As a stockbroker years ago, I remember telling my clients to “sell in May and go away”. That got me thinking about the current market condition. I imagine that some nervous investors (or short-term traders) may start to do some selling in an anticipation of a possible May pullback. That’s exactly what happened last May. Adding to those concerns is that fact that the market is in a short-term overbought condition. This afternoon while I was writing this post, the market sold off 100 points. I had to smile as […]

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION … Just as in real estate, the name of the game in the stock market is “location”. Especially in times of relative indecision (like now), the market has a way of offering us clear-cut trends to profit from. It’s no secret that one of the problems bothering the market is the continuing rise in oil prices. Rising energy prices keeps the Fed focused on inflation and makes it more difficult for it to lower interest rates inorder to kick-start a weakening housing sector. At such times, it’s […]

Shift Happens: Really Amazing Facts Did you know: NEC (NIPNY) and Alcatel (ALU) are testing a single strand of fiber that can transmit 10 trillion bits per second. 25% of the highest IQ population in China is greater than the entire US population. The United States is only 20th in broadband penetration. 1 of 8 married couples met online last year. The young population will have 10 to 14 jobs by the time they are 38. Over 3000 books are published daily. If you haven’t checked out the Shift Happens […]

OK, class, listen up! Benjamin Franklin said “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.â€? Most people agree that education is a great investment. But is there a way to invest in the education field? Fortunately, there are several stocks available to study up on. Private equity already has with the takeover of Laureate Education Inc. (LAUR) by its founder and CEO along with an investment consortium. You can follow up on the performance of these stocks at stockpickr.com to see if they make the grade. By far, the […]