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Breaking Ground in Retirement StrategiesFri Oct 16th, 2009
Kerry H Pechter Jim Otar doesn't much care what you think. As the Canadian financial adviser likes to say in his eastern-Balkan accent, “You can't please everyone. I'm 58 years old. I'm deep in the ‘Gree |
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Will “Write-Ups” Bolster the Financials?Wed Sep 30th, 2009
Todd Harrison “Up is down, down is up, he says hello when he leaves and goodbye when he arrives.”- Jerry Seinfeld, in a Bizarro WorldThis past spring, when men were men and sheep were nervous, we assum |
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Ticker Shock: Why AIG Will Fall Back to EarthTue Sep 1st, 2009
Glenn Curtis I don’t know what happened last night, but for the life of me, I couldn’t fall asleep. I did everything but count sheep. Nothing worked. Finally I gave up -- I've been up since 3 a.m. Joy |
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Bank Overexpansion Hits Brick WallThu Jul 30th, 2009
Mike Mish Shedlock
Banks have finally come to a realization there does not need to be a branch on every corner. If this story sounds familiar it is because the same discussions took place in 2000. Here are some inter |
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The Fees Airlines Are Counting on You Not to NoticeThu Jul 30th, 2009
Scott Reeves Fares are falling, but airlines will slap passengers with about $2 billion this year in fees for ticket changes and cancellations. Average domestic ticket prices declined 9.1% in the first quarter of |
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Bulls and Bears Still Playing ChickenFri Jul 24th, 2009
Jeff Macke Greetings from Big Day Friday in New York where today, and this rally as a whole, has gotten to a point where bulls and bears are challenging on another to the “Chickie Races” ala Rebel W |
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Five Things: Where Is the Outrage?Mon Jul 20th, 2009
Kevin Depew "Then did Ur-Nammu the mighty warrior, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, by the might of Nanna, lord of the city, and in accordance with the true word of Utu, establish equity in the land; he |
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Airlines: Coach Class Becomes Cattle ClassFri Jun 5th, 2009
Scott Reeves Suck in your hips, travelers, because some airlines are squeezing more seats into existing planes in an effort to boost revenue. But wedging your bovine butt into a smaller space on the redeye may be |
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Five Things for Tuesday, May 26Tue May 26th, 2009
Kevin Depew 1) Agreeing to Disagree About Inflation, DeflationZimbabwe. Wheelbarrows full of dollars. Hyperinflation. Barely a day goes by without someone warning me of the hyperinflationary collapse hanging ove |
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Sayonara, SECWed May 20th, 2009
Andrew Jeffery The horses, pigs, cows, goats, sheep, llamas, ostriches, dromedaries and rhinos have all left the barn, yet the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) still thinks it should be minding the |






