Fear can manifest itself in many ways and I don’t see fear dissipating any time soon. What should long term investors do? I think an analysis of previous bear markets will be helpful. You may be surprised to know that bear markets in the mold of the 1929 Great Depression are actually a blessing in disguise for investors.

For some time now, weekends spell a period of trepidation for investors as the Pandora’s box is opened. Bizarre announcements of historical takeovers, bankruptcies and government interventions left investors grabbing for straws in a cesspool when trading resumed on Mondays.

The credit crisis continues to plauge the economy, while prices of commodities, including gold and oil, are soaring. Right now, investors should look into one undervalued commodity before prices soar as the next credit wave rolls in.

In real life, expenses are pretty straightforward. Anything which constitutes an outflow of money to pay for a product or service is deemed as an expense. For accounting students, an expense is recorded when an asset is used up and a liability recorded. However, there are instances when you struggle to answer this question: Should a cost be expensed or capitalized?

Enable Holdings Inc. (OTCBB: ENAB) is the leader in excess inventory solutions, linking brand-name sellers with customers around the globe. The company today announced that Tom Petters, chairman and CEO of Petters Group Worldwide, and Ted Deikel, veteran investor and former chairman and CEO of Fingerhut Companies, will purchase 1.5 million shares of the company’s common stock.

The global economy is headed for a recession and the stock market decline is well underway - investors will not touch stocks with a barge pole. I do not foresee a stock market crash for SGX nor embattled Wall Street, but it is certainly a period of financial destruction if we are not careful.

One year into the Aug 2007 subprime crisis, and the financial sector is still reeling from the after-effects. Billions of dollars were injected into the money markets and interest rates slashed but the deleveraging journey remains arduous.

Many analysts have actually highlighted that the run-up of oil prices is inflated by at least 1/3 due to speculation. And so it has been proven. I will list a few reasons for the oil slump...

As investors, you may have noticed instances when stocks rise on bad news. Such a situation is not abnormal if you consider the time lapse between old and new news.

We have all heard about the mantra - “Don’t put all your eggs into one basket.” This sounds like good and reasonable advice, especially when the stock market is fraught with uncertainty and you are a risk averse guy. But it is also an investment sin to spread yourself too thin.

Although I write an investment blog, I feel a need to discuss the incessant rape of Mother Earth today. As investors, we are affected by global events, especially natural disasters which can cause tumultuous upheavals to the stock market. Since 2007, we have seen a slew of record breaking climate events. There was no let-off in the year 2008.

Trend analysis is an indispensable function of the successful Forex trader. Just like a good mechanic or carpenter, having the right tools in your toolbox will make all the difference in your ability to break down trends and trade in the direction of established trends.