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Did anyone catch last night's episode? Basically to recap, some researchers @ a Stanford think tank have performed a lot of research and have found what they believe to be stock market trades congressmen have done prior to valuable info becoming public. Apparently, the actions are not...

We have an older guy @ work. He's been there for a loooooong time and is nearing retirement. He knows quite a bit about his shop and is pretty valuable to the region he covers. Pretty smart guy from what I can tell. My boss and other operational mgrs have asked me to work with him on...

I occasionally catch up with this GIRL(there) on weekends. We live in different cities about an hour apart. We have known each other for a couple years but I can't seem to figure out how to read some of her contradicting ways - hypocrite might be a tad too strong. I think for the most part I...

I received a letter from VG Brokerage Services yesterday stating that one of the companies I own was doing a tender offer for the shares I owned & to reply by 'x' date. I haven't called VG to get the details but is there anything else to it other than the company wanting to buy back shares...

If the game ever ends, there should be an interesting story on HFT by Kroft October 8, 2010 How Speed Traders Are Changing Wall Street Steve Kroft Gets A Rare Look Inside the Secretive World of "High-Frequency Trading" Read more: 60 Minutes - Interviews, Profiles & Reports - CBS News

A summary of the real estate scene in Vegas. Glad these people aren't my neighbors, yikes! The Recession Hits Las Vegas - TIME

My parents finalized their divorce and one of 'em asked if knew how to handle the 401k in order to defer taxes. I think I know the answer but I'm just not completely sure due to the divorce factor. Basically, what I assume happens is that the 401k is divided and a check must be issued and...

You would think this chart would have picked up more or stayed at an elevated level between Dec - the beginning of March. Maybe they are broke or don't see a recovery in their prospective businesses anytime soon. Profit from Insider Trading

Just an fyi of some new products that have hit the market recently - The company I work for and a competitor have both rolled out ER fixed rate products available for singles with terms of 1,3 and 5 years. The availability (at least for us) isn't real widespread in our particular region and I...

Just in case anyone is interested. I am curious to see the 60 min version/analysis of it.

I have seen some posts by people wondering where to put money to work for the next run. Latest investment overweight recommendations from the GMO head honcho in Barron's interview. Overweight: International Small Value High Quality US Large Emerging Markets Short: Commodities for now - GMO...

Just fun, wondering what everyone's thoughts were on this one. Personally, despite saying the % decline, I don't think the market as a whole is all that cheap given the variables at play. Also, it seems some sectors have rallied off lows and I personally see no reason for that to happen...

I think HOG - Harley - would be a great addition to his collection. He could easily buy the entire company with a market cap of 8-9 bil & enterprise value of 10 billish. Anyone else think he has some on his list?

Some like gold, some like out of the money puts, etc. Each has a downside. Has anyone added or thought of adding a permanent small % in the short ETFs - inverse S&P for example?

FPA News Article Kind of covers his fear of our financial system and the moves by the Fed.

If no is your answer, why did you leave? If yes, what made you stay?

Okay, I really adopted him. What kind of breed/s does he look like to you?

How many think $75 of nutritional food -- not Ramen noodles -- a month could adequately feed a single person household?

Not that these types of funds would be the primary source of your investments but has anybody else been watching the discounts that are starting to appear in the closed-end markets? My guess is that a lot of has to do with the "flight-to-safety/no leverage" mentality but some, IMO, will be...

Does anyone else (I hope there are more) here really dislike the office environment? Things I dislike about it: Face time Structure/Routines Boredom :-\

Ok, not really but it sounded good. My feeling is that the Fed will lower interest rates by the end of the year due to the recent economic data and the '08 elections -- which I believe influence fed policy in certain situations. I recommend locking in some CD rates at current levels. Full...

Flossie is on its way. 1st hurricane this year that looks like it hit land in the US and it will be Hawaii of all places. Stay safe and catch a few waves while you can :coolsmiley:

Question: Should young dreamers really hold TIPs are part of their fixed income allocation? Theory: Suppose this group is working and on average we receive raises of at least inflation: say 3-4%. Some years, we do better (say if you job hop) and some years we get the standard 3-4% (say if you...

I am not saying now is the time to buy but I have seen several REITs, some well over a billion in market cap, sell off substantially. Some of the yields on these have been pushed up to 5.5-7%. Sustainability of dividends is always the issue but with the bigger ones I tend to think the odds are...

I tried a line of multigrain pasta the other night and found it to be pretty good. It's Barilla Plus (macaroni) and contains: ALA Omega-3s 10g of protein per serving 38g of carbs " " 2g of fat (no saturated or trans fat) " " 4g of dietary fiber " " Maybe 10-15 cents more expensive.