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Oil Service Sector: A Short Play ... For Now!

Last week a reader asked what I thought of the Oil Service sector in response to my article “OIL: The Beginning of a Long Term Down Trend?”

Although oil service stocks have experienced gains over the past couple of years, as oil prices have ballooned, the oil service sector has been adversely affected.

Maybe it’s just me, but didn’t we just get started down a road to energy independence? How is the industry already retreating?

Bargains are being created ...

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How to Buy the Right ETF

Editor's Note: Due to power outages from Tropical Storm Fay, we were unable to record our regular weekly phone call with Teeka or receive today's article. Instead, we're running a classic article from Teeka on how to select the best ETFs. This article contains some of the best-kept secrets for sector investing. Hope you enjoy, and Teeka will be back next week!   Now is the time to start looking for the sectors that will lead the way forward during the next bull cycle. Like a phoenix ...

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This Week's Most Popular Investing Questions

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'Wall of Worry' Opens Door to Profits

Ever hear the trader's expression: "The market is climbing a wall of worry?" What does it mean? Investopedia says it's "a phrase used to describe a bullish market trend occurring in the face of negative uncertainties. "When stock prices are rising regardless of market uncertainties, the stock market is said to be climbing a wall of worry. These worries may include political or economic risks. Once the perceived risks have been resolved or have passed, average market share ...

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Insider Buys and Sells: Weekly Wrap-Up

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 data that is monitored by people who invest for a living. As part of our continuing effort here at The Tycoon Report to level the playing field between individual investors and the fat cats on Wall Street, ...

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