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Get Into….Sulphuric Acid
I read in Money Week this week that the world price of sulphuric acid has more than tripled in recent months. Back in October it was $90 a tonne, and now it’s trading around $329 a tonne. And yet I’d hardly given it a second thought as an investment vehicle - until […]

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There are conflicting signs out there in the markets right now.
On the one hand, we have almost unprecedented turmoil in the global financial markets, with the banks nervous, funds short, liquidity low, and the Fed churning out money like it’s newsprint. There’s also the fact that oil seems stuck over $100 a barrel now, […]

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With the word “recession” on everyone’s lips, it’s somewhat surprising how well the markets are holding up right now. Indeed on Monday, the FTSE 100 in London rose above 6,000 - something few expected to see again this side of Christmas!
However, within the headline indices are some major companies with struggling share prices. This […]

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The technical analysis of any market – stocks, indices, commodities, currencies and so on – is otherwise known as charting. And, despite the name, it can be a lot of fun!
Beware, though! Maverick Investors only pour over charts, and watch the price action like a hawk, for fun (and profit!) If you don’t get […]

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The financial police in the UK, the FSA, are on a manhunt!
The trigger was a massive 20% fall in the share price of Halifax Bank of Scotland this week, on rumours that it had been to the Bank of England, cap in hand, for emergency funding. This is how the Northern Rock crisis began […]

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There’s no way around it – if you want to be a successful Maverick Investor using stocks or options, you must, must, must learn how to research stocks.
This involves…

Deciding on the criteria you’re going to look for
Reducing the massive choice of possibilities to a watch-list of stocks that have met your criteria
Researching them some […]

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This could be the most shocking thing you’ve read for a very long time.
When you discover he biggest stock market secret of all, it could undermine everything you believe about trading in stocks. It could also completely turn your trading around by removing the “gambling” element almost entirely, and turning your losses into profits […]

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