We all know the catch-22 situation facing the Federal Reserve… stagflation . A stagnant economy coupled with rocketing inflation. At the rate oil is increasing, we can expect our daily products to double in prices within the next 2-3 years.

The current market is brutal and I think some of the selling is getting overdone. Almost all stocks, except speculative oil stocks, have been sold off indiscriminately. I think the indiscriminant selling provides opportunity for those who are willing to think like contrarians and exercise patience.

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.

According to a study of presidential approval ratings by Ned Davis Research that looks back all the way to the days of President John F. Kennedy, when the president’s approval rating is below 35%, as it is now, the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index loses an average of 5.9% per year. When times are good and presidential approval ratings exceed 65%, the Dow rises at an annualized rate of 2.6%.

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Besides the usual “buy low, sell high” strategy of investing in the market, some investors attempt to buy stocks “on dividends.” It is nothing complicated, just spend a few minutes to identify stocks about to issue dividends and then sell it shortly after the ex-dividend date. Ideally, you should make the sale at a profit to your original investment.

Oil rises $10.75 to $138.54, jobless rates spike to 5.5%. If these are not bad news, I don’t know what is. Not surprisingly, Dow Jones came down 394.64 (or 3.1%) to close at 12,209.81, its biggest one-day decline since the subprime mortgage crisis in February 2007.

I have not had the pleasure of meeting as many professional traders as Adam Hewison from Ino has. The good thing is that with the free version of INO TV, you can meet four of the world's top traders and have a front row seat to their seminars for free.

Nearly 40% who took the last poll said they "don't know what they're doing". That means you probably chase after any stock that moves. In a bullish market, you'll be ok, but when the market corrects, you become minced meat for all the sharks out there - both the big institutions and your fellow traders.

Multi-bagger in the making. High inside ownership. Selling has completely finished in the stock from the public and inside pool runners.

Buying stocks is one of the most over-hyped activities in the business world today. Online stock brokers allow you to bridge the gap between Wall Street and Main Street, so you can trade stocks in the blink of an eye with just the click of a button.

Many people think that investing in mutual funds is the way to go and the best method for getting rich. I think mutual funds are horrible investments. Here are 8 reasons why you should not invest in mutual funds.

Jim Cramers stock picks advise for 4-30-08 is listed on madmoneypicks.net

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Despite skyrocketing food costs, Yum! Brands (YUM ) recently turned in an incredible quarter and is now trading near its 52-week high, Jim Cramer told fans of his "Mad Money" TV show Tuesday. Cramer welcomed chairman, CEO and president David Novak of Yum! Brands to the show to discuss his company's prospects. . . . . . . . get the full story at madmoneypicks.net