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Value Investing Strategy

Darren Berardi — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:35:06 +0000

Major Goals Value investors, often referred to as Contrarian Investors, are always on the lookout for underpriced stocks. This is a research-intensive strategy, in order to excel you will need to get very good at interpreting a company's financial statements, financial metrics and statistical measures. Value Investors use analysis to [...]

Retail Investors are Idiots

Darren Berardi — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:47:41 +0000

It'd be an exaggeration to say that I'm a fan of Jim Cramer. I do enjoy his show though while at the gym as it makes the 30 minutes on the stationary bicycle go by quicker. I've always considered the show to be entertainment though. Sure there's investment advice, but [...]

Will Bank Stocks Ever Recover?

Darren Berardi — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:21:13 +0000

Yes, they will recover, especially if you own one of the better banks that wasn't hammered by huge sub-prime write-offs or involved in the CDO speculation circus. The best example is probably JP Morgan Chase, they are eating some mortgage losses, but compared to many of the other major financial [...]

Steel ETF

Darren Berardi — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:51:21 +0000

As far as basic materials go, steel is one of the more important ones. We see steel everywhere we go and continued growth in countries like China and India will likely result in steady and possibly increasing demand for steel. That sort of argument is prompting investors to look for [...]

Why Invest In Multiple Market Index Funds?

Darren Berardi — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:43:29 +0000

Let me say at the outset that I am no stock trader and I am only an investor for the long term (over 1 year). After reviewing the results of the various market index funds (DOW Jones, S&P 500, NASDAQ, etc.) and seeing that the movement of each one mirrors [...]

ETrade Review

Darren Berardi — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:03:27 +0000

Section 1: Web Site Functionality Rank Navigation Different clients have distinctly different navigation experiences, depending on which E*Trade trading platform they use. Those that qualify for the Power E*Trade platform (30+ trades per quarter) will be offered a powerful interface that makes many aspects of site navigation customizable. You’ll be [...]

ScottTrade Review

Darren Berardi — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:46:14 +0000

Section 1: Web Site Functionality Rank Navigation Scottrade's site is very easy to navigate. This is an ideal place for beginning online investors to start, there is very little clutter. Scottrade would be considered basic or stripped down by more sophisticated investors but the design makes navigation simple and intuitive. [...]

Mutual Fund Investing Strategy

Darren Berardi — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:48:34 +0000

Major Goals Many people will tell you that Mutual Fund Investing isn't actually a strategy, but I disagree. When you invest in mutual funds, you and many other investors are pooling money together and trusting a professional fund manager to achieve your investment goals. That makes this a unique approach. [...]

Investing in Debt vs. Investing in Stocks

Guest Author — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:01:16 +0000

Since 2001 the Discovery channel has been airing a documentary television series called "How It's Made" that involves showing viewers how common items that many of us find in our own homes are manufactured. This long running show has attracted an amazing following because many of us are very curious [...]

Tax Efficiency with ETFs

Darren Berardi — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:02:34 +0000

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are generally considered to be tax efficient. Unlike traditional mutual funds that are actively managed, ETFs don't involve a lot of reshuffling throughout the year. With constant selling, ETFs are less likely to trigger capital gains taxes until you, the shareholder, actually sell your shares. However, [...]

Canadian Index Funds?

Darren Berardi — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:36:16 +0000

Does anyone know of a good site that will allow me to find Canadian index funds available? And, is there a site that will allow me to compare funds offered by different institutions? ETF Guy answered: Just like in the US, Barclays is a big index fund / ETF player [...]

Nano ETF

Darren Berardi — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:33:57 +0000

The nanotechnology arena is far too narrow an area for me to invest in through an ETF. Yes, while there is great promise in nanotechnology, the investment rewards are not yet guaranteed and the road ahead is likely to be a bumpy one. An article by Palash Ghosh of Investment [...]

Getting Around the Wash Sale Rule with ETFs

Darren Berardi — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:47:41 +0000

Generally you want to avoid any investment tips that start off with "getting around..." But this time, I think you should pay attention. ETFs can be used to perform a tax swap. What this means is that you can sell an ETF that has losses, apply the losses against gains [...]

Technology ETF

Darren Berardi — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:56:06 +0000

If you are interested in accessing a popular sector of the investment market, you should consider a technology ETF. This is going to be an investment that can result in exposure to companies involved with the Internet; computer hardware and software; telecommunications; and even semiconductors. As we saw in 2009/2010 [...]

Exchange Traded Fund Carnival

Darren Berardi — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:29:57 +0000

I'm taking my first step in to the world of blog carnivals. What is a blog carnival, you ask? Here's the official description from Blog Carnival. "A Blog Carnival is a particular kind of blog community. There are many kinds of blogs, and they contain articles on many kinds of [...]

Panic Selling Done?

Darren Berardi — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:56:24 +0000

If you're reading this, you undoubtedly invest in the stock market. Like me, you've probably been doing a lot of hang wringing lately as markets around the world have been shedding billions seemingly every day. So you've probably been quite excited about the activity the last couple of days. Two [...]

Natural Gas ETF

Darren Berardi — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:14:37 +0000

We all know that some of the world’s primary energy supplies are also finite in quantity. For example, there is not an unending supply of crude oil available, and this is forcing the world's leading consumers of petroleum products to direct a lot of energy and attention towards alternative supplies. [...]

Schwab Review

Darren Berardi — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:46:54 +0000

Section 1: Web Site Functionality Rank Navigation Regardless of your investing skill or internet savvy, Schwab.com navigation is simple and intuitive. There are plenty of tools for every type of investor and the clean and well organized layout makes it easy to find the ones you need. Whether you're browsing [...]

The 10 Basic Principles of Investing

Darren Berardi — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:22:18 +0000

It's very likely that you'll try several investment strategies before you find the one that best suits your goals and investing style, but there are some basic investing principles that hold true for all strategies. Whether you are reading biographies of the most famous investors of all time such as [...]

Do You REALLY Need A Large Emergency Fund?

Darren Berardi — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:14:40 +0000

There have been a ton of PF bloggers posting about emergency funds: Money Smart Life provides a good overview with special guest appearances by other PF bloggers Lazy Man, Binary Dollar, Money Matter and More Musings, Digerati Life, and Sun's Financial Diary. I'm not going to rehash any of the [...]