http://www.chingodedinero.com The basics of markets, and what you need to know to make a "Chingo de Dinero" Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:44:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Is the Federal Reserve part of the Government? In school we all learn that there are three parts of the Government; legislative, judicial, and executive.  So, just check the Fed, and determine if it belongs to one of the parts, if not, it is not Governmental.  It belongs to none, answer ... http://www.chingodedinero.com/?p=47 This past week the Fed mentioned they would purchase 300 MUSD in Treasuries, big deal, can't impact me much, right?  Not really, the first thing you have to understand is to buy the 300 MUSD in Treasuries the Fed needs to pay...how do they do this, they "make" the money.  ... http://www.chingodedinero.com/?p=44 In looking at my stock quotes during the day, I could not help but to notice a large drop in price, but green being shown for the daily change.  The stock NCTY, traded at 16 on 1/28/2009, but then the following day traded in the low 15s, but showed ... http://www.chingodedinero.com/?p=43 So, I just reviewed the GE quarter announcement, and I am a little worried that bad things may be coming.  Many analyst expected the dividend to be cut to keep the financial stability to keep the AAA rating.  This did not happen, what this means is that S&P or another ... http://www.chingodedinero.com/?p=42 One of the best ways to get a good bargain stock is to buy something with short-term negatives when their future is bright.  That is the case with Aracruz Celulose (ARA).  If you fallow the Brazilian Real, you will know that it dropped 30% vs the Dollar very fast.  One ... http://www.chingodedinero.com/?p=40 I am not sure about others, but the majority of this financial crisis, I have seen on TV, and not in real life.  Is there a slow down?  I don't doubt, but if you look at the facts there are three reasons why it does not have such a strong affect: 1.  ... http://www.chingodedinero.com/?p=39 If you have followed the Yen lately, you might have heard the reason for its appreciation is the unwinding of the carry trade.  The main idea for the carry trade on currencies is to borrow in one currency, transfer to another, invest, then in the future, transfer the funds back ... http://www.chingodedinero.com/?p=38 What came first, the chicken or the egg?  The difference between Keynes and Say is about what same, what drive the economy supply or demand.  If you do not know these two guys, I recommend looking them up real quick, it will shed some light on what the government is ... http://www.chingodedinero.com/?p=37 If you want to make a lot of money in the short term, bet against the Argentinian Peso. Here is why.... The country is pretty much socialistic in spite of the mass privatization wave recently. One of the main drivers of government revenue, tax on agriculture is going to get hurt very badly ... http://www.chingodedinero.com/?p=36 If you have looked at the currency markets lately, it looks like the Dollar and Yen are really kicking butt.  In all honesty, the actions the US Government are taking to help the economy is nothing more than printing money, and putting it in business's pockets.  That being said, why ... http://www.chingodedinero.com/?p=35