Short selling, what is it? Why would a person do it? When you're bullish (think prices will rise) on the market or a stock, you go long (buy and hold, one day sell). When you're bearish (t... Continue reading
When will the internet become stupid? When I was doing a final year project in DIT Mountjoy Square back in 1996 the task was to create a comprehensive business plan for a co... Continue reading
Next bubble, China? I have believed for some time that China will not become the #1 world power in my lifetime, contrary to what many analysts say, in the ... Continue reading
Pete Peterson formerly of Blackstone, CFR, Lehman and Secretary of Commerce Pete Peterson is a fascinating individual, he came from humble beginnings and went on to work at executive levels in some of the most w... Continue reading
What do banks want when you apply for a mortgage? Sometimes I ask the folks in the office about the questions they are asked by clients they are dealing with at the time, often it will ... Continue reading
Retire young! Retire poor…. The age of retirement is going to rise, within the next five years it has to. There are several reasons, the most immediate being that ... Continue reading
5 keys to the market, stock indicators to watch Todd Harrison of Minyanvill.com talks to Yahoo!'s tech-ticker team about the five signals he sees as being those that fundamentally mov... Continue reading
If I’m not worth a dividend you’re not worth investing in. I have changed my investing habits in the last year, in Jan 2008 I got out of the market completely, from that point I decided that upo... Continue reading
Inflation in 2010? John Brynjolfsson of Armored Wolf talks to Bloomberg about his views on inflation, he was formerly a leading fund manager with PIMCO wh... Continue reading