Do you know the Counterparty Credit Risk of your ETFs and ETNs?
(GlobeInvestor) "ETNs expose investors to the risk of losing all or most of their principal. That's because ETNs are set up as unsecured, long-term ...
November 4th, 2011 |
$GRPN Groupon IPO up 50% what a steal! Of foolish investor capital, that is…
(TheMarketTicker) "Like paper coupons a Groupon has a 'use by' date. They're attempting to leverage social media to 'widely distribute' the Groupons to consumers, ...
November 4th, 2011 |
Are there any Safe Haven Plays in times of Crash or Crisis?
(TheHippo) "The reality of the matter and one that I have believed in is that during crisis there is NO SAFE HAVEN! It is a ...
November 3rd, 2011 |
Greece – Democracy Dies to Protect European Banks
(Mish) "We will not get to see the precise wording of Prime Minister George Papandreou's referendum because enough cowards in the Greek parliament in conjunction ...
November 3rd, 2011 |
Sloping or Horizontal Trendlines – Which are more trustworthy for trading?
(StockChartist) "I often cringe when I see charts posted on other sites where the author inserts a sloping trendline and then jumps to the conclusion ...
November 3rd, 2011 |
Greece – is it so bad to offer the people a choice, and why are Eurocrats so terrified of Democracy?
(Mish) Great article by Mike Shedlock on the Greek/Euro Dilemma - "Is there any reason Greek voters should not be given a choice? I think ...
November 2nd, 2011 |
How US Job Losses and Offshoring Will Start to Decline
(SeekingAlpha-MHFT) "Textile workers earn $2.99 an hour in India ($PIN), $1.84 in China ($FXI), and $0.49 in Vietnam ($VNM)."
"This compares to the $8 an hour ...
November 2nd, 2011 |
Which “Expert” Portfolio Manager would you choose?
(Interloper) "Outside of the entertainment factor, the primary differences between the two archetypes is that the first has risen to their position by attracting new ...
November 1st, 2011 |
Want AFFORDABLE Housing, Healthcare, and Education? KILL FINANCIALIZATION!
(TheMarketTicker) Great article by Karl Denninger sums up our greatest financial problem perfectly... " is the process by which something very ordinary (say, a TV ...
November 1st, 2011 |
MF Global – Trillions in Bailouts, Loads of New Regulations, yet nothing has changed
(TheMarketTicker) ".. there's really nothing more-serious than grabbing client funds internally, and it appears to have happened in the case of MF Global... It's black-letter ...
November 1st, 2011 |
EuroZone ESM “Treaty of Debt” can act with full impunity above all other EU laws?
If this is accurate, it's pretty frightening stuff, right along the lines of complete "New World Order" totalitarian domination over all of Europe. Open ...
October 30th, 2011 |
Bullish Sentiment Reaches Highest Level Since April
(RobertSinn) "Notice that bullish sentiment in the AAII survey tends to serve as a leading indicator, however, it should be noted that the last time ...
October 30th, 2011 |
Cyprus Housing Debacle – Lessons Learned as Another Eurozone Country Braces for Collapse
(ZeroHedge) " 'The most common mistake people make when buying property in Cyprus is to use a lawyer who has been introduced or recommended to ...
October 29th, 2011 |
HALLOWEEN COCKTAILS: SEXY & SPOOKY SIPS YOU’LL DIE TO DRINK!
Want to impress your ghoulfriend this Halloween by concocting your very own scary, stiff sips (insert one-eyed monster joke here)?!  Sound like your kinda kinky kooky? Then ...
October 29th, 2011 |
Strategic Ideas are Everywhere – it’s Execution Talent that’s Lacking
(Interloper) "The confusion between the brilliance of a strategy and the ability to execute on it is at the heart of every poorly managed company. ...
October 28th, 2011 |
Occupy Wall Street – Peter Schiff Debates Cronyism and Socialism versus Capitalism
Last week, Reason.tv followed Peter Schiff, prinicipal of the financial firm Euro Pacific Capital, around Occupy Wall Street protesters in Manhattan's Zuccotti Park as he ...
October 27th, 2011 |
Occupy Wall Street – a Special Place in Hell, and the collapse of our “Rule of Law”
"This video is looped and then slowed down and it clearly identifies a police officer tossing the flash-bang directly at the disabled vet on the ...
October 26th, 2011 |
People suck at multitasking – a few simple rules for Increasing Productivity
(ContrarianEdge) "Investing is not an idea-Âper-hour profession; it more likely results in a few ideas per year. A traditional, structured working environment creates pressure to ...
October 26th, 2011 |
Goldman Advises the Fed to go Nuclear, and set a Target for Nominal GDP
Best summed up by this comment by black swan on the BusinessInsider post:
"@Tom Hunter: 'indicating that they will use additional asset purchases to help bring ...
October 26th, 2011 |
Crystal Ball of Economics? Complexity Predicts the Future Growth of Nations
(WSJ) "Economists at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have just released what they claim to be the crystal ball of economics: a model ...
October 26th, 2011 |
It’s All Connected: An Overview of the Euro Crisis
Very nice interactive visual guide by NYTimes charting the web of debt exposure among sagging economies, and showing how much each European country owes and ...
October 25th, 2011 |
How is Estonia surviving their economic downturn with upgrades and budget surpluses?
(Spiegel) "In the middle of this year, two rating agencies, Standard & Poor's and Fitch, upgraded Estonia's credit rating. The country had a budget surplus ...
October 25th, 2011 |
Has Occupy Wall Street become exactly what its members were fighting against?
Isn't it amazing how, no matter at what level, it always seems to boil down to a small group of "elites" trying to control all ...
October 24th, 2011 |
On Hot Chicks and Unrealistic Expectations – Baseline Happiness, $AAPL, and Sienna Miller
(TheReformedBroker) "My friend Brian likes to make himself feel better whenever he sees a hot girl walking down the street or waiting tables in a ...
October 24th, 2011 |
Why does Wall Street pump out Crappy IPOs? Cuz you want it!
(Interloper) "There is no conspiracy as to the selection of IPOs and secondary offerings beyond popularity. They are giving you what you want, what they ...
October 23rd, 2011 |
