Archive for April, 2009:

Mint.com Launches Automated Financial Advice Feature

{ Posted on Apr 30 2009 by author }
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Mint.com rolled out a new feature on their website this past Tuesday that gives users financial advice based on their unique money situation. The financial advice is automated and based on a set of core principles pre-determined by the ...Read More »

MV Weather Report: Will May Give Bears Their Day in the Sun?

{ Posted on Apr 30 2009 by Minyanville }
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April showers bring May flowers... but this was the best-performing month we've seen in 9 years. Taken together March and April were the best 2 months since 1938 - great for the bulls but awful for the bears. That ...Read More »

Two Ways: Exxon Earnings Caught in the Muck

{ Posted on Apr 30 2009 by Minyanville }
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Exxon Mobil (XOM) the world’s largest oil company by market capitalization reported first- quarter earnings that were below analysts’ estimates. This despite rising crude oil prices since last summer. Quarterly earnings came in at $0.92 per share $0.03 below First ...Read More »

Toddo on TV: The Next Step for Gold

{ Posted on Apr 30 2009 by Minyanville }
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In the wake of yesterday's Fed meeting Todd explains how the "spectre of inflation" is moving the market and also acknowledges the risk of deflation which could snuff out gold. ...Read More »

Fee Rate Advisory #1 for Fiscal Year 2010

{ Posted on Apr 30 2009 by SEC.gov Updates: Press Releases }
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that in fiscal year 2010 the fees that public companies and other issuers pay to register their securities with the Commission will be set at $71.30 per million dollars. In addition, the fees ...Read More »

Further progress for initial claims for unemployment insurance

{ Posted on Apr 30 2009 by James Hamilton }
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The Labor Department reported today that initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by 14,000 during the most recent available week. That brings the 4-week average down for the third consecutive week and puts it 3.3% below the peak reached ...Read More »

Five Frugal Lessons from My Parents

{ Posted on Apr 30 2009 by Trent }
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Over the last few weeks (since the passing of my grandmother), I’ve spent a ton of time with my parents, who live about four hours away. Because of these regular visits, I’ve been able to see lots of little ...Read More »

The Matrix: Selling VIX Puts

{ Posted on Apr 30 2009 by Minyanville }
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The VIX was at 51.65 when the SPX formed its “devil’s bottom” at 666.79 almost 2 months ago. Since then the SPX has gone up almost exactly one-third and the VIX has dropped almost exactly one-third. As the SPX continues ...Read More »

The Five Questions You MUST Ask Your Realtor

{ Posted on Apr 30 2009 by Minyanville }
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As a growing number of economists pundits and real-estate professionals assure us the housing market's worst days are over prospective home buyers need a trusted advocate to make sure they don't end up on the wrong side of someone ...Read More »

Your General Motors

{ Posted on Apr 30 2009 by Matt Welch }
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What's in Obama' plan for General Motors? Says the Wall Street Journal: According the Treasury-GM debt-for-equity swap announced Monday, GM has $27.2 billion in unsecured bonds owned by the public. These are owned by mutual funds, pension funds, hedge ...Read More »
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