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Quote, Unquote: Biased Credit Rating Agencies?Fri Nov 20th, 2009
Justin Rohrlich “We believe that the credit rating agencies, in exchange for fees, departed from their objective, neutral role as arbiters. At minimum, they were aiding and abetting misconduct by issuers.&rdqu |
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The Bipolar World of Financial Institution AccountingThu Nov 19th, 2009
Minyan Peter Atwater
Peter,Earlier this week, on CNBC, banking analyst Meredith Whitney said, “I think that the call this year, the trade this year has been short the regional banks and go long the capital market |
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Ben: It's All Part of My Master PlanThu Nov 19th, 2009
Ron Coby Editor's Note: See Ron Coby's first "letter" to Ben Bernanke here. And his "thank you note" to Ben here. This is for illustrative purposes only and isn't an offer to buy or |
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Carry Trade Has Created Asset BubblesWed Nov 18th, 2009
Minyanville Staff Editor's Note: This article was written by Richard Suttmeier, chief market strategist at ValuEngine.com, which is a fundamentally-based quant research firm in Princeton, New Jersey, that covers more |
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Five Things: The Economic Crisis Takes a Virulent TurnMon Nov 16th, 2009
Kevin Depew 1. The Economic Crisis Takes a Virulent TurnThe word credit comes from the Latin "credere" which means "to believe, or to trust." That's really all you need to know about the mode |
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Five Things: Two Economies, One DeflationThu Nov 12th, 2009
Kevin Depew 1. Two Economies, One Outcome: DeflationMost people mistake inflation and deflation as the simple idea that inflation means rising prices and deflation means falling prices. The problem is, those are |
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Ignore Your Urge to Buy Into StrengthThu Nov 12th, 2009
Ron Coby In my opinion, the best comedy ever was the sitcom Seinfeld, and one of the most hilarious episodes was “opposite George." (Click here for a clip and a great laugh.) In this classic episod |
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Introducing the Grail ETF and Equity Investor NewsletterWed Nov 11th, 2009
Bill Meehan Minyanville is proud to announce that it's teamed up with Ron Coby and Denny Lamson of Coby Lamson Capital Management to bring you our latest subscription offering -- the Grail ETF & Equity Inves |
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Homebuyer Outlook Is FlatWed Nov 11th, 2009
Associated Press Just one in 20 Americans say they plan to buy a home within the next year, and they're most likely to be 34 years old or younger and living in the South or West, according to a survey released Wednes |
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ETF Picks: Consider This Diversified Partial PortfolioTue Nov 10th, 2009
Ron Coby & Denny Lamson Editor's note: The following is an edited version of the first edition of the Grail ETF & Equity Investor newsletter by Ron Coby & Denny Lamson using their proprietary Lamson Grail Timing Ind |






