http://community.tradeking.com/blogs 2009-07-25T05:48:14Z TradeKing Trader Network tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-07-25:Blog/35380 2009-07-25T05:48:14Z 2009-07-25T05:48:14Z Keepingitsimple

As the 2nd year has wrapped up, looking back over the last 365 days can be summed up in one word ‘WOW!!!’.  During this time last year I felt the market was nearing a bottom.  Needless to...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-05-18:Blog/26280 2009-05-19T01:10:16Z 2009-05-19T01:10:16Z Keepingitsimple

With over 50% of the portfolio in Barclays, it was in a drastic need to be rebalanced.  Over the past 18 months I have been slowly adding to Barclays.  With the company moving from a bank...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-01-25:Blog/16538 2009-01-25T23:46:04Z 2009-01-25T23:46:04Z Keepingitsimple

Well I wish I could write about happier times but my performance over the past 6 months have been anything but.  Back in September I thought blood was gushing on the street with the failure of...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-09-19:Blog/12265 2008-09-19T21:11:16Z 2008-09-19T21:11:16Z Keepingitsimple

This time last week the financial crisis was coming to a head.  All of the major banks were meeting over the weekend to try and solve the panic that was going to set in on Monday.  With L...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-07-26:Blog/10815 2008-07-27T16:59:29Z 2008-07-26T20:13:26Z Keepingitsimple

As my 1st year of investing came to a close, its time to summarize what went right, what went wrong and the lessons learned over the past year.As luck would have it, the first year provided ex...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-06-28:Blog/10023 2008-06-30T09:21:59Z 2008-06-29T09:40:31Z Keepingitsimple

Sure all the media will have you believe that the end of the world is here.  Cramer's Crapmerica has probably been belittling anyone that has asked about a financial company on his show. ...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-05-23:Blog/9114 2008-05-24T05:48:31Z 2008-05-23T16:10:32Z Keepingitsimple

I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later.  I purchased Visa for all the wrong reasons and today I finally had to cut it loose and move on.  Visa was bought in two purchases one in t...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-05-02:Blog/8316 2008-05-06T07:21:12Z 2008-05-02T18:29:52Z Keepingitsimple

Since its that time again for another trading update, all I can say is my portfolio is completely out of wack.  Under normal circumstances I would be upset with myself, then again when is anyt...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-03-16:Blog/6421 2008-04-25T01:30:01Z 2008-03-16T16:46:12Z Keepingitsimple

I just noticed on Yahoo finance that BSC is being bought by JPM for $2 a share.  All I can say is WOW, the company is being given away.  For thise people that bought this thing Frida...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-03-14:Blog/6391 2008-04-29T02:39:41Z 2008-03-14T15:54:09Z Keepingitsimple

  As I tried to polish off the ol crystal ball today, it seems as though nothing has really changed.  Since hindsight is always 20/20, I am glad I treated BSC as a trade last September.&n...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-02-14:Blog/4907 2008-04-27T17:47:14Z 2008-02-14T21:15:39Z Keepingitsimple

I've chosen salesforce (CRM) as my heartbreaker over the next year.  I am mainly doing this blog so I can have a note as to why I picked this stock for future reference.The reasons why I chose...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-02-06:Blog/4546 2008-04-20T09:33:36Z 2008-02-06T18:15:02Z Keepingitsimple

On Monday I purchased a Brazilian company named Sadia (SDA).  After a weekend of extensive research into the company, I felt that it was a great buy for the long term.  Here is the trade ...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-02-05:Blog/4502 2008-04-12T23:37:37Z 2008-02-05T20:11:34Z Keepingitsimple

Would someone please tell me what is the purpose of an Analyst?   Analyst tell everyone when its time to buy a stock when it time to sell a stock.  I have yet to hear an Analyst add ...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-01-08:Blog/3652 2008-04-28T05:50:51Z 2008-01-08T18:38:49Z Keepingitsimple

What a gut check this year has been so far.  While I should be studying (self paced curriculum), I have yet to pick up a book this year due to all the turmoil that has been thrown at the marke...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2007-11-07:Blog/2997 2008-04-28T14:10:09Z 2007-11-08T00:00:00Z Keepingitsimple

Back in the game. When I moved to cash last week, I had no idea my price targets to buy back in would be hit so quickly. My thought at the time was it would probably be December before my price tar...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2007-10-30:Blog/2998 2008-04-22T02:16:52Z 2007-10-31T00:00:00Z Keepingitsimple

Over the past week I keep trying to come up with a reason to stay in the market. While I am supposed to be a long term investor, everything is telling me that a recession is coming. Even with the h...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2007-09-25:Blog/438 2008-04-30T19:57:16Z 2007-09-26T00:00:00Z Keepingitsimple

There is nothing like a Warren Buffet rumor that tells me to sell. With the rumor of Warren Buffet buying a 20% stake in BSC, I sold my position. When rumors come about with Warren Buffet buying, I...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2007-09-15:Blog/439 2008-05-01T14:22:16Z 2007-09-16T00:00:00Z Keepingitsimple

I almost have all of my positions purchased for my portfolio. I am just waiting for VWO to drop below $94.88 for the final purchase. After a lot of thought I have reduced the BRIC purchase from 15%...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2007-08-24:Blog/440 2008-04-24T14:27:51Z 2007-08-25T00:00:00Z Keepingitsimple

Over the past couple of months I have been trying to nail down the exact allocation that I want for my portfolio. Most people believe in keeping most of their money invested in U.S. based stocks. I...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2007-08-12:Blog/441 2008-04-19T07:34:55Z 2007-08-13T00:00:00Z Keepingitsimple

I am pretty much starting from scratch.  The first brokerage account I account I have ever opened was 1 month ago (Roth IRA account).  The TradeKing account has been opened for additional...