Recent articles by Thomas Mullooly.http://www.trcb.com/en-Us60Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:42:19 ESTCopyright 2012 Thomas Mullooly, TRCB.com All Right Reservedhttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/analysts-love-it-so-why-is-the-stock-going-down-8848.htmWhy didn't we buy...this or that? Getting calls from some folks who are asking questions like:Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:40:57 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/analysts-love-it-so-why-is-the-stock-going-down-8848.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Stockshttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/covered-call-writing-spotting-a-good-candidate-8845.htmProbably the toughest part of covered call writing is finding the right idea. And ideas change all the time as markets change, prices change and the option prices (premiums) also change.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:40:47 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/covered-call-writing-spotting-a-good-candidate-8845.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Investinghttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/nj-bank-returns-tarp-funds-is-it-a-good-investment-8505.htmThe Treasury Department said Friday that Sun Bancorp Inc. of Vineland, New Jersey, repaid $89.3 million, money it originally received on Jan. 9. They gave back the TARP money. Does that make it a good investment?Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:16:27 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/nj-bank-returns-tarp-funds-is-it-a-good-investment-8505.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Stockshttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/covered-call-writing-8310.htmCovered call writing is when you own a stock (or buy a stock today)and also sell (or write) a call option against that position.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:56:48 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/covered-call-writing-8310.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Stockshttp://www.trcb.com/finance/economics/deflation-8311.htmIt wasn't all that long ago where we had gas lines, a prime rate that reached 20%, unemployment reaching 12%, and inflation at 13%.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:56:38 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/finance/economics/deflation-8311.htmTRCB.comFinance / Economicshttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/economics/detroit-go-bankrupt-8312.htmI don't know which side of the argument you fall on...bailout the automakers, or let them fail. The question has been asked by many for months now, "if the airlines can slink in and out of bankruptcy...why not the automakers?"Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:56:27 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/economics/detroit-go-bankrupt-8312.htmTRCB.comNews and Society / Economicshttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/why-did-my-stock-go-down-8313.htmDon't worry about "why" your investment is falling. Focus on "what" instead. What is happening now.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:56:14 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/why-did-my-stock-go-down-8313.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Stockshttp://www.trcb.com/investing/mutual-funds/mutual-fund-taxable-distributions-8314.htmSome Mutual Funds have a surprise waiting for you. The cost structure of mutual funds is completely out of whack with what investors want.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:55:51 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/mutual-funds/mutual-fund-taxable-distributions-8314.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Mutual Fundshttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/economics/banks-and-the-bailout-8315.htmOne of the side stories coming out of the bank bailout has been this: some banks are actually using the money - to buy other banks!Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:55:30 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/economics/banks-and-the-bailout-8315.htmTRCB.comNews and Society / Economicshttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/futures-vs-stocks-8316.htmIt's a little embarrassing to hear media folks on TV and radio asking questions Friday morning like: "Do you think the stock market will open today?"Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:55:14 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/futures-vs-stocks-8316.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Stockshttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/jump-back-into-stocks-immediately-8317.htmLet us look into stock history, when was bottom and what was situation at times.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:54:44 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/jump-back-into-stocks-immediately-8317.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Stockshttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/is-1100-for-the-sp-500-like-the-equator-8319.htmLike crossing the equator on a ship - should buy and hold investors get some kind of recognition (or have some celebration) for crossing the line? The S&P 500 crossed 1100 in 1998 (twice), 2001 (3X!), 2002, 2004 and 2008. Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:53:58 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/is-1100-for-the-sp-500-like-the-equator-8319.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Investinghttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/economics/nationalizing-banks-why-this-will-work-8320.htmThe Treasury announcement to inject capital (money) into banks, under terms created under the bailout bill. This article will try to walk through, in English, what this all means.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:53:46 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/news-and-society/economics/nationalizing-banks-why-this-will-work-8320.htmTRCB.comNews and Society / Economicshttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/mark-to-the-market-what-is-it-8321.htmMark-to-the-Market was a practice originally begun by futures and commodity traders in the 19th century. Essentially, mark-to-the-market means your holdings must be "priced" every night...at the price they can be sold at.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:53:35 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/mark-to-the-market-what-is-it-8321.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Investinghttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/stock-broker-why-support-lines-matter-8322.htmA question came up recently from a client... "we invested in the stock recently, and it went up nicely at first. But recently, the stock has started to fall. I'm not sure if we should close this position out... or should we just hang on. What do you advise?"Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:53:20 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/stock-broker-why-support-lines-matter-8322.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Investinghttp://www.trcb.com/finance/economics/you-read-your-monthly-statements-dont-you-8323.htmPretty sad story reported recently...but sad, as in pathetic. Guy Wyser-Pratte, who is known on Wall Street as a shareholder activist and runs a $500 million hedge fund, recently reported that the private banking operation of J.P. Morgan Chase had "somehow" allowed many small electronic transfers out of his personal account, over a period of time (15 months). Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:53:07 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/finance/economics/you-read-your-monthly-statements-dont-you-8323.htmTRCB.comFinance / Economicshttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/goodbye-dividends-8324.htmAnother theme I'm surprised hasn't been discussed more often will be more foreign firms trying to make acquisitions of US-based companies in the next few years. Here's a few reasons foreign companies - and US based firmsSat, 11 Apr 2009 10:52:58 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/goodbye-dividends-8324.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Investinghttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/how-smart-is-the-crowd-8325.htmDo you remember the television program, "Who wants to be a Millionaire"?The show was actually featured in a terrific book "The Wisdom of Crowds" by James Suriowiecki. If you remember, the contestants were given three "lifelines" to help them.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:51:23 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/how-smart-is-the-crowd-8325.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Investinghttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/why-average-joe-cant-make-money-in-the-market-8326.htmThe period we're in now is not necessarily a "bull market" or a "bear market" but more like a structurally "fair market."Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:50:48 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/why-average-joe-cant-make-money-in-the-market-8326.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Investinghttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/cutting-losses-short-in-stock-market-8327.htmMost Wall Street recommendations to buy are based on projected future revenues and/or projected future earnings. Projected. Or you could say, "predicted".Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:46:19 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/cutting-losses-short-in-stock-market-8327.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Stockshttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/it-is-so-easybut-not-simple-8328.htmThe beauty of the Point & Figure chart is that the chart has no preconceived bias. A Point and Figure chart doesn't care who owns the stock, or who likes the stock...or even if somebody just predicted some stock would double in the next 12 months.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:45:26 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/it-is-so-easybut-not-simple-8328.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Investinghttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/we-have-inside-information-8329.htmLet's talk about inside information and the stock market.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:44:18 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/we-have-inside-information-8329.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Investinghttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/losing-money-in-stocks-8330.htmFootball coaches never predict the outcome they expect to win! The coach runs the best plays he can, when he's got the ball.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:44:00 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/losing-money-in-stocks-8330.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Stockshttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/making-money-in-stocks-8331.htmIs it true that high net worth investors focus only on generating the highest returns? No! The ultra-wealthy focus primarily on risk management. These people are not gamblers.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:42:14 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/stocks/making-money-in-stocks-8331.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Stockshttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/how-the-bullish-percent-index-works-8332.htmHow the Bullish Percent Index works? To understand how the bullish percent index, our main coach, works, you need to begin with and understand three main concepts.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:41:17 ESThttp://www.trcb.com/investing/investing/how-the-bullish-percent-index-works-8332.htmTRCB.comInvesting / Investing