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Q&A with Dick Davis
Posted on January 14th, 2008 on The Kirk Report
One of the benefits of being a member is the monthly Q&A sessions. These Q&As are usually scheduled for options expiration and this Friday I hav...

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Plunging Dollar vs. Rising Dollar-Denominated Indices
Posted on September 23rd, 2007 on Trader Mike
Over the last week or so I’ve been shaking my head incredulously at most of the comments I’ve heard about the falling dollar. I...

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Socially Responsible Investing
Posted on July 9th, 2007 on The Kirk Report
Integrating your personal values and societal concerns with your investment decisions is called socially responsible investing. As we all know,...

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Does Dow 13,000 Mean Everybody is Richer?
Posted on April 21st, 2007 on Trader Mike
I just saw some comments about “everybody” being richer these days with the Dow in all-time high territory. We can just look at a...

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3 Steps To Success
Posted on April 18th, 2007 on The Kirk Report
David Young from Paragon Wealth Management believes the path to success is by keeping it simple. In his view, to succeed, you must spend less...

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Whitney Tilson’s Stock Picks
Posted on March 27th, 2007 on The Kirk Report
Value investor and portfolio manager Whitney Tilson has the hot hand. After producing a whopping +25.7% return in his Tilson Focus Fund (TILFX) ...

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Global Investing
Posted on January 26th, 2007 on The Kirk Report
Given the impressive performance in worldwide markets over the past few years, I'm receiving many more questions about companies that reside ...

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Crazy Glue*
Posted on October 30th, 2006 on Trader Mike
Michelle B submits: Daytraders are often criticized by investors. Apparently, daytraders dabble in the risky business of speculation, while...

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Corporate Bonds Part II – Unsecured Bonds
Posted on January 9th, 2006 on
Corporations often issue secured or unsecured bonds to raise cash. A long-term, unsecured corporate bond is called a debenture. Unlike secured bo...

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Corporate Bonds Part I
Posted on December 19th, 2005 on
What are Corporate Bonds? Corporations issue bonds as a way of borrowing money. In return for that money, the company agrees to pay the investo...

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Option Options
Posted on November 19th, 2005 on
Let’s take a look at the option contract and the options that my brother could have been faced with: Continue reading Option Options...

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