Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Your Expert Guide To Beta-Alanine - Bodybuilding.com

Your Expert Guide To Beta-Alanine - Bodybuilding.com



As I occasionally do, I will talk about subjects other than the stock market.  The link above involves an article about beta-alanine, a muscle builder.  Having strong muscles is important to everyone, and it is even more important for older people who have bodies that are breaking down due to old age.  It will take time for beta-alanine to increase muscles, though, but the muscle gain will last for a while even if you stop supplementing.



Moreover, you actually need to take beta-alanine if you take taurine to offset any negative effects from taurine.  The latter primarily energizes muscles while beta-alanine actually builds muscles.  Many people may not realize that taurine is an ingredient in almost all energy drinks.  This is one reason why energy drinks work, but you must also be certain to rebuild muscles that can be overstrained by taurine alone.


Sunday, August 9, 2015

Is It Time To Buy Energy CEFs? | Seeking Alpha

Is It Time To Buy Energy CEFs? | Seeking Alpha



This is an excellent article about dividend paying energy CEFs that are worth buying during the energy downturn.  I especially like IRR, TTP, and FIF for the great dividends that are being paid.  We can make money while we wait for the energy sector to recover.  The general market is also in a downturn now that may continue.  Even if the Dow recovers, it will probably be locked in a narrow trading range for the next few months.

Dividend Calendar: List of Upcoming Dividend Dates

Dividend Calendar: List of Upcoming Dividend Dates



Here is an interesting page about dividend dates on the Nasdaq website.  You can see when companies are at their ex-dividend dates and what the expected dividend amount will be.  There is also an input box at the top of the page where you can enter a ticker symbol like TTP to see what that stock's dividend history looks like.  You can also look ahead to future ex-dividend dates of companies.

 

What Happens When the ITC Expires? : Greentech Media

What Happens When the ITC Expires? : Greentech Media



This is a very important article about the effect that the Investment Tax Credit reduction will have on solar installations.  Basically, the solar industry will survive the expected reduction in ITC, especially on the commercial side.  Currently, solar stock prices are in a big slump probably because of exaggerated worries over the income tax credit as well as very low oil prices.



Eventually, the price slump will end for solar stocks because people will see that solar companies are still making money and that solar power is here to stay.  I will be looking at stock price charts to determine when the stocks have bottomed out and when the rally has resumed again.  My favorite stocks are SCTY, SUNE, SEDJ, and TAN.

 

Saturday, August 8, 2015

The Next Energy Sector Collapse — Coming SOON…

The Next Energy Sector Collapse — Coming SOON…



Here is a bearish article on utilities and XLU, the utilities ETF.  There is some truth that solar installations have hurt traditional utilities, but I'm not sure that it is significant.  First, some utilities have embraced solar themselves, and they can pay for the solar installations a lot easier than homeowners.  One example is Sun Edison (SUNE).



A second point is that oil and natural gas are very cheap now.  Utilities can actually make a lot of money under these circumstances, and this situation is not going away anytime soon.  Some solar stocks like TAN, the solar ETF, have actually fallen more than XLU.  This is due to the current glut of oil and natural gas.  Even though solar is getting inexpensive, people are unlikely to invest in solar installations unless oil and natural gas greatly increase in price again.





Shaken, Not Stirred: Is The 'Biotech Bubble' Beginning To Burst? - Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ICPT) | Seeking Alpha

Shaken, Not Stirred: Is The 'Biotech Bubble' Beginning To Burst? - Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ICPT) | Seeking Alpha



This is an outstanding article on the pros and cons of owning biotech stocks at a time when the general stock market looks like it is rolling over.  The author believes that biotech stocks will quickly rebound like tech stocks did during a slump in 1998.  He also mentioned some individual biotech stocks worth buying.  Moreover, he brought up the fact that we have few alternatives for making money in the market right now.





Stocks Came Within a Hair of Melting Down on Friday. Here's Why. : Newsletter Archives

Stocks Came Within a Hair of Melting Down on Friday. Here's Why. : Newsletter Archives



Here is an excellent article which talks about the current stock market conditions.  We are living in perilous unpredictable times for sure.  I also recommend the Smallcap Network website for locating worthwhile stocks.  For example, one hot stock that is shown on the Home page is REXX, Rex Energy.