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This Is The Kind of Market Buffett Got Rich In

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 | Teeka Tiwari

I get the honor of publishing my article today without knowing who won the election. I’ve written at length as to...
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The Most Undervalued Asset in Corporate America

Thursday, October 23, 2008 | Dylan Jovine

MAKING MONEY IN MARKETS LIKE THESE HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAVERY. History is littered with investors who lo...
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The Most Dangerous Place to Get Investing Advice Today

Thursday, October 16, 2008 | Dylan Jovine

[Editor's Note: Got questions? The market is up, down, and just plain crazy. Teeka Tiwari, hedge fund manager and F...
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Warren Buffett's Favorite Options Strategy

Monday, October 13, 2008 | Marie Albin

Warren Buffett isn’t known for his risky investments. Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio is filled with blue-chi...
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Buffett Buys GE, Goldman. Should You?

Monday, October 6, 2008 | Marie Albin

While I was sitting at my desk on Wednesday, I heard Chris Rowe marvel, “Warren Buffett is such a stud.” Now...
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Most Popular Investing Questions

Thursday, July 10, 2008 | Wayne Mulligan

Before we dive into this week's Most Popular Investing Questions, I wanted to make an announcement: The Weekly TickerHo...
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Why Buffett Would Never Buy Google

Thursday, March 20, 2008 | Wayne Mulligan

Yesterday on TickerHound.com, a member asked, “Would Buffett really buy Google?” (click here to read the que...
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Three stocks that you need to look at right now!

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 | Teeka Tiwari

With much fanfare, eBay announced yesterday that they will be lowering their listing fees, shoring up online security an...
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2008 Stock Pick...

Tuesday, January 8, 2008 | Jason Jovine

This will be short and sweet, folks.  I think that by year's end, you will thank me. I do not limit myself when I...
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Your Guide to Making Money During Stagflation or Recession

Friday, January 4, 2008 | Teeka Tiwari

We’re down about 150 points from the last trading day of 2007.  Not the welcome into 2008 that any one of us ...
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The TickerHound Challenge

Wednesday, December 26, 2007 | Wayne Mulligan

First off, Happy Holidays! I hope you spent your holiday well, ate lots of good food and enjoyed some quality time with...
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Is the China Dream Finally Ending?

Monday, December 3, 2007 | Wayne Mulligan

I’ve had a number of Tycoon members write in recently asking about the current downturn we’ve been seeing in...
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A Sleeping Giant for Your Portfolio

Monday, November 12, 2007 | Wayne Mulligan

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve brought up this tech stock over the last 12 months, and have literally ...
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3 Winning Stocks... To Avoid!

Wednesday, October 31, 2007 | Chris Rowe

On Monday, Wayne Mulligan wrote an article that I loved titled "No Regrets".  The point was awesome, not ...
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Is Buffett Buying Homebuilding Stocks Already?

Wednesday, July 25, 2007 | Dylan Jovine

Editor's Note:  Mr. Munson is back!  For you longtime Tycoon Report readers, you'll recall this story from our...
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Why You Should Think About Taking Your Profits and Running

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 | Dylan Jovine

Editor's Note:  Below is a letter that Fallen Angel Stocks chief Dylan Jovine sent to his members yesterday.  ...
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Four Great Trades This Week

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 | Dylan Jovine

This is an email I sent to members of Fallen Angel Stocks last week.  I wanted to share it with you to highlight my...
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Death, Taxes and the Stock Market

Tuesday, April 24, 2007 | Dylan Jovine

Editor's Note: Dylan will be back next week.  Given that it's still technically tax season (at least for accounta...
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What Would Buffett Do?

Wednesday, March 28, 2007 | Wayne Mulligan

As a professional, I feel obligated to be completely and totally honest with you – and to be perfectly honest, I m...
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Make Money With Ice Cream

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 | Dylan Jovine

TODAY I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT ICE CREAM. That's right - ice cream. Why? Because understanding basic business in Amer...
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Sell These 10 Stocks Right Now.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 | Dylan Jovine

IT'S TIME TO SELL ALL OF YOUR NEWSPAPER STOCKS. I came to this conclusion after reading an article about the Tribune Co...
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Bugs Bunny Money....

Monday, March 19, 2007 | Jason Jovine

I first off want you all to take a long, hard look at this 10-year chart on Time Warner (symbol: TWX on the NYSE.) ...
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Want to learn how to invest?

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 | Dylan Jovine

A new member of Fallen Angel Stocks who hails from Canada recently asked me how he could become a better investor. ...
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How to Cash in On a Stock Scandal

Tuesday, March 6, 2007 | Dylan Jovine

For the scores of companies swept up in the options-backdating scandal, repercussions have included financial restatemen...
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4 Questions to Ask Before Buying ANY Stock

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 | Dylan Jovine

I’m often amazed by the sheer quantity of investment ideas I hear on a daily basis.  Regardless of the medium...
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Warren Buffett Vs. Shaq

Tuesday, February 20, 2007 | Dylan Jovine

WARREN BUFFETT AND SHAQ HAVE A LOT MORE IN COMMON THAN YOU THINK. No, I'm not talking about the fact that everybody wh...
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Q&As, Investment Book Suggestions, & More...

Thursday, February 15, 2007 | Chris Rowe

Good Morning! I recently wrote an article titled How Can We Help You asking you to submit questions or requests that yo...
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Are you an investor-holic?

Tuesday, February 13, 2007 | Dylan Jovine

DYLAN: Hi, my name is Dylan, and I'm an individual investor. ALL OF YOU TOGETHER: Hi, Dylan! DYLAN: Thanks for inviti...
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Should You Be Bullish or Bearish Right Now?

Tuesday, February 6, 2007 | Dylan Jovine

Editor's Note: Dylan will be back with us next week.  Until then, I wanted to share with you one of his more recent...
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Family Feud - Wall Street Style

Tuesday, January 23, 2007 | Dylan Jovine

IT'S TIME FOR THE  F-A-M-I-L-Y   F-E-U-D! And I'm your host...DYLAN JOVINE! Now it's time to meet our conte...
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Apple: On Top of the World

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 | Wayne Mulligan

Well, last week was definitely action-packed in the tech world, to say the least. For those of you who don’t know...
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Life as a Tech Insider (Part III)

Wednesday, January 10, 2007 | Wayne Mulligan

What a ride! Within a span of a few years I went from a snot-nosed hacker working on programs in my basement (instead o...
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Tech Stock Insider - Best of 2006

Wednesday, December 27, 2006 | Wayne Mulligan

Dear Tycoon Report Readers, Since this is Christmas week, and the markets are a bit slow, I decided to take some time ...
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If You Have to Fight for Every Dollar This is For You....

Tuesday, December 26, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

Dear Fellow Tycoon Report Reader, I'd like to dedicate my last issue of the Tycoon Report this year to readers like yo...
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Want to know how to spot the start of a bear market? The answer may be right in front of you.

Tuesday, December 19, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

"THERE ARE 3 PROVEN WAYS TO TELL WHEN A BULL MARKET IS OVER." At least that's what the Old Timers used to tel...
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Good to Great

Wednesday, December 6, 2006 | Wayne Mulligan

As I’m sure most of you know, I not only analyze the tech sector – I’ve owned and operated a number of...
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Average Down...

Monday, December 4, 2006 | Jason Jovine

I want to get right to the point on this one.  Average down on CVS right now, have patience, and you can build weal...
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Don't Follow The Financial Herd!

Tuesday, November 14, 2006 | Jason Jovine

Hi, all.  It's Jason Jovine here.  I know that many investors, as well as many people in general, tend to be f...
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40% Profits in 7 Weeks

Wednesday, November 1, 2006 | Wayne Mulligan

Wow, it sure was nice to get that extra hour of sleep this weekend – but I can’t say I really enjoy its bein...
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Want to learn how to invest?

Monday, October 23, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

A new member of Fallen Angel Stocks who hails from Canada recently asked me how he could become a better investor. ...
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A money idea for you, and more ...

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 | Jason Jovine

Hello, to all my Jason Jovine readers (you guys are hands down the best.) I hope that you are all well.  In case ...
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Want to know an almost sure-fire bullish signal? Meet Mr. Munson.

Tuesday, October 3, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

(Jason Jovine is off today and will be back next week at the same Bat time and same Bat channel.) THERE'S USUALLY ON...
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Get Ready for Ford

Monday, October 2, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

Last week, my breezy superficial comments on the demise of Ford and GM set off a firestorm of comments from our reader...
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Rumor has it that G.M. and Ford have been discussing a possible merger.

Monday, September 25, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

“ONLY THE STRONG SHALL SURVIVE.”  At least that’s the way Darwin always saw it.  From hi...
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How to find that killer stock (Part II)

Monday, September 18, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

Last week I wrote about micro-economics in an article titled, “How to find that killer stock.” These are a...
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How Taxes Kill Your Investment Returns

Friday, April 21, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

As the "value investor" of this motley crew of investors who write for the Tycoon Report, I am very often as...
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Why Stocks Drop When Interest Rates Rise

Wednesday, April 5, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

Most people know that bond prices and interest rates have an inverse relationship. When interest rates increase, bond ...
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How to Find Big Profits in Banking

Monday, March 20, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

Hi Investor, It's Monday morning, and I have banking on my mind. No doubt, a portion of it has to do with Jason's ...
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3 Secrets of Savvy Investors

Thursday, March 2, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

TODAY I'M GOING TO SKIP THE LANGUAGE AND CUT TO THE CHASE. Especially for those among us who are either a) about to bu...
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Silly Stock Analysts and the American Family

Thursday, February 16, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

To: Safa Rashtchy, Piper Jaffray Google Analyst From: Tommy Parker Dear Mr. Rashtchy, My name is Tommy Parker. I ju...
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Warren Buffett vs. Shaq

Saturday, February 11, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

WARREN BUFFETT AND SHAQ HAVE A LOT MORE IN COMMON THAN YOU   THINK.   No, I'm not talking about the fact that ...
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Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!

Friday, January 6, 2006 | Dylan Jovine

LET'S KICK OFF 2006 THE BEST WAY WE KNOW HOW - WITH A GOOD FIGHT.    Guest editor Todd Friedman and I have be...
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Forget what everybody else is telling you, and sell your shares in Google right now

Thursday, December 15, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED At least that's what Bob Dylan believed when he sang those famous words back in the "Go-...
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The Ballad of Big Oil

Thursday, November 17, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Last week Big Oil joined with the folks in Washington to treat us to a lovely rendition of the Potomac Two-Step. Too ba...
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Getting Rich From Fear

Friday, September 23, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

I REMEMBER THE DAY LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. It was late Fall 1994. Orange County had just defaulted on its bonds, and for ...
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Why Mergers Don't Work As Often As They Should

Thursday, September 15, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

YOU'VE RENTED THAT MOVIE BEFORE. The one where that posse of Zombies lumbers across the football field, slowly swaying ...
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Why Merck (the drug DEALER) needs an intervention

Thursday, September 8, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

YOU MAY NEED TO SIT DOWN FOR THIS ONE. It seems that after the bigwigs at Merck (NYSE: MRK) lost the  $250 million...
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This is My Suicide Note and Confession...

Thursday, September 1, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

WHAT THE HECK EVER HAPPENED TO GARY COOPER? The kind of guy who faced down his responsibilities like a man. The kind of...
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"Bearish Bets at Record Levels - Here's How to Play This"

Wednesday, August 24, 2005 | Chris Rowe

"They say that there are two sides to everything.  But there is only one side to the stock market; it is not t...
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The Incredible Shrinking Industry

Friday, August 19, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

AS A RULE, I'M VERY SHORT AND TO THE POINT. I believe if you have something important to say, start at the end. So here...
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Time to Buy Krispy Kreme?

Friday, August 12, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO END LIKE THIS.  No way. Scott Livengood - the ousted CEO of Krispy Kreme (SYM: KKD) - ha...
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How you can possibly protect your home's paper profit without ever renting a moving van.

Friday, August 5, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

YOU AND I HAPPEN TO SHARE A MUTUAL FRIEND. No it's not Bob Jones. Nor is it Karen Smith. It's that person we both k...
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Detroit Says, “Bring Out the Gimp!”

Friday, July 29, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

THERE'S A NEW MOVIE BEING FILMED NOW IN DETROIT.  You remember the original "Cocoon", don't you? The movi...
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RUMBLE IN THE CONCRETE JUNGLE: Enjoy the cooking.

Friday, July 29, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

On Wednesday I released our  latest issue of our Monthly Fallen Angels Stock report, titled:  "2005 Mid-Y...
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WELCOME to the INVESTING MATRIX

Tuesday, July 19, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Today, ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to ask you to do something no other person in my position has ever dared ask you ...
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Why China May Use the U.S. for Cheap Labor One Day.

Friday, July 15, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Want to learn how to make money investing in China? Don't invest without these 5 rules. This Week we discuss Rule #...
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Rule Number One of Investing in China

Friday, July 8, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Want to learn how to make money investing in China? Know this rule! SIZE DOES MATTER. Just ask any Chinese person. The...
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Get Ready for China.

Friday, July 1, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Special Report: Inside China - An Unparalleled Look INSIDE China From the Eyes of a Young American Businessman...
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Beat Wall Street at its Own Game

Friday, June 24, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Standard & Poor's just released their semi-annual survey on the performance of fund managers. Why most are sti...
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Another reason Detroit is stuck in neutral.

Friday, June 17, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Shareholders of General Motors and Ford may have much bigger problems than chronically poor car designs and inflated &qu...
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Will Google Cross $300?

Friday, June 10, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Ever since going public, shares of Google have soared from $85 to almost $300 on the back of record sales and earnings m...
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Big Money Texas Hold Em’…the High-Stakes Kind

Friday, June 3, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Deep in the heart of Texas, a corporate Spaghetti western-style showdown left Comcast (SYM: CMCSK) shareholders smiling....
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Dare to Dream: Make $1 Billion in 12 Months

Tuesday, May 31, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

It's a question that only the most brazen of the brazen ask themselves. A question that even the biggest dreamers of the...
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Who the Heck Really Wants to Talk to Chuck?

Friday, May 20, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

From 1973 to 2004, Charles Schwab just wanted you to trade. But with his new "Talk to Chuck" commercials he s...
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Meet the music industry's latest version of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Friday, May 13, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Three things happened in the music industry this week that will have serious implications for both investors and music l...
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What Tycoon Report Readers Must Do NOW to Protect their Wealth!

Friday, April 29, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Profit opportunities exist despite 1,000 point drop in market. What Fallen Angel Stock investors must do now t...
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Meet the New Billion Dollar Baby

Friday, April 22, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

There's a Fortune 500 discount retailer that has higher profit margins than both Wal-Mart (SYM: WMT) and Target (SYM: TG...
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Does Apple Computer Deserve a Second Look?

Saturday, April 9, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

I just got an IPOD and I must confess that I've never had so much fun listening to music in my life.Maybe Apple Computer...
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Why Sumner Redstone Finally Gets It.

Friday, April 1, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Sumner Redstone, the iron-fisted Chairman of Viacom is debating whether to split his company into two.Why it's...
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Is Elliott Spitzer Overreaching?

Friday, March 18, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Elliot Spitzer, the hard charging New York State Attorney General, has done an admirable job of cleaning up corrupt...
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It’s time for the Family Fued! Brought to you by Cablevision!

Friday, March 11, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Cablevision (SYM: CVC)is in the middle of a nasty corporate war that has alreadyhad major implications for the future of...
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How to know if you’re a “Smart-Money” investor…

Friday, February 18, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Want to know if you're really a "smart-money" investor?According to one study, that may have to do with w...
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Retail Orgy

Friday, February 18, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Merger activity among retailers is the highest its been in years.What you could do RIGHT NOW to profit.  IMAG...
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Let's Play Monopoly (not the Bill Gates Kind!)....

Friday, February 11, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

A wave of long overdue consolidation is finally taking place in the telecommunications industry. With a simple game of ...
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Should you be Ga-Ga for Google?

Friday, February 4, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Shares of Google soared 16 points when the company announced record 4th quarter and year-end profits making believe...
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Why the CEO of American Express reads the Tycoon Report.

Friday, February 4, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Kenneth Chenault, the savvy CEO of American Express (SYM: AXP), announced that he was selling off its money ma...
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The Real Reason G.E. Announced Great Earnings.

Friday, January 28, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

On the day Dow bellweather General Electric (SYM: GE) announced an impressive 18% rise in earnings Wall Street yawn...
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Why most fund managers stink!

Friday, January 21, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

IT SHOULDN'T HAVE SUPRISED US REALLY. Quite the contrary. We should have known it would be very difficult for them. And...
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An Apple a Day Won’t Keep Bad Financial Performance Away.

Friday, January 14, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Loyal customers of Apple Computer (SYM: AAPL) are thrilled that the company is launching a sub-$500 computer. ...
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Why Comcast has the Baby Bells Shaking in their Copper.

Friday, January 14, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

Shareholders of Comcast Corp., (SYM: CMCSK) applauded this week when the cable company announced plans to offe...
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Worldcom’s saga still continues…

Friday, January 7, 2005 | Dylan Jovine

10 Ex-Directors from Worldcom have agreed to pay $18 million of their own money to settle a class action lawsuit by...
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TIPS are telling you to watch out….

Thursday, December 23, 2004 | Dylan Jovine

Buyers of Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) appear to be worrying more about inflation. How rising pr...
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Blockbuster meets night of the zombies…

Friday, December 17, 2004 | Dylan Jovine

As part of its strategic overhaul, Blockbuster Video (SYM: BBI) has finally decided to eliminate the late fees...
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Trade your home…

Friday, December 17, 2004 | Dylan Jovine

In the face of rising interest rates, already inflated American home prices are likely to fall. How you can possib...
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