Recent content by travllr

It's all about stock selection and not really about the market. The market is going to do its thing. It goes up and down and trends develop and so on. http://investing-software.com/commentary/articles.html?next=278 trav

While Mr. Selengut is right on here, he needs to read the FairTax a little more closely; Education is *not* taxed under a FairTax. trav --------<snip>----------- An Investor's View of The Fair Tax: A Resolution The vast majority of Americans are investors, although many don't...

U.S. Congressman Proposes Abolishing Federal Income Taxes, IRS 11/27/2005 3:08 (Memorable Market News) U.S. Rep. John Linder, R-Ga., wants to get rid of the Internal Revenue Service and all federal income taxes. If his "FairTax" is passed, he already has Border Patrol jobs lined up for the...

New Behavioral Market Theory Good research on our dag-blamed irrationality, here . . . 2/12/2005 (Memorable Analysis) Recent studies in behavioral finance show, in fact, investors are "often - if not always - irrational, exhibiting predictable and financially ruinous behavior," according to...

I've Made My Last Online Trade I've Made My Last Online Trade 4/20/2005 10:56 (Memorable Commentary) Yes, America. While the rest of you dropped your infatuation with Internet stock trading when the tech bubble burst in the early 2000s and the market returned to normal, I stayed in the game...

The Stock Signal Pro 7/25/2004 15:44 (Memorable Tools) This in-depth article looks at an impressive new software offering for the short-term, or swing trader. Stock-Signal-Pro's extensive built-in features are reviewed. http://www.investing-news.com/artman/publish/article_14.shtml...

Invasion of The Stock Hackers 11/4/2005 (Worst case scenario.) Arriving home from a five-week trip to Belgium and India on Aug. 14, a jet-lagged Korukonda L. Murty picked up his mail – and got the shock of his life. Two monthly statements from online brokerage E*Trade Financial Corp. showed...

A Model of Self-Control ... Computer Model, That Is 1/9/2005 9:56 (Memorable Education) * From an Oct. 2004 story: This mutual fund is using algorithmic stock trading software as it strives to build a better index than the S&P 500 itself. Maybe this is why E-Trade has recently gone on a hiring...

1/30/2005 11:48 (Memorable Commentary) With his stringy white beard and shy, self-deprecating manner, John Kingery is not the sort you would expect to find sipping a cocktail inside a high-roller suite in a Las Vegas hotel, contemplating his six-figure jackpot in the penny-stock market...

Redoing The Math Of An Index 6/12/2005 18:27 (Memorable Commentary) S.& P. has chosen to smooth out the numbers by excluding one-time dividend blips. But that doesn't make its total-return math more logical. http://www.investing-news.com/artman/publish/article_936.shtml trav

5/15/2005 18:22 (Memorable Market News) SCOTCH whisky giants Chivas Regal and Johnnie Walker were yesterday accused of cashing in on the sleazy sex trade in Thailand. The global brands are raking in cash from sales in brothels and their brands are even used to advertise the sex clubs...

Meditation May Help: Surprising Secret to Better Returns 2/16/2005 20:30 (Memorable Analysis) Investors need to relax if they want to succeed, according to Andrew Lo's recent five-week study of the performance of 69 day traders. http://www.investing-news.com/artman/publish/article_475.shtml...