Year: 2009

Finding the Perfect Broker

Great writeup in Barron’s this week that covers online brokers. Actually, some may be on- and off-line, but this is a good reference point to find out which platform may be the best fit once you leave your high priced broker. Of course that assumes that you are looking...

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Links and Reading for March 12th

Some of the more interesting and important items for March 12th :

Chinese Premier Expresses Concern About Chinese Assets in U.S. – "We have lent a huge amount of money to the U.S., so of course we are concerned about the safety of our assets. I do in fact have some...

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Was That the Market Bottom?

Over the past several weeks, there has been a growing chorus of negativity coming from all directions. It always concerns me when I hear everyone singing the same tune. For instance, recently investing in gold was said to be the only way to protect your portfolio from this economic calamity....

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Vikram Pandit on Citi: We are #1

NY Times Dealbook reports that Citibank’s (C) CEO Vikram Pandit is at it again. Yup, he is talking about Tier 1 ratios as the main calculation to show the financial strength of his bank. The problem is that there is much more that needs to be considered, like those pesky...

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