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Why I Hate Hewlett Packard

| May 20, 2009 | 0 Comments

Allow me to set the stage for you.  I’m in last minute negotiations with a bank.  I’m trying to buy a piece of property.  It’s a new home in Scottsdale… but not just any home.  It’s a large piece of property with room for dogs and my girlfriend’s horses.  It’s in an exclusive area, quiet, […]

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Why Now’s The Time To Short Retail Stocks!

| May 15, 2009 | 0 Comments

Last weekend I did something most fathers dread.  I took my two daughters (ages 8 and 12) clothes shopping.  Summer is fast approaching and it’s time to replace all the summer wear they’ve outgrown. Don’t get me wrong.  I love to spend time with my girls.  But, I’m not a shopper.  Especially, when it involves […]

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Warren Buffett Says Sell This Industry NOW!

| May 4, 2009 | 0 Comments

Let me ask you a quick question… When was the last time you watched the Sport of Kings?  When was the last time you went to watch the ponies run? As you know, my girlfriend Linda’s a big horse lover. She recently rescued a horse off the race track.  Slew A Soldier is a beautiful […]

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Trading The Swine Flu

| April 29, 2009 | 0 Comments

Did you know the swine flu was genetically engineered?  It’s a top-secret biological weapon leaked by the government. This is the latest conspiracy theory making the rounds on the Web. Apparently two mainstream journalists interviewed a top scientist for the United Nations who examined the swine flu virus (H1N1).  The scientist supposedly concluded H1N1 was […]

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Swine Flu And Your Investing Decisions

| April 27, 2009 | 0 Comments

It’s all over the news right now.  The swine flu is the topic of the day.  As a matter of fact, the lead article for the Wall Street Journal is on the swine flu.  This is a big story.  How big?  This is the second day in a row the swine flu is a cover […]

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Retirement Planning – The First Three Steps

| April 24, 2009 | 0 Comments

I remember this event clearly… like it was yesterday.  A number of years ago, I was sitting in my apartment in San Francisco.  The fog had started rolling in, and the sunlight was slowly starting to fade… it was another San Francisco afternoon. My apartment was one of four on a sleepy corner of Noe […]

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Financial Stocks – The Catch To Investing In Financial Stocks

| April 22, 2009 | 0 Comments

Just the other day I was standing at a bank.  I was there for some simple paperwork… and to open a new account.  As I sat in the lobby, I was amazed at the number of people streaming in and out of the branch. I quickly realized, despite the horrible economic environment, people still need […]

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Earnings Season – What Everyone Should Be Watching This Week!

| April 20, 2009 | 0 Comments

Today is the start of one of the most important weeks for the market.  I know some people are shaking their heads.  Why this week?  What’s so important about the next five days? Well, there are a few reasons this week is so important.  First, we’re six weeks into a rally, and a seventh straight […]

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Private Equity – Goldman Sachs’ Recent News

| April 13, 2009 | 0 Comments

If you spend enough time on Wall Street, you learn that there are two types of investors.  Smart money, and dumb money.  The smart money is always ringing the cash register and pocketing millions of dollars.  The dumb money… well… they’re not. There’s a little known third group of investors who don’t fit in either […]

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Retirement – How Long Will You Live?

| April 6, 2009 | 0 Comments

Last week I received the phone call everyone dreads.  It was my brother.  Our Great-Aunt Laura had just passed away.  She died in her sleep, peacefully.  The news hit me like a ton of bricks.  I just sat and stared at my computer screen for what seemed like hours. I kept thinking about the last […]

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