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Biotech Stocks…and Benjamin Graham | Jason Zweig

Posted by Jason Zweig on Mar 30, 2015 in Blog, Featured, Posts |Image credit: Genetically modified Amflora cells, BASF, flickr Creative CommonsBy Jason Zweig11:17 am ET  Mar. 27, 2015In a research note out today, Credit Suisse analysts Ravi Mehrotra, Jason Kantor, Anuj Shah and Jeremiah Shepard write that biotechnology stocks are not in a bubble but “rather in a new […]

UPDATE: JMP Securities Downgrades Nice-Systems As Risk/Return …

Related NICEImperial Capital Rates Raft Of Security Companies At Mostly OutperformWedbush Remains Positive On NICE Systems After Management MeetingsIn a report published Tuesday, JMP Securities analyst Greg McDowell downgraded the rating on Nice-Systems Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ: NICE) from Market Outperform to Market Perform, and removed the $58.00 price target.In the report, JMP Securities noted, “We are downgrading NICE Systems to […]

Robinhood App Review: Hands On with the No-Fee, No-Minimum …

This week, we take a hands-on look at the new iOS app Robinhood, a unique, mobile-first take on stock market trading that’s poised to be a big hit with millennials.Robinhood an apt name for the recently launched stock-trading app made by Robinhood Financial, Inc. — a company whose goal isn’t to rob the rich and give to the poor, but […]

Robinhood Offers Simple (and Free) Stock Trading – Two Cents

iOS: If you want to buy or sell stock, you usually have to pay a fee. At $7-$10 per transaction, they can add up. Robinhood eliminates these fees, offering free stock trading that’s incredibly simple.Generally, we’re fans of “set and forget” investing with funds, rather than individual stock investing. Right now, Robinhood lets you trade individual stocks and exchange-traded funds […]

Stock Trends for 2015

I’m always in search of trends that may offer solid investment opportunities (using individual stocks) but at the same time may not be “bleeding edge” technology. The best performing trend trading stocks don’t have to be unknown or highly touted IPO’s but rather they can be established companies. In searching for trends in 2015, the list of stocks I have […]

What Moves the Stock Market? – Washington Wire – WSJ – WSJ Blogs

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Robert Litan

Dow Jones Industrial Average over 2014.
The Wall Street Journal
With the stock market’s unexpected boom toward the end of 2014, what better way to ring in the new year than to reexamine that age-old question: What drives stock returns? Is it earnings’ growth fundamentals or short-term momentum swings in investor behavior?
The answer matters because most forecasters expect the economy to […]

Future: Perfect!

My future is perfect for me! In English, we use future perfect tense to talk about actions that will be finished before some point in the future. In my case, it is less than three (3) years away. My future is certain, however the duration is not! I planned for thirty (30) years in retirement just in case I am […]

Long Term Thesis

Stocks and Industries that are expected to grow in the next 5-10 yearsAerospace (ITA)• Air and space travel will be more accessible than ever.• Over the next 10 years the private space industry will surge.• Rising transportation demand will accelerate airplane manufacturing.• Drone technology is a growth industry in both private and military sectors.• Cheaper fuel alternatives will develop, […]

United States SEC Fines BTC Trading, Corp for Unregistered Bitcoin …

Updated: December 8, 2014 at 10:22 pm CET.
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The year-long investigation into BTC Trading, Corp has finally come to an end. BTC Trading, Corp was the company behind BTCT.co and litecoinglobal.com. Both sites offered . The SEC has fined BTC Trading, Corp. (BTCT.co) and Ethan Burnside for violating the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment […]

Are continuation patterns useful in forex trading and stock trading?

A:Technical analysts and traders use the term “continuation pattern” to describe seemingly random price movements that can be interpreted to mean a current larger trend is likely to continue. They are useful for any trading instrument, including forex and stock patterns, that can be plotted on a price chart. There are a few major types of continuation patterns, flags, triangles […]