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When the SPDR TRUST (NYSE:SPY), Power Shares QQQ(Nasdaq:QQQQ), and Diamonds trust Series 1 ETF (NYSE:DIA) found a low in March 2009 the public was in despair. People believed that the next great depression was underway. Massive liquidity was put into the market by every central bank in the world. Cash literally poured into every toxic asset that was ever designed. Since that time the markets have responded by moving over 50 percent off their lows. Now what? Are we back to normal yet?

Today the markets want to know what is next from Mr. Bernanke and company (other central banks). Like the Janet Jackson song says, “what have you done for me lately”? What is next for an encore? The general problems such as the severe housing crisis still remains, the high unemployment picture has not changed, banks have cut credit lines are still not lending or making significant loans, and spending by the consumer continues to remain near extremely low levels. While the Federal government can create tax breaks and incentive programs for hurting citizens and residents to make them feel like they are getting something, however, can that really fix the problem?

Where are we now? Currently we are in the middle of a correction. If you have ever gone to a party, you know the party must come to end eventually. Well, the market is telling you that the 2009 party is over for now. Yes, someone will have another party along the way. New spending programs will come up to give the markets a lift. However, someone has to pay for these parties and with the current problems the cash is limited. Therefore, while there will be rallies along the way don’t expect 2010 to be anything like 2009.

Nicholas Santiago

Chief Market Strategist

www.InTheMoneyStocks.com

Have you ever wondered what make the stock market rise and fall? If you watch the news at all, you will have seen the stock market prices tumble into a deep red sea one day, while rising through the clouds the very next day. Why stock market prices behave in such a way is a complex question with an even more complicated and intricate answer.

There are many factors that affect the price of stocks: Included is inflation, interest rates, domestic political unrest, war or terrorism, crime, fraud and oil or energy prices to name but a few.

All of these factors will drive the price of the stock market up or down. However regardless of these factors, the price of stocks is liquid and it is determined by how much buyers are prepared to spend and how much sellers will take for their stock.

Simply Demand and Supply — that which breathes life to the Stock Market. Understanding this concept can be a strenuous task, as it takes years of hard work to truly champion the seemingly endless abyss of market analysis.

Usually, to tame the rate of inflation, the federal government hikes interest rates. While this slows the inflation rate, it also raises the interest in small lending institution stocks (these are guaranteed by the government, thus VERY attractive here). This in turn moves investors away from equity stocks in lieu of the guarantee available with the small lenders. Risk here is lower, obviously.


This affects stock prices in several areas of the market. What happens is this: say a stock was selling at $20 per share before the interest rate went up from 5% to 6%. So the stock price is figured like this: 1/. 05= $20. After the hike, the price is now down to $16.67 per share or 1/. 06. This represents an almost 17% drop. Taken right across the market, this can adversely affect many other stocks as well and drive the market down temporarily.

A spike in oil prices can and will affect auto prices, food prices, gas prices and many others, thus effectively pushing inflation upwards. This presses the government to raise interest rates and we have the example above all over again.

War abroad can affect the market, too. A recent example is the war in Iraq, which has driven oil prices up to unprecedented levels. We have all seen the exorbitant gasoline prices that have been the result, but now we are seeing hikes in home lending, grocery prices and transportation costs also.

So as you can see, there are many scenarios that can unfold and affect how the stock market prices rise and fall. All these factors play out together in the rise and fall of the stock market. If you watch it closely, you can pick out the trends and accurately predict price hikes, interest rate increases or when inflation will occur again.


Another factor in how the stock market rises and falls is foreign currency rates. As a particular currency fluctuates, stock prices in companies based in that country will react accordingly. When the Japanese yen falls, so does interest in Japanese technology stocks. Conversely, if the US dollar falls to dangerous levels, our government simply prints some more paper money and places it in circulation. This, in my personal opinion, creates a false sense of security in the economy.

US Fed Printing Money to Avoid Immediate Banking Collapse = Higher Long-term Rates

However you look at it, stock prices affect how we live each coming day. All aspects of our daily routines are affected: Grocery prices, gas prices and the cost of living just to name a few. So watch the stock market closely. It affects you whether you know it or not.

Remember, what makes or breaks a Winner is passion for the simplicity, not the lust for the rewards. Years of endless dedication to analyzing price highs and lows, tireless hours spent searching site after site for the latest news headlines — searching for that one instant mouse click that could skyrocket your portfolio. Your heartbeat raises, your palms become sweaty, you look at your computer screen and you smile. Why? Because you realize you have now become what you were meant to be: An Investment Mogul.

Investing is not just a way of making money for me — Investing is my passion, my desire, my love in life.

What does investing mean to you?

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Yes folks… I have done my research, and decided to write / compile a list of the top 10 companies over the past 10 years, so we can all maybe have a clearer idea on where to invest our precious money. So without further adieu, here are the best of the best, the cream of the crop, El Grande Toro.

A $100 investment in each of these stocks in their infancy would have turned your $1,000 investment into a whopping $650,000!

1. Franklin Resources (BEN)

64,224 Percent Gain

As the old saying goes, the way to make money during a gold rush is to be the one selling shovels. The best stock of the past 25 years — the USA’s No. 4 mutual fund manager — is a prime example, managing money and dispensing investment advice during a 20-year bull market.

2. Danaher (DHR)

47,913 Percent

Most people might never have heard of this maker of industrial measuring tools, but companies of all types depend on its gear, which measures just about anything, ranging from electricity to blood and air quality.

3. Eaton Vance (EV)

38,444 Percent

This smaller rival to Franklin Resources also cashed in on the insatiable demand for money management as it offered everything from mutual funds to services for institutional investors.

4. UnitedHealth (UNH)

37,672 Percent

Skyrocketing medical costs often are the worst part of going to the doctor. This insurer has prospered as employers and consumers looking for protection from wallet-busting costs snapped up its plans.

5. Cisco Systems (CSCO)

33,632 Percent

This router maker made a fortune selling fatter straws to Internet surfers sucking ever-bigger amounts of bytes by downloading music and updating their Web pages.

6. International Gaming Technology (IGT)
33,436 Percent

Investors who bet the house on this slot machine ace hit the jackpot.

7. Biomet (BMET)
30,531 Percent

Biomet’s reconstructive medical devices have made breaking a knee, leg or shoulder a bit less scary.

8. Microsoft (MSFT)
29,266 Percent

More than 90 percent of computers run some sort of software from the house Bill Gates built. Believe it or Not… as remarkable as this sounds, it’s true!

9. Best Buy (BBY)
28,703 Percent

This retailer turned itself into a Disneyland for gadget freaks with its shelves brimming with the latest electronic gizmos.

10. Oracle (ORCL)
28,535 Percent

The company Larry Ellison heads offers software to manage all corporate data.

There we have it, the top 10 of 10. These are the moguls of the business world today we should all model our businesses after. Innovation, patience and dedication with a little bit of luck helped these industry leading gurus obtain and assert their status today. When you invest, think about this — ” Does the company have the same profit potential as the top 10 of 10?”