Beating the Market 2009

Overall I did pretty good. I have came out of the market 1,000 give or take than I put into it. I cashed out the WMT a little late, but just lost a little. For those of you that got the AMZN when I suggested it, (November 2008 to be precise) congrats to you guys. I do not think I mentioned it here, but this was perhaps a personal discussion with my Sushi Social crew. At that time I did not have enough to do so, but it is perhaps better to say I should of than shouldn't of. For those of you who did not have the means last year or perhaps are running to the store to buy tissue and a sit-com from not taking my advice there is always next year. Oh by the way, gold was nice to me too ;).

No, I knew e-readers were going to take off when I saw them. Especially with the increased usage of net books. I still am typing on the same Acer Aspire One I got a year ago and it still works the same! It is an amazing little device. When I saw people getting the I-pod touch for reading, it just made sense that there will be a demand for that as a stand alone device. And on the 7th day, the big box companies begatted e-readers! They decided to name their children "Kindle" and "Sony e-reader". It was a matchmade in e-marketing heaven.

People are probably wondering which stocks am I going to get next year. Of course WMT will be in the arsenal as it goes near the 40s. I understand two things: how fast technology moves and retail trends. This is what I pay close attention to. I really try not to follow the news too much unless the stock is at a highpoint and something will cause a market panic and drive it down. I want to get off the train ride because it is going downhill and I just want it to go uphill because my "house" is just past the next "valley". When I buy my ticket I want it to go "downhill" to the point at which risk is low and then "transfer" at "Selling bvld."

Three things I look for is structure of the company, aggressiveness, and image. All this information can be found for free. Buffett said it himself "the best information he has obtained about the market happens to be free". Study the companies before even think of investing a single dime into their servicies. If you do not like anything about the company then you will be wary of the company and too paranoid to even know when to buy and sell. And follow the golden rule: buy low; sell high. While I am not into shorting stocks are doing anything towards asking, I will say that in the future I will probably stick with what works. Investing in stocks work for me, but I will probably go into other ventures in the future. Currently at this moment I am trying to go to Japan to teach English, but that is not to say I will just turn a blind eye to an investment oppertunity.

Now I know that the best marketing wins; so I am not going to say that it was all based on product, but marketing think tanks. Apple was not the first one to come out with a MP3 player, but they are definitely the ones that made owning one the "in thing". Now look at the I-Pod: it is a device that has literally thousands if not million of applications for it, especially in languages. I might have to get one for the various pod casts that supports learning a foreign language since I love them so dearly. I am also impressed with the freshness that is the Flip Mino. I like some of the YouTube videos that are being made with it. Pure awesomeness in my opinion. While the amount I got was perhaps low compared to some investors the important thing is to stay in the black, not in the red.

May 2010 be profitable for all my viewers and thanks for supporting me this year. Your views and comments has kept me motivated enough to keep posting. I will continue to provide more blogs in the future.

Put WMT on the List to Buy

WMT is finally going down! Now why would I be excited about this? Am I not trading in WMT? Yes, but alas, I want to be able to buy more! And boy I think my wait is almost over. I have been anticipating WMT to fall below $50. The market for awhile was actually reaping small returns for the people who "got in early". But now is a excellent time to buy if you want to get started on the momentum.

You see, during the holidays, retail tends to out perform other industries. And stock analysts have been correct in presuming that the market will not be as strong as last year. However, they did not think that Wal-Mart will just peak at $57. They were hoping retail would stabilize the economy. This, in fact was an impossibility and it goes back to the fact that most retail chains with the exception of Wal-Mart are primarily in the United States. This does not mean that the fight is over. It just means that the market is adjusting itself to the recession. It will be like this for a few years so might as well start buying while the buying is good!

At this point in time Wal-Mart is at $49.17! This is primarily due to the fact that a lot of people sold at $57, but now is the chance to buy WMT! I would start buying some now. When it drops lower, I will start buying 2 shares per paycheck and with the company covering 15% I will be able to obtain more and more fractional shares. There is a reason investing super genius Warren Buffett, is also in WMT. That is primarily his blue chip stock. He honestly is into stocks with a continual demand.

Investments on the rise

Today is a wonderful day for me! WMT just hit $57 and Silver just hit over $11! However, this euphoria is just a fleeting moment for me. Silver will be surging in a few months. Those who have it now will be in awe as their portfolio triples and quadruples and those who did not believe will wish they did. Also it is my last month of rent and I am elated. I am moving again! Where to...somewhere way cheaper than where I currently live. Now is a great time to rent. It is a good time to buy property too, but this is just the beginning. If one waits the prices of real estate will falter even more.

Ahh, but there is a silver lining to the real estate cloud. For all those people that want to take that next step and buy property, there is a better way to do so. Banks are stuck with a bunch of land that they do not know what to do with. Meaning that they need to find a buyer to obtain revenue of their sale that just bellied up. This is where the money savvy has a chance to thrive!

Ladies and gentlemen, the worse word a real estate agent wants to hear. I wish to buy someone else's lien. There are lots of foreclosed properties on the market that need to be moved. It is like the "Clearance aisle" of real estate. There are also a lot of people that want out of their contract. Note: If you go this route, do not go towards a lien with a ARM (Adjustable Rate Mortgage). You just might lose an arm! Sure it might mean dishing out 50 to 60K, but you will actually get some mad equity on your investment. There are a lot of houses on the market, do not believe that you cannot get a lien. The recession is a chance of a lifetime and there will be some mad exchanges in the process. It all depends on what you are willing to spend out of savings for investing. If you start out, invest only 10~20% of your paycheck or monthly income. If you have debt, knock it out if it is a lot and then start investing.

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New Years Resolutions

As we wind down towards New Years we have a purpose to fulfill every year and that is the resolution. It might be a Christian concept or whatnot, but I think it is a good thing to try to accomplish. I have actually done some, but I never really done all of the list.

I think I will try to make a more theasible list as opposed to some of the things I have done previously.

1. Go to Japan by the end of 2009.
2. Read 100 books.
3. Get more traffic to this site.
4. Try to save over 60% of my capital and reinvest it in gold, silver, currencies, trade, WMT, and skills.
5. Help more people succeed in whatever they do.
6. Vastly improve myself in classical literature and economics.
7. Create multiple streams of income (well more than I have now)