Back in those sweet, sweet college days, a small group of friends came up with a category of people we weren't terribly fond of.* We called 'em "parade rainers," and their crimes against our sensibilities typically took the form of finding something negative to say about, some set of caveats to offer concerning, some form of doubt or discounting to apply to somebody else's success. It...
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Filed under: Russia, Middle East, OilCrude oil has risen 52% from its December 19th low of $33 a barrel to $50. Can gasoline prices be far behind? What's behind the move? Supply is down. For example, Kuwait and Qatar indicated they will implement the supply cuts that OPEC announced last month. A dispute between Russia and Ukraine reduced natural gas shipments to Europe -- it must be cold there....
With all major market indexes down about 40% in 2008, the only investors who made a lot of money last year were the ones who stayed short. For those who are long, the good news is that stocks will probably do better in 2009. According to Sam Stovall of Standard & Poor’s, the 500 Index has rallied 46% on average during the first year following a bear market. This index is already up 20...
Most parents learn to cope with such surprises. Dealing with unexpected losses in your 529 plan is more difficult especially ...
Filed under: Consumer experience, Competitive strategyFreedom of speech has its limits -- even in Vermont. That's the conclusion I reached after reading about the controversy of a Burlington, VT-based snowboard manufacturer -- Burton Snowboards -- that puts an image of a naked woman on the surface of its snowboards. These boards are inflaming local passions -- more than 100 protesters marched i...
Filed under: Newsletters, Stocks to Buy, Recession, Best Stocks for 2009This post is part of a special annual report -- Top Stock Picks '09 -- in which TheStockAdvisors.com asked 75 leading newsletter advisors to select their favorite investment for the new year. "Apollo Group (NASDAQ: APOL), my top pick for 2009, has been an education provider for over 30 years," says Kevin Kennedy, a speciali...
Filed under: Market matters, Scandals, RecessionToday Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) will grill the SEC on why it missed the $50 billion Madoff Securities Ponzi scheme. After all, over the last 16 years, the SEC investigated Madoff eight times and each of those times, it failed to discover the scam. This -- and so much more -- means it's time for a change in the way Washington regulates Wall S...
I’m up 1200%, as my fellow boomers and college students get screwed again; QQQQ in 17th day of short term up-trend; GMI: 2;
Sun, Jan 4, 4:54 PM ET
I escaped 2008 with a small loss in my account (-5%). Not bad, compared to how the indexes did (down 35-40%), but not great, given that I did trade some short positions (with puts) during the year. On December 24, IBD published a table listing the performance of the best growth mutual funds since April, 1994. The top fund was up +382% since 1994. My IRA account remains up a little more than...
At the beginning of each calendar year, I sit down and see how my expenses have tracked over the past year. I make a table and a pie chart to show my wife. She is always amazed at how much goes to taxes, though the new amazement is what it takes to put children through college. We spend some time discussing plans for the next year. Since my wife is not money-oriented (not a big spender, and foc...
Filed under: Deals, Consumer experience, Financial CrisisIt's beginning to look like people who borrow money on their credit cards are in a strong negotiating position with the credit card issuers. I find this really surprising; however, people have borrowed so much -- $2.4 trillion in installment debt -- that they have the credit card companies in a strong position when it comes to repaying --...