The best way to learn is to teach - or so they say. I believe it, which is why I’m delighted to join InvesterGeeks as a contributer. While it could hardly make me geekier (as a long time software developer, my geek credentials are as solid as they come), I do hope to become a better investor as I...

Some people are saying that you can track the real estate market by how many new realtors there are signing up. "When everyone thinks they will get rich selling real estate," they say, "that is when the market will fall." Charles Turbiville has some advice for people wanting to get into the real...

So what do you do with all of your billions? If you're Warren Buffet, you give it all away. Warren Buffet has announced that 85% of his holdings in Berkshire Hathaway will be donated to charity in the coming years. With the lion's share going to The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. More can be...

I was recently disappointed because I couldn’t purchase the Mairs & Power Growth Fund (MPGFX) or Artisan International Fund (ARTIX) through my T. Rowe Price Roth IRA. After doing some sleuthing on Morningstar I discovered I could purchase both of these funds through TD Ameritrade, from whom I have...

Can you tell I'm happy and proud to be an InvestorGeek? Though I'm one of the new writers here, I have been blogging about investment and finance issues for a while now. Nevertheless, I am excited and looking forward to sharing with you some of my thoughts on investing. Why did I decided to join...

Phil Town took an email recently about naked put options. A Rule #1 reader was trying use naked puts to make a little extra money while he waited for a stock to fall to a reasonable MOS (margin of safety) price. It’s an interesting tactic, and Phil has a great response. Trading strategies are...

According to the latest stats, American home prices are still on the rise - in most major markets across the nation. The National Association of Realtors published a median increase of 4.2% from 1/06 to 4/06. Compare this figure to the published 16.6% last year. Although prices appear to be...

I just wanted to thank everyone who submitted applications to become an InvestorGeek last week. We've had some great candidates apply and we're looking forward to great new members! We've been reviewing the applications and will be contacting contributers as we decide on them. In the meantime look...

First, we'd like to apologize to all our readers for the relatively light week, it's been a crazy 7 days for us. We'd also like to thank those who have already submitted complete applications. Don't worry for those still thinking about it, there is no preference or penalty based on when you submit...

You guys may know that I have a position in Crystallex (AMEX: KRY). If you follow the stock, you know that yesterday was a bad day. There was this press release, which speaks of... well let me just quote some of it: > Crystallex International Corporation ... announced today that, subject to...