Links 2/3/09
Twitter, Communication, and My Intermittent Inner Luddite
Is HSBC worth the risk?
A break from rivers and reminiscings - investment reminders during rocky times
How to profit from real estate investments in a soft and declining real estate market - Part 2
Financial Lessons from Poker
"The Rise and Fall of the US Mortgage and Credit Markets"
The Longer The Piece The Fewer The Readers
Key Themes in Financial Services 2009-10
Analyst Blames OPEC for Oil Price Plunge
February 2, 2009 Stock Market Recap
Recession Investing: Aftermarket Auto Parts & Services
Bad Bank ETFs ? Cashing in on Fiscal Irresponsibility
New Book, ?The WallStrip Edge?
The importance of Fundamental Analysis
China: Agricultural Ministry Pegs Unemployment Higher than Wen; Official Warns of "Challenges to Social Stabilty"
Congratulations! The 7 finalists for the I Will Teach You To Be Rich Scholarship
Bigger Dreams, Smaller Houses
U.S. Economy Can?t Truly Recover If Policies Turn Protectionist
Single Family Estate Homes & Luxury Condominium Developments in Lauderdale by the Sea Florida
How can NRIs Invest in Mutual Funds of India?
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Jeremy Grantham wrote a pretty good Quarterly Letter. Read it if you have the time. Here are some selected excerpts: “Never underestimate the power of a dominant academic idea to choke off competing ideas, and never underestimate the unwillingness of academics to change their views in the face of evidence.” “We have not lost our [...]
Dear God, let's just kiss the US economy goodbye. It may take a few years before the loyalists and permabulls throw in the towel, but the handwriting is on the wall.
One of the most prominent investment themes of this decade has been the rise of emerging markets and
Photo Credit: People Daily A meeting has been planned for the finance members of many Asian countries to work together to build a community foreign reserve pool, which would stop further the currency devaluation of many Asian countries hardest hit by the global slowdown. Thirteen countries will be represented, including Japan and China, which hope to [...]
Today's New York Times' article Angels Flee From Tech Start-ups is more an indication of poor reporting than it is on the state of angel investing in today's environment. One could argue that today's environment has made for better, more...
The Gut Trader hosed himself a bit last week. You might remember that The Gut Trader (also known by
Last weekend Jonathan introduced me to a company by the name of Investools that might change my life
By Charles Rotblut Jan 30, 2009 Multi Fineline Electronix, Inc. (MFLX) and The Pantry, Inc. (PTRY) c
By Alex Kolb Feb 02, 2009 In the past, I?ve provided a sneak peak into some Zacks? market-beatin
By James Giaquinto Feb 02, 2009 The five best performing stocks on the Zacks #1 Rank List last week
With newspaper reporters and TV analyst spouting doom and gloom about the housing market, it’s
A reader I’ll call Mitch has an interesting question: About a week ago, I was sort of daydreaming while watching television when all of a sudden I had a great idea. I really think this idea has a lot of potential to affect a lot of lives. I’ve been doing a ton of internet [...]
Ok so I started the day pretty excited, up a few % from yesterday. I decided to see the MSFT this mo
Market strategists call it a “bottoming process” or “building a base.” The chart below shows the S&P 500 over the last three months and you can see what they are talking about. Earnings estimates keep dropping, job cuts keep pushing up the unemployment rate, GDP continues to contract, but the S&P has been going sideways [...]
A portfolio is part of a financial plan, not the other way around. I talk to a variety of people du
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PNC Financial Services posts a 4Q loss and estimates a 10% job cut on the combined PNC-National City workforce by 2011. The loss of $248m or 77 cents/share was booked based on acquisition related charges. Excluding acquisition costs, the company said it made $132m or 32 cents/share profit. What is interesting is that post National [...]Post from: Market update Feb 3 2009 Related posts:
A long time reader that I’ll call “Samantha” wrote to me with the following question: I’m a senior in college and will be graduating in May. I’m extremely blessed in that I will be graduating with no debt - a scholarship provided all of my tuition expenses, and my parents were able to cover room and [...]