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Natural Gas Has Spiked 60% Since Labor Day. Why?

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Friday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets

I am interested in natural gas as the price never had been so low and even it may go lower a bit, in three to five years period, the price shall be double to today's price. I brought UNG today but I wonder if this is the best to track the natural gas market price. Any other better buy such as GAZ and GAS.TO or ECA.TO?

Is Buy and Hold Dead?

If big corporation CEO can still receive big bonus and stock options etc. when the companies are losing money. Investors were just a sucker paying for their greed. Bonus shall be paid in a profitable year and not at a negative profit year. It is a reward and not entitle to it when time is bad. Capitalism means pooling good money to make more money for investors. Now it seems the CEO made all the money and investors are out of luck. The CEO thinks they own the companies and with the internet trading system, now is more like betting on a horse race. I brought insurance companies stock for long hold but they keep printing more stocks.

Beware Short and Ultrashort ETFs

From the outset, all ETFs shall not misadvertise that those funds are as a hedge for the down or up of its holding but a momentum trading in the first place. I believe some funds managers are shorting the pro funds too.

Why You Need to Be Careful With Leveraged ETFs

I wish that I read this a few months earlier. I had been trading in HGD.TO and making profits as gold price plunging to $750. It seems HGD.TO is in opposite direction with the HGU.TO, but recently, both were skewed downward and not in proportions even gold price went up to $850. Now, i shall just do day trade but watching the last 15 minutes of the trading days, it can be very volatile with up or down in big volume. I wondered where are the value gone in relation to the pro and short ETF?
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Cramer's Stop Trading! Stop the Bonuses (12/23/08)

Look at Nortel.

Good Regulation Requires Good Regulators

In the case of Hollinger, the CEO just have a few months in prison and parole out of prison still as a millionaire because the parole broad said white crime did not hurt people. No wonder the stock market is just like a casino. Long term hold is no longer feasible as the old days. Free market survives with profit growth, fair share of the profit by the shareholders with transparency and monitored by regulators to gain public trust. May be GIC and real estate are still the best bet.

History Lesson and Bear Market Advice

It is scary to buy in a bear market, but if there is a smart Canadian leader, it may be the best time to buy up the auto manufacturing facilities in Ontario , Canada to start to build its own Canadian smart fuel efficient cars now. Very good time to buy and creat jobs for Canadian. Then our dollar will be at par with or better than the U.S. dollars in the near future. Leadership, leadership is to lead. Wake up Canada.

GE Looks Very Attractive Here

GE and banks are issuing more new stocks, hence dilution, watch out.

Global Stock Markets: In the Grip of the Bear

brought HXD.to and made some profit. Should have brought FXP even better.

Buffett Puts Money to Work; Buys General Electric Preferred Stock

GE should offer to the public the preffered shares paying 10%, I will buy it too.

Of Banks and Bottoms: Not Yet

Which bank is the leader in providing a steady dividend growth now?

Tuesday Overview: Confusion and Caution

How to buy the GE preffered shares that pay 10% interest or at $22.25 a piece for the general public. I like to buy some as Berkshire did today.

"Images of a Shrinking and Damaged Planet" and High Commodity Prices

North America is still the biggest consumer of oil because of the gas guzzling auto engines. A recent trip to Thailand, I can see a lot of small engine Mercedes and other high end auto with smaller engines.The looks are as good and saving gas. No wonder the big 3 are loosing out as they did not face the facts. What is a V12 or V8 doing this days.

20 Guidelines for the Individual Investor

I like the article especially in this speculative period.