I came across this article in CNN Money which argued that software company stocks are recession proof and have the potential for growth in any market situation. It is a compelling read but would one agree that software companies such as Concur Technologies, Taleo, AthenaHealth and VMWare can protect your capital in any market situation? Its anyone’s guess but for me I could buy the argument if these companies continue on their growth path and if the companies that they serve remain loyal customers. We know a software first to the market usually prevails. Just look at Windows.

But we also know that competition will come eventually once others see the potential too. Well, if you have an appetite for software, I think you will like this article here: ”Tech Stocks for Tough Times” and do check out this article on SeekingAlpha on VMware and the current market volatility.

- Ardy-

I have been surfing lately to see what stocks have been consistently been mentioned when it comes to the stocks to buy for 2008. It is interesting to note that even with the sub prime mortgage fiasco still not out of the horizon, investors generally feel that 2008 will be a good year with most stating that the US economy might not get into a recession this time around due to a strong Global economic landscape and strong balance sheets and tip top shape of most US companies with most being exposed internationally and might not be too held back if the US economy starts to take a turn.

Well, predictions are just predictions and you should be smart enough to make your own analysis and do some research before taking the plunge. For me, I have a group of stocks that I monitor and sometimes I add more stocks to monitor based on the information that I get from various sources. Today, in this post, I am going to provide some insight of the stocks to monitor for 2008.

I have noticed that Apple (aapl) shares have been doing reasonably well in 2007. Although it has hit a 52-week closing high of Nearly $200 from last week, the shares seems to be a favorite for most portfolio managers and has even been slated to reach a price of $300 in 2008. The bullishness on Apple is due to a few factors. Apple have been viewed as a company that embraces innovation and a leader in retail. Their Ipods and Iphones have gone on to take a life of their own and has been a hit with the current generation of young consumers and professionals alike.

For me, what I like about Apple is its ability to pull a surprise one after another. Sometimes, you never know what Apple might come up with especially with their dominance in the music industry online through iTunes. To put it simply, Apple is disrupting every industry that it decides to do business in. » Read the rest of the entry..

I have these sets of alert signals to help me decide make my investment decision whether to buy or sell a particular stock. Although I am more of a long term investor and do not trade stocks an a short term basis, I do rely on technical analysis indicators when making a decision to buy or sell a particular stock.

We all know that there is an uptrend and a down trend in the stock markets and for every stock, its peculiarity prevails. Sometimes, you may feel that an uptrend is just about to happen for a particular stock or index. However, after a short 2 to 3 days, the stock starts to go South. We have all experienced this phenomenon and for me, I usually follow some guidelines that would prevent me from making unnecessary mistakes. I am going to share with all of you in this post these guidelines that I utilize. » Read the rest of the entry..

Everbank seems like a nice name for a bank. It seems to imply that the bank will be here for its customers forever. Well, that is good for the bank but what does it have to offer to its customers and potential customers?

It seems that the bank has some good offerings too. It allows for you to have a deposit account denominated in a foreign currency, which means that you can benefit from any currency movement in your favor and of course the flip of it too. On top of the that, the bank allows you to add gold or silver to your portfolio. Most notably though, the bank operates online and by being online, it basically offers the benefits of being swift, instant, contactable from anywhere around the globe and of course ease of use for the client.

I will definitely be closely looking and reading more about Everbank. They do offer benefits and I would really like to see what more advantage I could get before I open an account.

-KYFC-

There’s a lot of talking around the web about tech stocks being safer plays these days with oil prices skyrocketing and sub-prime mortgage problems still in the offing. Mind you, the these are fastgrowing companies and you can say that they are to a certain extent not so greatly affected by these factors which now seems to trouble other more traditional stocks, especially those that are directly related to the mortgage problems, i.e Financial and Banking stocks and of course companies that are in the transportation industry that rely a lot on the price of oil to keep their overheads low.

If tech stocks are a buy these days, what are the stocks that are most likely good buys? For me, I feel that the safer way to go is still to go for the market leaders in the Tech industry. Google for internet stocks, now trading at $693, Apple stocks for its innovative and trend leading products, now trading at $186 and Intel for being number one in the chips sector, now trading at $27.28. Well, peeps, these are the stocks that I am interested in if I were to buy Tech stocks. I will continue to monitor these stocks and more.

This blog is my own personal blog to track stocks and the economy. So please read it but take action based on your own research aite.

-KYFC-

The above is one advise that i will personally follow. It is important that we identify leading industries of the current times based on the potential for that particular industry to grow and prosper over the long run. After doing just that, one might want to identify leading companies in those industries that have continuously beat analyst expectations or been coming up with good growth and earnings figures every quarter.

Money Magazine have recently come up with a list of 70 top American companies in America’s top industries. You might want to go through the list of stocks provided. It showcases their projected growth and value ratio too for easy comparison and the potential that one can reap from that particular stock.

Go through the charts as well and determine for yourself which stocks are undervalued at this moment and take advantage of the current situation which seems to indicate that some stocks are oversold and may be poised for a rebound in the coming months.

-KYFC-

I have visited a few sites that talks about gold but I must say that is one blog or site that I really like. That is goldprice.org. The Blog tracks the price of gold and silver and compares the prices of the two as well as in comparison to the Dow Jones Index in Gold Dollars.

The top of the blog shows the Gold and Silver chart at NY time. The Blog owner claims to have over 20 years of experience trading gold and silver. I have personally earned some money by following closely the infomation in this blog. After founding the blog in early January this year (2007), I bought some gold and Silver in February and at that time, Gold was still in the $600 plus region and silver in the $13 plus region. But of course, I did not just depend on this blog alone when I made this investment decision. It is wiser if you actually research what the other big investment houses are saying and after that weighing it all together and coming up with your own conclusion. » Read the rest of the entry..

Buffet have been famous for not doing anything for a period of years in terms of investing in the stock market and which he equates to “sitting on my butt” while others are scrambling to take a pice of the action. But when Buffet actually makes the moves, he is also well known for investing in “boring” industries that does not depend on technological breakthroughs.

With that information of Buffets historical actions in mind, it would thus be beneficial for all of us to examine what Buffet is doing in these recent months. For a man like him, taking action by buying stocks is most likely, not driven by his whims and fancies but rather is usually driven by careful and calculated analysis with adherence to the famous Buffet principles. He is well known for being a value investor and investing in some of the most boring industries in America. The Oracle of Omaha have actually made billions of dollars investing in die hard industries such as newspaper, ice-cream, soft drinks and even underwear. » Read the rest of the entry..