i think morgan housel makes an important point reminiscent of my profligate vs. prudent theme
lets focus on paulsons bazooka the mother of all bailout packages. details are still absent but that plan will likely purchase bad assets from banks which should unclog the plug in the debt market and allow lending to resume at least in theory.
there are all sorts of negative consequenc... [Show More]
falling oil prices will no doubt provide some breathing room for americas airlines but bigger questions still loom for the big legacy carriers like continental american and united.
in recent years competition and costs both from fuel and outside fuel have caused most of the uss major carriers to cut back on many of the perks that made flying more comfortable and enjoyable. the effect has been ... [Show More]
i this article i would like to provide you with useful information and tips on how to get experience in the stock market be always informed and in touch and how to know what crowd really thinks about.
1. atry to read the news every day. you need to be always informed and not to miss a single thing about what is happening on the market. note when you read athe news pay attention to comments. its im... [Show More]
as we went into the weekend the federal reserve the treasury department and all of the titans of wall street gathered at the reserve bank of new york offices to figure out how to save lehman brothers.
treasury officials made it clear that the government would not be stepping up to put more taxpayer money at risk as it did during the fire sale of bear stearns to jpmorgan chase. and by the end of th... [Show More]
wow.
that about sums up the events of this past weekend which saw the following events transpire
after failing to finagle a government bailout lehman brothers nyse leh filed for bankruptcy protection.
bank of america nyse bac spurned lehman brothers and instead agreed to acquire merrill lynch nyse mer.
insurer aig nyse aig begged the federal reserve for as much as 40 billion of assistance .
thi... [Show More]
ron sez based on other material i have read and viewed i would say the enron failure was worse than arrogance and stupidity it was into fraudulent activities up to its armpits so far the aig failure seems to be limited to arrogance and hubris the downfall of all who take their prior successes for granted and move on to bigger and bigger and vainer and stupider positions and activities tempting ... [Show More]
nick kapur has a perspective on high growth stocks in india and he has a comparative viewawith china too.
taking stock
when it comes down to companies india has some specific areas of critical advantage. the it outsourcing world has been hit before. but i think satyam is still an intriguing investment opportunity that has been tremendously volatile as of late. the company is closing in on becoming... [Show More]
goldman sachs issued a report in 2003 predicting that indias economy will be the worlds third largest by 2035. the report cited expected annual growth rates of 5.3 to 6.1.though it has been a bumpy ride as of late india has the potential to fulfill these optimistic promises. unfortunately im about as confident in potential macroeconomic projections as i am in my own ability to read the future. aft... [Show More]
cake financial a startup that lets you compare stock picks with other investors is unveiling three features that may help separate it from a large pack of competitors. the san francisco calif.based company already lets users import historical stockinvestment data for up to 10 years from 70 brokerage firms. now its leveraging that data to provide a stock rating system an index fund based on the hol... [Show More]
att has released its second quarter results announcing revenues of 61.6 billion and operating income of 12.5 billion for the first half of the year. this result was dominated by strong growth in wireless revenues up 15.8 in the second quarter and speculation on the impact of the 3g iphone on ats third quarter numbers.
ats current price of 30.17 is at the bottom of their 12 month range 29.72 to 42.... [Show More]
this is a guest post from jericho hill a.k.a. stephen get rich slowly forum administrator and resident economist.
i recently attended a focus group at the motley fool a website about financial education. after the focus group i had a few moments to talk with david gardner one of the sites founders.
i asked david if hed be willing to sit down for a few minutes for get rich slowly. he was happy to... [Show More]
in what could become one of the biggest biotech deals ever roche announced this morning that it was offering to pay 43.7 billion for the remaining genentech nyse dna shares it doesnt already own.
roche and genentech have had a long and complicated relationship since the 1980s after genentech outlicensed one of its first approved drugs to roche. in 1990 roche upped the ante acquiring a nearly 60 ... [Show More]
by rich greifner july 14 2008
i have a confession to make. my name is rich and im a stupid investor.
you see im a freddie mac nyse fre shareholder. i also own a small stake in fannie mae nyse fnm.
but thats not what makes me a stupid investor.
these men are not stupid
plenty of great investors hold shares of the governmentsponsored enterprises including bill miller rich pzena jeanmarie eveillard ... [Show More]
by seth jayson
july 8 2008
if youre reading this article chances are youre an amateur investor.
whoa there no need to get angry. im paying you a compliment. sure to most people amateur has negative connotations it implies a lack of skill a lack of commitment. but amateur comes from latin via french in its original form it means someone who really loves doing something.
thats a good thing a powerf... [Show More]
its bad enough that aam would cut worker wages by close to half and then give its ceo an 8.5 million bonus. but its unconscionable for them to do it using money it got from general motors. consider this timing american axle manufacturing nyse axl ended a strike by persuading workers to accept a contract that includes significant pay cuts. a month later management announced its decision to gi... [Show More]
the motley fool is a web site devoted to helping average people make better investment and financial decisions. recently grs forum administrator and resident economist jericho hill got a chance to visit the motley fool headquarters. this is part two of a report on his experience. heres part one.
when i was in high school i participated in my states stock market game. it was designed to introduce ... [Show More]
the motley fool is a web site devoted to helping average people make better investment and financial decisions. recently grs forum administrator and resident economist jericho hill got a chance to visit the motley fool headquarters. this is part one of a report on his experience.
when i was in high school i participated in my states stock market game. it was designed to introduce our economics cl... [Show More]
covestor a social investing site where people share the performance of their real stock portfolios came out of private beta this morning. now anyone can join and it is welcoming voyeurs who only want to watch others performance but not share their own. this should broaden the appeal of the site and provide a nocommitment entry point for people who may be uncomfortable with sharing their personal... [Show More]
over the last five days the stock of global roaming and distribution otc bb grdb has dropped 70 on no news. to those familiar with pumped penny stocks this is unsurprising. the pump and dump scheme is quite simple a company or a large shareholder pays a publisher to print amazingly optimistic advertisements for the company that are sent out to hundreds of thousands if not millions of investors via... [Show More]
on monday richard t. stuebi at cleantech blog discussed the war for talent in cleatech. an interesting look into personnel recruitment issues in the cleantechalt energy sectors and perhaps a sign that the industry is maturing. my own experience in mba school is that cleantech remains an industry that very few students seriously consider as a career option even though there is a multitude of ways o... [Show More]
be a capitalist Post Source: strongrightstraight.blogspot.com Posted: May 22 2008 23:47:00
read my new blog. its free but if it is successful that may change. it is an investing blog for young people who want to take a different path toward retirement from those who are content with their money being used to pay the fees of overpriced mediocre money managers. there is a companion blog on caps but that is geared mainly for caps members whereas the fleabagger portfolio is for everybody...... [Show More]
caps Post Source: www.aktienboard.com Posted: Apr 24 2008 21:05:34
... raten aktien durch tausende user. interessantens system. denkt ihr man kann daraus nutzen ziehen oder ist das wieder in die kategorie glaskugel einzustufen...... [Show More]
theres a conference in san francisco called finovate where all the big financial startup players will be demoing their products. finfolio wont be attending as were in too specific of a vertical niche for this to be valuable. nor do we have a demoable product yet. but it is a great roundup of all the interesting financial startups out there including prosper who ive blogged about before. the produc... [Show More]
here is an excellent article from one of my favorite writers at the motley fool about the new merger in destination clubs.
please follow the links in this post.
building a fortress in destination clubs
longtime fool contributor rick munarriz is a member of the private escapes destination club though he hardly considers himself fancy. he owns shares in disney. he is also part of the rule... [Show More]
there are no secrets online anymore. people share everything even the performance of their personal stock portfolios. social investing site covestor raised 6.5 million in a series a financing based on the appeal of this concept. the round was led by union square ventures and spark capital. europes amadeus capital partners also participated. the startup previously raised 1 million last june fr... [Show More]
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