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August 2014 - Page 2 of 24 - Money Morning - Only the News You Can Profit From

How to Hang In and Make More Money When Other Investors Flee

When markets hit rough spots, we see a spike in selling. No surprise there. It's natural; folks sense trouble and panic can set in, so they sell… and then sit paralyzed while desperately looking for a way back in.

Maybe you've made these moves yourself. I sure have. Most investors have, at one point or another, made a decision like this without a clear plan.

But here's the thing – if you sell, or buy, or make any investment decision without a clear plan, you're setting yourself up for steeper losses and lower gains.

But the good news is, with a simple plan like the one I'm about to show you, you can make better (read: more profitable) investing decisions.

And you can do it in two steps. That's it. 

When you're done, you'll sleep better, enjoy better gains and fewer losses, and you'll be ahead of a whopping 85% of investors out there...

The Fed Meeting at Jackson Hole Exposed Yellen’s Greatest Weakness

At the recent central banker conclave in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the two most powerful central bankers in the world, Janet Yellen, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, and Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), gave back-to-back addresses on the same subject.

It was like a controlled experiment in the attitudes and capabilities of the two leading financial powers in the world.

The contrast could not have been more striking. Draghi was nuanced, technically proficient, and had some excellent policy suggestions. Yellen was rigid, backward-looking, simplistic, and made disastrous policy prescriptions.

A close examination of the two speeches is a master class in the current state of central banking and a window into a distressing economic situation facing the world today...

The 7 Biggest Alibaba Stock Questions Answered

The Alibaba IPO date is just weeks away, but there are still many questions to be answered before Alibaba stock begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

When is the exact Alibaba IPO date? How much money does Alibaba make? What's the Alibaba IPO price?

These are just a few of the questions that investors have as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) prepares for one of the largest IPOs in history.

Fortunately, we now have answers to the 7 biggest questions concerning Alibaba stock and its upcoming IPO…

DJIA Today Dips on Ukraine Concerns, but AAPL a Bright Spot with Sept. 9 Event

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) today shed 42 points today and gold prices rose for the third consecutive session as investors sought safety from rising geopolitical tensions in Ukraine. This morning, Russian forces invaded Ukraine via the eastern border.

The losses remained tempered by a batch of strong economic data that saw U.S. second-quarter GDP growth revised upward to 4.2%.

Here are the top stories from the stock market today…

How the Alibaba IPO Has Turned into Huge Profits for These Tech Firms

The Alibaba IPO is expected to take place in mid-September, and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) has spent the last year preparing to take its stock public in the U.S.

A big part of that preparation has been making acquisitions. According to Bloomberg, Alibaba has spent roughly $5 billion acquiring numerous companies in the last year.

This buying spree is just getting started, and a bunch of U.S. tech start-ups are on the shopping list...

Stock Market Today Will Move on GDP Numbers and Eurozone QE Talk

Stock market today, August 28, 2014: This morning, the U.S. Commerce Department revised second-quarter GDP upward to 4.2% growth, while jobless claims slipped to 298,000 for last week.
Last week, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi affirmed his commitments to Eurozone QE. Despite the optimism, many analysts remain divided on whether the ECB will act as soon as next week or wait until some point in the fall.

Here’s what you should know to make your Wednesday profitable…