http://jeflin.net The art is not in making money, but in keeping it Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:20:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Stock markets are set for a roller coaster ride this week. While strong 1st quarter profits were reported and the US economy grew 3.2% in the first quarter, slightly short of economists' forecast but still made for a third consecutive quarter of growth, investors were spooked by lingering doubts on ... http://jeflin.net/2010/05/05/stock-market-investing-from-may-to-november-fraught-with-danger/ The Year of the Metal Tiger is upon us. Traditionally, the Lunar New Year is a festive period where the Chinese celebrate by giving angpows, buy new stuff after doing a thorough spring cleaning, clear outstanding debts and look forward to bountiful rewards. However, given that the tiger is a ... http://jeflin.net/2010/02/17/investing-pitfalls-in-the-year-of-metal-tiger/ Global stock markets are poised to end on a high for the year after mounting an explosive recovery since March lows. The stock market rally, nearly ten months in duration, has surprised many naysayers with its longevity and magnitude. Nevertheless, after such a run-up, some consolidation is in order. Rampant ... http://jeflin.net/2009/12/26/dont-be-suckered-by-stock-market-rally-in-2010/ Third quarter earnings season is still ongoing but if you read closely into the numbers, fundamentals have barely improved, which stand at odds to the heady valuations arising from this stock market rally. On the bright side, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs reported blowout earnings. However, trading is the name of ... http://jeflin.net/2009/10/20/get-real-on-the-economic-recovery-and-stock-market-rally/ Financial crisis or the Great Recession, if you still remember them, seems so far away... we are now in the best six-month stock market rally since 1933. The bulls have been running riot in the stock market, seemingly unassailable and making money effortlessly, while the bears are licking their wounds. Green ... http://jeflin.net/2009/09/02/lessons-of-financial-crisis-forgotten-in-heady-speculation/