Tag: General Motors (GM)

Is Diversification Worth It?

| August 10, 2010 | 0 Comments

How do you feel about adding pork belly futures to your portfolio?  How about Bolivian government bonds?  Hey, the investment experts are always telling us how important it is to diversify… But is diversification even really worthwhile? The short answer… it all depends on how you diversify. First off, let’s talk about what diversification means. […]

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New Changes To The Dow, Should You Care?

| June 8, 2009 | 0 Comments

Today, two icons of American business are being removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average.  Thanks for playing, General Motors (GM) and Citigroup (C).  Hello, Travelers (TRV) and Cisco Systems (CSCO). Once upon a time, GM and Citi were titans of their industries.  They’ve been reduced to wards of the state (or federal government).  GM […]

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