If you are in financial trouble, don’t be an idiot A part of me feels bad about not having any pity for some of the people who recently had their homes repossessed. Note: I said some not... Continue reading
The credit crisis visualised This is an interesting animated film on the origins of the crisis, it holds with the view that banks were only ever a part of the probl... Continue reading
Toxic traders, capitalising on volumes Joe Saluzzi of Themis Trading (I mistakenly read the link initially as 'the mistrading'!) have recently published a paper which accuses... Continue reading
Are you getting your full tax relief? There was an article in one of Ireland's national newspapers last week describing the major issues surrounding the rescinding and subse... Continue reading
Short selling, what is it? Why would a person do it? When you're bullish (think prices will rise) on the market or a stock, you go long (buy and hold, one day sell). When you're bearish (t... Continue reading
Charlie Rose interviews Paul Krugman Charlie Rose talks to Paul Krugman, in this interview we see an opinion that is contrary to the previous interview with Pete Peterson i... Continue reading
Pete Peterson formerly of Blackstone, CFR, Lehman and Secretary of Commerce Pete Peterson is a fascinating individual, he came from humble beginnings and went on to work at executive levels in some of the most w... Continue reading
Retire young! Retire poor…. The age of retirement is going to rise, within the next five years it has to. There are several reasons, the most immediate being that ... Continue reading
5 keys to the market, stock indicators to watch Todd Harrison of Minyanvill.com talks to Yahoo!'s tech-ticker team about the five signals he sees as being those that fundamentally mov... Continue reading
If I’m not worth a dividend you’re not worth investing in. I have changed my investing habits in the last year, in Jan 2008 I got out of the market completely, from that point I decided that upo... Continue reading