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Penny Stock Investing With the Pros

mchav06@gmail.com — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Penny stock investing is by far one of the most popular forms of trading. Don't believe me? Google penny stocks and blue chip investing and see which has the largest number of search results. With that popularity comes high risk and reward. Like everything in life you do not want to just dive into unknown. Here at OTCPicks.com we strive to have the best members around and that means one thing: education. Here are a few tips we have come up with along our long investing career tha [...]

Penny Stock Brokers - 10 You May Want to Look At

mchav06@gmail.com — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:00:00 +0100

Now that you have subscribed to our exclusive penny stock alert service, you are going to need a broker. Like all things, not every penny stock broker is equal. Some will offer different research packages while others will require more experience in trading. No matter what your investing IQ is, here are ten brokers that will put you on the right track:

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5 Chart Patterns Penny Stock Investors Need to Know

mchav06@gmail.com — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Chart patterns. Though often confusing to the average trader, the patterns signal profits with regularity. Mastering chart patterns is key to your success as an investor, and at OTCPicks.com, we are always looking for ways to educate the average investor. Below are 5 chart patterns you need to know:

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1 - Symmetrical Triangle.
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10 Tips To Turn You Into A Penny Stock Pro

mchav06@gmail.com — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:00:00 +0100

Did you miss out on the incredible Dow rebound of 2009? Wondering how you can make those crazy returns you always read about? Here at OTCPicks.com we always strive to present the best information for both beginner and advanced investors. If you are ready to take your penny stock investing to the next level then take a look at our 10 quick tips:

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Gold Soars to Record Highs! Is it Becoming the Ultimate Currency?

mchav06@gmail.com — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:00:00 +0100

After weeks of strong signals that it was ready for a surge upwards, Gold finally broke through not only several levels of resistance, but the all-important psychological barrier of $1000 and has soared to a new all-time high of $1,038 per oz.

Since early last year, gold has attacked t [...]

New Housing Starts Up and Homebuilders Starting to See the Light Again

mchav06@gmail.com — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:00:00 +0100

In the middle of April, we posed the question, Is now the time to get back into the home builders? With the Philadelphia Housing Index ($HGX) having closed at $79.89, we cited several reasons why we felt it was, in fact, time to get the sector back on the radar. We cited, an unexpected sales jump in February and a ris [...]

Making Money as Baby-Boomer Generation Retires

mchav06@gmail.com — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:00:00 +0100

America's 78 million baby boomers are richer than any group in history; the group controls 50% of all U.S. discretionary income and accounts for 75% of drug spending. As an investor you cannot afford to ignore this demographic in the coming years and where they will be spending their retirement money.

It looks as though President Obama and the Democrat controlled Congress will definitely attempt to pass some type of environmental legislation in 2009 or 2010. This legislation would be aimed directly at carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions and their role in global warming.

In the coming months and years, [...]

The Pros and Cons of Mandated Health Insurance�and How Investors Can Profit

mchav06@gmail.com — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100

It's no secret that health care costs are spiraling out of control in this country. On average, we now spend more per person on health care than both food and housing. Insurance premiums are multiplying much faster than inflation, which prevents economic growth and leaves businesses with less money to give raises or hire more workers. While the [...]

The Risks of Investing In Penny Stocks

bdean@otcpicks.com — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0100

The first thing you as a new investor should be aware of is the high risk involved with small cap investing. When you buy a company like CSCO, IBM, MSFT, GE, or DELL, you are buying a quality company, backed by big names and run by hundreds of managers and consultants. Small cap companies are often run by only a handful of people. Often there is the CEO/founder/president, perhaps a COO and a few other employees.

The first thing you as a new investor should be aware of is the hi [...]

Could Rising Interest Rates Derail The Economic Recovery?

mchav06@gmail.com — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Now that an economic recovery appears likely, the markets have a new bogey-man theyre concerned aboutHigher Interest Rates. In the governments attempt to finance the economic recovery by selling billions of dollars of debt, interest rates have been steadily climbing of late. In fact, the resulting selloff in Treasury prices has not only pushed up their yields, but pushed up the all-important mortgage rates as well. This is already slowing [...]

Is Hyperinflation on the Horizon?

mchav06@gmail.com — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

So what exactly is Hyperinflation? Well in the simplest of terms, it is extremely high or out of control inflation in which prices rise rapidly while a currency loses its value. Other definitions used by the media include a cumulative inflation rate over three years approaching 100% to inflation exceeding 50% a month.
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Giant oil play emerging in Europe

default@email.com — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Is one of the world's largest oil plays sitting right in the heart of Europe? Thanks to a light oil discovery only a few miles east of Europe's largest onshore oil field this is looking increasingly possible. Please call me at 1-800-404-8982 to hear about this amazing story....

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The Obama Healthcare Plan and What it Means For Investors

mchav06@gmail.com — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

President Obamas Health Care Plan has arguably stirred more controversy than any of his other proposals to date. We at OTCPicks.com thought we would examine more closely the argument for and against this proposal and what stocks could be influenced by his agenda.
Those that are AGAINST Obamas Healthcare plan cite three main concerns:
The reform will l [...]

Why I think the current oil sector correction is an incredible buying opportunity

default@email.com — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The fear and pessimism that has accompanied oil's correction is a classic (and from a contrarian viewpoint it's a compelling) buy signal on its own.
One fear is that a slowdown in China might clobber oil consumption. For insight into this possibility we defer to Goldman Sachs. They predict a re-acceleration of China's growth. Critically, China's Central bank just said it has switched its priorities from fighting inflation to ensuring [...]

Is it Time for Oil Stocks to be Back on Your Radar?

mchav06@gmail.com — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

We think the answer is YES! There are many reasons to get bullish on oil and, even more so, oil stocks. One is the fact that many indicators are beginning to suggest an economic recovery could be in the cards over the next several months. The three largest consumers of oil including the United States, the European Union [...]

Has the Market Bottomed Out for Home Builders?

mchav06@gmail.com — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Could be! Let's take a look. In the midst of the worst housing decline since the 1930s, new home sales are down more than 75 percent from their 2005 high. In fact, just last year homeowners lost $3.3 trillion in the value of their houses with national home prices dropping 11.6% compared to 2007.

We Think So! We at OTCPicks.com are quite intrigued with the low earnings multiples we are seeing in many Chinese stocks. In fact, many are as low, if not lower, than those seen during the 1998 Asian Contagion. And while we fear that corporate profits in the U.S. will be in a secular decline (if for no other reason than [...]

To Reinstate the Uptick Rule or Not?

mchav06@gmail.com — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

What is the uptick-rule? Simply put; it is a rule used to regulate short selling in the financial markets. Specifically, the rule limits the timing of short sales. It mandates, subject to certain exceptions, that, when sold, a listed security must either be sold short at a price above the price at which the immediately precedin [...]

The Tides Change in Federally Funded Stem Cell Research

mchav06@gmail.com — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Earlier this week President Obama signed an executive order lifting the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research. In his speech made to the American people, he explained that scientific decisions must be based on facts, not ideology.