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The Media Is In Flu Frenzy… Here’s How To Invest Amid A Panic

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:22:08 GMT

Thursday, April 30, 2009 by Marc Lichtenfeld, Senior Analyst, Smart Profits Report As the Smart Profits Report’s resident health care specialist, you can imagine how many calls and e-mails I’ve received regarding the swine flu outbreak. So here’s my take on the issue - the perspective, the hype, the prevention, and how to deal with the story… Let’s start with the broad public health issue… Flu Facts… And Some Much-Needed Perspective While swine flu is spreading and certainly has potential to become a very serious situation (as does any flu outbreak) if it continues, comparatively speaking, that isn’t the[More...]

Small Cap Investing: What A Bank Robber Can Teach You About Investing

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:46:30 GMT

by Marc Lichtenfeld, Senior Analyst, Smart Profits Report Thursday, April 16, 2009 Want to get ahead in the investment world? Just follow the advice of infamous bandit, Willie Sutton. When asked why he robbed banks, Sutton had a ridiculously logical answer: “Because that’s where the money is.” Duh. While I wouldn’t suggest you follow Willie’s profession, you can use his logic when investing. Question is: Where’s the money now? Small Cap Investing - Leading The Way In 2009 Look no further than small-cap[More...]

Wall Street Journal: Wave of Bankruptcy Filings Expected from Retailers in Wake of Holidays

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:22:00 GMT

If it wrong to be openly rooting for retail bankruptcies just so my predictions of the past year and a half come to fruition? (Dec 2007: Credit Downturn Hits Malls) My latest round on the retail front, was a quite over the top outlier of 5 major brand names to go out by Memorial Day (Dec 16: 13 Outlier 2009 Predictions) I see Goody's Family Clothing has already filed but since that's not a national name brand I won't count it. Goody's Family Clothing Inc. (GDYS) is liquidating operations,