Keith Fitz-GeraldInvestment Director [This is the sixth installment of an ongoing series] “You’re going about this the wrong way,” said my friend and architect Fredrick Zal. “What you really need is a cold air stack.” I had asked Fred for some easy, cost efficient ways to cool our house. It was a logical step in […]
Archives for September 2008
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Four Ways to Fight the "Oil-Flation Epidemic"
By Don MillerContributing Editor Want to know what the price of a barrel of oil will be in eight years? Exactly $119.50 a barrel. There’s no shortage of pundits predicting where oil prices are heading. And every day seems to bring new reasons to change the forecast – a resurgent dollar, Americans curtailing their driving […]
Election 2008: A McCain Victory Won't Mean Same Old Republican Story
[“Election 2008" is an ongoing Money Morning series that examines the investor implications of the presidential election campaign] By Martin Hutchinson Contributing Editor One thing is clear about John McCain’s economic policies: They won’t be a mere continuation of George W. Bush’s policies. They can’t afford to be. While Bush’s tax cuts have been highly […]
Contradictory Economic Reports Whipsaw Investor Expectations
By William Patalon IIIExecutive Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report No wonder this economy is so hard to figure out: The economic reports are as volatile as the economy itself. Just when the dreaded "R" word seemed to be creeping back into the daily office chatter, a few economic reports last week seemed to reaffirm […]
It's Time to Get Real About Real Estate
By Peter Schiff Guest Columnist Once again, real estate market watchers have pounced on a shred of seemingly positive news to proclaim that the long sought "bottom" is in sight. The routine is becoming extremely stale, but somehow the media never seems to tire of it. This time the "good" news was that the percentage […]
Buy, Sell or Hold: Chesapeake Energy Corp.
To say that trading energy stocks has been difficult in recent months is a major understatement. When you see that even an industry giant like Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) lost money in its hedging activities, you know that trading activity during that quarter was extremely wild. At Friday's closing price of $48.40, Chesapeake Energy […]
News About Warren Buffett, Jim Rogers and the Presidential Elections are Money Morning Highlights; More to Come This Week
By William Patalon IIIExecutive EditorMoney Morning/The Money Map Report Although the Money Morning staff was off enjoying the Labor Day holiday today (Monday) – meaning that we didn't publish a regular issue today – I thought it was a good time to call your attention to several important stories that we have run over the […]