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Slowpoke Traders Look to Gain Ground on Speedsters – WSJ.com

Slowpoke Traders Look to Gain Ground on Speedsters – WSJ.com.

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Time Warner Fail

What is so complicated about showing me my friggin’ bill?

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Conversation with my Senator

Please clarify: will you vote to deprive people of their property without due process of law, if that provision is still in the bill when it comes to a vote? Or not? Continue reading

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Yield curve

An interesting article talks about the yield curve as a predictor of recessions. For various reasons (Wikipedia seems thorough on the subject) long term interest rates are usually higher than short term ones, except near the onset of recessions. The NY … Continue reading

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Late night market musings

The fact that safety-first advice is flooding the nets seems made to order for a contrarian point of view, that the volatility phase is coming to an end and growth will start again — and I am starting to see … Continue reading

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Preferred Stocks

When times are good, investing is all about capital gains. Then there are the times like the present day. Investing advice is all about safety and income. Too often it boils down to — buy this dog that has been … Continue reading

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Google+

After I closed my Google+ account, they asked my why. Here is my response. I rely on Gmail. I barely use Google+. I understand that breaking some obscure rule on Google+ can endanger my Gmail account. So, out goes Google+. … Continue reading

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Pity the poor banksters

http://seekingalpha.com/article/299343-jpmorgan-s-earnings-were-so-so-but-the-commentary-is-fascinating In which Jamie Dimon, who cluelessly ran his bank into the ground, abandons the guy who saved his bacon.

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Jack ‘O’ DeathStar

Carve it yourself.

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RIP Steve Jobs

Excerpts from Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech at Stanford When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an … Continue reading

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