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Can Africa Make Your Portfolio’s Soul Glow?

by The Wall Street Geek

Eddie Murphy’s 1988 movie “Coming to America” famously stereotyped two locations: Long Island City (in Queens, NY) and Africa. Long Island City has come a long way from the rat trap where Eddie Murphy (Akeem) and Arsenio Hall (Semmi) lived. But is Africa still the exotic expanse of endless plains filled with wild animals and [...]

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BlogTalkRadio Episode: So You’re Interested in Currencies? Let’s Talk About Forex. $EUR $USD $JPY

by The Wall Street Geek

In this show, I talk about foreign exchange trading — how the floating rate emerged in the 70′s, current forex yields compared to stock/bond/et al yields, and currency trading strategies. Don’t miss a show! Friday’s at 12:30 pm EST on BlogTalkRadio, or subscribe in iTunes. Listen to internet radio with The Wall Street Geek on [...]

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Every Market Has a Season for a Reason

by The Wall Street Geek

Baby it’s cold outside!  At least up here in the North it is. It’s the holiday season, and even the market reflects seasonal changes.  You hear pundits talking about it.  But how can you check it for yourself using cold, hard numbers?  Watch the video to find out. You can also subscribe to my videos [...]

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YTD Stock and Bond Market at a Glance – Party’s Over?

by The Wall Street Geek

While stocks have had a raucous time this year, bonds continued to be the designated driver – the safe place where stock investors hid until the stock market became a less of an underground rave and more of an uplifting Karaoke party. But don’t think that the bond market didn’t also have a great time [...]

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BlogTalkRadio Episode: Skyfall Fans Aren’t the Only Bond Lovers

by The Wall Street Geek

Recovered from your Thanksgiving food coma yet? I recovered long enough to talk about my Thanksgiving, and also bonds today. In this show, I covered bond investing — including indicators to track and how to invest in bonds once you’ve determined that’s a suitable route for your portfolio. Don’t miss a thing! Friday’s at 12:30 [...]

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2 Ways to Predict if You’ll Hit Your Goals by Saving or Investing

by The Wall Street Geek

I hope you’re having a Happy Thanksgiving, my friends. I’m sinking my teeth into Freshdirect’s Thanksgiving in a Box.  If you don’t know what that is, call up your best friend that lives in a city and find out.  Changed my life — no more soggy stuffing and dealing with chicken livers!  Unpaid endorsement, by [...]

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How the Markets Need Thelma and Louise

by The Wall Street Geek

At the end of the 1991 movie “Thelma and Louise”, the two heroes look across at each other, hold hands, and speed their 1966 Thunderbird off a cliff. It’s probably not the best movie analogy when talking about Washington.  But focus in on the fact that two very different people made a fast decision and [...]

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BlogTalkRadio Episode: Want to Jump Over the (Fiscal) Cliff? Here are Alternatives

by The Wall Street Geek

In this show, I cover the latest news on the fiscal cliff, what to expect from the market and in your portfolio, and alternative investments. Don’t miss a thing! Friday’s at 12:30 pm EST. Listen to internet radio with The Wall Street Geek on Blog Talk Radio You may also be interested in: Has Anyone [...]

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You Don’t Have to Be Gisele Bundchen to Model #Statistics

by The Wall Street Geek

Investors track indices or other indicators to predict the health of an economy and to predict the stock market. But with dozens of indicators per country, how can you digest what these indicators are telling you? And use them to predict what may happen next? This video gives you three critical steps to create a [...]

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BlogTalkRadio Episode: 2013-2014 Investment Outlook and Strategies

by The Wall Street Geek

The Wall Street Geek is hosted by Michelle Price, Managing Principal of Price Capital LLC in NYC and author of “How to Buy Stocks Online” (available at Amazon). In this show, I talk about what history tells us about how the market may move in the next few months, important upcoming Washington initiatives and related [...]

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