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Category Archives: Markets
Rules of Investing
Barry Ritholtz has a great list of investing rules, originally posted in two parts with descriptions in the Washington Post here and here. He recently reposted the consolidated list on his blog, The Big Picture, and it’s too good not … Continue reading
Saving Money With Fidelity Products
I often find myself explaining to friends how they can save some money by using a couple Fidelity Investments products. The other day it occurred to me that I might as well turn my typical rant into a post. Full disclosure … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, General, Markets Tagged American Express, ATM Fees, Cash Account, Cash Back, Credit Cards, Fidelity Investments, Finance, Rewards 1 Comment
Great Investing Advice
Many people often ask me for investment advice, usually with questions about individual securities. I generally don’t like to respond to these questions for two reasons. First, I believe asset allocation is the single most important decision in the portfolio … Continue reading
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Shades of Green
TripAdvisor has gone public: Eleven years after it began life above Kosta’s Pizza in Needham, and seven years after it was acquired by Barry Diller’s InterActive Corp. for about $200 million, TripAdvisor is finally gaining a NASDAQ listing of its … Continue reading
S&P Goofs Up Again
Via Kid Dynamite: Just in case you missed the most ridiculous story of the day – the BBC has the details: “Standard & Poor’s accidentally released a message to some of its subscribers on Thursday saying that it had downgraded French … Continue reading
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My Favorite Economic Dashboard
An update of one of the simplest and most useful economic dashboards I’ve seen. You need to click through, but take a quick look: I would still love to see a dynamic version of this, updated daily. It’s not quite … Continue reading
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MIT C-Bonds!
MIT Issues Rare 100-Year Bond: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology came to market Wednesday with a $750 million taxable bond offering maturing in 100 years, according to people familiar with the deal. Bonds of that length are extremely rare, although … Continue reading
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Back of the Envelope Thoughts on Silver
I need to start this post with a disclaimer. I’m far from an expert on the precious metals markets. But I am long silver, and have been for over three years. I’ve been along for the roller coaster ride through … Continue reading
Posted in Markets Tagged ETF, ETFs, Investment, iShares, Markets, Momentum, Silver, Silver Mining, Silver Production, Silver Rally, Silver Trusts, SLV Leave a comment
Additional Thoughts on US Debt and Treasury Shorting
To add to my prior posts on the S&P “Downgrade” and treasury shorting, here are a few additional thoughts and links: Via Ezra Klein, more on why the end of quantitative easing is bad for treasury prices: The dominant view … Continue reading
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Well? Why Are You Short Treasuries?
In response to my last post on the S&P “downgrade,” Matt asks, “Well? Why are you short treasuries?” Fair question. A couple very simple reasons (with slightly detailed explanations). First off, this is not investment advice! Now that I really think it … Continue reading
