Posts by Steve Sjuggerud

“Times may change, but the human emotions of fear and greed remain the same.” – Wall Street saying Today, I’d like to tell you about Dow Theory — one of the most remarkable stock-market indicators you’ll ever find. This indicator is both amazingly accurate and easy to follow. And because it usually signals only about…

  “Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.” – Rousseau (Émile, 1762) Peter Lynch was the most successful fund manager in the world from 1977 to 1990, when he ran the Fidelity Magellan Fund. The fund grew from $20 million to $14 billion in assets under his leadership, and he walked out…

  “Chance favors the prepared mind.” – Louis Pasteur Gene’s been a full-time real-estate investor for the last nine years. Because of real estate, he has never really had to get a regular job. After graduating from Brown University, Gene went to the University of Florida for a master’s degree. But a funny thing happened…

  “If only God would give me a clear sign! Like making a deposit in my name in a Swiss bank account.” – Woody Allen   “Steve, I lost over $100,000 in Lucent,” Bill told me. “If I’d been following your advice two years ago, I’d still have most of that.”   Bill didn’t mean…

Warren Buffett and Bill Gross, two of the most influential investors in the world, both think that stocks will return 6% to 7% a year over the next decade. At that rate, you’ll double your money in 10 years. However, if you’re giving away 2% or more in fees and expenses, it will actually take…

Martha Stewart is cold busted. Unless her lawyers can do some serious sweet-talking, it seems certain that “America’s favorite homemaker” will soon be found guilty of insider trading. As you no doubt know, late last December, Martha sold her 4,000 shares of ImClone … just before an important announcement that crushed the share price. Martha…