Trader Mark

About Mark is a self taught private investor, fascinated by the market since an early age, discovering mutual funds as a teenager in the 80s, and then moving to equities by the mid 90s. His equity focus is identifying secular growth trends, and the companies most likely to benefit from these macro trends. Stocks are identified through fundamental analysis, although basic technical analysis is used in determining entry and exit points. With a degree in Economics from the University of Michigan, a broader understanding of the economy as a whole, along with interpreting investor psychology is also a major interest for Mark. His career background has focused on financial analysis in corporate America.

Website

http://fundmyfund.blogspot.com

Last 50 Posts by Trader Mark:

• »Weekly Mortgage Applications Of Interest Today; Fed Already Loses $5 Billion on Mortgages
  03 Jun 2009 in Investing Lessons & Market Commentary & Real Estate
  
• »CBSMarketwatch: Can Sequenom (SQNM) Make it Back into Investors’s Good Graces?
  02 Jun 2009 in Stocks to Watch
  
• »Jim Rogers Agrees with Marc Faber
  20 May 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Update on my American Idol Trade
  13 May 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »HAL9000 Friends Did Not Enjoy the Rally; Hedge Fund Performance 4.2% YTD
  12 May 2009 in Hedge Funds & Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Selling Most of HDFC Bank (HDB)
  04 May 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Sequenom (SQNM) Bombshell
  29 Apr 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Guns: One of America’s Last Growth Industries – Sturm Ruger Co (RGR) Beats; Huge Backlog Growth
  29 Apr 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »China Has Begun Building Gold Reserves
  25 Apr 2009 in China & Gold Markets & Market Commentary
  
• »Missed Opportunity in Riverbed Technology (RVBD); Ok Results from Juniper Networks (JNPR)
  24 Apr 2009 in Market Commentary & Stocks to Watch
  
• »Axsys Technologies (AXYS) with Another Solid Result; Awaiting Word of Potential Sale
  23 Apr 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Flood of Earnings Begin – Monday/Tuesday Preview
  19 Apr 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Dendreon (DNDN) Cancer Vaccine Appears to be a Success; Analysts Miss It
  14 Apr 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Goldman Sachs (GS) Pre-Announces 14 Hours Early
  13 Apr 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Cutting Quality Systems (QSII) in Half Until Clearer Picture Arrives
  06 Feb 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Wall Street Journal: Private Schools Feel the Pinch Amid Recession
  29 Jan 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Coulda… Woulda… Shoulda – DryShips (DRYS)
  28 Jan 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Making Some Adjustments
  28 Jan 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Cutting Lennar (LEN); Adding to NCI (NCIT)
  26 Jan 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Obama Pictures
  24 Jan 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Green names in a Sea of Red
  20 Jan 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Rip Roaring Start to 2009
  20 Jan 2009 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Closing Baidu.com (BIDU)
  22 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Beginning to Rebuild A-Power Energy (APWR)
  22 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Goldman Sachs Downgrades Monsanto (MON) and Potash (POT)
  22 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Wall Street Journal: Property Developers Ask for Government Bailouts
  22 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »CBS News: Secret Santas
  20 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »BusinessWeek: Clouds Over the Solar Industry
  20 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »New York Times: A Champion of Wall Street Reaps Benefits
  20 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Cutting NuVasive (NUVA) to Holding Position
  19 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Credit Suisse (CS) Has Become My Favorite Bank
  19 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Citi Analyst Frowns on Obamamania; ABB (ABB) Gives Reality Check
  19 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Pricline.com (PCLN) – Back on my Radar
  19 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »New York Times: States’ Funds for Jobless Dry Up
  19 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Potash (POT) Cuts Full Year Guidance; Intrepid Potash (IPI) Falls off Cliff
  19 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Joy Global (JOYG) Beats on Earnings; Guides Down for 2009
  17 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Wish Me Luck
  17 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Taking some Lennar (LEN) Profits
  17 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »UltraShort Real Estate (SRS) At the Low for the Year
  17 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Cutting some A-Power Energy (APWR) Again
  17 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »PIMCO’s Mohamed El-Erian on Fast Money
  17 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Cutting Back Life Partners Holdings (LPHI)
  17 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »The Yen is on Fire; and Gold/Silver Continue their Breakout
  17 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Cutting Potash (POT) to “Holding” Position
  17 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Surprised Obama Folks are not Piling into Quanta Services (PWR)
  16 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Taking some Mosiac (MOS) Profits
  16 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Restarting Lennar (LEN)
  16 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Bookkeeping: Closing Apple (AAPL) and Research in Motion (RIMM); Taking Profits on Baidu.com (BIDU)
  16 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Wall Street Journal: Are ETFs Driving Late-Day Turns?
  16 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary
  
• »Apple (AAPL) Has Turned into the SP 500?
  16 Dec 2008 in Market Commentary