October 7 2007 Edition of the Investors Blog Network Festival

Investors Blog Network Festival - October 7, 2007 Edition

Welcome to the October 7, 2007 edition of the Investors Blog Network Festival.

The Investors Blog Network (IBN) Festival is a bi-weekly collection of commentary on personal finance, investing, and other business related topics. Articles are collected only from the submissions of member blogs of the Investors Blog Network (IBN). Submissions from bloggers who are not members have been excluded and the current membership was determined by the listing at Feedburner. If you blog about investing topics and would like to apply to join the IBN, please send an email to admin @ biohealthinvestor.com

Because it has been almost two months since the last edition of the Investors Blog Network Festival, multiple submissions for individual IBN bloggers have been allowed in this edition. IBN blogger submissions have been published within each category in the order that they were received.

Please enjoy this edition!

The Skilled Investor

Business & Economy

Golbguru presents Interest Rates For Dummies posted at Money, Matter, and More Musings, saying, “A quick primer on short term interest rates.”

WBL presents Rich Guys Bailing On The Dollar? posted at Wealth Building Lessons, saying, “Wealth Building Lessons discusses why the richest city in the world is buying foreign gas that it doesn’t need and what you can learn from it.”

Investing & Stocks

TJP presents 3 Global Stocks that Changed the World posted at Investor Trip.

Trent presents AHM: American Home Mortage Gets a Lifeline posted at Stock Market Beat.

Super Saver presents Innovative Companies - Spectacular or Duds posted at My Wealth Builder, saying, “Most Innovative Companies for 2007 by Business Week highlights their 50 top choices for innovative companies. What is interesting to me is that the list contains companies that I consider “spectacular” for innovation and companies I believe are becoming “duds” for innovation. Here’s my assessment of a few of these companies and how I am using the information for my stock investments.”

H.S. Ayoub presents Dendreon: Media’s Hype and Hope! posted at BioHealth Investor.

H.S. Ayoub presents Dendreon Look Out! Swiss Biotech Gains Cancer Vaccine Approval posted at BioHealth Investor.

AJ presents Dividend Analysis - Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) posted at Dividends Matter, saying, “An analysis of a favourite of mine - Walgreen Co (WAG)”

Tate Dwinnell presents Trade of the Day - Daystar Technologies (DSTI) Attempting Breakout from Triangle posted at Trading Stocks - Self Investors.

vld2czech presents What is the best performing stock market index? posted at StockWeb.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents 5 Tips On Evaluating Your Investment Portfolio Performance posted at The Digerati Life.

TradeRadarOperator presents Some REITs are better than others posted at Trade Radar.

Trent presents SCEY: Why I’m Not Buying Sun Cal Energy posted at Stock Market Beat.

WBL presents Wealth Building Lessons » Blog Archive » What’s Asset Allocation? posted at Wealth Building Lessons, saying, “Whats all the fuss about Asset Allocation?”

AJ presents Reader Request - US Bancorp (NYSE:USB) posted at Dividends Matter, saying, “Analysis of the dividend paying stock US Bancorp.”

Average Joe presents Stock Analysis - Fastenal Co. (NASDAQ:FAST) posted at Investment Jungle, saying, “Fastenal Company - Another Rule #1 business.”

Tyler presents Dividends You Can Bank On! posted at Dividend Money, saying, “A great look at Canadian Bank Stocks…essential stocks to grwo your dividend portfolio.”

Trent presents TXN: Texas Instruments Inventory Correction Not Corrected posted at Stock Market Beat.

WBL presents Buying Opportunity For Canroys posted at Wealth Building Lessons, saying, “There’s a silver lining the the 200+ point drop in the market. Yields on Canadian Trusts just went up!”

MrMike presents XAU and Fibonacci Numbers posted at Online Stock Trading | Stock Trading Online, saying, “This setup produced an XAU run from 138 to 158 in the following three weeks.”

Super Saver presents Stock Purchase Update - 7/23/07 posted at My Wealth Builder.

WBL presents Should You Choose Value or Growth Stocks? posted at Wealth Building Lessons, saying, “Should you avoid value stocks that pay a dividend?”

Eric Peng presents Stock Investing Basics: Understanding the Stock Market - Crowd Psychology (Part 1) posted at The Fresh Trader, saying, “This is the first of a three part series on crowd psychology and how emotions affect you and the stock market.”

The Trader presents Stock Tips: Be Wary posted at My Trader’s Journal.

Trent presents RMIX: Dare I Hope for a US Concrete Buyout? posted at Stock Market Beat.

Super Saver presents 8/6/07 Stock Purchase Update - The Pain Continues posted at My Wealth Builder.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents A Collection of Investment Portfolios: How Some Money Savvy Bloggers Are Investing » Money and Personal Finance Blog In Silicon Valley posted at The Digerati Life.

Mike Artobello presents My Covered Call Blog: Developing Your Own Method posted at My Covered Call Blog, saying, “Developing a Trading Method Part 1″

Mike Artobello presents My Covered Call Blog: Using Someone Else’s Method posted at My Covered Call Blog, saying, “Developing a Trading Method Part 2″

The Trader presents VIX Hits Highest Level Since Q1 2003 posted at My Trader’s Journal, saying, “Options investors need to pay attention to the CBOE VIX for a reason.”

WBL presents How Will The Rate Cut Affect You posted at Wealth Building Lessons, saying, “Wealth Building Lessons looks at the ramifications of the Fed’s rate cut and how to profit from the resulting scenario.”

Golbguru presents Bear Market Is When More Women Wear Long Skirts posted at Money, Matter, and More Musings, saying, “Heard of the “Hemline Theory”? of stock market? This is what it is about.”

The Trader presents Beginners Guide: How to Read an Options Table posted at My Trader’s Journal, saying, “A simple guide for beginners who want to know how to read an options table.”

FIRE Getters presents Investment Risks at a Glance posted at FIRE Finance.

Zach Scheidt presents Perfect World (PWRD) posted at ZachStocks.

vld2czech presents How to invest in crude oil with ETF. posted at StockWeb.

H.S. Ayoub presents Wall Street Journal 2007 Technology Innovation Winners posted at BioHealth Investor.

H.S. Ayoub presents Adventrx Plummets 80% On Trial Results posted at BioHealth Investor.

TradeRadarOperator presents Google roadmap seen in its acquisitions posted at Trade Radar, saying, “Looking at the companies Google has acquired over the years shows how Google became what they are today and where they are going in the near future.”

Tate Dwinnell presents Breakout Stocks Review: Top Pick IPO Shoretel (SHOR) posted at Trading Stocks - Self Investors.

Super Saver presents 10/1/07 Stock Purchase Update - New High For Portfolio posted at My Wealth Builder, saying, “As of 9/28/07, the portfolio continues to benefit from the September 18, 2007 Fed rate cut and stands at a $2,745 profit for a 15.7% gain.”

MrMike presents Benefits of Using a Buy Stop On MSTR posted at Online Stock Trading | Stock Trading Online.

Personal Finance

FIRE Getters presents 5 Simple Identity Theft Protection Tips! posted at FIRE Finance.

FIRE Getters presents Top Five One Year Certificate of Deposits! posted at FIRE Finance.

Larry Russell presents Roth IRA Contributions versus Traditional IRA Contributions for Renters posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog, saying, “What if Fran and Fred make 100% of their annual IRA contributions into Roth IRA accounts rather than into traditional IRA accounts? To find out the answer to this question, Fran and Fred modeled their lifetime cash, bond, and stock fund assets in both taxable and tax-deferred IRA accounts. In effect, Fran and Fred are testing whether paying taxes now or later would have a higher or lower lifetime value.”

Larry Russell presents Lifetime investment assets of renters — with investment cost improvements posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog, saying, “Fran and Fred expect to pay investment costs that are typical of an average investor. This graphic is one of the reasons why The Skilled Investor keeps harping about reducing investment expenses. Even average investment costs are simply outrageous, and they can be the difference between success and failure of a family’s lifetime financial plan.”

Larry Russell presents Summary Table of Traditional IRA and Roth IRA Tax Rules posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog, saying, “For your convenience, the table provided summarizes 2007 rules for traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs. The table has a left-hand column of questions and 12 columns of information. Read the first four questions in the first four rows to determine which of the twelve columns would apply to you. Be careful to distinguish between the rules about whether you can make a contribution and whether an allowable contribution is tax deductible.”

Larry Russell presents Understand the confusing securities market motion picture posted at THE SKILLED INVESTOR Blog, saying, “Securities markets are usually very quick to adjust prices to reflect new information. However, this price adjustment process may take longer and be more volatile, if the new information is ambiguous.”

Real Estate

WBL presents Why Getting A Home Loan Might Become More Difficult posted at Wealth Building Lessons, saying, “How the recent stock market issues will affect your ability to get a home mortgage”

That concludes this edition. IBN members should submit your blog article to the next edition of the Investors Blog Network (IBN) festival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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