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Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:45:21 GMT

Fortunately my portfolio management methods don’t revolve around frequent trading. One of my kids came up to me recently and said, “What did you do today, Dad?” I said, “I made one trade, and I did a bunch of research.” He then asked, “How often do you trade?” I answered, “That was my first trade in a week, and I haven’t traded much in the last two months, but that’s not normal. There is no normal for me. When the market is really volatile, I trade a lot more, selling when stocks are rising, and buying when they are selling off. When the market is relatively placid, I don’t do much.” He looked at me, kind of smiled, and moved on. Information overload from Dad. Most people and investment managers trade too often. They sell their winners too rapidly, and panic too soon on their losers. Now, I’m not advocating “buy and forget,” or Buffett’s statement, “Our favorite holding period is forever.”[More...]

The Six Ways To Play Canada’s Oil Sector

Wed, 13 May 2009 16:40:00 GMT

With oil finally trading back above the $50-a-barrel level, it’s time to recognize that crude prices are probably not going to remain low for very long, and may end up fluctuating in the $50-$80 range - regardless of what happens to the prices of other co[More...]

IBM (NYSE:IBM) Assumes Familiar Leadership Role

Fri, 01 May 2009 15:52:00 GMT

International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), a name once synonymous blue-chip technology, faced a near-death experience in the early 1990’s when it misjudged the importance of PCs at a time when demand for mainframes was waning and corporate downsizing wa[More...]

Interpreting Yesterday's Rally

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT

So I am sitting there, and the market's down around 4%. The S&P had breached the October lows, and I'm loaded with short positions, including a pretty large position in the ultrashort EEV. Then it suddenly occurs to me, everybody's watching this level, including the government. And they have hundred of billions of dollars to buy stocks! I started thinking, if I'm Hank Paulson, I'd be buying hand over fist now to protect the low, maybe put a floor under this market. So I covered a bunch of positions, although unfortunately too few, and what had been a magnificently profitable day turned into something quite mundane. That was some gut-wrenching, exhausting action. So call me a tin-hat conspiracy guy, but I think we would still be dropping if it weren't for the plunge-protection team. All the same, I will respect the rally, since it is exactly what I was looking for in order to move to a bullish orientation. I do not think we have seen the end of the bear[More...]

Worldwide Stimulus And More Bad News

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:13:00 GMT

Good morning. We're set to start the week off on a positive note. Premarket futures indicate we're likely to see a +1% gap at the opening bell. Rallies in overseas markets following news of a large stimulus package in China, more interest rate cuts by banks around the world, and news that the three-month dollar Libor has fallen to its lowest level since 2004 have set a positive tone. In other news, Uncle Sam has thrown a [More...]

Earnings Preview For Nov 3 - 7 - Earnings Preview

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:58:00 GMT

Companies that could issue positive surprises include Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), SucessFactors (SFSF) and Sunoco (SUN). Penn Virginia Corporation (PVA) could potentially disappoint investors. The Week's Events November has historically been one of the best months for the major markets, according to the[More...]

New York Times: It's 3 PM On Wall Street, the Hungry Bear Is On The Prowl

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:39:00 GMT

Very interesting story in the New York Times; we've been noting the same thing - how nothing has mattered for the day until seeing what the market does post 3 PM when it appears forced selling is at its highest level. You cannot trust anything between 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM anymore until these coffers are emptied from people who are being forced out of positions. It has become the scariest hour on Wall Street. On Wednesday, in what has become an almost daily occurrence, the stock market lurched at 3 p.m. — this time, down. What had been a bad day ended as one of the worst in history, with the Dow Jones industrial average plummeting 733 points, or nearly 8 percent.The late-day move — the Dow shed nearly 400 points in the last 45 minutes of trading — mirrored the market’s pattern over much of the last week. On Friday,[More...]

Hope The Lows Will Hold

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:43:00 GMT

Good morning. Investors are hoping that last week's lows are going to hold and premarket futures are pointing to a positive open. A large batch of earnings reports (see MER, C, & NOK, UNH, BAX, UTX, EBAY), a better than expected CPI reading and falling jobless claims have set the positive tone in addition to rumors that we're going to see more global rate cuts and more interventions sooner rather than later. The credit markets are showing [More...]

Checking in on Warren Buffett and George Soros

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:30:00 GMT

The 13F filings from various funds are flying in now and I've been pretty busy sorting through them all. There are certain funds I like to track in depth (analyzing portfolio movements line by line), and others that I just check for major portfolio moves[More...]

Bargain Hunting in the Canadian Energy Market

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:51:00 GMT

By Jennifer Yousfi Managing Editor With oil down more than 20% from its record high, Canadian energy stocks have been beaten down to more affordable levels. But as concerns over demand and...[More...]

Talisman Energy reports slump in Q3 net income

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:48:00 GMT

Canadian oil and gas company Talisman Energy has reported a net income of C$30 million, or C$0.03 per dilute share, for the third quarter of 2009, compared to C$1.42 billion, or C$1.38 per diluted share, for the same period of 2008.
The company has reported total revenue of C$1.54 billion for the third quarter of 2009, compared to C$2.66 billion for the same quarter of 2008.
Talisman Energy has reported a net income of C$548 million, or C$0.54 per dilute share, for the first nine months of 2009, compared to C$2.32 billion, or C$2.23 per diluted share, for the corresponding period of 2008.

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Tickers For The Latest Portfolio Reshaping

The Six Ways To Play Canada’s Oil Sector

IBM (NYSE:IBM) Assumes Familiar Leadership Role

Interpreting Yesterday's Rally

Worldwide Stimulus And More Bad News

Earnings Preview For Nov 3 - 7 - Earnings Preview

New York Times: It's 3 PM On Wall Street, the Hungry Bear Is On The Prowl

Hope The Lows Will Hold

Checking in on Warren Buffett and George Soros

Bargain Hunting in the Canadian Energy Market

Talisman Energy reports slump in Q3 net income

How Marcellus Shale Gas Came to Be Tax-Exempt in Pa.

How Marcellus Shale Gas Came to Be Tax-Exempt in Pa.

NY appeals court rules for Canadian energy company

Indonesia Awards Exploration Rights for Blocks

Seven Plays Dominate North America Activity

ConocoPhillips, Anadarko Get OK for New Exploration in NPR-A

TriStar Oil & Gas Ltd. - Announces Results for Second Quarter 2009; Closes Strategic Asset Acquisition in Southeast Saskatchewan; Announces Corporate Strategic Combination

Gold Participation and Income Fund Announces Exchange Ratios

Plexus Signs Equipment Supply Contract With Talisman Energy

Talisman Energy Adds 170,000 Net Acres In Pennsylvania Marcellus &Amp; Montney Shale

Talisman Energy Inc. Conference Call

Teekay Offshore Partners to Acquire Petrojarl Varg FPSO for $320 Million

EnerCom, Inc. Announces Presenting Companies for The Oil & Gas Conference(R) August 9-13, 2009

EnerCom, Inc. Announces Presenting Companies for The Oil & Gas Conference(R) August 9-13, 2009

Talisman Energy Reports $900 Million Cash Flow in Second Quarter

EnerCom, Inc. Announces Presenting Companies for The Oil & Gas Conference(R) August 9-13, 2009

EnerCom, Inc. Announces Presenting Companies for The Oil & Gas Conference(R) August 9-13, 2009

EnerCom, Inc. Announces Presenting Companies for The Oil & Gas Conference(R) August 9-13, 2009

EnerCom, Inc. Announces Presenting Companies for The Oil & Gas Conference(R) August 9-13, 2009