On February 17, 2011 the S&P closed at 1340.43. Today, July 6, 2011 is almost five months later and the S&P is at 1339.22. It’s gone practically nowhere which means your IRA or 401K has probably also gone nowhere (go check your statements).
During this same time period, my portfolio has risen over 50%. How was [...]

Dan Zanger first came to the attention of the media when Fortune magazine featured him the December 2000 issue. The featured article, “My Stocks Are Up 10,000%” told of his rags to riches story when this simple pool contractor turned professional trader by turning $11,000 into $42 million within two years.
So how did he do [...]

I love investing in ETFs. Especially those ETFs that are tied to a market index. The reason is simple, all you have to do to make money with one of these investment vehicles is to be correct on market direction. If the market goes up 5%, you make 5%. Use a leveraged ETF like UPRO [...]