Bernanke Tells Senators Federal Reserve Has No Plan to Aid European Banks - Bloomberg
Since we know Germany has no plans to allow the ECB to bail out countries, there seems little hope for European banks that own lots of sovereign debts from countries under siege. So if you can find…
This is our favorite…The Week Ahead: Apple-HTC Smartphone Suit Moves Toward Ruling in U.S. - WSJ.com
Judgment Day Looms for Apple, HTC By IAN SHERR Apple Inc.'s claims that some smartphones running Google Inc.'s Android software copy its inventions are approaching their first big judgment day…
Curing Stock Portfolio Volatility Isn't As Easy As Advertised - Barrons.com
No Easy—or Cheap—Remedy for Volatility By BEVERLY GOODMAN | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR Lots of new funds promise to remove uncomfortable price changes from your portfolio, but most are unproven and…
S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Dividend paying blue chip stocks have been one of the soundest and least volatile of the equity investments this year. As of this date the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats are up 6.4% YTD. If you…
How can you buy below the market? Try selling puts below the current price.
We've added this explanation on put writing from the Options Industry Council. One of our favorite strategies is naked put selling. We only do this on securities we would be willing to own. When…
Trading the Markets is a Humbling Experience
Just ask JP Morgan security analyst that put out this bold buy recommendation literally minutes before Texas Instruments warned and stock shed 8.15% after hours. Hot Research PM | THURSDAY,…
Corzine's Loss May Be Soros's Gain - WSJ.com
Investor George Soros's family fund bought about $2 billion of European bonds formerly owned by MF Global Holdings Ltd., the very debt that helped force the securities firm to file for bankruptcy…
Hedge funds braced for worst year since 2008 - FT.com
Hedge funds braced for worst year since 2008 By Sam Jones in London and Dan McCrum in New York Hedge funds are set to rack up their second-worst year in two decades after taking a beating from the…
Kyle Bass's promotion machine- the more bearish he bets, the more money he raises.
It's interesting to note Kyle Bass's, Hayman Capital Advisors Form 13F filings. I've posted his most recent one from Sept 30, 2011. . Now I've posted his Sept 30th 2010 return below where he had…