Archive for June, 2009

  • The CWS Buy List First Half Review
    , June 30th, 2009 at 10:19 pm

    The first half of 2009 is now behind us and the Buy List is having a pretty good year. To review the rules, the 20 [...]

  • Trivia Question: Who's France's Largest Private Employer?
    , June 30th, 2009 at 8:05 pm

    I’ll give you a hint: It’s McDonald’s (MCD). Mike Steinberger looks at How McDonald’s Conquered France: In the battle for France, Jose Bové, the protester [...]

  • Trivia Question: Who’s France’s Largest Private Employer?
    , June 30th, 2009 at 8:05 pm

    I’ll give you a hint: It’s McDonald’s (MCD). Mike Steinberger looks at How McDonald’s Conquered France: In the battle for France, Jose Bové, the protester [...]

  • The Idea of Breaking Up Big Banks Is Nonsense According to the Chairman of a Big Bank
    , June 30th, 2009 at 1:12 pm

    HSBC’s Chairman Stephen Green has some interesting thoughts on the futility of trying contain financial crises: The global financial industry should not be revamped to [...]

  • About Auditing the Fed
    , June 30th, 2009 at 11:43 am

    The Federal Reserve is one of those topics where otherwise normal people start getting a little weird. I think it knocks about 10 points off [...]

  • 2009's Dumbest Business Moments
    , June 30th, 2009 at 10:21 am

    Fortune has a roundup of the Dumbest Business Moments of 2009. My favorite is when the SEC banned Bernie Madoff from the securities industry. Exactly [...]

  • 2009′s Dumbest Business Moments
    , June 30th, 2009 at 10:21 am

    Fortune has a roundup of the Dumbest Business Moments of 2009. My favorite is when the SEC banned Bernie Madoff from the securities industry. Exactly [...]

  • Boring = Technical Analysis; Better = Technical Analysis Explained by Hot Aussie Chick
    , June 30th, 2009 at 10:16 am

    (HT: Timmay)

  • Cramer's Greatest Hits
    , June 30th, 2009 at 10:12 am

    Joe Weisenthal notes that Jim Cramer said that today is the exact bottom of the housing market. He said that last September. Check out Joe’s [...]

  • Cramer’s Greatest Hits
    , June 30th, 2009 at 10:12 am

    Joe Weisenthal notes that Jim Cramer said that today is the exact bottom of the housing market. He said that last September. Check out Joe’s [...]

  • Headline of the Day
    , June 30th, 2009 at 10:01 am

    First Place goes to CNN: Home prices drop, but at a slower rate My comment: I stopped reading after the comma. Second Place goes to [...]

  • British Economy has Worst Quarter in 50 years
    , June 30th, 2009 at 9:43 am

    Bloomberg reports: The U.K. economy shrank more than previously estimated in the first quarter in the biggest contraction since 1958 as the recession choked industries [...]

  • BarryTV
    , June 29th, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    Here’s blogger and Carney-foil, Barry Ritholtz discussing Bailout Nation on C-Span’s BookTV. Here’s my review of Bailout Nation.

  • The Best of the Money Blogs
    , June 29th, 2009 at 4:35 pm

    I’m honored to have been nominated by Howard Lindzon and David Berman as one of the best money blogs at the Globe and Mail. You [...]

  • Stocks Chillax
    , June 29th, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    The stock market’s volatility continues to subside. The VIX closed at its lowest level in nine months. At one point in October, the VIX came [...]

  • Taleb Watch
    , June 29th, 2009 at 12:17 pm

    I think the world is beginning to catch on to the increasingly tedious Nassim Nicholas Taleb. A few weeks ago, Janet Tavakoli blew the whistle [...]

  • Hey Bernie
    , June 29th, 2009 at 11:34 am

    See you in 2159!

  • I’m Back!
    , June 29th, 2009 at 8:31 am

    I’m back in the office after a very relaxing week in Maine. Here’s an interesting investing lesson: I didn’t pay attention at all to the [...]

  • Greetings from Maine
    , June 24th, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    I just wanted to pop my head in and say hi from the beautiful state of Maine. Unfortunately, it has rained every singe day. The [...]

  • Weekend Poll
    , June 19th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    How much federal income tax should a family of four that makes $1,000,000 pay?(opinion)