How to Keep Money Flowing During Retirement - Barrons.com

Reeling In the Yields By KAREN HUBE | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR Despite rock-bottom interest rates, you can still earn investment income of 7%-plus per year. How to keep money flowing during…


Consumer Staples- Overweight

At least that's Merrill Lynch's recently published outlook.  I happen to agree with it.  There are a few names here we own, our largest positions, and some insider buying as well.  Merrill Lynch…


In all of my years investing, I've never seen a company argue its investment merits with this much force

Many investors have a love-hate relationship with Chesapeake Energy.  I know I certainly do.  I'm still smarting from the let down knowing that its colorful and super smart CEO Aubrey McClendon got…


The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Indexes Performance data for Oct 2011

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Indexes Performance data for Oct 2011 has been updated. Please visit our site at http://www.hedgeindex.com for further details.    Dow Jones Credit…


Stock Buybacks Surge As S&P 500 Trades At Discount - Bloomberg

I'm not sure what to make of this headline so judge it for yourself.   I wrote about insider buying picking up dramatically in August/September.  I said the two other signs I'd look for were stock…


Californians Cut Spending  - US Business News - CNBC

I thought this article was revealing.  As they say, as goes California, so goes the nation. There are a lot of actionable ideas here, from shorting restaurants to credit card companies.  …


Investors Dread-Letter Day: 11/23 - WSJ.com

Investors Dread-Letter Day: 11/23Mystery Surrounding Budget Supercommittee Keeps Markets in Limbo as Deadline Nears By BRENDAN CONWAYAssociated PressThe co-heads of the so-called deficit-reduction…


France Keeps a Watchful Eye on Italy’s Troubled Finances - NYTimes.com

In Paris, Keeping a Watchful Eye on Rome’s Finances By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and LIZ ALDERMAN Published: November 13, 2011   While Italy has replaced Greece as the focus of anxiety amid Europe’s…


Businomics Blog: The European Financial Crisis and U.S. Financing Opportunities

The European Financial Crisis and U.S. Financing Opportunities The European financial crisis has sent jitters around the world. For corporate financial managers in the United States the crisis raises…


Calculated Risk: Schedule for Week of Nov 13th

Schedule for Week of Nov 13th by CalculatedRisk on 11/12/2011 01:15:00 PM Earlier: • Summary for Week Ending Nov 11th Two key housing reports will be released this week: November homebuilder…