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posted in June 2011
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Comment: Re: Bearish Bernanke - PAW - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Oversight - back2basicz - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Bearish Bernanke - PAW - 6/30/2011
Comment: Good news? - tokyogai - 6/30/2011
Comment: Wages - erierunner - 6/30/2011
Comment: Greek corruption - impactnow - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Low but good - TelecomFreq - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Low but good - mInvestor - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Europe's Problems - AskAsa - 6/30/2011
Comment: Silver - AskAsa - 6/30/2011
Comment: Low but good - TelecomFreq - 6/30/2011
Comment: soaring price - Tenacious - 6/30/2011
Comment: Too many issues - Tenacious - 6/30/2011
Comment: Oversight - driven - 6/30/2011
Comment: Optimism - driven - 6/30/2011
Comment: short term solution - driven - 6/30/2011
Comment: The tech trap - AskAsa - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Complacency - AskAsa - 6/30/2011
Comment: Look at the Price - AskAsa - 6/30/2011
Digging for Housing's Silver Lining
John Jordan  
6/30/2011   29 comments
Even the most positive indicators confirm a housing recovery will take time. But if you search, you can find glimmers of good news.
Comment: Mamma Mia! - Street Smart - 6/30/2011
Comment: Slime - Scott - 6/30/2011
Comment: one other option - Scott - 6/30/2011
Comment: Europes Problems - impactnow - 6/30/2011
Comment: Default in the Us - impactnow - 6/30/2011
Comment: Social Partner - impactnow - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Europe's Problems - Jacob - 6/30/2011
Comment: Re: Defualt happens - Broadway - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Europe's Problems - PAW - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Economy-markets - PAW - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Greece tourism - ProfR - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Greece tourism - ProfR - 6/29/2011
Comment: Greece tourism - ProfR - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Greek Austerity - tokyogai - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Greek Austerity - Phoenix - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Defualt happens - Phoenix - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Greek Austerity - mInvestor - 6/29/2011
Comment: Ben Bernanke - Street Smart - 6/29/2011
Comment: Greek Austerity - Street Smart - 6/29/2011
Comment: A temporary patch - mInvestor - 6/29/2011
Greek Austerity Is a Go: Here's the Reaction
R. Scott Raynovich  
6/29/2011   53 comments
The Greek Parliament has passed the austerity bill to pave the way for more Euro funding, but the future still looks pretty bleak for the nation.
Comment: Ahhh... - icebreaker1975 - 6/29/2011
Comment: Re: Defualt happens - Broadway - 6/28/2011
Comment: Economy-markets - impactnow - 6/28/2011
Comment: Defualt happens - impactnow - 6/28/2011
Comment: Credit Card Buying - impactnow - 6/28/2011
Comment: Ben Barnake - impactnow - 6/28/2011
Comment: Tips and Traps - impactnow - 6/28/2011
Comment: Bearish Bernanke - Street Smart - 6/28/2011
The Greek Lesson: Defaults Happen
R. Scott Raynovich  
6/28/2011   48 comments
The financial markets are once again ill prepared for another financial crisis -- and given the finances of developed nations, many more debt problems are on the way.
Comment: Re: Complacency - PAW - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: Leadership - TelecomFreq - 6/27/2011
Comment: Leadership - Street Smart - 6/27/2011
Comment: Protect yourself - AskAsa - 6/27/2011
Comment: Risky business - AskAsa - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: Kids and stock - AskAsa - 6/27/2011
Comment: Eyes Wide Shut - AskAsa - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: 22? - Fred Goodman - 6/27/2011
Comment: ethics and leadership - AskAsa - 6/27/2011
Comment: buying with credit - AskAsa - 6/27/2011
Comment: the cost of silver - AskAsa - 6/27/2011
Comment: Re: Complacency - Tenacious - 6/27/2011
Comment: Kids and stock - Tenacious - 6/27/2011
Comment: deja vu - Tenacious - 6/27/2011
Comment: 22? - Scott McCaig - 6/27/2011
Calculate a Stop-Loss on Mutual Funds
Goodman’s Goodies  
6/27/2011   13 comments
I've developed a formula to calculate a stop-loss for mutual funds. It also works for securities with very small ATRs, relative to their current prices.
Comment: Re: IU Weekly Summary - PAW - 6/26/2011
Comment: Re: IU Weekly Summary - Phoenix - 6/26/2011
Comment: Re: IU Weekly Summary - PAW - 6/25/2011
Comment: Optimisim - PAW - 6/25/2011
Comment: Ben Bernanke - Street Smart - 6/25/2011
Comment: Re: Complacency - PAW - 6/25/2011
Comment: Re: Loyal3 - Scott McCaig - 6/25/2011
Comment: Re: Loyal3 - tokyogai - 6/25/2011
Comment: Inflated Egos and Power - PAW - 6/25/2011
Comment: Re: Loyal3 - driven - 6/25/2011
Comment: Re: Loyal3 - Scott McCaig - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: Loyal3 - John Jordan - 6/24/2011
Comment: Re: No risk, no pay - tokyogai - 6/24/2011
Comment: Loyal3 - AskAsa - 6/24/2011
IU Weekly Recap: Markets Weak, Oil Bludgeoned
R. Scott Raynovich  
6/24/2011   17 comments
The markets were roughly flat for the week, despite the feeling of persistent weakness and a violent selloff in crude oil.
Nasdaq Social Partner Was Called on the Carpet
Noreen Seebacher  
6/24/2011   30 comments
Nasdaq's new partner for selling stock over social networks, Loyal3, has a byzantine LLC structure and was led by a former carpet salesman once ordered to pay out $1.3M for making "misrepresentations."
Sun's Coming Up on US Energy Market
John Jordan  
6/24/2011   14 comments
A new report predicts solar energy will become an increasingly significant power source in the US by 2025.
Comment: Re: Hedging risk - Value Hiker - 6/23/2011
Comment: no fees whatsoever? - mInvestor - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: Hedging risk - mInvestor - 6/23/2011
Comment: Hedging risk - tokyogai - 6/23/2011
Ben Bernanke: The Man Who Knows Nothing
R. Scott Raynovich  
6/23/2011   20 comments
The Federal Reserve doesn't have much of a history for making accurate predictions. So why do we even bother to listen?
Comment: Good Points - Scott Raynovich - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: what seems off? - Phoenix - 6/23/2011
Comment: Complacency - Scott Raynovich - 6/23/2011
Comment: Re: what seems off? - AskAsa - 6/23/2011
Wall St. Optimist Challenges Bearish Bernanke
Noreen Seebacher  
6/23/2011   23 comments
Not every financial prognosticator is as negative as Fed Chief Ben Bernanke, especially market strategist Byron Wien from Blackstone.
Comment: Re: what seems off? - ProfR - 6/22/2011
Choosing the Right Options Play
Tony Kau  
6/22/2011   12 comments
You can act on almost any opinion you have about the movement of a stock through an options position.
Comment: Re: blown away - TelecomFreq - 6/22/2011
Comment: Re: blown away - Jacob - 6/22/2011
Comment: Re: what seems off? - tokyogai - 6/22/2011
Comment: blown away - TelecomFreq - 6/22/2011
Comment: what seems off? - Tenacious - 6/21/2011
Comment: wow - icebreaker1975 - 6/21/2011
Comment: Good research - tokyogai - 6/21/2011
Comment: Interesting concept - tokyogai - 6/21/2011
Selling Stock Through Social Media
Noreen Seebacher  
6/21/2011   25 comments
LOYAL3 got attention for partnering with Nasdaq to sell stock on Facebook. But will investing really be as easy as clicking a Like button?
Comment: Silly me - icebreaker1975 - 6/21/2011
Comment: Perfect - icebreaker1975 - 6/21/2011
Tricks of Market Timing
Tony Kau  
6/21/2011   8 comments
Investors would have to make fewer excuses about bad timing if they paid attention to three key truths to help them buy low and sell high.
Comment: Tips and Traps - impactnow - 6/21/2011
Comment: Tools and Resources - impactnow - 6/21/2011
Comment: Mock protfolio - impactnow - 6/21/2011
Comment: Good advice - tokyogai - 6/20/2011
Comment: Decision making - ProfR - 6/20/2011
Comment: Re: obsession - erierunner - 6/20/2011
Comment: Shorter Term - erierunner - 6/20/2011
Linking Leadership & Share Price
Noreen Seebacher  
6/20/2011   28 comments
The difference between Apple and Microsoft can be summed up in one word: leadership. But what defines a great leader, and what should companies look for in leaders of tomorrow?
Comment: Re: Good Idea? - Tenacious - 6/20/2011
Comment: obsession - Tenacious - 6/20/2011
Comment: Thanks "Mom" - icebreaker1975 - 6/20/2011
Comment: Re: A Mother's Advice - Phoenix - 6/20/2011
Comment: Teach your children. - AskAsa - 6/20/2011
Comment: Re: A Mother's Advice - Jacob - 6/20/2011
Top Money Managers Share Tips & Traps
Steven N. Czetli  
6/20/2011   16 comments
Can we avoid potential investment traps by applying universal principles? Probably not. But can we cut our error rate by following certain guidelines? Almost certainly.
Comment: Good Idea? - erierunner - 6/20/2011
Comment: Little at a time - erierunner - 6/19/2011
Comment: Re: A Mother's Advice - Phoenix - 6/19/2011
Comment: Re: A Mother's Advice - Phoenix - 6/19/2011
Comment: Re: Bull Quip - driven - 6/19/2011
Comment: Re: Mock Portfolio - driven - 6/19/2011
Comment: Sign of Desparation - impactnow - 6/19/2011
Comment: Mock Portfolio - impactnow - 6/19/2011
Comment: Re: Bull Quip - Tenacious - 6/18/2011
Comment: Older investors - Tenacious - 6/18/2011
Comment: scam meter - driven - 6/18/2011
Comment: Bull Quip - Noreen Seebacher - 6/18/2011
Comment: Re: A Mother's Advice - PAW - 6/18/2011
Comment: Mother - AskAsa - 6/18/2011
Comment: Re: Good Advice - Phoenix - 6/18/2011
Comment: Re: Not bad - Noreen Seebacher - 6/17/2011
Comment: Re: Not bad - tokyogai - 6/17/2011
Comment: Good Advice - tokyogai - 6/17/2011
A Mother's Advice: How to Start Investing
Noreen Seebacher  
6/17/2011   36 comments
Parents want to teach their kids all the things they never knew to spare them their mistakes. So here's what I'd like my kids to know about investing.
Sorting Through the Chinese Reverse Merger Debacle
Tony Kau  
6/17/2011   7 comments
Reverse mergers are not unique to China, but recent publicity of fraudulent activity has focused on Chinese firms.
Comment: Re: Hidden gems - erierunner - 6/17/2011
Comment: Limited Market - erierunner - 6/17/2011
Comment: Jumping the gun - erierunner - 6/16/2011
Comment: Bass Ackwards - erierunner - 6/16/2011
Comment: Re: good news! - Broadway - 6/16/2011
Comment: Re: Hidden gems - tnevills - 6/16/2011
Comment: Not bad - TelecomFreq - 6/16/2011
Comment: Re: Hidden gems - tokyogai - 6/16/2011
Comment: Re: Hidden gems - yalanand - 6/16/2011
Comment: not bad - Scott - 6/16/2011
Comment: Re: Hidden gems - tokyogai - 6/16/2011
Comment: mirror, mirror - Scott - 6/16/2011
Comment: good news! - Scott - 6/16/2011
Comment: Re: Hidden gems - Phoenix - 6/16/2011
Comment: Re: Sooo. - AskAsa - 6/16/2011
Comment: Re: disappointed - AskAsa - 6/16/2011
Comment: Funny, but sad - AskAsa - 6/16/2011
Comment: did you ever think... - AskAsa - 6/16/2011
Comment: What makes me nervous? - AskAsa - 6/16/2011
Comment: Interesting concepts - tokyogai - 6/16/2011
Cool Tools & Resources for Investors
Noreen Seebacher  
6/16/2011   19 comments
Here are some great tools to help you assess potential investments and evaluate risks, including links to securities regulators in all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico.
Comment: Re: Hidden gems - TelecomFreq - 6/16/2011
Comment: Hidden gems - tokyogai - 6/16/2011
Recycling Opportunities in China
Tony Kau  
6/16/2011   15 comments
Reverse mergers of public Chinese companies raise red flags. But Guanwei Recycling Corp. (Nasdaq: GPRC) may also create opportunity.
Comment: Re: Keep on - Broadway - 6/15/2011
Comment: Is it real? - tokyogai - 6/15/2011
Comment: Re: Bright Side? - Tenacious - 6/15/2011
Comment: Bright Side? - PredictableChaos - 6/15/2011
CRE Report Looks on the Bright Side
Noreen Seebacher  
6/15/2011   10 comments
In what may rate as one of the more optimistic reports of late, commercial real estate researchers say the fact that the economy is growing at all is a sign of strength.
Comment: Re: media - Michael Shmarak - 6/15/2011
Comment: media - AskAsa - 6/15/2011
Comment: waste - AskAsa - 6/15/2011
Comment: Bulldoze - AskAsa - 6/15/2011
Comment: conference goodies - AskAsa - 6/15/2011
Comment: PE doesn't mean much - tokyogai - 6/15/2011
Comment: bull doze houses - Value Hiker - 6/15/2011
Comment: Re: Keep on - jwillnyc - 6/15/2011
Comment: Re: Sooo. - Steven N. Czetli - 6/14/2011
Comment: Re: in due time - Tenacious - 6/14/2011
Comment: Re: Sooo. - Tenacious - 6/14/2011
Comments & Tchotchke From the Morningstar Conference
R. Scott Raynovich  
6/14/2011   13 comments
The Morningstar Investment Conference in Chicago was filled with good insight from fund managers -- and it gave good tchotchke.
Comment: Re: Lefkofsky - Tenacious - 6/14/2011
Boost the Economy: Bulldoze a House
Noreen Seebacher  
6/14/2011   18 comments
After you lose $112 million in real estate, bulldozing a house may have more appeal.
Comment: Re: Sooo. - Steven N. Czetli - 6/14/2011
Comment: Sooo. - icebreaker1975 - 6/14/2011
Comment: Keep on - icebreaker1975 - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re: the bigger picture - Scott - 6/13/2011
Comment: in due time - Scott - 6/13/2011
Comment: help me out here - Scott - 6/13/2011
Comment: Ever popular Apple - Tenacious - 6/13/2011
Comment: double standard - Scott - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re: frickin frackin - Tenacious - 6/13/2011
Comment: disappointed - Scott - 6/13/2011
Comment: worms in the Apple - Scott - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re: Go green - Scott - 6/13/2011
Comment: the bigger picture - Scott - 6/13/2011
Comment: frickin frackin - Scott - 6/13/2011
Comment: CEO Benefit - AskAsa - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re: Cisco - TelecomFreq - 6/13/2011
Comment: Cisco - ProfR - 6/13/2011
Inside the Big Uglies
R. Scott Raynovich  
6/13/2011   10 comments
The "Big Ugly" tech companies such as Cisco, Dell, and Microsoft have some fund managers asking when it's time to step in.
To Frack or Not to Frack: Jobs vs. Environment
John Jordan  
6/13/2011   9 comments
New York State environmentalists and energy interests are deeply divided over the potential environmental impact of fracking, especially involving water supplies.
Comment: Re: Apple's Model - Phoenix - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re: Go green - Phoenix - 6/13/2011
Comment: Re: Go green - ProfR - 6/13/2011
Comment: Apple's Model - ProfR - 6/13/2011
Awaiting Apple's Breakout
Tony Kau  
6/13/2011   17 comments
Apple's customers are losing jobs, Apple may be losing Jobs. How will the company fare this year?
Comment: Re: Go green - Phoenix - 6/11/2011
Comment: Re: Go green - Steven N. Czetli - 6/11/2011
Comment: Re: Keeping it simple - Phoenix - 6/11/2011
Comment: Re: Go green - Phoenix - 6/11/2011
Comment: Re: Go green - Steven N. Czetli - 6/11/2011
Comment: Go green - Phoenix - 6/11/2011
Comment: Re: Lefkofsky - Scott Raynovich - 6/11/2011
Comment: Re: Lefkofsky - Michael Shmarak - 6/11/2011
Comment: Re: Lefkofsky - Value Hiker - 6/10/2011
First Solar Outlook Sunny Despite Dismal Run
Steven N. Czetli  
6/10/2011   20 comments
First Solar is down around 10% year to date, yet remains in the portfolios of sector analysts and continues to earn mostly Buy or Strong Buy ratings.
Comment: Keeping it simple - TelecomFreq - 6/10/2011
Comment: Re: Lefkofsky - yalanand - 6/10/2011
Why Beer, Gold & Drugs Are Always Popular
Noreen Seebacher  
6/9/2011   13 comments
If you listen long enough at a financial conference, you can find someone who echoes your views. While most fund managers and analysts remain generally pessimistic, a few are surprisingly optimistic.
Comment: Re: Lefkofsky - TelecomFreq - 6/9/2011
Comment: Lefkofsky - Scott Raynovich - 6/9/2011
Comment: ego vs sanity - tokyogai - 6/9/2011
Comment: Bubble? - tokyogai - 6/9/2011
Comment: Re: Ego vs sanity - Phoenix - 6/9/2011
Comment: Ego vs sanity - Tenacious - 6/9/2011
When Company Secrets Aren't So Secret, Anymore
The Spin  
6/9/2011   18 comments
Have any of the companies in your portfolio had an executive with loose lips, who said something that shouldn't have been discussed?
Comment: Re: Insider Trading - Broadway - 6/8/2011
Comment: Take the advice - tokyogai - 6/8/2011
Comment: He might be right - mInvestor - 6/8/2011
Pimco's Gross: Welcome to 'Financial Repression'
R. Scott Raynovich  
6/8/2011   13 comments
The bond-manager god says your frog may be cooked if you are relying on low-yield bonds as your investment strategy.
Comment: Pay for Performance - ProfR - 6/8/2011
Comment: Crushed... - icebreaker1975 - 6/8/2011
Do High-Paid CEOs Benefit Investors?
Noreen Seebacher  
6/8/2011   20 comments
Median total compensation for S&P 500 CEOs grew 28.2% last year, ending two consecutive years of decline. Is it paying off for investors?
Comment: Re: I agree - Fred Goodman - 6/7/2011
Comment: Re: weiner - erierunner - 6/7/2011
Comment: I agree - tokyogai - 6/7/2011
Comment: Rent & Buy - Value Hiker - 6/7/2011
Comment: weiner - AskAsa - 6/7/2011
Comment: Amazed - erierunner - 6/7/2011
Comment: Dodging - AskAsa - 6/7/2011
Comment: Great Information! - jwillnyc - 6/7/2011
Understanding Stops, Targets & Total Risk
Goodman’s Goodies  
6/7/2011   7 comments
How much money investors make in the markets depends on where they enter and exit.
Comment: Insider Trading - impactnow - 6/7/2011
Comment: Detroit - impactnow - 6/7/2011
Comment: Good and Bad - tokyogai - 6/6/2011
Comment: Funny but so true - Tenacious - 6/6/2011
Dodging the Damage From Talk & Tweets
Noreen Seebacher  
6/6/2011   30 comments
There's no five-second delay on Twitter, no way to stop a viral video, and no way put the lid back on Pandora's (or a politician's) technologically powered box.
Comment: rentals - AskAsa - 6/6/2011
Comment: Re: Great article - yalanand - 6/5/2011
Comment: Re: Discipline - Fred Goodman - 6/5/2011
Comment: Re: Discipline - yalanand - 6/5/2011
Comment: Re: Rackspace - yalanand - 6/4/2011
Comment: Re: Stimulus funding? - ProfR - 6/3/2011
Comment: Temporary shift? - erierunner - 6/3/2011
Comment: Re: Stimulus funding? - ProfR - 6/3/2011
Multi-Family Remains Real Estate Bright Spot
John Jordan  
6/3/2011   10 comments
Conditions in the multi-family housing market have never been better. In fact, the nation could see a shortage of multi-family housing as early as next year.
Desperation & the Stupidity of Insider Trading
Ann C. Logue  
6/3/2011   9 comments
Investors have three choices: Make a low-cost passive investment in a benchmark index, do some form of research, or resort to insider trading.
Comment: Re: Discipline - Fred Goodman - 6/2/2011
Comment: Re: Discipline - Fred Goodman - 6/2/2011
Comment: Discipline - ProfR - 6/2/2011
Comment: Made in Detroit - Tenacious - 6/2/2011
Comment: Discipline - Tenacious - 6/2/2011
Retaining Control of Your Investments
Goodman’s Goodies  
6/2/2011   6 comments
A stop loss gives investors the freedom to ignore a stock for as long as it trades higher than a selected price (or less than a selected price for short positions).
Comment: Re: Great article - Tenacious - 6/1/2011
Comment: Motown Insight - AskAsa - 6/1/2011
Comment: Detroit Visit - erierunner - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: American Tower - Adam Ritt - 6/1/2011
Comment: Re: Rackspace - Adam Ritt - 6/1/2011
Investing in Detroit
Noreen Seebacher  
6/1/2011   15 comments
I still feel proud about once living in Detroit -- and feel even prouder my former town has clawed its way back from the brink of collapse.
Comment: Stimulus funding? - ProfR - 6/1/2011
Crumbling Infrastructure Threatens US Economy
John Jordan  
6/1/2011   17 comments
The nation’s infrastructure is crumbling, and it’s threatening the US economy’s competitiveness with China, India, Great Britain, and Western Europe, a new study suggests.
Comment: Making Do With Less - PAW - 6/1/2011




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