“You definitely don’t want to just go out and buy what seems hot, since you’d increase your equity exposure that way.”

Heard about the average investors who put every cent they had into sector funds for years, brilliantly switching from technology to telecommunications to gold to utilities, amassing a fortune along the way? No? … via Baltimore Sun

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“The sectors making up the equity market, therefore, have been the ‘choice cut’ of the economy in the last year or two, benefiting from the energy boom and ducking the impact of the housing slump”

Construction is underway on new townhomes in Davenport, Fla., Wednesday, May 23, 2007. via Salt Lake Tribune

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“A higher mortgage borrowing rate makes it less profitable to stop prepaying, while a higher investment return makes it more attractive to invest in a tax-deferred account”

WHEN the housing market brakes, millions of homeowners who think they are going to stay in their home for a while start asking a common question: Is it time to pay down the mortgage? After all, adding extra … via Inside Bay Area

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Although many investing Web sites have disappeared over the years, there is still plenty of free information available online that will help you make better investing decisions. via San Francisco Chronicle

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“If this is the greatest global boom of all times, then why wouldn’t we have the greatest global bull markets in stocks and commodities of all times?”

Waiting for the end of the world as we know it hasn’t worked well as an investment strategy the last few years. via Chicago Tribune

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KSE 100-shares index stands at 12,732.41 points Positive developments propel investors to buy KARACHI: The Karachi stock market’s index maintained an upward trend during the week breaking all of it’s previous … via Daily Times

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