Investcraft – The Art of Investing

Stock market has been pretty volatile the past couple of weeks. That means everyone should stay nimble. The 3 key elements this week that may shift the momentum of the markets are: Greece, Goldman Sachs and Economic Reports. Warren Buffet did the whole market a huge favor by putting his reputation on the line for Goldman. I think that takes a lot of guts considering that the whole SEC and the US Government are bashing GS. Buffet put the whole financial sector at ease with his endorsement — at least, for the short term…

Staying nimble is the key in a volatile market. A shrewd investor needs to protect gains while minimizing losses. In this past week, I have switched around several positions in anticipating of this week’s economic reports. I locked in some gains while taking a few small losses on a few stocks that I did not want to hold going into this week’s job report. Below is a list of my current long positions along with some commentary below…

I have provided some updates to my 2010 stock portfolio. Before I list my holdings, I’d like to make a few comments about the general theme of my portfolio, my additions, subtractions, and the reasoning behind these decisions. Additions: THC, HMA, FNGN, SNV, UBS. Subtractions: BZH, MGM, AMAT, SLM, TOL, YHOO…

It’s been a while since my last post. I just wanted to give everyone my general take on 2010. Below is a list of positions I have in various companies. I have also listed some sectors I like for 2010 and sectors I don’t like. Again, this is just my opinion…but I have made my bets on certain stocks that I feel will outperform in their respective sectors…