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2008
Dec. 16, 2008
Question: How do you make a small fortune?
Answer: Start with a large fortune and give it to Bernie Madoff to invest!
"When the truth is found to be lies, and all the joy within you dies": Jefferson Airplane,1967
"I would not join any club that wou
Dec. 14, 2008
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Memories Of A Day Trader
The Auto Bailout: Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Athletes, Privilege and the Law
Are Stocks Off To The Races? Maybe, M
Dec. 12, 2008
As In Life and Trading, Timing Is Everything
Buy the dips, sell the rallys.
I became a proprietary equity trader back in 1987. At the time, one of the most volatile stocks on the NYSE was MMM with moves that could be a full point or more. These move
Dec. 5, 2008
In a throwback to an earlier time, the Bank of England cut its key lending rate 100bp. to 2.0%, the lowest level since 1939. If they were to cut it to below 2.0%, it would be the first and only time since the Bank of England came into existence in 1694. I
Dec. 4, 2008
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Torture: What Is The Correct Definition?
The Big Three: This Time They Drove
The Selling Of America: The List Go
Nov. 23, 2008
If you don't subscribe for free to The Political and Financial markets Commentator by either email or through a feed, these are the stories that you missed this week. Imagine what you missed the week before
Nov. 18, 2008
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Nov. 15, 2008
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Nov. 7, 2008
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Nov. 5, 2008
It's about 4 PM EST and I just finished voting. I am listening to some commentary on the radio and the speaker is referring to the party that is not Republican, as the the Democratic party, and those running for office within it as democratic candidates.
Nov. 4, 2008
It's the day we've been waiting for o' these many months. Who is going to win the presidency? Will it be Obama or McCain? The truth is, if Obama does win the more critical votes are going to be in the Senate, as that is where we may have the situation whe
Nov. 3, 2008
When we are in the deepest throes of a downside crisis, and the markets are in maximum turmoil, I hear very few if any of them tell me that this is the bottom, this is the spot and this is where you should commit your money. No, what I get are one or more
Nov. 1, 2008
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Oct. 31, 2008
In about 5 days we are going to know who our new president is, and have a better idea of the direction that our fiscal policy is going to head in. Higher taxes, lower taxes, higher taxes for the rich (if earning above $250 K is considered rich), more dril
Oct. 30, 2008
The Fed lowered its' overnight lending rate to 1.00% and the discount rate to 1.25%. Along with this was the statement that downside risk to the economy remains that would seem to leave open the window for further rate cuts. We are chasing Japan which is
Oct. 28, 2008
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Oct. 28, 2008
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Oct. 27, 2008
What Market Am I Talking About?
The answer to that question is really that it is the readers choice to decide. Whether we are talking about housing, mortgages, commodities, stocks, bonds, currencies or commercial real estate, we are at what can only be
Oct. 25, 2008
What You Missed This Week
If you don't subscribe to The Political and Financial Markets Commentator blog by either feed or by email, these are the stories that you missed this week.
The Commentator is written by me for the purpose of addressing key
Oct. 24, 2008
What Happens To Your Home When You Can No Longer Afford Your Mortgage Payment?
With the turmoil in the financial markets, rise in unemployment, drop in the equity markets, and the incredible increase in the amount of mortgage lates and foreclosures aro
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