Overcome the Six Obstacles
Knowing how to manage risk is one of the prerequisites of financial literacy. Once you’ve fulfilled all the prerequisites and become fully literate, does financial freedom follow? Not necessarily. Certain personal obstacles can prevent even the most financially literate from developing abundant wealth. Continue reading Six Traits to avoid in order to become a better investor

1. Better mix of investments. Try to raise that bond stake for safety, and boost foreign-equity exposure for growth.

2. Simplify. Reduce holdings to 10 funds and roll over old 401(k)s from prior jobs into a Roth IRA to make portfolio easier to manage.

3. Invest in index funds. Sell actively managed funds in their taxable account, harvest tax losses, and move to low-cost exchange-traded funds.

If you are asking that question you may find this article a bit disconcerting.

IEA slashes forecast for oil demand – again
Agency sees global demand declining by 2.4 million barrels per day in 2009 amid recession.
Continue reading Is it a good time to invest in oil?

Everyone is selling. Recession is on the horizon. Investors are nervous trying to minimize loses. One may panic, but the one who are steadfast will be the one reaping all the profits. It is the time to own recession proof stocks which I’ll tackle in this post.

There are basically two approaches you can do when the economy is on a downturn.
Continue reading Tips in owning recession proof stocks

Although making resolutions to improve your financial situation is a good thing to do at any time of year, many people find it easier at the beginning of a new year. Regardless of when you begin, the basics remain the same. Here are my top ten keys to getting ahead financially. Continue reading Ten Tips for Financial Success

Interesting artcle at cnn.money.com regarding Boeing stock. With the added input of two analysts.

NEW YORK (Fortune) — Boeing stock has plunged as air travel swoons globally. This year is expected to be only the third time air traffic has declined in its 50-year history.

Boeing Shares have dropped 60% since their peak in October of 2007, and earnings have sunk 50% in the first quarter as airlines delay or cancel orders, Boeing begins to cut production, and investors worry about Pentagon spending cuts.
Continue reading Stocks to Watch – Boeing

Here are some note/bulletpoints from the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder’s weekend

• Buffett is in favor of buying Wells Fargo
• Warren Buffett says Berkshire Hathaway is not interested in buying newspapers in the United States “at any price.” He says the changing media environment now means newspapers “have the possibility of unending losses” and he does not “see anything on the horizon that causes that erosion to end.
• Warren Buffett revealed the company had “got a chance to buy some corporate bonds very, very cheaply a few months back.”
• Warren Buffett says there are no plans for a buyback of Berkshire Hathaway stock right now. Continue reading Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder’s Weekend Notes

Microsoft may not be recession-proof but it turned in a strong performance in a year most companies would like to forget.

Profits jumped 25.7% to $17.7 billion on revenues of $60.4 billion as the software giant offset declining sales of its Windows operating system with increased revenues from its server and tools software products.

Apple Inc.  (AAPL: Apple Inc) is projected to post a fiscal second-quarter profit of $1.09 a share.

AT&T Inc. (T:AT&T Inc) is estimated to report a profit of 48 cents a share in the first quarter.

McDonald’s Corp. (MCD:McDonald’’s Corp) is likely to report a first-quarter profit of 82 cents a share, according to analysts.
Continue reading Stocks to watch (04-21-09)

An interesting interview with Jim Rogers is up at Businessweek.com

So you reject the advice about diversified portfolios?

Diversification is something that stock brokers came up with to protect themselves, so they wouldn’t get sued [for making bad investment choices for clients]. Henry Ford never diversified, Bill Gates didn’t diversify. The way to get rich is to put your eggs in one basket, but watch that basket very carefully. And make sure you have the right basket.
Continue reading How to invest during a financial crisis – The Jim Rogers way