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As I’ve stated many times, I love following Apple. I believe there are a number of factors that warrant a immediate buy of Apple’s stock right now. Without wasting anymore time, let’s get into the reasons.

Politics »

If you follow politics, you know that the Fairness Doctrine is likely to be pushed through sooner rather than later as an attempt to combat the Conservative dominance of talk radio.
I have an intense disgust over this type of legislation since it goes against both free speech and free markets since it is ratings and revenue that determine who is on the radio and when.  If the liberals have a tough time getting big names on talk radio that have a large following, it is either because they are not …

Careers, Featured »

During a time of economic uncertainty and a bear market, there are many things to worry about. Nothing should be as high of a priority as keeping your job. Your income is everything and you must do everything you can to keep it. Here are some tips to ensure you keep your job during a recession.

Politics, Retirement »

I have had both a huge response to my initial article on government potentially taking over 401(k) plans and a great deal of fascinating comments and feedback. As such, I decided to write a part 2 to this interesting and controversial idea.
Before I begin, I hope to encourage you to put aside your political party connections before making a judgement on this content and to seriously approach this issue objectively. It is too important not too. It is not a matter of Republicans vs Democrats or vice …

Featured, Investing »

Do you have a process for selecting investments, specifically individual stocks? What do you look for? Do you look for technical or fundamental reasons for buying a stock? Today, I’m going to talk about an investment strategy I like to call the 3-5 year outlook.

Featured, Investing, Lifestyle »

I just filled up my SUV. I paid under $2.40 a gallon. Not too long ago, I was paying over $4.00. I’m spending about $30 less per fill up than I was a few months ago. This is great for consumers. What are you doing with the extra cash you have due to the drop in gasoline prices?

Politics »

Today, our country has a new face of the future. This new face is that of Barack Obama. While, I have many reservations about his policies, I remain hopeful that he steers our country into the right direction. If not, 2012 will be here before we know it with a ready challenger. If I were to run for President in 2012, I would run on the following platform.

Featured, Investing »

We all know that emotion drives much stock market activity. For casual investors or new investors, emotions probably drive more decisions than they should. Frankly, it’s extremely hard to remove emotion from investing; but many will agree, the less emotion, the better your investment decisions. Today, I’m going to look at two strategies in the current market that are driven by emotion and why these strategies are not sound investment approaches.

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