Latest Articles from Ted Allrich

When Should You Sell? A Few Ideas...

Ted Allrich — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:30:16 Z

It's very easy to get excited about a stock and buy it. The possibilities seem endless for huge profits when you discover a stock that has the next big thing: a cure for cancer, a wireless

Core Portfolio Holdings: The Other 5 Out of 10 Plus 1

Ted Allrich — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:10:07 Z

Last week I wrote about the value of having a core portfolio, one that has relatively safe investments. These are the stocks or funds that over time should be the most rewarding, the ones

Core Portfolio Holdings: The First 5 of 10

Ted Allrich — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:47:55 Z

Core Portfolio Holdings: The First 5 of 10 Everyone always wants to know what stocks to buy. We don't recommend specific stocks at The OLI, just stocks that are interesting and worthy

Going Short: Easy Money?

Ted Allrich — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:04:39 Z

There's a way to make money on falling stocks. It's called going short or short selling. But before you put in your order, you need to know exactly what you're doing and the

Beware The Obvious

Ted Allrich — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:33:16 Z

Inflation. Everybody agrees it's coming back. Make that roaring back. No one says otherwise. After all, the government is spending money like it's someone else's (it

Take These To The Bank: Stock Market Absolutes

Ted Allrich — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:51:27 Z

Every investor would love an absolute, guaranteed way to make money in the stock market. If only there were a few data points that would ensure success once they were found. Ones

Corporate News And Information: Where To Get It

Ted Allrich — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:13:47 Z

The one thing investors need is information. There are several ways to get it, especially on the Internet. But don't stop there. Plenty of other resources are available. If

Are You An Investing Shark?

Ted Allrich — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:41:25 Z

Let me explain my TV addiction: I watch lots of basketball, too much, but that's part of who I am....I watch some series, such as Downton Abbey (seems like a remake of Upstairs, Downstairs and

The Lure Of The Low P/E

Ted Allrich — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:02:11 Z

The P/E ratio (price to earnings) is used by most investors as a quick way to tell if a stock is "cheap" or expensive. It measures the price of the stock against the earnings of

Balance: Essential To Your Wealth

Ted Allrich — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:21:41 Z

It's always great when a stock you own does well. Then does even better. Watching it go up and up is one of the pleasures of investing. There's a feeling of well being that

Interest Rate Reality Check

Ted Allrich — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:30:23 Z

I know Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke just announced that interest rates will have to stay low to help the recovery, in particular, high unemployment. And he'll do his best to keep rates

Earnings Season Almost Here....Prepare Yourself

Ted Allrich — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:23:45 Z

The market's been feeling very good lately, more than lately, since early October of last year. The S&P 500 (Standard & Poor's index of their hand picked top 500 stocks) is up 28%

The Banks Are Back....But Not All

Ted Allrich — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:21:22 Z

The banks have been whipped long enough. Now they're free to fight back, doing it with dividends and stock buybacks. Investors love it. After years of scrutiny by regulators and

Bifurcate Your Portfolio.....And Thinking

Ted Allrich — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:40:45 Z

As I'm writing this, the stock market lost over 200 points in a little under four hours of trading. The dilemma du jour is the Greek debt situation. If not enough bond holders agree

The Banking Dilemma

Ted Allrich — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:25:02 Z

Here it is in a nutshell: profits rose to a 5 year high in 2011 but operating revenue fell for only the second time since 1938. Why is that a problem? Because most of the profits came