Articles by Ted Allrich
Hope Is Not An Investing Strategy
4/12/2011, 2:13 pm from Ted Allrich in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks
One of the most often heard comments in investing: "I sure hope my stock comes back." This is not a winning position to take. In fact, it almost guarantees losses. I... Read >>
The Two Most Powerful Factors On A Stock
4/6/2011, 10:54 am from Ted Allrich in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks
Most investors will think the headline refers to some ratio like Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio or Price to Book Value or Earnings Growth Or Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) or any other valuable... Read >>
If I Could Start Over Again.....
3/29/2011, 2:55 pm from Ted Allrich in Investing, Investing Ideas, Basics
Most investors would like a "do over". They look back on certain investments and wish they'd never heard of, much less put money in them. Sure things like your good friend's... Read >>
The Big Picture
3/23/2011, 12:34 pm from Ted Allrich in Investing, Investing Ideas, International
With several major developments occurring around the world, many investors may wonder how they could affect their portfolios or their lives. Here are two of the current, newsworthy events... Read >>
Aftershocks Of Japan
3/15/2011, 4:38 pm from Ted Allrich in Investing, Investing Ideas, International
The Japanese devastation is almost incomprehensible. First there was the earthquake, followed by the tsunami, followed by radiation. It seems the disaster has no end. The people... Read >>
Are The Banks Back?
3/9/2011, 9:14 am from Ted Allrich in Investing, Stocks, Banking and Loans
Banks are back in the news. In a good way. Speculation is that mergers and acquisitions will be picking up, so are profits. Some are looking to raise their dividend and/or buy... Read >>
Also Sprach Mr. Buffett
3/2/2011, 10:28 am from Ted Allrich in News Headlines, Business, Investing Ideas
Warren Buffett, world's best stock investor, writes an annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company in which he does all of his investing. Fortunately for the... Read >>
Bubbles Still Burst
2/23/2011, 11:15 am from Ted Allrich in Investing, Investing Ideas, Basics, Commodities
In the 1630's, it was tulips. More specifically, it was Semper Augustus, a tulip of extraordinary beauty, deep, deep blue with a band of white and touches of crimson flares. In its... Read >>
The Perfect Stock
2/15/2011, 4:34 pm from Ted Allrich in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks
The perfect stock suggests that it would fit in any portfolio at any time. That perfect stock doesn't exist. Some investors want capital gains from growth only. Others want... Read >>
Either Prices Are Going Up Or Margins Are Going Down
2/9/2011, 12:49 am from Ted Allrich in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks
You may not have felt it yet, but inflation is running rampant for certain commodities. Prices for some raw materials like cotton, oil, aluminum, tin and many others have skyrocketed in the... Read >>