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…
Categories: General Tags: AKAM, ALSC.PK, ARUN, bac, bpop, BPOPO.PK, BZH, c, china, CPBY, EK, etfc, FBCM, FHN, FITB, HBAN, IBCA, JGBO.OB, key, LOCM, LVS, NYVTX, OKSB, PFBC, PNC, RAS, rf, RODM, SKBI, sks, STI, susq, TBBK, TSTC, UBS, WFD
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…
Categories: General Tags: AACFX, AKAM, alsc, ARUN, bac, BPOPO, BPOPP, china, CPBY, CSKI, EJ, etfc, FBCM, FHN, HBAN, IARAX, IBCA, JGBO, key, LVS, NYVTX, OKSB, PNC, RAS, rf, RODM, SKBI, sks, susq, TBBK, TSTC, UBS, WFD
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…
Categories: General Tags: AACFX, AIB, AKAM, alsc, ARUN, bac, BPOPP, c, china, CPBY, CSKI, EJ, etfc, FNGN, HBAN, HMA, IARAX, IBCA, JGBO, key, LVS, mpg, NYVTX, OKSB, PNC, RAS, rf, RODM, SKBI, sks, SNV, susq, TBBK, THC, UBS, WFD
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…
Categories: General Tags: AACFX, AIB, AKAM, AMAT, ARUN, bac, BZH, c, china, CPBY, EJ, etfc, HBAN, IARAX, IBCA, JGBO, key, LVS, mgm, NYVTX, OKSB, PNC, RAS, rf, RODM, SKBI, sks, SLM, susq, TBBK, TOL, WFD, YHOO
There are few companies that are as hard to spell or pronounce as Susquehanna Bancshares (NASDAQ: SUSQ). Fortunately, stocks are traded by their ticker symbols and not their names so lucky for SUSQ. In any case, I am spotlighting SUSQ today for a variety of reasons. First, and most obvious, their stock went up 4.1% closing at $6.08 today. Secondly, their intrinsic value is high — a book value of $19.20 per share and ttm P/E of 36 [...]
