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Joshua's Beginner's Investing Blog October 2008 Archive

By Joshua Kennon, About.com Guide to Beginner's Investing since 2001

One Trick to Tell if the Stock Market Might Be Undervalued

Thursday October 30, 2008
Did you know that there is a special trick often utilized by value investors to gauge the relative value of the stock market versus other opportunities? It's extremely quick, ... Read More

5 Ways to Avoid Getting Creamed By a Falling Market

Saturday October 25, 2008
The financial markets are nutty. How’s that for a basic truth? To give you an example from my own life: One of the companies in which we are currently acquiring ... Read More

How Playing Monopoly Can Help You Manage Your Portfolio

Thursday October 23, 2008
Growing up, I was a huge fan of Monopoly. Today, I'm not ashamed to admit that I had my assistant run out and pick up a copy of the ... Read More

Why It Might Be a Horrible Mistake to Sell Out During a Down Market

Monday October 20, 2008
Should you buy? Should you sell? Should you hold? ... Here are some thoughts about what to do in today's markets ...

Folks, The "Great" Crash Happened in 1933, Not 1929

Thursday October 16, 2008
I've been getting messages from readers regarding my latest blog, which explained how we are using a special trading technique to generate huge profits at my companies. Some have ... Read More

Getting Paid to Invest in Stocks by Trading Sell to Open Put Options - How You Can Get Other Investors to Pay You Cash to Invest in Their Stocks

Wednesday October 15, 2008
In my latest blog entry, I told you how we were sitting at headquarters, purchasing as many equities as we could reasonably afford as Wall Street degenerated into a total ... Read More

Want to Know a Secret? I'll Tell You in This Rare Moment of Total Candor ...

Thursday October 9, 2008
Lou Dobbs just said on live television that it is "irresponsible" for people to recommend buying stocks right now. I'm going to speak to you for a moment precisely ... Read More

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder

Monday October 6, 2008
Here is THE book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, ... Read More

Quick Ways to Raise Cash During Tough Times

Sunday October 5, 2008
If you've followed the advice in 10 Steps to Building a Complete Portfolio you should already have an emergency fund. However, there's a pretty good chance that if you are ... Read More

How You Could Be Hurt By the Credit Crisis - An Explanation of How Wall Street Could Influence Main Street

Friday October 3, 2008
Over the past few weeks as this whole saga has played out, I've heard from many people expressing the point of view that the things happening on Wall Street wouldn't ... Read More

How We're Surviving the Credit Crisis - And What To Do If A Small Business Represents a Big Part of Your Portfolio

Wednesday October 1, 2008
I hope you all are holding up well. We're fine here because most of my businesses all boast negative cash conversion cycles (in other words, we don't require financing ... Read More
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