The objective of every investor is to buy low and sell high or invest more when the markets are low and invest less when the markets are high.
Value averaging more effective than SIP for creating wealth

The banking giant beat estimates but investor reaction has been lukewarm, with David Hilder, Susquehanna Financial Group. also, the fast Money traders weigh in on stocks that pop.
Citigroup; Pops & Drops

One reason the U.S. may continue to be an attractive investment market is its monetary policy. …A report from TheStreet.
Investor Alert: More Fed Stimulus Coming?

The differences with Roth IRA vs 401k? this depends on the fiscal situation of the taxpayer, present and future. Both offer great ways to put money aside for the future and increasing retirement income. there are two important differences between these pension funds. It is funded with money after taxes and all earnings are received tax free. The other reduces current taxes and the Fund is taxed when distributed. in the Roth IRA and 401K for more debateother differences between these two accounts, most people make their decision based …

Active investors long have tried to outperform the market by overweighting individual sectors as their sweet spots roll up on the business cycle. but is there anything here for indexed investors?

John Prestbo’s Indexed Investor: Divide the stock market to conquer it

Philip Falcone. Source: AP
ONE of America’s most prominent hedge funds is being probed over whether it gave preferential treatment to its founder and clients.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and US Attorney’s office in Manhattan are looking into whether Harbinger Capital Partners misled investors by failing to disclose in a timely fashion a $US113 million personal loan it extended to founder Philip Falcone from the firm’s funds, according to people familiar with the matter.
The authorities also are examining whether Harbinger improperly allowed some clients to withdraw …

My fellow personal finance blogger 2million did an interesting exercise to tabulate all stock dividend income he received in 2007. While I’m not exactly boasting my self as a dividend investor, my value investing style drives me to many companies that pay handsome dividends. therefore, I found it is quite useful to ask myself the question: how much stock dividend did I receive in 2007?
The quick answer: over $5,000. the table below includes the line item details, including expected Q4 dividend that has already been announced but not yet paid …

ProFunds is launching two new mutual funds to track the U.S. dollar. Since this is ProFunds, one of the funds will go long (you hope the dollar strengthens) and the other will go short (you hope the dollar weakens). unlike most of fund families, ProFunds place no limits on when and how many times you sell the fund. This is definitely geared towards a trader.
Back in the mid-90’s Fidelity offered 3 currency funds, but they never really garnered much interest, (read: money). So they were discontinued.
Considering the expenses ratio …

What was I thinking when I bought 1000 shares of Fannie Mae at $1.76 and then in order to minimize my losses I bought another 2,000 shares at $0.93. well, I was tempted by the desire to turn a profit on Fannie Mae because I have taken advantage of its volatility before.
Now that Fannie Mae (Public, NYSE:FNM) has decided to delist from the new York Stock Exchange and move to OTC, it maybe time to sell the stock and I got rid of all my holdings just to recoup what …

[Update]: We’ve recently launched a directory site www.1031reviews.comthat provides a more comprehensive list of 1031 registered reps, QIDs,and sponsors by state and city.  We’re also adding reviews and ratings,so you can vet folks before working with them.
In choosing which 1031 firm to work with, there’s nothing more valuable than feedback from a prior investor.  I get emails from readers all the time asking my opinion on specific 1031 firms.
To address this need, I was considering creating an "Epinions" (link) site to rate 1031 exchange service providers: 1031 tenants in …