May 24, 2009
- Stock Trading Rules – Back To The Basics
In volatile markets most investors ignore simple tools and strategies for staying focused.
- The 1998 Russian Financial Crisis. Part 3: Political Consequences and Recovery
Political Consequences
The financial collapse resulted in a political crisis as Yeltsin, with his domestic support evaporating, had to contend with an emboldened opposition in the parliament. A week later, on August 23, Yeltsin fired Kiriyenko and declared his intention of returning Chernomyrdin to office as the country slipped deeper into economic turmoil. Powerful business interests, [...]
May 22, 2009
- The 1998 Russian Financial Crisis. Part 2: The Effects
The Effects
On August 17, 1998, Russia was forced by an escalating payments crisis to devalue the Ruble dramatically, declared its intention to restructure all official domestic currency debt obligations by the end of 1999 and imposed a 90 day moratorium on the repayment of private external debt, to aid its commercial banks suffering [...]
April 27, 2009
- Buying on Bad News - Acquiring Undervalued Stocks.
Dropping market might not necessarily be such a bad thing after all. Down markets - more often than not - can present perfect buying opportunities.
March 8, 2009
- The 1998 Russian Financial Crisis. Part 1: Course of Events
The Russian financial crisis (also called hit Russia in August 1998. It was exacerbated by the global recession of 1998, which started with the Asian financial crisis in July 1997.
January 12, 2009
- The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis
The East Asian Financial Crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of Asia beginning in the summer of (July) 1997 and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown. It is also commonly referred to as the East Asian currency crisis or locally as the IMF (International Monetary Fund) crisis.
January 1, 2009
- Even The Pros Get Things Wrong!
We all make mistakes even if our name is Warren Buffett or George Soros. But when great investors such as Buffett and Soros make mistakes, the lessons for the rest of us are so much more interesting!
November 23, 2008
- A Recession Is Part Of The Game And How To Survive In A Recession!
Is a recession really that bad like many people are made to believe? How long is the recession going to last? What industries profit during a recession and how can the government prevent another recession?
September 4, 2008
- Where Can I Trade Stocks For Cheap (?) And Why It Might Not Be Such A Good Idea To Do So!
Especially when the stock markets have consolidated and broken down significantly, thousands of bargain hunters are on their way trying to find and buy dirt cheap stocks in the hope of cashing in large profits with these cheap trading stocks once the markets go up again!
And even beyond this scenario investors, a lot of times [...]
August 21, 2008
- OTC Penny Stocks And OTC Bulletin Board Stocks - Never Fall For This Nonsense!!!
I’ve posted an article on OTC Stocks on this website already, so just to recap:
Over-The-Counter (OTC) trading is trading financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, commodities or derivatives directly between two parties. There are no stock exchanges like NYSE, NASDAQ, etc. involved. That’s why this kind of trading is called over-the-counter because that’s what [...]
August 20, 2008
- OTC - Over The Counter Stocks And OTC Bulletin Board
Over-the-counter (OTC) trading is to trade financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, commodities or derivatives directly between two parties.
There are no stock exchanges like NYSE, NASDAQ, etc. involved. That’s why this kind of trading is called over-the-counter because that’s what basically happens. The phrase “over-the-counter” can be used to refer to stocks that trade via [...]
July 28, 2008
- Subprime And Credit Crunch Or, How To Benefit From A Crisis
This must be about the 10th full-scale financial panic I’ve seen since the mid-1990s.
Could anyone that’s been with the stock markets for a while ever forget Long-Term Capital Management? How about WorldCom, or the panic after 9/11? Or what about the financial crisis that gripped Asia in Summer 1997 or Russia just one year later? [...]
July 27, 2008
- Spotting Bear Market Bottoms
A Stock Market or Bear Market Bottom marks the end of a bear market - or even an entire bear market rally - or just a light short-term market downturn and the beginning of an upturn.
A bottom may occur because of presence of a cycle, the end of a recession or because of overselling in [...]
