America’s Economic InEquality – How The Rich Are Winning

July 30th, 2010

The Gap between Rich and Poor - how the rich are winning

The paragraph below was taken from an MarketWatch article.

“And according to an analysis by the Central Intelligence Agency, the U.S. has one of the most unequal income distributions in the world. In this field, most of the developed world is pretty much in line — Japan, Italy, Australia, Canada, Norway, Great Britain. Some are more unequal than others, but all are comparable. In each case, of course, the rich make more than the middle class, sometimes a lot more. But they generally occupy the same economy.The U.S.? Our income distribution is more in line with Zimbabwe, Argentina, and El Salvador. We think of Russia as the land of oligarchs, but America’s inequality is actually slightly greater than Russia’s.

Timothy Sykes – PennyStocking DVD 4 – Charting, Self Publishing and Learn From Mistakes

July 27th, 2010

Timothy Sykes PennyStocking DVD course final review

This review is both about DVD 4 of Timothy Sykes PennyStocking stock trading program as well as a review of the whole course content DVD 1-4. I will fist talk about DVD 4 and then about the overall quality of information of the entire course.

Timothy Sykes PennyStocking DVD 4 Review

I’m Out of Stocks For Next Little While

July 20th, 2010

Dow jones chart july 25

Looking at my stock and index chart indicators, it looks like the markets are headed south for the next leg.  I got out of my position over 2 weeks ago and now it is basically a waiting game, the indicators tell me that I should be in all cash and possibly the DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average) is going back under 10,000 within the next month.

Know The Truth About The Economy

June 29th, 2010

Truth about U.S EconomyHere’s a great article about what the U.S Government is telling the public versus what is really going on in the job market, the U.S debt and where the American social system is going.

Have a read of the CBS MarketWatch article:

The Three Biggest Lies About the Economy

Bought Options on iShares – SLV (Silver ETF) – Jan 2011 @ $19

June 25th, 2010

iShares SLV silver ETF

I recently bought some contracts in iShares Silver ETF (SLV) for Jan 2011 @ $19. Why am I now looking into silver, my reasoning behind it is that the stock market at this point may have topped and for the rest of the summer most likely will go down ( as mentioned in last article). In light of this, GOLD and SILVER have an inverse relationship to the stock market, so my speculation is that within the next six months when the stock market goes down the price of silver will be rising. The iShares Silver ETF is currently trading at $18.43, and I am speculating that it will be above $19 by years end.

Recent Run Up In Market Allowed Me To Close Open Trade Positions

June 23rd, 2010

dow jones 6 month index chart

The recent run up in the stock market allowed me to close the positions I had in the two stocks that I have been following which were BBD.A-TO and MVIS. This is a relief because I wanted to make sure that I am not holding any stocks from this point forward, until some bargains presents itself.

Stock Market Jittery – No Direction

June 12th, 2010

Bombardier class A stock shares - stock chart

Currently, I am only trading 2 stocks, Microvision (MVIS) and Bombardier (BBD-A.TO), however since I got into the trading positions for these 2 stocks the stock market is having trouble setting a direction.

On the charts it would seem that both stocks have hit a bottom, and all I am looking for is a movement of about $0.15 to $0.18 and I get out….however it seems that the stocks are struggling to even move that little in price action.

Waiting For Preloaded Android 2.2 SmartPhones to Come Out

June 5th, 2010

Sony Ericsson Xperia x10 Android smartphoneCurrently most of the Android smartphones out there run Android OS version 1.5 to 2.1. Rogers.ca offers some of the newest Android smartphones like the Sony Xperia X10, HTC Magic, Motorola Quench and LG Eve, however even though they are the latest smartphones that Rogers Canada offers, don’t get me wrong they are great multi-function phones, but those phones are still running Android versions 1.5 to 2.1.

Some Comfortable Travelling Shoes – Part 1

May 29th, 2010

Up to about a year ago, I did an extensive amount of travelling for business and many times I thank the stars that while running from home to airport, then to client offices and meetings…sometimes walking distances to find the right building that I had comfortable shoes on.

Here are 3 shoes that are comfortable and ideal for travelling

1. Timberland EarthKeeper’s Oxford

Financial Advise – Mind The Small Things, They Add Up

April 26th, 2010
Watch spending on little things - coffee

If there is anything the credit crisis over the last few years has taught us is that debt is bad, despite what financial companie’s try to tell you.  The other thing is that everyone has to really watch their spending.  Part of the monitoring of spending is those little things that you buy, like coffee, latte or a bottle of water here and there.If the economy continues the way it has been for another few years, you will most likely be forced to change your habits, especially if you are in heavy debt, you have no savings or if you are in a job that is at risk of layoffs.

12 Things That You Can Do To Improve Your Finances Now!

April 24th, 2010

12 things to do for improving your finances

1. Create A Balance Sheet

Begin and look at your net worth by collecting your most recent investment statements and going online to retrieve your current account balances.

Once you’ve documented your assets and subtract your liabilities, consider the following questions:

  • Does any one financial asset consume a disproportionate share of your net worth?
  • Are your assets properly insured?