Archive for December, 2008:

How much money does Madoff really have?

{ Posted on Dec 31 2008 by Jonathan Berr }
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Filed under: Market matters, Financial CrisisOne of the more intriguing questions of the $50 billion Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme is where did all of the money go. Investors now may get a rough idea as to what the man who ...Read More »

Good News Watch: SEC keeps mark-to-market rules

{ Posted on Dec 31 2008 by Peter Cohan }
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Filed under: Good news, Define investing, Financial CrisisI have been posting so much bad news over the last couple of years that I thought it would be interesting to try something different for a change: look for something that's truly ...Read More »

Best Trades of 2008: #3 Shorting oil on the Fourth of July

{ Posted on Dec 31 2008 by Bryan Perry }
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Filed under: NewslettersFor those that had the fortitude to pull the trigger, shorting crude back in early July when all the perfect storm conditions for $200 per barrel oil were on the horizon ... and had the stones to stay ...Read More »

Auction Rate Securities: $200 billion unfrozen, $135 billion to go

{ Posted on Dec 31 2008 by Peter Cohan }
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Filed under: Good news, Financial CrisisAlthough it's still a far bigger scam than Bernie Madoff's $50 billion Ponzi scheme, it has gotten a relatively tiny amount of attention. I don't know why but I suspect it's because the victims of ...Read More »

Will Sony cut the price of PlayStation 3 in ’09?

{ Posted on Dec 31 2008 by Steven Mallas }
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Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI), TechnologySony (NYSE: SNE) has one heck of a powerful video-game system in its PlayStation 3. In fact, I'm really looking forward to playing Resident Evil 5 ...Read More »

Will Big Lots make a comeback in 2009?

{ Posted on Dec 31 2008 by Jamie Dlugosch }
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Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy, RecessionI grew up in the 1970s and recall fondly watching the TV series "Dallas" with my family on Friday nights. Everything on the culturally sensational show was big, including its storylines. Of course, one of ...Read More »

Chasing Value: 9 picks for 2009 — APC, GE, ISRG, WFC and more

{ Posted on Dec 31 2008 by Sheldon Liber }
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Filed under: General Electric (GE), Diageo plc (DEO), Federal Natl Mtge (FNM), Anadarko Petroleum (APC), Wells Fargo (WFC), Chasing Value, Anglo Amer ADR (AAUK), Stocks to Buy, Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG), Annaly Capital Management (NLY)Anybody have capital gains to show ...Read More »

AK Steel (AKS): An easy double

{ Posted on Dec 31 2008 by Jamie Dlugosch }
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Filed under: Newsletters, Bargain stocks, Stocks to BuyIt takes nerves of steel to buy stocks in this market. Although much of the carnage has passed and is presumably priced into stocks, there is still risk in this market. Thus far, investors ...Read More »

Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: EDE, ACTI, CRDN, LOPE, AGO

{ Posted on Dec 31 2008 by Eric Buscemi }
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Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Analyst initiationsAnalyst upgrades: Empire District Electric (NYSE:EDE) was upgraded to Buy from Hold at Jefferies on valuation. The firm raised its target to $18.50 from $16. ...Read More »

Best Trades of 2008: #2 Getting long and staying long the 30-year Treasury bond

{ Posted on Dec 31 2008 by Bryan Perry }
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Filed under: NewslettersThis strategy went from being a modestly successful trade through October to a hero-sized trade in the past 45 days. The Fed funds rate, the most widely followed interest rate the banks charge each other for overnight lending, ...Read More »
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