Microsoft Buys Yahoo

Well, at least that is what the possibilities are… In early morning reports, Microsoft rocks the market and business industry news that it is now in talks with Yahoo again on a possible buyout / merger. Microsoft and Yahoo are two of my biggest stock positions. Yahoo stock is already up over 16% today on the news. I would love to see something happen between these two companies and what they can do to complete against the 800lb Google! As reported by New York Post, "While Microsoft and Yahoo! have held informal deal talks over the years, sources say the latest approach signals an urgency on Microsoft’s part that has up until now been lacking. The new approach follows an offer Microsoft made to acquire Yahoo! a few months ago, sources said. But Yahoo! spurned the advances of the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant. Wall Street sources put a roughly $50 billion price tag on Yahoo!".

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24/7 Media Shares Jump on Buyout Report

I was checking over my stock portfolio today and saw that 24/7 Media was up 17%+ on the day. Last week it was up a nice amount on the news of the DoubleClick buy out as well. With DoubleClick being picked up by Google, its now just a sit and wait game for all of these other ad networks. Why was the stock up 17% today? Sure enough, it looks like 24/7 Media is the next company on the buy out list. Estimates are the company could get in the area of around $600 million plus. Keep an eye out for what’s to happen with 24/7 Media and who might be next? Click here for the full press release. (Personally, I’m looking forward to a huge buyout for ValueClick next!)

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Make Money with Mad Money’s Jim Cramer

Jim Cramer… almost everyone knows who he is, but for some reason it seems most people love him, or hate him. I love him! Besides from his crazy show, non-stop screaming, his love for stocks and memorizing every stock ticker symbol and lastly, his "BUY BUY BUY" buttons… I can’t see why you wouldn’t like him. Jim Cramer isn’t here to make friends with you anyway… he’s here to make you money!

There are actually three different ways you can start making money with Jim Cramer. First, you could buy his new book, "Jim Cramer’s Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich". Second, you can watch/listen to his daily (no weekends) TV show on CNBC, "MAD MONEY, with Jim Cramer"…. or lastly you can join his online "Action Alerts Plus", which is run through TheStreet.com. First off, I’m not trying to sell you on any of these, nor do I make a commission on any signups sent to his site. More than anything, I’m telling you how to MAKE MONEY! I didn’t buy Jim Cramer’s book (yet), I much prefer to listen to his show a on XM Radio or catch it on TV…more importantly, I am a member of his "Action Alerts Plus".

What is "Action Alerts Plus"? In short, I’ll take it right from his site "Gain Full Access to My Personal Portfolio - And I’ll Email You Before I Make a Trade…". Jim Cramer has a charitable trust that he uses and trades all of his stocks in, which right now has over $400,000 worth of stocks. When you join his program you will get an email before he every buys or sells a stock. He is telling you when to BUY, when to Sell… it’s that easy!

Yay, Another email from Jim Cramer! Time to Make Money… MAD MONEY!

I had just opened a new ScottTrade brokerage account and wanted to do something new with it. On February 21st 2007 I decided to join Jim Cramer’s "Action Alerts Plus" and put it to the test. I paid the $399.95 for the full year membership. ($59.95 a month also available). Since joining, I have bought and sold everything Cramer has said to do through his portfolio. Here are the results: (stock symbol removed due to terms and conditions)

7.65% in Three Months!… That’s MAD MONEY!

As you can see, since only Feb 21, 2007, this portfolio is already up 7.65%, not to mention any dividends paid! Try finding a bank that will pay you interest rates like these… not to mention this is only three months! The best part is, these are not risky stocks, Jim Cramer is not playing with your money, nor his! He is investing in companies that we all use daily! While I can not list these company that are shown in the portfolio above, I can tell you that none of them are OTC and Cramer does not jump in and out of stocks… he takes the time to find great buying opportunities.

Join Cramerica people and let’s start making some money…. MAD MONEY!

Click here for Jim Cramer’s "Action Alerts Plus" Signup form.

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Dow Hits Record High, Yahoo Tumbles

While the Dow Market hits a new high, the tech sector gets hit hard… especially Yahoo, which reported some lower numbers than expected. I own a bunch of stock and a large portion of them are of internet companies. Today I thought it might be useful to list some of the main internet stocks out there, what their current prices are and maybe some new companies you haven’t seen yet.

It can be a lot of fun owning and watching stocks of companies that you know or work with online. Especially with all the buying out activity that happens. Just last week Google purchased DoubleClick for $3.1 billion… is ValueClick next on the block for a big buyout? If you come across any stocks that you like and would like to start trading or owning shares of a company, feel free to refer to my last post on "Make Money with High Yield Savings Accounts". You can easily setup a new account with Ameritrade or eTrade and start trading almost immediately.

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