upside stock investment. Steve Sjuggerud details what investors can expect from this certificate of deposit during up times, down times and both.
06/24/2005: Short Sell Plays on Retail Stocks: How To Profit When the American Consumer Stops Spending: Issue # 447
Guest contributor Jeff Clark weighs in on a potential trend in retail spending, and offers a timely short sell play on retail stocks”when the American consumer stops spending.”
06/20/2005: Put Call Ratio: Using Options To Tell When Stocks Are About To Fall: Issue # 446
This issue introduces the put call ratio as a way to determine the direction of a stock’s price, based on tracking its options activity. As an example, Dr. Sjuggerud cites one of today’s hottest stocks.
06/17/2005: Short Selling Stocks: Is It Time? Issue # 445
This issue looks at short selling stocks, what it means, and how to make money from it, including tips and strategies, advice on timing the shorts, and recommended books and resources.
06/13/2005: Long Term Interest Rates: Are Lower Rates on the Way? Issue # 444
And, How To make 48% in Two Years Outside of Stocks, If You’re Really Bold
Issue # 444 looks at where long term interest rates are headed, including positive commentary on bond returns from Gary Shilling and lessons learned from Japan’s asset bubble peak in the early 1990s.
06/09/2005: Tech Stocks Research: Are Tech Stocks Finally Cheap? Issue # 443
Steve Sjuggerud looks at seven years of tech stocks research to arrive at some conclusions on the valuations of tech stocks.
06/06/2005: Housing Bubble: The New Real Estate Conspiracy: Issue # 442
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud scrutinizes the purported housing bubble and related conspiracy theories, and explains 1) why he thinks real estate is in danger and 2) what he’s doing with his own real estate dollars.
06/02/2005: The Bull Hunter: Tracking Today’s Hottest Investments: Issue # 441
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud reviews Dan Denning’s new book, which uncovers global investment opportunities from Denning’s sojourns in China and India: The Bull Hunter - Tracking Today’s Hottest Investments
05/26/2005: Bill Gross: The New Big Idea From the World’s Biggest Investor: Issue # 440
Bill Gross shares with us his new “big idea,” specifically what will drive the investing world in the next five years, with insight on asset prices, interest rates, and bonds and commodities.
05/24/2005: Investments To Avoid: Four “What’s Hot Now” Plays: Issue # 439
It’s my biggest “secret” in investing something, it seems, that I do alone and it always works. It’s not much of a secret, actually but the reason it works is because most people can’t do it, even if they recognized it. What is it? the best lesson I can share with you is what’s hot now, so you’ll know what investments to avoid.
05/19/2005: Long-Term Stock Market Forecast: What Can We Expect from the Next Three to Five Years? Issue # 438
There’s no sense in watching the day-to-day fluctuations in the market. What matters is the long-term stock market forecast-specifically the next three to five years not the next three to five weeks. So let’s get started by looking at what five experts have to say
05/16/2005: Investment Knowledge Pop Quiz: How Much Do You Know? Issue # 437
So, you’ve been reading the Investment U E-Letter for a while now. Your confidence as an investor is growing every day. That’s great! But how much investment knowledge have you really absorbed from these e-letters? Here’s a quick way to find out
05/12/2005: Asset Bubbles: Commentary from Jeremy Grantham and Eric Fry2 Original Wall Street Thinkers: Issue # 436
Issue # 436 features commentary and projections on ‘asset bubbles’ from Eric Fry and investing legend Jeremy Grantham, including correlations between real estate and the stock market.
05/09/2005 - Stock Market Projections: Advice for the Next Two Decades: Issue # 435
What are you expecting your stocks to return to you over the next 20 years? If you’re expecting 20% a year, then your $100,000 today will turn into nearly $4 million dollars in 20 years. However, if you’re expecting 5% a year, you’ll have a total profit of $165,000In this issue we’ll try to answer how to invest in the stock market for the next two decades.
05/06/2005 - India’s Economy - Why Go With India Over China - Part 2: Issue #434
Part 2 of Dr. Steve Sjuggerud’s interview with Atyant Capital’s Rahul Saraogi looks into why India’s economy is better suited for investing than China’s economy, including four key factors as to what makes India a superior investment now.
05/02/2005 - Investment Opportunities in IndiaWhy Go with India over China - Part 1: Issue # 433
I continue to be impressed with the guys from Atyant Capital, who are launching a hedge fund specializing in smaller stocks in India. I interviewed them a few weeks ago about investment opportunities in Indiaand here’s what they had to say
04/28/2005 - Stock Broker Misconduct: Make Your Broker Pay: Issue # 432
You may not be aware of it. But if you have been - or even think you have been - taken by a stock broker, there are steps you can take to make your stock broker pay for their misconduct. And today I’ll take a moment to show you how to take action and recover losses and prevent them from happening in the future.
04/26/2005 - Real Estate Investing Informationthe Right Way, plus Facts and Tips on Real Estate Stocks: Issue # 431
My friend Dan Ferris writes what many consider to be the very best investment newsletter focused on “value” investing. Recently, he launched his second newsletter and it focuses on real estate investing Doesn’t Dan know that everyone’s investing in real estate now? And therefore, how can he possibly earn market-beating returns for his readers in the next few years in real estate? I asked Dan a few questions to find out what his thoughts were and to seek out more information
04/21/2005 - Buying Swiss Gold at Less than Melt: Issue # 430
On Tuesday in Zurich, I bought an 1897 Swiss franc gold coin, at a ridiculous priceI bought it at one of the most famous Swiss banks in the world. This gold coin is in fantastic condition - “Brilliant Uncirculated” condition, as the experts call it. It is, of course, more than 100 years old. And unbelievably, I bought it at LESS than the value of the gold in the coin!
04/18/2005 - U.S. Dollar Forecast: “Still Room for a 20% Rise In the Buck”: Issue # 429
Greetings from Zurich, Switzerland - what has to be the world’s most expensive cityMan, it’s living up to its reputation. The Bar Au Lac hotel is going to run me more than 640 Swiss francs a night. “Salad with Asparagus” (28.50 francs) and “Grilled Beef Filet” (49.50 francs). The U.S. dollar is worthless here, which makes me wonder about the U.S. dollar forecast.
04/14/2005 - Dollar versus Euro: More Collapse or a Rise on the Way? Issue # 428
I want to share the best ideas I can with you. The very best idea I can share with you right now is what I told subscribers to my True Wealth newsletter earlier this week: Contrary to virtually everything you read, the collapse in the dollar versus the euro appears to be over. And a rise in the dollar, that could be very profitable, is likely underway.
04/12/2005 - How To Buy Gold Coins: Own fantastic 100-year-old “Brilliant Uncirculated” Gold Coinsat 5% or Less Over Melt Value: Issue # 427
So Here’s Where the “How To Buy Gold Coins” Part Gets InterestingThe European Agencies Haven’t Caught On Yet! In Europe, grading agencies and tamper-proof holders haven’t taken off yet. That means you can actually buy fantastic 100-year-old European gold coins that are in “Brilliant Uncirculated” condition
04/07/2005 - Trailing Stops Tested: Do Trailing Stops Really Work? Issue # 426
By having a system that forces us to cut our losers and let our winners ride, we stay in the position of always being a winner. But what about statistically? Does the math really work? The Simple Trailing Stops Testand the results show
04/05/2005 - Stock Market PerformanceWhat’s Wrong about “Can’t Go Wrong” Stocks: Issue # 425
Brokers wonder why they never make their clients money, since they’re buying their clients safe, “can’t go wrong” stocks. And mutual fund managers wonder why they can’t out-perform the markets, since they’re holding “can’t go wrong” stocks for their customers. Stock Market Performance? Here Are the Five-year Returns on “Can’t Go Wrong” Stocks
04/01/2005 - Short Selling Stocks: Is It Time? Issue # 424
“Short selling stocks is painful, difficult, and not particularly lucrative” the Wall Street Journal said yesterday. So why would anyone even consider doing it? Let’s now take a look at short selling stocks, what it means, and how to make money from it
03/28/2005 - The Real Estate Bubble End Result: Is a Bust Headed this Way?: Issue # 423
“The way prices are going on this island these days, if we don’t buy it now, we won’t ever be able to afford to buy here again.” My old neighbor sums up the prevailing thinking - buy good real estate now, while you still can afford itBut sinking tons of money into real estate investing right now might be a bad idea Here’s why
03/25/2005 - Michael Masterson: Automatic Wealth: How I Learned to Create ‘Automatic Wealth’: Issue # 422
I’ve spent my career learning how to grow money into more money through investments. Michael Masterson went for a more direct approach: he’s spent his career figuring out the best ways to make more money in the first place. And now Masterson’s book, Automatic Wealth, is helping others do the same.
03/22/2005 - Investing in India: Sizing up Its Opportunities: Issue # 421
I was impressed with these fund managers from IndiaI asked them about how they analyze investment opportunities in India, how they run their fund management business, and more”How Investing in India Earns a 300% Returnin Less Than 3 Years”
03/17/2005 - Four Timeless Investing TipsAnd Why They Matter Now: Issue #420
I just hosted our annual Investment U seminar, where a few hundred attendees came to learn to be better investors. With a laundry list of the stars in our business, attendees picked up a lot of great investment ideas. And that might have been the problem. While picking up a few good investment picks might be a nice thing in the short run, it’s not going to sustain you over the long run.
03/15/2005 - Investing in 2005: Biotech Stock Predictions, Gold Coin Investments, and Hot Energy Stocks: Issue # 419
Last week at our annual 7th Investment U Conference, I delivered my presentation “Investing in 2005: Top Techniques for Sizing Up the Value of Any Investment.” I thought I’d share a brief version of what I talked about with you nowTo me, it doesn’t matter if it’s a hot energy stock, gold coin investments, or a biotech stock. I size investments up with the same basic principles
03/08/2005 - Investment Decisions and Investor Exit Strategies: Issue # 417
My best investment decision earned 40,000 savvy readers nearly 900% returns in less than two yearsAnd my worst investment decision lost people half their money, or more. Today I’ll share what I think those good and bad investment decisions were because one factor caused the big success as well as the big failure. And it has everything to do with investor exit strategies and nothing to do with the investment analysis.
03/01/2005 - Stock and Investment Resources: What I Rely on Every Day: Issue # 416
“So how do you do it?” I’m often asked. Readers of my newsletter True Wealth have made money every year since it was launched in 2001, in what has been a generally bad time to own stocks. Like there’s a secretThe reality is, I simply do my homework, every day. There are certain people I rely on and things I do every day to stay on top of it all Today I’ll share my daily stock and investment resourceswhat I do, and who I rely on.
02/28/2005 - Buying Gold Coins: The Ultimate No-Brainer: Issue # 415
At the Long Beach Gold Summit, Burt Blumert’s booth was selling 120-year-old gold coins for $442. Right now gold’s at $436 an ounce. This particular gold coin was minted in the U.S., 1883. It’s called a Liberty Double Eagle. It’s large, solid and heavy. Weighing in at just under an ounce of gold, it’s heftier than you’d think.
02/24/2005 - Investing Quiz: Issue #414
Take an investment quiz. How much do you really know about investing? Here’s a quick way to find out - while having some fun in the process.
02/17/2005 - Everything You Learned About Investing Is Wrong: Issue #413
The 20th century was an off-the-charts calamitous era in stock markets “Or perhaps our assumptions were wrong” says Benoit Mandelbrot, who invented an entire field of mathematics. Mandelbrot says the entire field of investment
02/15/2005 - Emerging Market Stocks: Issue # 412
For the last decade or so, emerging market stocks have just plain stunkIf you’d invested at the highs of the main emerging markets index in late 1994, you’d still be down today, as the chart on this page shows. However, times are changing. An uptrend is in place once again.
02/07/2005 - Camino Coins: Financial Catastrophe Insurance: Issue #410
Q: When is catastrophe insurance the cheapest? A: When you haven’t had a catastrophe for a very long time And that’s where we are today. We haven’t had major financial crisis in the U.S. since the S&L crisis / recession just as we entered
02/03/2005 - Investment Seminar: Issue # 409
“I just had dinner with Steve Forbes and Newt Gingrich last night,” Mark Skousen just said to me. I bumped into Mark (one of the country’s leading economists) as I was checking into the hotel here at The World Money Show in Orlando. The Money Shows are big business. Thousands of attendees come to this investment seminar to see what must be more than 100 speakers and exhibitors of financial products. Is it worth it to attend an investment seminar?
01/31/2005 - High Yield Bond Funds: Issue # 408
“Yesterday’s weeds are today being priced as flowers.” Warren Buffett said that nearly a year ago. He was talking about high-yield bond fundsand it’s only gotten worseHigh yield bond funds (or “junk” bonds, as they’re commonly called) are now at irrational heights. Unfortunately for investors holding them, they will likely follow the tulips.
01/28/2005 - Value Vs. Growth Investing: Issue # 407
Value, it seems, is overpriced now. All the “experts” are telling you that you’re safest in quality “value” stocks. Me, I don’t buy it as I weigh value vs. growth investing in 2005. Growth is where you should be looking, if you must put money to work in the coming years in stocks. Let me explain
01/25/2005 - Short the Euro: The Easiest, Safest Way: Issue #406
It is my belief that the bull market in the euro is near the end of its run, and that the time to profit from a fall in the euro is here.I am practically alone in this belief. But this is where I want to be It’s a curious fact of Wall Street that when everyone finally believes an investment can only go up, it is often near its peak.
01/20/2005 - Real Estate Investing Reviews: Issue # 405
For years I feel like I’ve been the one voice in the world saying that U.S. housing is not in a bubble. For readers of my newsletter, True Wealth, it’s been the right call. They made triple-digit returns on a few of my recommendations in real estate investing and housing stocks. Now times have changed, and so have my real estate investing reviews. Real estate was cheap in 2001. Today, at best, it’s fairly priced. And there are clearly some “bubble” areas.
01/18/2005 - Pop Quiz! : Issue #404
So, you’ve been reading the Investment U E-Letter for a while now. Your confidence as an investor is growing every day. 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.
1/14/2005 - The Experts Couldn’t Be Easier To Beat: Issue # 403
This is the dumbest newsletter I’ve seen from you guys yet,” a reader said this week. Apparently, he didn’t like the last Investment U E-Letter. In it I said: “The Wall Street Journal polled 56 economists, and 55 agree: Long-term interest rates will RISE in 2005. But wait! Don’t go making plans just yet” Based on the track record of the “experts,” I said, interest rates actually have a better chance of falling in 2005 than rising. Today I’ll hopefully prove once and for all that the “experts” aren’t hard to beat. Then I’ll show you how I track the “experts” to go against them.
1/10/2005 - Interest Rate Forecast: Issue # 401(B)
The Wall Street Journal polled 56 economists about this year’s interest rate forecast, and 55 agree: Long-term interest rates will RISE in 2005. But wait! Don’t go making plans just yetToday I’ll show you why those 55 out of 56 economists are likely wrong, and how it leads me to believe that interest rates have a better chance of heading LOWER in 2005 rather than higher.
1/7/2005 - Investing in Timberland: Issue # 401
Greetings from snowy Washington State. Weather permitting, I’ll be driving around the Olympic peninsula with a forestry consultant today, looking at more potentials for investing in timberland. Trees? Timber as an investment? You’ve probably never considered it. But you ought toInvesting in timberland stacks up very well versus stocks. Today I’ll share some of the reasons why you might consider
1/3/2005 - Smart Money Indicator: What the Dumb Money Is Doing Now - And How to Profit from It: Issue # 400
I found Jason Goepfert’s column over the weekend so informative, I asked him if we could share a portion of it with you. So here is your smart money indicator in a nutshell: the “dumb” money is extremely optimistic about stocks right nowThis is important now because, as Jason reminds us below, when the dumb money feels “strongly about a particular market direction, they have a consistent tendency to lose money.”
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