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Makes My Blood Boil

Today I want to talk to you about something that really makes my blood boil – I mean seriously gets me angry to the ...
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European Super State: Friend or Foe?

There is an interesting movement afoot in Europe that I wanted to keep you apprised of.  It appears that Europe’s ...
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6 Simple Rules to Think About Before Investing Your Money

I can’t begin to tell you the number of times that I hear this question:  “How many shares (or contracts) ...
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Trading Secret: 12-day sweet spot coming in 6 Days!

Hey, Gang! First, a belated Happy Fathers' Day to all you dads out there!  I just had my first Fathers' Day as a father, ...
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How a $2,500 investment gets you a $73,000 profit

HERE AT TYCOON, WE REFER TO HIM AS "R-2". No, it's not because he walks, talks and acts like the robot from Star ...
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The New Tycoon Report

Here I am – another week and another double-dose of Wayne’s Wonderful World of Wisdom.  Ok, that sentence ...
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CEO's vs. Average Joes (Part II)....

Several months ago, I wrote an article entitled called CEOs vs. Average Joes which basically compared the pay that the top ...
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How much money are you going to lose?

(Editors Note: This article was originally published on Friday August 4th, 2006) There are some times in life when you ...
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Why This Market Isn't Rocket Science

Over the last two weeks, I talked about the fact that NYSE short interest was at all time highs.  In other words, there ...
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Why I Was Wrong With Apple

"ONCE YOU GO MAC, YOU NEVER GO BACK." At least that's what Chris Rowe has been saying ever since buying his first ...
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A New Mission at Tycoon

You may be wondering why Ben Schott, our fearless Tycoon Editor, who usually writes to you on Mondays isn’t writing ...
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Top Investment Newsletter Blunders...

Happy Tuesday everyone!  In case you were wondering, I usually write on Mondays, but I have been officially switched ...
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Market Woes

For the last month or so, I've been telling my Point & Profit subscribers that the market was laboring under the false ...
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Bye, Bye Wall Street? Will the short-sellers save the day?

The Wall Street sector (I'm talking about the stocks within the sector), which has basically been a leader of this market's ...
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Dell Sells Out

I’ve written about this company before – in fact, you probably heard me defend it and its strategy several times ...
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How to Lose Everything on One Trade (Part III)

Note to readers: In this short-term series I share events that actually took place in my life that had a huge impact on ...
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Muni Money ...

I know that you are used to my giving you stocks and the occasional bond idea(s), and I love giving them to you, but after ...
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Dow Down 858 Points!

Imagine if the DOW plunged 858 points in one day. How would you feel about the stock market if that type of move had occurred ...
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NYSE Bears at 76-year High!

HAPPY THURSDAY, FOLKS! This month, the level of short selling on the NYSE - when traders sell borrowed stock in anticipation ...
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Google Going Offline

The recent success of many of these next-generation (“Web 2.0”) companies is unarguably due to a more advanced ...
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Q&A with Jay ...

First of all, I hope all of our Tycoon Report readers had a very HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!  In case you don't know, Memorial ...
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Germany goes Chavez on Itself

I’m a practical man, so please forgive me if I appear to play the part of the “commie pinko” in today’s ...
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Save Yourself From a Sharp Correction

First, I'd like to briefly acknowledge that in last Thursday's article titled "The Invaluable Understanding of Delta ...
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Dot Bomb Part II

When you’ve been around a particular sector long enough, you start to get a real feel for how it works. You know ...
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How to Lose EVERYTHING on ONE Trade (Part II)

Note to readers: In this short-term series I share events that actually took place in my life that had a huge impact on ...
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Easy Money

I am very tired today (maybe I need Lunesta?) so I am going to try to get right to the point of this one.  Before I ...
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Watch Out For This Stock Scam

(Editor's Note: This article was originally published on February 7th, 2007) Two Saturdays ago marked some important ...
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The Invaluable Understanding of "Delta" Part III

For those of you who don’t know (shame on you,) for the last two weeks (Thursdays,) we have been talking about understanding ...
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How to Identify a Great Technology

When I check out a technology (as part of a company I'm thinking of investing in,) I typically see if it possesses any or ...
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How to Lose EVERYTHING on ONE Trade (Part I)

(Note from the Editor: It's amazing how many times we can go back to the well with this 3-part series.  Although we've ...
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Double Your Money?

Double Your Money? It was a warm Tuesday morning several years ago, and I was sitting in my apartment in Queens, New York.  ...
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Overbought Doesn't Mean Over

So the Fed kept rates steady, and the Bank of England bumped theirs up a quarter point, and the boys in Brussels kept their ...
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The Invaluable Understanding of Delta, Part II

Hello, Tycoons!

Last Thursday in an article titled "The Invaluable Understanding of Delta", I tried ...
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Coming Soon: Technology Takeovers

Well, the Internet and Media sectors have been exploding with merger talks lately.  You can’t turn a single page ...
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Analyzing Buffett's Largest Stock Purchase in Years

HE'S ARROGANT.  NARCISSISTIC.  A KNOW-IT-ALL.  A MOMMA'S BOY.  A TOTAL LOSER. At least, that's the ...
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The Story of Mr. Walrus

Before I start ... I wanted to say to those of you who have purchased and, more importantly, who are putting the time into ...
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How to be wrong and still make money. 3 Rules for Managing Your Trades.

(Editors Note: This article was originally published on 1/24/2007) We’ve said it before and we’ll say it ...
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The Invaluable Understanding of "Delta", Part I

Happy Thursday, Tycoons! Given the current market environment, and since our readership has grown so much over the last ...
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Alert: Analysts Getting Dumber

Question:  What happens when a company’s earnings fall short of analysts’ estimates? Answer:  The ...
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Four Great Trades This Week

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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A Stockbroker Autopsy

I decided to write this article for you today because I assume that most of you work, with the exception of those of you ...
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The Monster Under the Bed

Three dollars and twenty cents.  That’s how much a gallon  of premium fuel now costs at my local gas station.  ...
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Steve Jobs Gets Fired?

Well, well, what an interesting day it was yesterday – just as the former Apple CFO, Fred Anderson, cuts a deal with ...
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What To Do When You're Bullish/Neutral

Thanks again, Tycoons!  I love your feedback.  This week I'll give you a very quick review of "RSI" ...
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Death, Taxes and the Stock Market

Editor's Note: Dylan will be back next week.  Given that it's still technically tax season (at least for accountants ...
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So You Think You Can Pick a Stock?

I have been fortunate in that every single stock that I have picked for you all since working with Tycoon has gone higher.  ...
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How to Invest in China

Another huge year of growth in China!  Chinese GDP grew at the fastest rate since 1995: 10.7%.  This is incredible ...
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How to Sell At The Right Time

WOW!  You guys are awesome! I write for The Tycoon Report once a week, and in last Thursday's article "How to ...
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Vonage: A Sinking Ship

Vonage (NYSE: VG) was one of the companies that helped pioneer the VoIP (Voice over IP – or Internet phone calls) ...
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My Thoughts on ETF Master Trader

Ever since I went through Teeka Tiwari's ETF Master Trader course this weekend, I've been thinking of a clever way to congratulate ...
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Uncle Sam Cash ...

When I was in school, there were generally two types of students.  There were the ones who started working on an assignment ...
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Can You Make Your Fortune in ETFs?

I wanted to drop you a quick note and shed a little light on the ETF program that I and the Tycoon team have been working ...
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How to Not Jump the Gun on a Trade

Not only have I made millions of dollars for individuals and institutions whose money I managed directly, but I have ...
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Intel vs. AMD

OK, I’m going to do something a bit different today.  But before I get into that, I'd like to remind you to ...
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Employees of the World: BEWARE

THE RICH HAVE BEEN DOING IT TO THE POOR SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME. Why would now be any different? That's the first ...
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Green Money

Ladies and gentlemen, derelicts, goofballs, con-artists, and anyone else that I haven't mentioned, please gather around ...
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Turning $10,000 into $2.7 Million

Editor's Note:  Today we decided to give Teeka a respite and re-publish one of his previous articles.  As you ...
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The Wrong ETF to Trade

Well, in the last several articles that I wrote, I showed you a few different technical indicators, and I gave short lessons ...
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Watch Out, Microsoft

This week’s article is going to be a bit different from most ... I’m going to start off with my typical analysis ...
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Why You Should Sell Your Small Cap Stocks

Today I’d like to start off with a bang by recommending that you immediately consider lowering your exposure to small-cap ...
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Too Much Money Advice?

Update ... Before I discuss "Too much money advice," I wanted to briefly discuss what the market looks like in ...
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The Secret to Making Real Money With ETFs

I’ve got to get something off my chest that has been really bothering me. When I first started my investment newsletter ...
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Today's Dangerous Market Indicators

What's up, all!? First - Back on March 8th, in my article "These Simple Market Indicators Clarify this Market," ...
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What Would Buffett Do?

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

TODAY I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT ICE CREAM. That's right - ice cream. Why? Because understanding basic business in America ...
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Should You Invest in Penny Stocks?

I decided to speak a little bit about the topic of penny stocks today because every single day, I receive e-mails or ...
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Is this Rally Real or Fake?

My, what a nice rally we have seen over the last few days! Is it real, or is it fake? Is it live, or is it Memorex? ...
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How to Reduce Risk While Staying Invested

The market just sold off on extremely heavy volume on February 27th.  Then a second leg down on heavy volume on ...
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The Wall Street Conspiracy

At the risk of sounding like a complete lunatic, I’m going to let you in on one of the best kept secrets in the history ...
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Sell These 10 Stocks Right Now.

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

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.) What ...
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Is it time to Sell, Buy or Hold?

OMG, I need to sell!  OMG, I need to buy!  If these simple sentences describe your buying and selling process, ...
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Picking The Bottom

I got more positive feedback than ever before on last Thursday's article ("These Simple Market Indicators Clarify this ...
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Are we Headed for Another Disaster?

How does that old saying go? “Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it?” I think that ...
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Want to learn how to invest?

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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Private Money

I have written over and over about diversification.  I think that you all know, or should know, where I stand on this ...
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Learn To Trade Like A Zen Master

Another day, another dollar.  It’s so funny because all of my non-financial friends have been calling me frantically ...
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These Simple Market Indicators Clarify this Market

I'm going to hypnotize you today.  You are getting sleepy...  Your eyes are getting heavy...  I'm going to ...
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Great Leap Backward

In 1958, Communist China embarked on a mission to turn its agrarian society into an industrial powerhouse.  By making ...
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How to Cash in On a Stock Scandal

For the scores of companies swept up in the options-backdating scandal, repercussions have included financial restatements, ...
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The Perfect Portfolio

As an investor, you need not be as concerned as a trader with the choppy seas of the stock market.  As an investor, ...
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Profit From The Fear

How’s that for a 180?  Wow!  It's incredible how quickly a market can break down.  Just last Friday ...
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How to Hedge With ETFs or Options

Oh where, oh where has my widdle bull gone, oh where, oh where can it be?  We used to be weaders, and now we are fawowers, ...
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Beware of These Stock Scams

I’m going to take a break from my typical tech stock commentary this week and talk a bit about a topic that really ...
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4 Questions to Ask Before Buying ANY Stock

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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Limit Your Risk

My goodness, this market strength is something, isn’t it?  One of the strange paradoxes of the market is that ...
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Professional Money vs. Amateur Money

When  it comes to the multitude of professional services that we need (e.g. legal, health, financial,) we can choose ...
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Avoiding Disaster and Beating the Market - (More Q&As)

Hello, Tycoons!  Today I'm going to talk at great length about my daughter, my wife, and who I was best friends with ...
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XM and Sirius Sitting in a Tree

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last couple of days, chances are you’ve heard about the proposed ...
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Warren Buffett Vs. Shaq

WARREN BUFFETT AND SHAQ HAVE A LOT MORE IN COMMON THAN YOU THINK. No, I'm not talking about the fact that everybody who ...
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Stockbroker Autopsy...

I decided to write this article for you all today because I assume that most of you work, with the exception of those of ...
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Let The Game Come to You

He steadies his sights, he feels the bead of perspiration slowly trickle down his spine, his breath quickens, and he can ...
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Q&As, Investment Book Suggestions, & More...

Good Morning! I recently wrote an article titled How Can We Help You asking you to submit questions or requests that you ...
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Time Warner Going North for the Winter?

Happy Valentine's Day! And while I didn't have time to send you flowers this year, I did make some time to read some of ...
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Are you an investor-holic?

DYLAN: Hi, my name is Dylan, and I'm an individual investor. ALL OF YOU TOGETHER: Hi, Dylan! DYLAN: Thanks for inviting ...
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Beware of Sub-Prime Mortgage Stocks

Very interesting news today coming out of HSBC!  They announced that their sub-prime credit mortgage portfolio is vastly ...
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6 Ways to Make Money Just as Easily - Synthetic Positions

Today, I will talk about options in a way that might benefit anyone, from folks who don't know anything about options, to ...
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CEO's vs. Average Joes....

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke spoke last week (2.6.07) on the topic of income inequality in the USA.  He ...
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Tech Investors Beware!

I’m not calling for a Bear Market or a “pop” of a proverbial bubble – because the truth of the matter ...
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Should You Be Bullish or Bearish Right Now?

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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Great Depression?

What happened after the stock market crash of 1929?  Stocks were worth approximately 20 cents on the dollar compared ...
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Watch Out For This Stock Scam

Two Saturdays ago marked some important milestones for me.  I turned 36 and was instantly transformed from being in ...
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How Can We Help You?

Investing isn’t a science, it is an art.      Since there are an endless number of possible approaches ...
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Is Blockbuster Dead?

Is Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) dead?  A very good question that has been posed in tech and media circles for quite some ...
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The #1 Investing Secret Revealed

Editor's Note: Dylan is off today.  However, after reading his latest 17-page issue of Fallen Angel Stocks (Volume ...
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Blood Money...

Before I start, let me say... In my mission to write cutting edge articles that keep you entertained and also put money ...
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How to Invest in China

Another huge year of growth in China!  Chinese GDP grew at the fastest rate since 1995, 10.7%.  This is incredible ...
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Technical vs. Fundamental Analysis

When we analyze a company, we use fundamental analysis.  When we analyze a stock, we use technical ...
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IBM vs. Microsoft

I’m not sure if you remember, but one of the very first articles I ever wrote for The Tycoon Report was about social ...
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Family Feud - Wall Street Style

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 contestants! You ...
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Fatboy's Story...

I used to know a fat, Jewish guy in New York.  We'll call him Fatboy for the sake of this article. Anyway, Fatboy was ...
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Get Ready for China.

How will the likely rise of China affect me both as an American and as an investor during the next ...
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Rule Number One of Investing in China

Is China the world’s next great super power? Can China’s “socialist market economy” ...
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Why China May Use the U.S. for Cheap Labor One Day.

THE VALUE OF EDUCATION IN CHINA

The first thing I learned about the Chinese ...
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INSIDE CHINA - Think the real estate market in America is hot?

 My third week in China and I finally made it out to Shanghai.

I have ...
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ONCE I WAS BLIND. NOW I CAN SEE

How many times have you searched for that one idea that would give you the kind of wealth you so rightfully ...
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TURNING $10,000 INTO $2.7 MILLION

Today I want to talk about how you too could turn $10,000 into 2.7 Million by using the power of Sector ...
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Should you be all Ga-Ga for Google?

IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY, I've answered the Google question recently in this very same column. ...
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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: The recent investigations into the insurance industry have brought fame to Attorney Generals around the country while wrecking havoc with share prices. Is there moneyto be made among the destruction?

INSURANCE BROKERS HAVE BEEN THE worst-performing group in the Standard and Poors 500 Index over the ...
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WATCHIN THE WHEELS GO ROUND AND ROUND: Some of the savviest investors on the Street are seeing very eerie parallels between now and the 1970's. What you could do to protect your portfolio if they're right.

THE POST ELECTION RE-PRICING of the stock market I've been talking about recently has occured with ...
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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: Is it too late to profit from the takeover battle between Mylan Labs and King Pharamaceuticals?

IT STARTED WITH A SIMPLE ENOUGH PROPOSITION.

Mylan Labs (NYSE:MYL), seeking ...
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Markdowns and shoppers were out early this season. What does that mean for retailers?

THEY CALL IT BLACK FRIDAY for good reason.

It is this particular Friday, ...
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Why Carly Fiorina Should Be Fired from Hewlett Packard.

Two years after Carleton S. Fiorina, the CEO of Hewlett-Packard, staked her reputation on acquiring ...
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Why the decline of the dollar may get ugly…

The decline of the dollar can have some painful impacts on your portfolio in 2005. What you can do ...
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Blockbuster meets night of the zombies…

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

In the face of rising interest rates, already inflated American home prices are likely to fall. ...
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TIPS are telling you to watch out….

Buyers of Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) appear to be worrying more about inflation. ...
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Worldcom’s saga still continues…

10 Ex-Directors from Worldcom have agreed to pay $18 million of their own money to settle a class ...
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Our own support group for all you tickerhounds.

Unbridled optimism in U.S. stocks seemed to follow us into the New Year. Why underlying fundamentals ...
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An Apple a Day Won’t Keep Bad Financial Performance Away.

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

Shareholders of Comcast Corp., (SYM: CMCSK) applauded this week when the cable company announced plans ...
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Why most fund managers stink!

IT SHOULDN'T HAVE SUPRISED US REALLY.

Quite the contrary. We should have ...
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The Real Reason G.E. Announced Great Earnings.

On the day Dow bellweather General Electric (SYM: GE) announced an impressive 18% rise in earnings Wall ...
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Guns, Butter and the Economy.

After complying with President Bush's generous "guns and butter" fiscal policy during the ...
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Should you be Ga-Ga for Google?

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

Kenneth Chenault, the savvy CEO of American Express (SYM: AXP), announced that he was selling ...
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Let's Play Monopoly (not the Bill Gates Kind!)....

A wave of long overdue consolidation is finally taking place in the telecommunications industry.

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How to know if you’re a “Smart-Money” investor…

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

Merger activity among retailers is the highest its been in years.What you could do RIGHT NOW to ...
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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: On Wednesday, tame C.P.I. numbers sent investors cheering.

HIP-HIP HOORAAAY! HIP-HIP HOORAAY! 

That was the sound coming from trading ...
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Why the Decline of the U.S. Dollar is here to Stay.

In one day the dollar erased most of the gains it had made since the beginning of the year. The next ...
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No Bank-Shot at the World Bank

After ten strong years at the helm of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn announced plans to step ...
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It’s time for the Family Fued! Brought to you by Cablevision!

Cablevision (SYM: CVC)is in the middle of a nasty corporate war that has alreadyhad major implications ...
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Is Elliott Spitzer Overreaching?

Elliot Spitzer, the hard charging New York State Attorney General, has done an admirable job of ...
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How the "Curse of Goldilocks" Struck Again.

In less than two short weeks, U.S. stock markets have gone from golden to grumpy. How the ...
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Why Sumner Redstone Finally Gets It.

Sumner Redstone, the iron-fisted Chairman of Viacom is debating whether to split his company ...
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Does Apple Computer Deserve a Second Look?

I just got an IPOD and I must confess that I've never had so much fun listening to music in my life.Maybe ...
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Why the Junk Bond Market is More Overvalued than the NASDAQ was at 5,000.

The high-yield bond market is arguably more overvalued than ...
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Meet the New Billion Dollar Baby

There's a Fortune 500 discount retailer that has higher profit margins than both Wal-Mart (SYM: WMT) ...
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What Tycoon Report Readers Must Do NOW to Protect their Wealth!

Profit opportunities exist despite 1,000 point drop in market. What Fallen Angel Stock investors ...
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Managing Your Risk

We find ourselves at an important juncture in the market. Virtually all of the technical indicators I use are deep in the ...
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How to get France, Germany and England on the Economic Dance Floor.

April has been a rough month for investors, sending U.S. shares down almost 10 percent.

But, ...
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Meet the music industry's latest version of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Three things happened in the music industry this week that will have serious implications for both ...
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Who the Heck Really Wants to Talk to Chuck?

From 1973 to 2004, Charles Schwab just wanted you to trade.

But with his ...
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WHY THERE’S A FUNGUS AMONG US

I've never been the type to rattle on about the "dope of the week," but recent events in ...
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Dare to Dream: Make $1 Billion in 12 Months

It's a question that only the most brazen of the brazen ask themselves. A question that even the biggest ...
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Big Money Texas Hold Em’…the High-Stakes Kind

Deep in the heart of Texas, a corporate Spaghetti western-style showdown left Comcast (SYM: CMCSK) ...
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Will Google Cross $300?

Ever since going public, shares of Google have soared from $85 to almost $300 on the back of record ...
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Another reason Detroit is stuck in neutral.

Shareholders of General Motors and Ford may have much bigger problems than chronically poor car designs ...
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Beat Wall Street at its Own Game

Standard & Poor's just released their semi-annual survey on the performance of fund managers. ...
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Get Ready for China.

Special Report: Inside China - An Unparalleled Look INSIDE China From the Eyes of a Young American ...
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Rule Number One of Investing in China

Want to learn how to make money investing in China? Know this rule!

SIZE ...
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Why China May Use the U.S. for Cheap Labor One Day.

Want to learn how to make money investing in China? Don't invest without these 5 rules. This Week ...
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WELCOME to the INVESTING MATRIX

Today, ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to ask you to do something no other person in my position ...
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If You Don’t Read this You’ll Go Broke!

Ever feel like you're being fattened up for the kill? Well you just may be. The rally we’ve ...
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BUGS BUNNY MONEY

Growing up on Wall Street has, by far, been the most fun that I have had in my life. Of course that ...
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BUGS BUNNY MONEY PART 2

 Last Tuesday I let you in on the first secret that made me successful: If you try to predict ...
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Profit Like The Casino

A good friend of mine Brock L called me Thursday (yesterday) morning and asked my opinion on Google ...
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Tycoon: The writers you love to hate

Wow!  We sure have gotten some interesting hate mail - oh, um... I mean feedback from you folks lately!  Apparently, ...
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Apple: On Top of the World

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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Kill Mortgage Brokers (Vol. 1 Part II)

LAST WEEK'S ARTICLE ALMOST STARTED AN E-RIOT. That's a good thing, of course: in a country where Britney Spears and Paris ...
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The smart money asks “Do you Baidu?”

Do you Baidu? This week, watch for a pullback in your favorite builders stocks, and for all you gold bugs out there, keep ...
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SKIPPING THE LAND MINES

He steadies his sights. He feels the bead of perspiration slowly trickle down his spine. His breath ...
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How NOT to "Jump the Gun" on Your Next Trade.

Whoo Hoo its PARTY TIME!! Stocks are running and gunning!! Break out the champagne and cigars boys ...
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Skipping the Landmines and Dodging the Bullets

 Last week Fallen Angels Stocks received many emails railing against the “Dirty Little Secrets” ...
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How to Watch Out for False Breakouts!

Wow, what a month! It was a great July for traders with tons of profitable trades throughout the month. ...
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How to be wrong and still make money!!

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. If we’ve had any success in this business, ...
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The smart money asks “Do you Baidu?”

Do you Baidu?

This week, watch for a pullback in your favorite builders stocks, ...
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SKIPPING THE LANDMINES AND DODGING THE BULLETS: How to save you from yourself!

In the pantheon of evils that a trader can inflict upon himself one of the more nefarious is the desire to over trade. Whether ...
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How to Profit From an Over Bought Market!

A blah week for the averages and an ugly week for the NASDAQ but a great week to accumulate our favorite ...
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SKIPPING THE LANDMINES AND DODGING THE BULLETS: Psst… how’d you like to make an extra 18½% a year on your money?

One of the most powerful technical tools we use to gauge strength or weakness in a particular stock ...
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Walks like a Duck, Quacks like a Duck - maybe it’s a Duck!

For the last couple of weeks now, the entire Tycoon Research team has been urging caution.

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The 'Money Cycle" Revealed!

For the last several weeks, the Fallen Angel Stocks team has been  urging caution.  We’ve ...
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Think Oil is the play? Think again.

I want to extend my deepest sympathies to all those affected by  the devastation of Hurricane ...
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What's that cooking in the kitchen?

Last week, gasoline usage plummeted 4% on the back of $3.50 gas  prices. Some have opined that ...
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What's cooking in the Kitchen, Part II - How to Boil a Frog.

Did you know that a frog will immediately jump out of a pot of boiling water if thrown in?

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How your investments will be affected by the world's MASSIVE economic change.

Talk about getting kicked when you're down! Did we really need another hurricane? Rita's damage is ...
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Time to buy oil yet?

Imagine for a second that you’re at the track and the biggest loser there, the guy always a day ...
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When it comes to trading, a big ego will destroy a big wallet any day of the week.

Two Tuesdays ago we warned of an impending pullback in oil stocks.

We talked about how the so-called “experts” ...
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Time to go Long on Oil Again

From this traders perspective it’s a muddy market right now.

Pockets ...
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Don't Sell Stocks Like Halliburton For Free!

They say you should sell on good news. But who wants to sell a Stock breaking 5– 7- and 8-year ...
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Valuation vs. Hedging Strategies.

Warren Buffett is arguably the most successful investor in history. He is the epitome of a value investor. ...
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How to Beat Top Performing Hedge Funds!

Finally! Individual investors have an advantage that institutions don’t have!!! Do you want to ...
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Call Options Are At Historically High Levels. I'll Show You How You Can Take Advantage!

In recent weeks I have mentioned a simple strategy: Selling Covered Calls.

The ...
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Why We Love Your Hate Mail!

I have had the privilege of checking out some of the e-mails that you all love to send in to FAS. I ...
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Position Yourself to Profit No Matter Which Way the market Goes

If you check out the last 4 weekly e-mails that I sent out you see that I was shouting from rooftops ...
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"Bearish Bets at Record Levels - Here's How to Play This"

"They say that there are two sides to everything.  But there is only one side to the stock ...
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Five Rules You Must Follow To Profit in ANY market!

I have been reading e-mails from many of you, and I have even picked up the telephone a few times to ...
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How to Use Options to Get Paid Right Now..

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN!

Happy Belated Labor Day folks!

This ...
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Technical Analysis Vs. Fundamental Analysis

When we analyze a company, we use fundamental analysis. When we analyze a stock, we use technical analysis. ...
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Why You Should Consider Selling Calls on Nike Right Now

I'm sitting in my Miami Beach office looking out of my window at some plastic furniture being thrown ...
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The biggest myth about options expiring worthless.

WOW!

Since we launched The Trend Rider last week, I've been getting tons of ...
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Own Google? Sell Covered Calls - Collect free money!

For those of you that have signed up as members of my new trading service "The Trend Rider", ...
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Should You Short that Stock or Buy the Put?

In markets like this I speak to professional traders, stock brokers,hedge fund managers and individual ...
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Risk Less, Profit Big.

Most people think that big percentage profits come with big risk.

If you ...
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Is the Tech Boom for Real This Time?

Google, iPod, iPod Mini & Nano, Social Networking, etc… All the new buzz words could drive ...
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Our Conversation with Bill Gates

Well folks, I had originally planned to talk about the Apple iPod this week. And although I’m sure ...
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Time to go Long on Oil Again

Ok people, we’re back on track with the second part of our  three-part tech series.

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RUMBLE IN THE CONCRETE JUNGLE: Enjoy the cooking.

On Wednesday I released our  latest issue of our Monthly Fallen Angels Stock report, titled:  "2005 ...
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Detroit Says, “Bring Out the Gimp!”

THERE'S A NEW MOVIE BEING FILMED NOW IN DETROIT. 

You remember the original ...
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How you can possibly protect your home's paper profit without ever renting a moving van.

YOU AND I HAPPEN TO SHARE A MUTUAL FRIEND.

No it's not Bob Jones. Nor is it Karen Smith. It's ...
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Time to Buy Krispy Kreme?

IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO END LIKE THIS. 

No way. Scott Livengood - ...
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The Incredible Shrinking Industry

AS A RULE, I'M VERY SHORT AND TO THE POINT.

I believe if you have something ...
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Rising gas prices have sadly turned Pat Robertson into Tony Soprano and some Americans into "criminals."

THIS WEEK I SAW TWO NEWS ITEMS THAT TRULY HORRIFIED ME.

Reports so frightening, ...
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This is My Suicide Note and Confession...

WHAT THE HECK EVER HAPPENED TO GARY COOPER?

The kind of guy who faced down ...
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Why Merck (the drug DEALER) needs an intervention

YOU MAY NEED TO SIT DOWN FOR THIS ONE.

It seems that after the bigwigs at ...
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Why Mergers Don't Work As Often As They Should

YOU'VE RENTED THAT MOVIE BEFORE.

The one where that posse of Zombies lumbers ...
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Getting Rich From Fear

I REMEMBER THE DAY LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.

It was late Fall 1994. Orange County ...
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Think we live in a free society? Think again.

THERE ARE VERY FEW THINGS AS DISTURBING AS ARGUING WITH AN AGING HIPPIE.

I'm ...
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Increase your Retirement Nest Egg by $2.6 Million

Indexes are up, but stocks are down.  What do I mean?  I mean that a quick perusal of the index and sector Bullish ...
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Capitalism gone wild...

Before I get started, I would like to wish all of you a very happy and healthy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  I know ...
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"Become the Casino" with this simple options strategy ...

To understand why you should make covered calls a regular part of your investment diet, ask yourself one question: ...
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The Asia Boom is just begining! China, Japan

I want to thank everybody who took the time last week to be on our first subscriber conference call. ...
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Managing Your Trades: How to be wrong and still make money!

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: If we’ve had any success in this business, ...
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Profit More With Higher Priced Options

I recently opened an e-mail from a member of The Trend Rider who had asked me what I think about an ...
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It's simple - risk less and profit more on every trade you do.

Most people think that big percentage profits come with big risk.

If you ...
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Got Profits? How to make this market a win-win situation.

Two weeks ago, the NASDAQ and the S&P 500 traded through levels not seen for 4 1/2 years. The momentum ...
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Profit Huge as Small-Cap Rally Begins.

As we finish up the year and you are wondering what to expect from the stock market, keep in mind that ...
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The Most Profitable Way to Play Options - The Trend is Your Friend, But Cash is your Soul Mate.

I love options!

Have you ever loved something or someone who really hurt ...
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No Inflation! (for those who don't eat or use gas)...

"Core" inflation numbers (excluding food and energy) appear to be tame.

But ...
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The Ballad of Big Oil

Last week Big Oil joined with the folks in Washington to treat us to a lovely rendition of the Potomac ...
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WATCHIN' THE WHEELS GO ROUND AND ROUND

I'VE HEARD SOME BOLD STOCK MARKET PREDICTIONS IN MY DAY. You know the kind I'm talking about. The ones ...
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Forget what everybody else is telling you, and sell your shares in Google right now

EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED

At least that's what Bob Dylan believed when he ...
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Is Google Really Here to Stay?

Well folks, here it is: the Google article.

The word itself is a misspelling ...
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Why aren't share buybacks working?

A share buyback, for those who aren’t quite clear, is when a company, for one reason or another, ...
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The Final Frontier

Printers: The last non-commodity product in the consumer hardware business.

But ...
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Oracle has dropped BILLIONS of dollars this year on aggressive acquisitions. Was it worth it?

Belated Happy Turkey Day folks! I, for one, definitely enjoyed this Thanksgiving. Good friends, good ...
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Black Eye for the BlackBerry

Ok, people, let me give you a quick scenario. You tell me what you think.

Let’s ...
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Is there money to be made in a small-cap tech stock? Of course there is. Wait until you see this diamond in the rough.

How goes it, folks? As for me, I’m just trying to get used to this nasty winter weather we’ve ...
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As Predicted -- Oracle Misses the Mark

Well folks, I wanted to take this opportunity to look back on an article ...
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Life as a Tech Insider (Part III)

What a ride! Within a span of a few years I went from a snot-nosed hacker working on programs in my basement (instead of ...
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Kill Mortgage Brokers (Vol 1.)

SOMETHING HAS BEEN BOTHERING THE LIVING HECK OUT OF ME LATELY. No, it's not the fact that CNN accidentally put a picture ...
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How to make MONSTER MONEY -- Turning $3,500 into $42,000

In my investment life I’ve been called crazy once or twice.    It takes vision and more importantly guts ...
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A short follow-up to my article on Tuesday,"Turn $3,500 into $42,000 with Black Gold."

A short follow-up to my article on Tuesday,"Turn $3,500 into $42,000 with Black Gold."    -- By Teeka ...
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Q and A With Teeka Tiwari Regarding his "Black Gold" OSX Trade.

Teeka's article last Tuesday continued to draw a lot of feedback from interested readers.   Below are two of the most ...
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How to make MONSTER MONEY: Black Gold Profits.

For those of you who pulled the trigger on the OSX trade I  spoke about two weeks ago, things sure looked ugly when ...
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A Super Nova of Black Gold Profits

Welcome back, fight fans.    If you’ve been a regular reader of my weekly articles, then you’ll know ...
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Put a Little Black Gold in Your Pocket

In the 90’s, we all made an absolute ton of dough in the techs by “buying the dips.”    That ...
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2007 Positioning

2006 Housecleaning Happy New Year to you all!  Before I get into 2007, I need to "pull out the broom", ...
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How to Make Money in 2007

So what’s in store for 2007? Hold on a second.  This darn crystal ball of mine is on the fritz again! Sometimes, ...
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Hindsight is 20-20. Anyone have a time machine?

Boy, am I happy to be alive! I'll tell you what I told members of The Trend Rider:  I had a great week. As you may ...
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Life as a Tech Insider (Part II)

Well, I hope you had a very happy New Year, and I wish you all the best in 2007! We're back at work over here at Tycoon ...
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Tech Stock Insider - Best of 2006

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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Investors and Students, Must Reads...

Below, you will find links to six of what I consider to be the best articles that I wrote for The Tycoon Report in 2006.  ...
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Teeka Tiwari's Best Articles of 2006

Happy Holidays!  The editorial boys and girls at Tycoon asked me to round up my top five  articles for 2006.  ...
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China: Your Questions Answered

Seasons Greetings!  Over the last two weeks, I have been attempting to share a different perspective on our dear (tongue ...
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If You Have to Fight for Every Dollar This is For You....

Dear Fellow Tycoon Report Reader, I'd like to dedicate my last issue of the Tycoon Report this year to readers like you.  ...
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Check Out What VIX Option Traders Are Telling You...

There are a few important topics that I discussed already with members of The Trend Rider that I absolutely must bring ...
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A Little Secret Worth $2.6 Million ...

There's a dirty little secret that the Wall Street firms hope you won't find out. Let me back up for a second. The real ...
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How to turn a 107% profit into a 160.86% profit with one simple strategy

Okay everyone, I have the solution to your problem. I know that you have it, because everyone has this problem. People ...
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Profiting from Volatility

They say that volatility is a trader’s best friend, but for many people the very word solicits a Pavlovian tightening ...
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Bulls, Bears, Recessions, Oh My!

Well I think Wednesday’s big rally gave us a very clear message:

The market is far more focused on Bernanke ...
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Let the Game Come to You

He steadies his sights, he feels the bead of perspiration slowly trickle down his spine, his breath quickens and he can ...
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My 2006 Report Card ...

Dear Tycoon Readers, First of all, I want to say that I hope that you all enjoy reading my articles as much as I like ...
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Life as a Tech Insider

Ever since I started writing for the Tycoon Report, and especially after launching Tech Stock Insider, I’ve gotten ...
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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.

"THERE ARE 3 PROVEN WAYS TO TELL WHEN A BULL MARKET IS OVER." At least that's what the Old Timers used to tell ...
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Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams...

Brief update... Boy, oh boy, is this rally in the stock market a wild ride!  The week before last was mostly bad news ...
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Will China Eat us All?

The idea that China harbors secret imperialistic ambitions is a difficult one to reconcile with the facts of history.  ...
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6 Key Trading Tips That Have Gotten Me To Where I Am Today..

I won't comment today on the market and where it’s going next, but if you want to see what I think, you can check ...
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The Music is Over!

How do you know when the music’s over? How do you know when to run? How do you know when it’s time to get ...
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"I've NEVER seen a soft landing in 53 years."

"I'VE NEVER SEEN A SOFT LANDING IN 53 YEARS." That's what Angelo Mozello, the Chairman & CEO of the nation's ...
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In one 24-hour period my entire net worth vanished due to a bad trade.

Note to readers: In this short-term series I share ...
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In one 24-hour period my entire net worth vanished due to a bad trade.

TIME AND PLACE:  

XYZ Brokerage Company on the corner of Wall Street ...
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Savvy investors are looking at stocks and real estate and making some very powerful moves.

TODAY I'M GOING TO SKIP THE LANGUAGE AND CUT TO THE CHASE.  

Especially ...
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The Bountiful Profit from Nature

Good day everybody! I am in a great mood today. I went jet skiing with my brother yesterday for about an hour down here ...
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The Psychology of Winning...

I have read very many books on psychology in my life, and I have also met many interesting and wonderful people.  ...
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Should We Fear China?

I’ve got to get something off my chest that’s been bothering me.  I want to talk about the latest round ...
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How to buy puts. I'll spell it out for you.

If you have been reading The Tycoon Report lately, you have probably gathered that my partners and I are starting to become ...
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PROFIT FROM THE TREND

Most people think that big percentage profits come with big risk.

If you are an options trader, you know how ...
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It's simple -- Making money, that is!

Over the holidays I saw lots of family, immediate and extended.

Of course you have your relationships that are ...
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How to turn a 107% profit into a 160.86% profit with one simple strategy ... Back by popular demand!

Okay everyone, I have the solution to your problem. I know that you have it, because everyone has this problem. People ...
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Energy Stocks Are Being Given Away!

Before I start I just want to thank all of our readers for all of the positive feedback on the Calendar Spread strategy ...
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Profit More With Higher Priced Options

I recently opened an e-mail from a member of The Trend Rider who had asked me what I think about an energy company that ...
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Trading? How to Not Jump The Gun on a Trade

Not only have I made millions of dollars for individuals and institutions whose money I managed directly, but I have ...
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Predict the future with one of the greatest statistical tools in stock market history!

If you want to have a crystal clear perspective on the market, giving you the edge that most traders don’t have, ...
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Good to Great

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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2007: Tipping Point for U.S. Economy?

Another Brick in the Wall: 2007: Tipping Point for U.S. Economy? (Part 1 of a 4-Part Year-End Series) By Dylan Jovine ...
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Average Down...

I want to get right to the point on this one.  Average down on CVS right now, have patience, and you can build wealth ...
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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: Want to say “Easy Money” in Chinese?

If you want to learn to speak Chinese, here’s your first lesson.

Roughly translated, “Easy Money” ...
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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: Technology spending is expected to grow again this year – What you need to do is ...
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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: Time to Cash in on Chips?

Hey folks, how goes it?

I really love when an opportunity like this comes along. I have been watching a company ...
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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: Mickey gets a Mouse

After a decade of making cutting edge, digitally animated feature length films together, it seemed as if Disney and Pixar ...
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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: Google vs. PayPal -- Is Two a Crowd?

This has been an exciting weekend for tech news folks.

I read one of the most depressing articles ever regarding ...
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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: RIM -- Up, Up and Away!

Hey folks, I hope all is well.

This week’s article is going to be short and sweet -- I’ve been insanely ...
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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: A Truce Between Carl Ichan and Dick Parsons

Hey there, everybody, I hope you all had a great weekend.

I’m sure this was one of the most restful weekends ...
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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: ‘Origami’ -- Microsoft’s BIG Secret

Hey, folks, I hope everybody is doing well.

Today I wanted to do something I haven’t done for a while and ...
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The Profits in Patience

Good day, folks!

And a good day it is indeed -- well, that is, if you happened to read and take my recommendation ...
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SalesForce-dot-BOMB?

This is an article that might be a bit difficult for you to read -- it was very difficult for me to even write it.

The ...
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Let The Game Come to You

He steadies his sights, he feels the bead of perspiration slowly trickle down his spine, his breath quickens, and he can ...
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Christmas Day Every Day

Happy New Year, my friends.    I hope everybody enjoyed the holiday.    Did you get everything you ...
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Time to Roll Your OSX Call Options: Pyramiding Profits.

Okay guys and gals, it’s time to make some moves on our OSX trade.   Back in November I recommended owning the ...
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How to be wrong and still make money. 3 Rules for Managing Your Trades.

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again.    If we’ve had any success in this business it ...
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Avoiding The King Midas Complex

WOW!! These oil stocks have been GUNNING!!!    If you’ve had the good fortune to be part of this latest ...
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Is Oil overvalued here?

We had our second Member Call last Thursday, and I want to thank all of you who took the time to tune in.    Those ...
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Is the Oil story over?

Halleluiah!    Crashing oil prices ... I love it!    Now before you go ballistic, let me explain.  ...
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OSX Buy Recommendation

OK, fight fans, it’s been a rough few rounds that we’ve had to soldier through here on the energy front, but ...
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Elephants

Commodity stocks continue to get roughed up here as fast money speculators continue to get bounced out of these names.   I’ve ...
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An underperforming commodity about to take off, and why high oil prices are to blame.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water ... BANG, they smack the commodity stocks again!     More ...
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War Wounds

Did you know that if a dog is repeatedly abused, the very act of a raised hand will instill it with fear?    Unfortunately, ...
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Return of the Big Banks?

Anybody been looking at the money center banks lately? Boy, we’re seeing some exciting action taking place over ...
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How To Be Right On 40 out of 44 Trades in ANY Market

Do you think the market looks overextended here?  Or are you comfortable with the market at these levels?  Did ...
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Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!

LET'S KICK OFF 2006 THE BEST WAY WE KNOW HOW - WITH A GOOD FIGHT.    Guest editor Todd Friedman and I have been ...
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So Much Trouble On My Mind

I HAD A LOT OF THINGS ON MY RADAR THIS WEEK.   So I'm going to tackle each of my subjects one at a time...kind of ...
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Warren Buffett vs. Shaq

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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A look at 2006!

Hey gang!    Since last week's "Tycoon Report" article I've received several e-mails asking me which ...
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Silly Stock Analysts and the American Family

To: Safa Rashtchy, Piper Jaffray Google Analyst From: Tommy Parker Dear Mr. Rashtchy, My name is Tommy Parker. I just ...
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FAT YIELD: Shusssssh ... Do you want to know a secret?

AUDIENCE: “HI JASON.”

If the last name seems familiar to you, it’s because my brother Dylan ...
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FAT YIELD: Shusssssh ... Do you want to know a secret?

I would like to tell all of you wonderful people that I give an oath to you right here and right now. ...
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Fat Yield: 92% OF THE REASON INVESTORS MAKE MONEY!

I am not that old of a man; but I sometimes like to think that I'm younger than I really am. I reminisce back to when ...
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Fat Yield: HOW TO REDUCE RISK!!

Hi all ... do you remember me?

I am that guy, Jason Jovine, who keeps ranting and raving every week about one ...
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Fat Yield: A Bird Flu Opportunity for Investors

I want to give you the low-down on the bird or Avian flu, otherwise known as the H5N1 virus.

The Avian Flu is ...
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Fat Yield: JACQUES COUSTEAU COULD NEVER GET THIS LOW!

Man, oh man, do I see money lying on the table.

All right, guys and gals, no more games; we have to get serious. ...
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MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK: Want to find big profits in banking? The answer may be as easy as money in the bank.

Good morning, afternoon, or night ladies and gens, depending on where you are located. I first of all wanted to say that ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: Whoever said "love don't cost a thing," never found love on the Internet.

One thing that I have learned from meeting women is that Dr. John Gray said it best when he said, "Men are from ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: Dow 12,000!

The U.S. economy has got to have us feeling pretty darn good. The unemployment rate is an amazing 4.8% (does anybody ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: Facts to consider before investing in drug stocks.

Today, I'm writing you from our corporate office down here in sunny Miami Beach, Florida. I usually work out of the New ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: No Market Pain, No Market Gain.

First, my take on what's been going on in the markets this week: This market looks absolutely great to me. Don't get ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: Profit from Age

We should all know by now what is happening in the United States; our ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: A healthcare option trade …

I hope you all have your seatbelts on; this market has really been bumpy lately. Look, I've worked on Wall Street for ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: The stock you want to own is …

I spoke with a wonderful lady not too long ago who was telling me about a stock that she was looking to buy, but that ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: Why You Should Keep "Interest Rate Hysteria" in Perspective.

Top of the morning to you.

I predicted a “DOW 12,000” not so long ago, and I still believe that to ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: Triple Your Money Safely ...

Wow. What a difference a week makes!! The last time that I wrote to you, just over a week ago, I was ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: THE ANSWER ...

I. General Commentary

I have my own feelings about the way our country is run. I think that you have to be in ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: Your current trading enviroment

Give me a break.  Are these politicians corrupt or what?  The Republicans in the House have passed a bill that ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: Mark Your Calendar!

Hey traders, listen up. Unless you have been on vacation or without power like some of my neighbors here in New York, ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: "It's the Economy, Stupid."

I bet you Tycoon readers never thought that I would use a term coined by Democratic Party strategist James Carville from ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: Economics, Geopolitics and Cash

Economics  

What a week we had last week!!  I believe that we had some very good news on the economic ...
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Play Your Own Game

Life in a “middling market” (please see link for an explanation of a middling market in August 18, 2006 Issue) ...
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The Wall Street Conspiracy

At the risk of sounding like a complete lunatic, I’m going to let you in on one of the best kept secrets in the history ...
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More Bang for Your Buck: Financial Jungle

Let’s get right into it, shall we?  We receive economic news every single week; some weeks more of it than ...
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Revisiting the past!

A lot of people ask me how I got into the trading game. Well, I have to say that becoming confined to a wheelchair at ...
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Your Broker's Hidden Agenda...

Let's face facts, everybody.  Most people don't go to work every day because they want to hear a narcissistic boss ...
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Why the U.S. would declare "bankruptcy"...

PAUL VOLKER SOUNDED very upset. Apparently, a group of economists, using the same techniques as those used on the set ...
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3 Secrets of Savvy Investors

TODAY I'M GOING TO SKIP THE LANGUAGE AND CUT TO THE CHASE. Especially for those among us who are either a) about to buy ...
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Peanut Butter

In what has become not only an Internet sensation – but also a "call to arms" for one of the largest and ...
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The Saga Continues ...

Before I get into what is going on in the economy and the stock market, I would like to give my condolences to the family ...
read more »

How Taxes Kill Your Investment Returns

This article, originally published around tax time this year, surprised us with the amount of feedback it received.  ...
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Managing Risk

I’ve had a lot of new readers of the Tycoon Report contact me  wanting to know how much they should be putting ...
read more »

Serious Individual Investors Outperform Stock Brokers

Attention Stock Brokers!  Attention Stock Brokers!  Your clients have one foot out the door and the other on ...
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2007: Technology's Time to Shine

I know the headline for today’s article makes a pretty bold claim – I mean, with the market being as unpredictable ...
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Don't Follow The Financial Herd!

Hi, all.  It's Jason Jovine here.  I know that many investors, as well as many people in general, tend to be ...
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the DOW

“BRING OUT THE GIMPS!”

You know the type of people I’m talking about.

The financial ...
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Want to know an almost sure-fire bullish signal? Meet Mr. Munson.

(Jason Jovine is off today and will be back next week at the same Bat time and same Bat channel.)

THERE'S USUALLY ...
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Time For Caution!

Alrighty, the mid-term elections are done, the Dems romped, what now? The Democrats did a lot of tough talking during ...
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Why You Should Keep "Interest Rate Hysteria" in Perspective.

Top of the morning to you.  

I predicted a “DOW 12,000” not so long ago, and I still believe ...
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The Financial Crossroads!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have aptly named the title of this article the financial crossroads because that is exactly ...
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The Financial Aftermath!

I want to say a few things before I get into why I named this piece, “THE AFTERMATH.” The first thing that ...
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Quick

My story ...

For those of you who do not know; I didn’t write last week for the Tycoon report. I was ...
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A money idea for you, and more ...

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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Drug Wars

This first part is just me ranting, you can skip it if you don’t find it amusing ...

Let me get right ...
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Hard Core

Ok, I’m going to do something a bit different today.  

As resident “Technology Insider” ...
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The Big Apple

What a day, what a day. Since the sun rose this morning (and even before then) the Tech Community has been abuzz ...
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The Sounds of Profits

I’ve talked to you a lot about Web 2.0 – I’ve talked a lot about the impact this new set of ...
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The Wireless Wave

What if I told you that you could make a phone call over the Internet and pay a fraction of the price of a regular ...
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Investor Q

OK, I’m going to do something a bit different today in the Tycoon Report.

Ever since I launched my new ...
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Google Steals the Show

I hope you remember my article on August 2nd when I discussed a start-up company that was shaking up the online video ...
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Insider Q

Happy hump day!

I love Wednesdays; the week is half-way over, and the weekend is half-way here.

Since ...
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What Makes a Technology Profitable?

I guess my article from last week got everybody a little excited – the responses I received were tremendous!

So ...
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How to trade the next two months

Believe it or not, I’m going to try to make this Tycoon Report short and sweet.  That’s right, this ...
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Understanding this strategy, can protect your stocks without selling one share!

A funny thing happened to me this week.  I had a conversation with my cousin Adam about the economy ...
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Sometimes Greed is Good - But Not with Options!

I love options!     Have you ever loved something or someone who really hurt you, maybe nearly killed you ...
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Answers to Some of Your Options Questions ...

I read through your comments that we allow you to enter at the bottom of each Tycoon Report (by clicking on the link ...
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The money in the options

Okay everyone, I’m happy to say that last Thursday's Tycoon report seemed to go over well with a large percentage ...
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6 Key Trading Tips that have Gotten Me to Where I am Today

I won't comment today on the market and where it’s going next, but if you want to see what I think, you can check ...
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In one 24-hour period, my entire net worth vanished due to a bad trade. Thankfully, the lesson has saved me millions ever since. (Part 3 of a 3-Part Series)

Note to readers: In this 3-part series I share events  that actually took place in my life that had a huge  ...
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How to find that killer stock (Part II)

Last week I wrote about micro-economics in an article titled, “How to find that killer stock.” These are ...
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Rumor has it that G.M. and Ford have been discussing a possible merger.

“ONLY THE STRONG SHALL SURVIVE.” 

At least that’s the way Darwin always saw it.  ...
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Get Ready for Ford

Last week, my breezy superficial comments on the demise of Ford and GM set off a firestorm of comments from our readers. ...
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Why you must fight for every financial inch ...

Take a relative of mine, an unsavory life insurance agent, and a little-understood aspect of life insurance, and you ...
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My take on the real reason the stock market has been headed higher (and oil, Carly Fiorina, Barron’s, CNBC and everything else but the kitchen sink)

DYLAN’S INVESTING DIARY (WEEK OF OCTOBER 9TH TO OCTOBER 13TH): 

Monday the 9th:  

On ...
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Want to learn how to invest?

A new member of Fallen Angel Stocks who hails from Canada recently asked me how he could become a better investor. Although ...
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Developing Ticker Sense

At times like this I’m struck by how utterly boring a market can be without a unifying theme, either bullish or bearish. ...
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Did the Commodity Bull Die?

Much of the fear premium appears to be draining from the world’s commodity markets. Gold is plummeting, oil has collapsed, ...
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New Highs Coming?

Wednesday’s Fed action was hardly a surprise. So the question on every trader’s lips right now is do we ...
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Wal-Mart: Clouds on the Horizon?

Wal-Mart’s seen a smart rally off the bottom on the back of lowering energy prices, but bad news could be on the way. ...
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Painting The Tape: A Beginner's Primer

Friday’s here, and I know you are looking forward to the weekend, so I’m going to keep it short and sweet for ...
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Are the Utilities getting ready for a move?

What a difference a week makes! Not so much as the record movements in the DOW (I really take that with a pinch of ...
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Canadian Royalty Trust, Not Just for Royalty

Okey spadokey, here we are above 12,000 (or right near it) on the DOW! Whoo Hoo! Party time, right? Yes and ...
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Why Pessimism Never Pays When Trading Stocks

Unlike in other areas as politics and religion dogmatic opinions about the stock market rarely result in success. As professional ...
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How to Profit From "The January Effect"

As we finish up the year and you are wondering what to expect  from the stock market, keep in mind that we are going ...
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Net Neutrality and You

I rarely discuss politics in my writing – I tend to focus on the finance and the technology. But there’s an ...
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How to swing at stocks only inside your strike zone…

Tipster. n. Informal. One who gives or sells tips or information, as to bettors or speculators.

In my line of ...
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The big day is finally here ...

Alright everyone, the big day is finally here. I want to urge everyone reading this letter to get out there and vote. ...
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Canada Goes Chavez on Global Investors

The sheer blind, unadulterated stupidity of some government officials is truly stupefying. I mean diaper wearing, crash ...
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40% Profits in 7 Weeks

Wow, it sure was nice to get that extra hour of sleep this weekend – ...
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DOW 12,000 (revisited) ...

Hello everybody, this is Jason Jovine here.  I am off this week (I know how sad you all must be; just kidding,) ...
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Don't let a Spring Break "break" you.

Spring can be a rough time for stock prices. And even though we're seeing good action in the big indexes, the broad market ...
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Bond Brokers Bid Farewell to Fat Commissions »

I've got to get something off my chest that's been bothering me. I want to talk about the latest round of China bashing, ...
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Should we Fear China? — Part II

Last week's article on the US/Chinese trade deficit sparked a number of questions and comments from several of our readers, ...
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Why All Bets Are Off!

Woohoo! It feels like 1999 again! You've just gotta love the action that we're getting in the commodity stocks. If you've ...
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A Little Secret Worth $2.6 Million ... »

There's a dirty little secret that the Wall Street firms hope you won't find out. Let me back up for a second. The real ...
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Teeka Responds

Last week, the team here at Tycoon sent out a very flattering (and highly unusual) email outlining, among other things, ...
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Do Plunging Commodity Prices Signal End of Bull Market?

Talk about taking a kick to the nether regions! Boy, they've been putting it on the commodity stocks. I guess that's it ...
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Why stock market Santa came early this year ...

It's Christmas in Spring time! For those of you who haven't got into the OSX trade, this is a perfect opportunity. For ...
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Profitable opportunities right before our very eyes

Okay boys and girls, your buddy Teek wants to talk to you about the recent market action that we've been seeing. We've ...
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My #1 tool for spotting an Impending Bear Market.

Some week huh! Boy, have we seen the manic depressive side of Wall Street. We went coast to coast in sentiment, from "the ...
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Is this market pullback a bull-market correction or the beginning of a bear? Why it’s still a bit too early to tell.

Inflation’s rising, the Fed appears ready to unleash the interest rate hounds of hell, emerging markets are crashing, ...
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What Bernanke is Really Up To ...

It's all about Chairman Bernanke this week. With the rate raise being all but a foregone conclusion, it's the positioning ...
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How to Find the" Easy Money" in the Stock Market

It’s going to be short and sweet this week. What with the 4th of July, running Point & Profit, managing my hedge ...
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Bombs Over Beirut ...

Bombs are dropping in Beirut, gas prices are at an all time high, America is at war ... what is this, 1974 all over ...
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Bulls, Bears, Recessions, Oh My!

Well I think Wednesday’s big rally gave us a very clear message:

The market is far more focused on Bernanke ...
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Let the Game Come to You

He steadies his sights, he feels the bead of perspiration slowly trickle down his spine, his breath quickens and he ...
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How much money are you going to lose

There are some times in life when you do everything you’re supposed to do, but things still don’t work ...
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Have the terrorists won

My goodness, how the media loves to stir up people’s fears!  Nothing gets them watching like some good old-fashioned ...
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Bull, bear (or worse)?

They say that volatility is a trader’s best friend, but for many people the very word solicits a Pavlovian tightening ...
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Why the Dow Looks Overextended ...

Life in a “middling market” (please see link for an explanation of a middling market http://www.thetycoonreport.com/tycoon_report/20060818.html ...
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Do I have a shale of a tale for you!

Shale oil, what is it and why should you care about it?

When I think of Shale oil, I am immediately struck ...
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After failing to block the roll out of municipal Wi-Fi networks, Cable and Telecom companies are shifting gears and bidding to build these networks themselves... But at what cost?

Well, I'm writing to you on a new day. I actually prefer Wednesdays as opposed to Tuesdays … I get a better feel ...
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Ride this Tidal Wave of Cash

There is a wave of money on its way to the US - Do you see it coming? I see powerful clouds on the horizon. I see a ...
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What's really going on with Apple Computer

Imagine you could be a fly on the wall of Apple Computer's (SYM: APPL) CEO Steve Jobs. Imagine the vast amount of information ...
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The Biggest Tech Opportunity in China

Ok, I'm not going to mince words here … I'm going to get right down to business. I say that because the time ...
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Great Profits Behind the Great Wall.

Good morning! I hope you had a great Easter Weekend. Being that the market was closed on Friday, I had a little extra ...
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The Year Dell Fell? »

Could this be it? Could this be the year that one of America's biggest modern day success stories comes to an end? Could ...
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How we made 40% profits in 4 days.

Tech Stock Insider’s last trade recommendation just gave members a 40% PROFIT in only 4 days! Yes, you read that ...
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A Long Time Ago, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Internet 1.0 reigned supreme and profits were an afterthought. My, my, my how things have changed since then.

That's certainly true of the monumental battle shaping up on the World Wide Web. Back in the days of the Commercial Web ...
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Why the sky is NOT falling

First, some sobering statistics: The Nasdaq has been down almost 5% in as many days … The S&P ...
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Is Microsoft a Growth Stock? »

When I think of the greatest growth stories of the 20th century, there's a certain software company that comes to mind. ...
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Salesforce-Dot-Bomb (Part II) »

Sometimes I hate it when I'm right … Especially when I know that some people didn't take my advice when I gave ...
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What would Buffet Do? »

As a professional, I feel obligated to be completely and totally honest with you – and to be perfectly honest I ...
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It's all fun and games until .

Well, the market has been getting spanked over the past 2 months – Bernanke and his crew are certainly doing their ...
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Why the "Dotconomy" is Still Buzzing!

OK, we all know the Nasdaq hasn’t been the most popular Index on the block lately. As a matter of fact, if this ...
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Your Portfolio - Beware

I know I may have sounded like the “voice of doom” for the past few months – I recommended selling ...
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Mobile Money

Back in February I talked a bit about the "online payment war" that was brewing between Google and PayPal.

On ...
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Going Once, Going Twice ...

They used to say that America was “the land of opportunity.”  Although I definitely agree with that ...
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Have you dumped these 2 stocks yet?

Well, I always told myself I would never be the guy that said, “I told you so!”, so I won’t start now. But ...
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Why you should not invest in this technology yet

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock all year, chances are you’ve read at least 1 story about the battle ...
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The Web Wars 2.0 (and why Steve Case is a genius)

For years the company would blast out massive amounts of diskettes and CD’s into people’s home mailboxes ...
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Web Wars!

It may not happen today; it may not happen tomorrow.  But someday – and someday soon – the Nasdaq ...
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Where the huge profits in the tech sector are right now! »

Bob Dylan said it best.  “The times, they are a changin’.”  That is certainly true of the ...
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Why Amazon should be scared ... »

I love the Internet!  I love the web!  I love doing business on the web! 

Want to know why? ...
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How to Find Big Profits in Banking

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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Don't Be Seduced By a Sexy Stock Market

We met on vacation in South Beach. She was beautiful, sexy, fun, intelligent - everything an enterprising, twenty-something ...
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The Inflation Monster Cometh! »

"Wholesale Inflation Slips 1.4 Pct. in Feb. -- A huge drop in energy costs helped push prices at the wholesale level ...
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Where You Should Invest Your Money Now »

Two days ago I wrote an article titled, "Don't be Seduced by a Sexy Stock market." In the article I wondered ...
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KILL BEN Volume I

Kill Ben VOLUME I - SYNOPSIS: "The acclaimed movie from groundbreaking financial writer and investor Dylan Jovine ...
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Strippers and Midgets Get Sirius

Editor's Note: Since we're always getting a ton of questions from our readers, we thought we would occasionally share ...
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Bond Brokers Bid Farewell to Fat Commissions.

Question (sent in by wcein7): I own a portfolio of municipal bonds, and can never seem to get pricing information on them. ...
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Why Stocks Drop When Interest Rates Rise

Most people know that bond prices and interest rates have an inverse relationship. When interest rates increase, bond ...
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China, Trade Deficits and You …

Teeka brought up some great points - and some great debate - when he recently discussed the deficit. Here are some thoughts ...
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How Taxes Kill Your Investment Returns

As the "value investor" of this motley crew of investors who write for the Tycoon Report, I am very often asked ...
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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.

"There Are 3 Proven Ways to Tell When a Bull Market is Over." At least that's what the Old Timers used to ...
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A Sure-Fire Bullish Signal? Meet Mr. Munson »

THERE'S USUALLY ONLY ONE TO A VILLAGE … No, I'm not talking about the village idiot. Nor ...
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Inside the Market's recent Drop…

For those of you who have been surprised about the market's recent drop, I'd like to share with you a direct excerpt from ...
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Want to Learn How to Invest?

A new member of Fallen Angel Stocks, who hails from Canada, recently asked me how he could become a better investor. Although ...
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All hail the "king" of Wall Street!

For all the talk about “measured” increases in short-term interest rates, the Federal Reserve, citing more ...
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Never Mind the BOLLOCKS, Here's the TYCOON REPORT! »

IT WAS LIKE WATCHING KING KONG vs. GODZILLA. 

The shrill shriek of one uptight, insecure, and angry creature ...
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How to find that killer stock ...

This week I want to use my space here to discuss “micro” economics instead of “macro” economics. ...
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Want to know what you should invest in right now?

Hi there! Quick question before I get started: Do you like the new style of the Tycoon Report? I hope you'll drop us a ...
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Why the Oil Boom is Just Beginning

Hi there. I hope that you listened to what I said in my March 23rd article on crude oil. We've seen significant strength ...
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Today, we're looking ahead for the next big profits. Also, a very important note of caution.

Okay, so why are the majority of you going to get caught up in the hype of this latest commodities bull stampede, and lose ...
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Why you should never try to predict the direction of the economy to build your trading shopping list.

You may have noticed that we have been growing the Tycoon Publishing family of experts at a slow and careful pace. We ...
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I get questions all the time from people who want to understand options better. Here is an excerpt from my new report on the basics of options.

I get questions all the time from people who want to understand options better. Some of the questions are complex ... ...
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How you can see into the stock market's future.

Did you know that there is a way you can see into the stock market's future? If I'd been writing in The Tycoon Report ...
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Subject: Why Q-4 should have investors very concerned…

DR. PHIL WOULD PROBABLY REFER TO IT AS HAVING A NEGATIVE PRE-DISPOSITION.

Others have suggested it’s ...
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How you can see into the stock market's future. Part II.

In my weekly article last Thursday, I told you all about the CBOE Volatility index, which is something that we professional ...
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Understanding the Options Calendar Spread.

I have received many requests from Tycoon Report readers looking for a little clarity on a stock option strategy called ...
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The solution to this market... The "Equity Collar" Hedging Strategy

Hey You! Yeah, you at the computer! Don't look behind you, you know who I'm talking to, the Tycoon Report Reader with ...
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The best advice you can get!

If you listen to this free advice, and the market tanks, you will have a feeling that’s so amazing, it’s even ...
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Why "In-the-Money-Puts" are not as risky as shorting stock.

In markets like this I speak to professional traders, stock brokers, hedge fund managers and individual investors. ...
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4 Ways to Generate Instant Options Profits

There are two fundamental reasons why we trade options: leverage and protection. We want the big gains that options trading ...
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Want to lose 100% on a trade? No? Then read this ...

Guys & Gals, I know that we have people signing up this week for The Trend Rider. It’s nice to see people taking ...
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Why "in-the-money" puts are not as risky as shorting stock.

In markets like this I speak to professional traders, stock brokers, hedge fund managers and individual investors. It amazes ...
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6 Key Trading Tips that have Gotten Me to Where I am Today.

I won't comment today on the market and where it’s going next, but if you want to see what I think, you can check ...
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Trading? How to Not Jump The Gun on a Trade

Not only have I made millions of dollars for individuals and institutions whose money I managed directly, but I have ...
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Statistcally, this is the worst time to invest each year. Find out why.

Okay folks, here we are.  Looking at the end of August, which is fast approaching, and what usually happens at ...
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How To Double the Yield on Treasuries by Using Options

Many people are talking about buying stocks at bargains these days.

If you have been reading what I have been ...
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