Thanks to the tax credit for first-time homebuyers along with low interest rates, home sales have been creeping up during the past few months.
However, a very large percentage of home sales are either foreclosures or short sales.
First-time buyers and investors alike are looking for ...
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A Special Note from The Tycoon Report: As a free investor-education newsletter, we are always on the lookout for opportunities to round out your education with different strategies and approaches. Today, we are pleased to introduce you to Profits Run Founder Bill Poulos, who will be talking with you ...
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As a trader or investor, you know that keeping a cool head whether the markets are on fire or flaming out is key to your success.
Yet, when havoc is wreaked on your portfolio, it's altogether too easy to forget not only that you've probably endured worse, but also how you might have failed or even ...
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Hi folks, happy Tuesday!
Been feeling a little under the weather lately, but I'm back in the saddle and it's GREAT to be back. So, let's dive headfirst into this week's article!
As most already know, I typically keep my general commentary reserved for members of The Trend Rider (my options ...
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For all the analysts and pundits in the financial media, there is still no better judge of a company's health and future prospects than the owners and executives of those companies themselves, along with major institutional shareholders.
That's why insider buying and selling is a critical piece of ...
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When we left off last Monday, we were discussing a concern I had about the banks.
I had recommended late the prior week (Oct. 22 to be exact, on "Morning GPS," a daily before-the-bell commentary for members of Options GPS), to sell off any long positions in the banks and to get a little ...
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Tycoon readers,
Today I want to tell you about some cities in America that are bucking the overall national real estate trends ... and have been doing so for quite a while.
These are places where people did not speculate about the market top, and there is little discussion about foreclosures ...
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Novice skydivers who don't jump solo have an instructor with whom they dive, strapped to their backs.
That way, if panic (or overwhelming wonder) sets in
and the new jumper forgets to pull the ripcord for the parachute, the instructor's got his or her back.
Likewise, investors ...
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As you learn about tapping into the wealthy world of currencies (see Part 1 and Part 2 of our ongoing series on profiting with currencies), be cautious about jumping on the short-sale U.S. dollar bandwagon.
This is a trade that is getting a little long in the tooth and, at the very least, is due for ...
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Happy Tuesday Tycoon Readers,
Before we debate the merits of technical analysis vs. fundamental analysis, I just want to say that, hands-down, I am a fan of technical analysis.
There are many reasons for this, but if I had to pick just one reason why, it's because it allows me to get the clearest ...
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For all the analysts and pundits in the financial media, there is still no better judge of a company's health and future prospects than the owners and executives of those companies themselves, along with major institutional shareholders.
That's why insider buying and selling is a critical piece of ...
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Recently, I have become a little alarmed about the health of the banking sector. There are several reasons for this.
First, on the fundamental side, there have been a number of stories that lead me to believe that we could be headed for another round of mortgage-debt problems, and not only on the ...
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Editor's note: Thanks to everyone who participated in Ethan Roberts' survey about real estate investing -- you've given us some very valuable information! There's still time to share your feedback and questions. Click here to take this quick online survey.
How to Earn a 98.8% Return in One ...
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According to a study done in the 1990s by a couple of British anthropologists, the size of the human brain is correlated to the ability to cope with complex human social networks.
In other words, these guys figured out that the total number of kin and friends that the "average Joe" can deal ...
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We got some great comments back from last week's article on trading currencies. It appears that many of you are already getting your feet wet in this exciting area, or you're ready to get started.
This week I want to talk about some of the advantages of trading currencies on an exchange rather ...
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