Archive for April, 2009:

A Graduation Gift That Matters

{ Posted on Apr 28 2009 by Trent }
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When I graduated from high school - and again when I graduated from college - I received quite a few gifts from friends and family members. Most of them fell into two categories: money inserted into graduation cards, or ...Read More »

The Federal Confusion Corner

{ Posted on Apr 28 2009 by Minyanville }
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As Minyans know I have described the intersection of Wall Street Constitution Avenue and Main Street as Confusion Corner but increasingly I am wondering if the term might be better used to reference the intersection of the various branches ...Read More »

Home Ownership: Hazardous to Financial Health?

{ Posted on Apr 28 2009 by Minyanville }
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It will never be politically viable to say it. It will never be economically possible to do it. Nor would it even be fair to change this rule especially as we're making up far too many rules as we ...Read More »

Op-Ed: The Other Side of Wealth Destruction

{ Posted on Apr 28 2009 by Minyanville }
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Editor's Note: James Quinn is a senior director of strategic planning for a major university. James has held high-level financial positions with a retailer homebuilder and a university in his 22-year career. He can be found online at www.theburningplatform.com. ...Read More »

Swine Flu Could Mean Healthy Trades

{ Posted on Apr 28 2009 by Minyanville }
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Before we short travel and hospitality stocks or go long in face masks let’s take a minute to recall the great swine flu epidemic of 1976. It didn’t happen. But many of the same factors that ginned up fears ...Read More »

Playoffs Keep Economy in the Game

{ Posted on Apr 28 2009 by Minyanville }
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Now that taxes are out of the way it’s officially playoff season. Before Major League Baseball reaches its mid-summer apex the hockey and basketball playoffs are simultaneously keeping sports fans entertained and providing a boost to local economies. With ...Read More »

SEC Charges Oklahoma-Based Attorney With Insider Trading

{ Posted on Apr 28 2009 by SEC.gov Updates: Press Releases }
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Tulsa, Okla.-based attorney Matthew J. Browne with insider trading, alleging that he sold all of the stock he owned in a local energy company on the basis of confidential information that he learned ...Read More »

MV Mailbag: Sick of Swine Flu Already?

{ Posted on Apr 28 2009 by Minyanville }
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Dear Professor Macke:There are thousands of people that die every year from flu. Most people think flu is an upset stomach. Real flu is lung- and fever-related. The media screaming and yelling has gotten out of hand. In 1918 ...Read More »

A Tough Day for BofA

{ Posted on Apr 28 2009 by Ockham Research Staff }
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“The California Public Employees Retirement Union will vote against the reelection of all 18 Bank of America directors, including the chairman, Ken Lewis. Bank of America will hold it’s annual meeting tomorrow. He owns 22 million shares of Bank of ...Read More »

Randoms: Good Bank, Bad Bank?

{ Posted on Apr 28 2009 by Minyanville }
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Editor's Note: The following was posted in real time on our premium Buzz & Banter (click for a free trial). It's being shared here for the benefit of the Minyanville community. See also Will Turnaround Tuesday Fail?Gate Sniffage - ...Read More »
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