Month: January 2009

Sunday Fun: The Dreaded Octobox

This has me rolling. Unfortunately, the most funny thing is that it is true. You have to admit, there is no way to make this stuff up!

Stewart has it down to a science, much more so that the Fed or Treasury ever will.

I vote for Jon Stewart for the next...

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Video: Nassim Taleb on Capitalism 2.0

Sounds like securitization gone awry, right? Nassim Taleb tells Charlie Rose that banks are going to be no different than utilities. Mr. Taleb also points out that we should no longer be, “Privatizing gains and socializing losses.”

That is definitely the sweetest words I have heard in a long...

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Links and Reading for January 16th

Some of the more interesting and important items for January 16th :

EU Hits Microsoft With New Charges – This is going to be one of the ways that the EU creates more assets to hand out to the banks. In some circles this is called "washing money"
Intel Plans to...

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Audio: Dvorak/Horowitz UnPlugged #12

Here is the 11th conversation I had with John C. Dvorak . new insights for anyone who invests in anything. What to do? This chat is not produced and is presented as-is for anyone who wants to listen in.

We discuss Appleā€˜s responsibility regarding Steve Jobs.

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Mutual Funds Still losing to ETFs

In a true test of David versus Goliath, the mutual fund industry is withering as newer and more nimble ETFs are continuing to gain market share. It is no wonder as the idea of a 4pm trade time in a market that is volatile beyond measure has most investors...

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