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The Best Companies To Invest In

June 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Specific Investment Ideas

By Ken Faulkenberry
The best companies to invest in are those which offer the greatest reward opportunities given their market value. While this may seem simple it is quite different from how most investors choose what to invest in. Choosing the best individual stock to invest in should include fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and risk analysis [...]

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Increase Investment Income

May 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments · AIP Money Management Tips, Specific Investment Ideas

AIP Money Management Tips
 
How do you increase your investment income in a low interest rate environment? It’s been a very difficult period for investors seeking low risk income. Short-term rates are near zero resulting in Money Markets, CD’s, and Treasury Bills offering historically low yields. Long-term yields have improved the past year, but investors are [...]

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How to Take Advantage of the Commercial Real Estate Blues

March 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments · AIP Money Management Tips, Specific Investment Ideas

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There are approximately 3.4 trillion dollars of outstanding Commercial Real Estate Loans of which about 1.3 trillion will become due between 2010 and 2013. Commercial Banks hold nearly one-half of this debt, concentrated among small to midsize institutions. Re-financing will be a challenge for many projects that already owe more than the [...]

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The Ramifications of ObamaCare on Economics and Investing

March 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Economics, Investment Planning, Political, Specific Investment Ideas

By Ken Faulkenberry
The passing of ObamaCare greatly increases the role of government in our health care. While there may be a few beneficial items in the bill; the vast majority of it will hurt the middle class. Health Care stocks soared immediately after passage because the bill morphed into a gigantic giveaway to the very [...]

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Developed Markets versus Emerging Markets

March 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment · AIP Money Management Tips, Specific Investment Ideas

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While many developed markets, particularly the United States, embrace big government and socialistic policies that result in slow growth and high unemployment, many of the emerging markets are moving in the opposite direction. Countries such as Brazil and India have moved in the direction of free market economics and have rebounded quickly [...]

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Why and How to Add Brazil to Your Portfolio

February 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Portfolio Management, Specific Investment Ideas

By Ken Faulkenberry
Brazil has the tenth largest economy in the world and the fifth largest as measured by land mass. With a population of 193 million and a 2 trillion dollar economy, it is a political and economic leader in Latin America.  However, social and economic problems have kept it from being an effective global [...]

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The Short-Term Case for a Higher Dollar

January 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Portfolio Management, Specific Investment Ideas

There are plenty of reasons the dollar is near all-time lows: the Federal Reserve printing money like mad; huge budget and trade deficits; large unfunded liabilities for Social Security and Medicare; and short term rates close to zero. These have all weighed on the price of the dollar. But all these problems are well known [...]

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