Daily Investment Tips

Coca cola is loved by investors for their regular dividend payments. And the latest revenue forecast from Coke will make investors light up! Speaking in a marketing conferenc, Joseph V. Tripodi, executive vice president and chief marketing and commercial officer at Coca-Cola provided a road map for the company in the next 10 years.

For Coca-Cola, that means increasing its revenue to $200 billion in 2020 from $95 billion in 2008.

Joseph V. Tripodi, executive vice president and chief marketing and commercial officer at Coca-Cola, conceded that doubling revenue is “a big, hairy, audacious goal,” but said that global megatrends like urbanization and the rise of the middle class are in the company’s favor. “Every 30 days there’s the equivalent of a new Atlanta added to the world,” he said.

If coke hits those stellar numbers imagine what it would do for it’s P.E and the stock?

Source New York Times.

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Patricia Kluge might have fallen hard but the lady seems to be showing her iron side on her road to recovery. While a lot has been written that made people feel sorry for her, New York times has an inspiring story of her come back.

“If you can get a job, you can build another fortune,” Patricia Kluge

The story of Patricia Kluge rise from bankruptcy is a lesson to any one who may unfortunately fall into bankruptcy and is looking for away back.

Patricia Kluge Tips of Surviving Financial Bankruptcy

1. Let go of your past – Don’t dwell on the your past status

2. Always look on the brighter side of life

“No one should feel sorry for us,” Ms. Kluge added later. “I have a great family, a wonderful marriage and loving children and friends. We are not looking at this bankruptcy as if our life has ended. We see this as an opportunity to recreate ourselves.”

3. Keep you family in touch. When the going gets tough you can count on your spouse and kids.

4. Get yourself another job.

5. Cut your losses early. when things start going wrong and they are beyond your control raise the white flag.

6. Learn from your mestakes.

7. Keep dreaming and keep moving forward.

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In 2010 GE had $150 billion of revenue, and $12 billion of net profit. But in 2010, this massive and wildly profitable company paid Zero in U.S. income taxes, says the New York Times.

How General Electric Pays Zero Taxes and how you too can lower your taxes.

According to the NY Times article, GE aggressively lobbys for tax breaks and engages in innovative accounting that enables it to concentrate its profits offshore.

If you want to lower your taxes like GE you need to fiercely start lobbying your member of congress to make a case for lower taxes. If need be threaten him or her with refusing to vote for him/her next time. A more crazy idea is join the tea party movement.

Next, talk to your accountant and attorney about setting up an offshore trust fund that is designed to minimize your taxes. It might be expensive but if you have built a substantial fortune it might be worth it.

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Their is a quote that says “nothing is new, everything that happens today has happened before.” This is true in stock market and even in housing market.

Robert J. Shiller a professor of economics and finance at Yale and co-founder and chief economist of MacroMarkets LLC has posted an article in NYtimes detailing the history of real estate bubbles across USA.

The first real estate bubble happened in 1830s and burst in 1837

The second real estate bubble happened in 1850s and burst in 1857

The third real estate bubble happened in 1970s and burst in the early 1980s

The fourth has been the recent bubble that started in 1990s and burst in 2007

It is clear real estate bubbles have been few and far between. To read the full article visit New York Times Real Estate.

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In January 2011 Groupon raised near $1 Billion from investors. In the same month dealbooks NYtimes reported Groupon was discussing with bankers about a possible IPO.

Groupon IPO Date.

The New York times reported Groupon may go public as early as this spring. (end of 2011). Making the young internet company one of the Tech IPOs of 2011.

Groupon IPO Price

The article further claim, bankers value the three-year-old online coupon distribution site at  $15 billion. This figure is no too ambitious if you keep in mind Groupon, was profitable after just eight months of operations.

The major risk about Groupon is that many people believe their business model of making money can easily be copied. Group is minimising this by going for scale, it has bought copy cats all around the world.

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2011 may be the year tech IPOs take off, and the first Tech IPO off the gates will be Linkedin. New York Times is reporting;

Linkedin plans to go public this year and has hired banks to advise it on the process, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. From NYT

The actual date for Linkedin I.P.O. is not yet confirmed.

Linkedin currently boasts about 85 million registered users. The companys stock already trade in private exchanges, it has a valuation of about $2.2 billion.

Maybe Linkedin IPO will be the catalyst for, Zynga IPO, Groupon IPO and the mother of all IPOs, Facebook!

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If you dont want to shell out money to subscribe to a high end investment newsletter then you can take the option of free investment newsletters. Just because these investment newsletters are free doesn’t mean they are junk, some like the ones owned by news organization are resource rich considering they are backed by a team of seasoned journalist & financial experts.

I have benefited alot by using some of these investment newsletters. They provide a doze of daily news, investment tips & market analysis.

1. New York Times Daily Investment Newsletter.

The New York Time online edition providers subscribers with daily email newletter. The newsletter contains various categories of news, among them business, investing and technology. Subscribers get access to all section of the papers.

2. Businessweek / Bloomberg Magazine Newletter

I have been a subscriber since 2002. Although it is not a source of breaking news it is a valuable source of deep research and analysis.See Businessweek/bloomberg

3. Forbes Investment Newletter

Love the Ken Fisher columns, currently ranked as one of the most accurate stock market forecasters.See Forbes.

4. MSN Money Investment Newletter

The site has plenty of resources. free investment newsletters provided by MSN Money’s regular writers. Check MSN Money

5. Motley Fool Investment Newsletter

This site has been around for a long time. I have always used them for research purposes. You just provide the site with your email and they will provide you with numerous newsletter and alert options. Check Motley Fool

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Loral Langemeier is the resident ‘Money Expert’ on the Dr. Phil show. She makes appearance on Dr. Phil show where she shares her money making ideas.

Loral Langemeier has written a book, The Millionaire Maker ; Act, Think and Make money the way the wealthy do. The book made it to New York Times best seller list.

In her book Langemeier urges the nonwealthy to quit their jobs, start businesses, plow money into real estate and other “aggressive, unconventional” investments.

Langemeier emphasizes aggressive, multilateral investing.

According to Langemeier this is how millionaires are made. They get their assets invested; they learn to make more money; they run their personal finances like a business-for profitability.

While I agree with some of her ideas I think her advice is not for the beginner, it is for the experienced investor.

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If you are facing a debt collection law suit or you are being sued because of your outstanding debt your best strategy for defense is to focus on documentation. Insist the debt collection agency has no documents to show that you indeed owe the debt.

This worked successfully for a New Yorker. The case was profiled in New York times. Article courtesy of New York Times

At a civil court hearing in Brooklyn in March, Judge Noach Dear demanded documents from Cohen & Slamowitz supporting its claim that Herman Johnson of Brooklyn owed $3,797.27 in credit card debt. Mr. Johnson disputed the claim.

“What proof did you have that this is the true gentleman that you were trying to pursue?” the judge asked David Robinson, a lawyer for Cohen & Slamowitz, according to a transcript.

“Just his Social, his date of birth, and his address and the account,” Mr. Robinson said.

“That’s all you have?” the judge said. “So if you have somebody’s Social number, date of birth and address, you could sue them without any other information?”

Mr. Johnson’s case was dismissed, and Judge Dear last month issued an order requiring, among other things, that Cohen & Slamowitz provide further proof of a debt if a defendant challenged the firm’s claim.

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