Primetime Shows To Watch

If you want to be an investor, you must be informed. You’ve got to know what’s going on in the market, what’s going on with your companies and general current events. Set up a daily schedule, a time to read the paper or to watch certain shows that keep investors informed.

I have a 17 month old daughter, so I lack the time to actually sit down and read a paper. I do have time to turn the TV on anytime, and I do. Here is a list of shows that I think you should watch, to keep your head in the game.

Kudlow & Company, hosted by Larry Kudlow, ties politics, law and the stock market into an hour long show starting at 5pm Monday through Friday on CNBC.

Mad Money, hosted by Jim Cramer; also on CNBC. You’ve seen me mention Jim Cramer’s Mad Money many times in this blog, that’s because I love him! As he says at the end of every show, there’s a bull market somewhere and he wants to help you find it! By the way if you’re a student at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, click here to register for tickets to “Mad Money’s Back to School Tour” on February 7. Oh yea, and catch Mad Money on CNBC every night at 6pm and 11pm.

I’ve wanted to check out “Fast Money”, a show that comes on CNBC at 8pm, but I’ve yet to have the chance. I’d bet that it’s a very informative program, you should check it out!

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Click here to download a free copy of Stock Market Outlook. This report is by Ken Fisher, money manager and Forbes columnist. There’s a foreword by Jim Cramer (BOO-YA!). You know I like anything and everything that Jim Cramer touches! I haven’t read through the copy I downloaded yet. This is a limited time offer and I wanted to get it out to you as soon as possible. Go ahead and download, it’s free and you might learn something!!!

Jim Cramer's Mad Money

Over the months I’ve become an avid follower of Jim Cramer’s “Mad Money.” It’s a show on CNBC dedicated to informing the individual investor. By informing, I do not mean Cramer spends an hour dishing out his hot stock picks. No, the aim on this hour of primetime is to teach you how to invest; I also might add that it’s very entertaining! If you're in debt you have to make the most of what you're saving. Investing is a great way to do that.

Cramer is constantly stressing the need to do your homework; research the stock, research the company. If there’s anything I’ve learned in my mere months of investing is that you won’t get far on luck! I know a lot of people are wondering where to do research and what they need to look at?

I find it difficult to stomach too much new information at once. That’s why, I’m offering you a little bit of information at a time. Tonight, I’d like to share some tips about what to look at when buying stock in certain sectors. The data and reports that matter in one sector do not necessarily matter in another.
If you’re trading or investing in the Hotel business: “Average Revenue Per Room”
If you’re trading or investing in Retail and Restaurants: “Same Store Sales”
If you’re trading or investing in Banks: “Net Interest Margin”
If you’re trading or investing in Tech: “Best Gross Margins”

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