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Case Study: MEMC Earnings Beat

Monday, November 12th, 2007

To mark an example of how I go about trying to time earnings beats and time buys into potentially explosive growth stocks, I’d like to highlight the most recent purchase of MEMC Electronic Materials. For those that read this blog, you’ll know that I had been high on MEMC most of this month after reading […]

Picking Earnings Beats

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

This post might be better titled as a guide to buying growth stocks, but it sounds more impressive as a guide to picking earnings beats. It’s my general strategy to timing entry into stocks. My criteria are simple, but this quarter it has yielded tremendous results.  It’s a strategy I believe can work regularly, but […]

The Halloween Indicator

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Happy Halloween! Here’s a post in the spirit of the day. We’ve all heard of the Superbowl Indicator and the whole “sell in May and go away” tenet. But, have you ever heard of the Halloween Indicator?
Actually, the Halloween Indicator is actually the resolution of the “Sell in May and Go Away” strategy. It refers […]

Earnings Season Strategies

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

Well, here we are at the start of another earnings season. Investors are at the edge of their seats wondering what to do hoping that earnings, or at least guidance, for the last quarter will soothe their fears of a slwoing economy and slowing consumer demand. So, what is one to do? If you’ve invested […]

Dividends Rule

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

When markets begin to turn or have already fallen, many investors turn to fixed income to weather the storm. Typically speaking, fixed income refers to bonds which pay a fixed amount each year to their holders. Hence, fixed income each year. For those who want to continue to have exposure to the markets, a portfolio […]

Picking Defensive Stocks

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

Not interested in changing your whole asset allocation model or just too lazy to learn about international markets and other less popular asset classes? Confident in your stock picking ability and would rather put together a portfolio of individual names? Well, in times of economic distress, you might want to narrow your hunting grounds. Recessions, […]


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