Kfg Resources Prepares Seismic in the Hunt for 4 Million Barrels of Oil and Gas Equivalents

After more than two years of painstakingly raising funds for a crucial seismic survey, KFG Resourcesâ (TSX.V:KFG) story is about to heat up. With a $2.5 million financing in place, and permitting currently underway, KFG has contracted to begin a 3-D seismic survey on its Fayette Oil Field in the Mississippi Interior Salt Basin in February 2008. Financing will cover the seismic survey on the Fayette Oil Field, located in Jefferson County Mississippi, as well as the planned next stageâ "a 10, 000-foot test well to be drilled in late spring of 2008. Production and cash flow could follow as soon as ten months from now. The objective of the 3-D survey is to survey the Lower Tuscaloosan reservoir at approximately 9, 500 to 10, 000 feet deep where 37 deep wells have been drilled so far, 29 of which are on the east side and only eight on the west side of the salt dome.

Investments in Property Verses Investments in Other Business

Ever since man has been earning money, he has been looking to invest his hard earned money in the right and most profitable channels. Investments have been on the minds of people since we can remember. Formidable investment options have competed with each other with shares, bonds and property leading the show. Of the three, property has always held the upper hand when it comes to a safe and sound investment option. Yet, despite all its risks, shares continue to find its own league of followers. If you are a new entrant into the investment market, you need to have a deep understanding of all the investment options in order to invest rightly. The smart investor is the one who spots the best investment option miles away.

As Bayfield Waits for Results, the Rainy River Analogy Improves

When it comes to value-priced juniors, Bayfield Ventures Corp. (TSX.V:BYV) is increasingly approaching the top of the list. Bayfield is trading at around $0.50 per share with several well-situated properties. The company is currently pursuing some promising new opportunities with strong indications of future gains in the highly stable political/geographical area of Northwestern Ontario known as Rainy River. Three of Bayfieldâ s properties are located within Ontarioâ s Rainy River greenstone belt, which is known to be rich in valuable minerals. The Rainy River Resources (TSX.V:RR) project was initiated with the acquisition of 100% interest of the Nuinsco Resources Ltd Richardson Township properties.

 

The Basic Things you Do on a Daily Basis When you are Trading in the Stockmarket

THE BASIC THINGS YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS WHEN YOU ARE TRADING IN THE STOCKMARKET.? The first thing to do is to check last nights closing share price. [presuming you have started buying already]? If you were going to sell, has the share price reached or dropped at your pre selected exit point? ? If the share price went down, was your stop loss activated? (If you are not familiar with stop losses, please see a previous article on this to clarify.)? If you were buying stock. A TIP for you here do not leave open overnight AT MARKET orders. You will most definitely end up paying more than you bargained for.? Always LIMIT your order to the price you want to pay.

How Can the Worlds Economies Decouple?

Many in the financial world believe that Emerging markets and to a lesser degree Europe will be able to maintain the momentum to keep the Global Economy on track. The question is "Will there be decoupling of world economies this time or will the contagion spread through out the worlds economies"? The background and the current realities make the later seem more plausible. The gyrations in the worlds markets have been nothing less than stomach-turning. The US Stock markets have fallen more than 200 points and then up 200 points. We have witnessed both US banks and international banks writing off Billions of mortgage losses. There is a growing reluctance to lend and tightening standards both domestically as well as internationally.

Introducing The Amazing Stock Repair Strategy

Introducing the Amazing Stock Repair Strategy. This strategy involves buying one at-the-money call option while simultaneously selling two out-of-the-money call options on the same stock, in the same month. The construction of this trade is critical. First, you must make sure to purchase exactly the equivalent amount of at-the-money call options as shares of stock you own. Remember, each option contract is worth 100 shares. So if you own 500 shares, then you would purchase 5 at-the-money calls. If you owned 3000 shares then you would purchase 30 at-the-money calls. Now that you have purchased the correct and exact amount of at-the-money calls, you then must sell exactly twice the amount of out-of-the-money calls.

A Wide Moat Gem - Fidelity National Finance

Regardless of market conditions research continues. In times like these we are ever updating our list of interesting stocks and preparing when the proverbial "Fat Pitch" crosses our path. One stock of particular interest is Fidelity National Finance (FNF). Fidelity is at the pinnacle of companies in the title reinsurance field. It is one of top 5 with approximately a 28% share of the US market. Title insurance is a very interesting type of insurance that is used in almost all real estate transactions. I mean every, not just including residential real estate, commercial estate but even including refinancing of mortgages. Title insurance is the proverbial "Gatekeeper" or "Toll Collector".

 

Clean Up Your Finances Before You Invest

Before you consider investing in any type of market, you should really take a long hard look at your current situation. Investing in the future is definitely a good thing, but clearing up bad or potentially bad situations in the present is more important. The first thing you should do is get a copy of your credit report. You should do this at least once a year. It is important to know what's in your credit report and clear up any negative items as soon as you possibly can. If you have $25, 000 set aside to invest, but you have $25, 000 worth of bad credit, your best bet is to clean up your credit before you start any type of investing. The next thing you should do is look at what you are paying out each month and get rid of any unnecessary expenses.

Invest In The Future

At 39 years of age I came into an unexpected inheritance. Not having experienced disposable income before I wanted to invest it wisely. I want to be able to enjoy this myself without jeopardising any inheritance that I could pass on to my own children. However, as soon as the news of my good fortune was out, advice came flooding in. Put it in the bank, buy stocks and shares, set up a business as well as the sillier ones of putting it under the mattress! I took some time out to think about it and also to think about what i wanted to do with it. I wanted an investment that I could see dividends from now rather than waiting for retirement. I decided, along with 50% of the UK's homeowners, to invest in property instead of pensions.

Online Stock Trading

Using the internet to trade stocks provides you with the freedom to trade which in the past was not accessible to amateur traders not that long ago. The idea has gotten extremely accepted and numerous variables have been critical in promoting the popularity of online trading. Let us look at some of the advantages of doing online stock trading. Probably the most intense variation has been lower brokerage commissions. People really like the fact that that online stock investing provides a broker commission rate that is considerably lower than the traditional method of equity investing. Moreover, there are several online brokers who offer a fixed amount for each transaction irrespective of how many stocks are traded.