Raytheon Becomes the Latest Addition to The Portfolio

December 3, 2010

Yesterday morning, I entered into a Put Spread on Raythoen. Raytheon is a major United States defense contractor with nearly $25 billion in annual sales that operates through six segments: integrated defense systems, intelligence and information, missile systems, network-centric systems, space and airborne systems, and technical services. Sales to the U.S. government account for more [...]

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Remaining Vigilant in a Mixed Environment

December 2, 2010

Josh Peters talks of his portfolio preferences and the issue of inflation in the above video with Jeremy Glaser, which just heightens the uncertainty investors are facing right now. Do we aggressively add to the portfolio due to the perceived inflation further down the road or do we remain cautious and skeptical that the Feds [...]

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Pulling the Plug on Portfolio Holdings

November 24, 2010

In some ways, it can be more difficult for investors to sell rather than to buy stocks, because the thought of selling too early can be gut wrenching. My philosophy is that investment opportunities are like London buses however, there’s one around every corner. Therefore, when one of my investments has a good run in [...]

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International Investing Week Review 2010

November 24, 2010

For those who may not have known, International Investing Week took place last week, with a host of interesting topics/debates being posted on a multitude of sites. Morningstar, who we believe bring a host of quality information to the table, released a series of videos from Monday to Friday and as a review, we have [...]

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Back To The Future: The Death of Equities

November 19, 2010

13th August 1979 and Business Week releases an article with the chilling heading heading “The Death of Equities – how inflation is destroying the market”. At that time, people had witnessed meagre returns in the stock market and bond yields were being propelled higher as inflation took hold. The thinking up to that point had [...]

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Gold: The Ultimate Protection Against A Dollar Demise?

November 18, 2010

The past few years has especially seen the gold bugs screaming from the top of their lungs about the dangers of fiat currency and the real net worth that precious metals hold. Many continue to argue that with the Fed set on quantitative easing and printing more money, hyperinflation should be a major consideration for [...]

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Will the Eurozone Collapse?

November 17, 2010

With Ireland now at the forefront, the debate rages on whether or not the Eurozone as a whole is sustainable, with Warren Buffett questioning as much this morning on CNBC. With regards Ireland, regardless of whether a bailout occurs or not, the country has no alternative but to adopt a series of incredibly difficult and [...]

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Black Ops Sales Soar for Activision Blizzard

November 16, 2010

Activision Blizzard has been a stock on my radar for some time now but the share has flattered to deceive in what is a difficult industry. The recent record sales of it’s latest release, Black Ops, once again has it at the forefront of my attention and yet again, it warrants further research. Incidentally, Morningstar [...]

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