Ken's Stocks Blog November 2007 Archive

What can stock investors learn from the credit crisis and the declining values in the housing market? Aside from the damage caused to stock prices thanks to billions in write ... Read More

By all indications, the first few days of the holiday shopping season were a success. Although it is getting harder to find accurate data on retail sales, Black Friday seems ... Read More

Bear markets are a part of investing in stocks. We don’t know precisely when the next one is coming, but it is almost certain that it will happen. There are ... Read More

Now is a good time to consider some adjustments to your stock portfolio in preparation for the coming year and to take advantage of last minute tax savings. These steps ... Read More

If your approach to picking stocks is to zero in on the best companies regardless of what the economy or market is doing, you’re rightly considered a bottom-up investor.

Do you take a top down or a bottom up approach to selecting stocks for investment? If you are not familiar with these terms, they describe a methodology or systematic ... Read More

The stock market goes up and the stock market goes down, but not all ups and downs are the same. It is important to put large gains or declines in ... Read More

What role should stocks play in your investment plan for the last years leading to retirement? The conventional thinking has been to roughly take your age and subtract it from ... Read More

The Fed’s Open Market Committee surprised no one Wednesday by reducing key interest rates one-quarter point, but indicated inflationary pressures may prevent future rate cuts. Here’s part of the complicated ... Read More