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An interview with a blogger who made $70,000 last month: Me! 09/24/08   —  Filed under: Blogs, About the stock bloggers, Next big thing, Entrepreneurs, Serious Money, TechnologyA little while back, I sat down and asked a few questions of $30,000/month blogger John Chow in this post and it was a big hit. Few people realize there was so much money to be made from blogging.A f...
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WM   GS   Why I wouldn't touch any of these financial monstrosities 09/11/08   —  Filed under: Scandals, Citigroup Inc. (C), Merrill Lynch (MER), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Washington Mutual (WM), Stock screen, Lehman Br Holdings (LEH), Stocks to SellThinking about picking up some shares of "venerable financial institutions" like Lehman Brothers Holdings (NYSE: LEH), Merrill Lynch ...
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WM   C   The latest round of stocks to buy and to avoid 06/30/08   —  Filed under: General Electric (GE), General Motors (GM), Citigroup Inc. (C), Bank of America (BAC), Merrill Lynch (MER), Amer Intl Group (AIG), Technical Analysis, Stocks to Buy, Stocks to SellNo matter what any CEO, analyst, "guru", "market expert", strategist, fund manager, trader or message board ...
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Graphic_rating_sell GOOG   Graphic_rating_sell XOM   Why you must learn short selling to survive this market 06/23/08   —  Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), General Electric (GE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Anheuser-Busch Cos (BUD), Broadcom Corp'A' (BRCM), Technical Analysis, Stocks to SellDon't know where the market is headed? Some people think a full blown crash is possible; some believe this...
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MSFT   YHOO   How I'm going to make smallcap stocks less scary 06/13/08   —  Filed under: Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Yahoo! (YHOO), Short stories, Define investingJudging from previous articles like this, can you guess what I'm going to write about? By now I think you should know my core beliefs-while everyone and their mother is covering the wheeling and dealings of hu...
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AAPL   GOOG   Two key lessons I've learned over the years 06/05/08   —  Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Technical Analysis, Stocks to Sell, VideosAs I wrote in this article, there's no way you should be buying Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock right now. Yes, it could break out to new highs, but until it actually does, it's just a triple-top chart pattern and...
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SOLF   SIRI   For low priced stocks, focus on the pumps 06/02/08   —  Filed under: Competitive strategy, Ford Motor (F), Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), IndyMac Bancorp (IMB)As I wrote a few weeks ago, traders and fans of low priced stocks should ignore fallen blue chips like Ford Motor Co (NYSE: F) and Sirius Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and focus more on smaller vol...
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AEO   Graphic_rating_buy LULU   Dress up your portfolio with this apparel stock (TRLG) 05/27/08   —  Filed under: Gap Inc (GPS), Abercrombie and Fitch (ANF), Under Armour'A' (UA), Technical Analysis, Stock screen, Liz Claiborne (LIZ), Stocks to Buy, RecessionI know, I know, with the economy sputtering, why would you ever want to be invested in an apparel company that produces expensive jeans? Let al...
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GOOG   C   Step aside popular stocks, it's time for smaller more volatile plays 05/19/08   —  Filed under: Major movement, Google (GOOG), Yahoo! (YHOO), Apple Inc (AAPL), Pfizer (PFE), Intel (INTC), Ford Motor (F), Citigroup Inc. (C), Technical Analysis, Stock screen, Stocks to BuyForget about overwhelmingly random stock market noise and small daily percentage moves exemplified by the likes o...
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Graphic_rating_sell LDK   CSIQ   Why LDK Solar (LDK) is not a buy 05/14/08   —  Filed under: Earnings reports, Bad news, Technical Analysis, Stocks to Sell, Green StocksLDK Solar Co. (NYSE: LDK) is one strange solar stock. Yesterday, on a day when other solar companies like Solarfun Power Holdings (NASDAQ: SOLF), Canadian Solar Inc (NASDAQ: CSIQ), First Solar Inc (NASDAQ: FSLR...
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Graphic_rating_sell GOOG   Graphic_rating_sell GRMN   Why Garmin Ltd (GRMN) won't be rebounding soon 05/05/08   —  Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Bargain stocks, Stocks to Sell, Garmin Ltd (GRMN)While researching GPS maker Garmin Ltd (NASDAQ: GRMN) -- whose stock has lost two-thirds of its value in the last six months -- I can't help but pity those long-term shareholders...
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Graphic_rating_buy LFC   Graphic_rating_buy ANAD   10 crushed stocks that look to be rebounding 04/24/08   —  Filed under: Good news, Sprint Nextel Corp (S), Broadcom Corp'A' (BRCM), Technical Analysis, Level 3 Communications (LVLT), China Life Insurance ADS (LFC), Stocks to BuyWay back in early March I highlighted 10 horrifically downtrending stocks and said not to even think about buying them until they br...
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GOOG   RIMM   How well does trading based on charts perform? 04/14/08   —  Filed under: Forecasts, Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), XM Satellite Radio (XMSR), Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Research in Motion (RIMM), Technical Analysis, Stock screenBack on March 24, I made some very rudimentary predictions on BloggingStocks based on the chart patterns of...
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AAPL   NOK   What future products lurk in the hearts of companies 04/08/08   —  Filed under: Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), Motorola (MOT), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Altria Group (MO), Washington Mutual (WM), TechnologyWhen I saw the news of NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM)'s new mobile phone that emits fragrances, I began wondering ...
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Graphic_rating_buy GOOG   X   Some more stocks breaking out to new highs 04/07/08   —  Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Technical Analysis, Lehman Br Holdings (LEH), Stocks to Buy, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)In this April 1st article, I wasn't kidding around when I chose less popular stocks over hotly debated name...
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AMZN   Amazon bullying raises monopoly and business concerns 04/02/08   —  Filed under: Other issues, Products and services, Industry, Consumer experience, Rants and raves, Competitive strategy, Amazon.com (AMZN), Marketing and advertising, BooksIn the last few days, bookselling giant Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has made a few more enemies in the publishing world by forci...
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Graphic_rating_buy GOOG   Graphic_rating_buy X   Ignore random market noise and focus on lesser known names 04/01/08   —  Filed under: Google (GOOG), Apple Inc (AAPL), U.S. Steel (X), Technical Analysis, Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Lehman Br Holdings (LEH), Bear Stearns Cos (BSC), Stocks to BuyGoogle (NASDAQ: GOOG) this, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) that, will Lehman Brothers Holdings (NYSE: LEH) follow Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) ...
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Graphic_rating_buy WM   Graphic_rating_buy WB   What the charts of these 20 stocks are trying to tell you 03/31/08   —  Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), General Electric (GE), Wal-Mart (WMT), Intel (INTC), Ford Motor (F), Home Depot (HD), Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI), Applied Materials (AMAT), Bank of America (BAC), Merrill Lynch (MER), Wachovia Corp (WB), Washington Mutual (WM), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Lehman Br Holdi...
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QID   EBAY   ETFs every investor should know 03/26/08   —  Filed under: Other issues, eBay (EBAY), Next big thing, Technical Analysis, Agriculture, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)If you've ever delved into investing in ETFs (exchange-traded funds, basically entire indexes and sectors that trade like stocks), you're already familiar with the most popular, ...
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