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BlackRock Insured Municipal Term Trust (BMT)

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  • Why the Government Doesn't Belong in the Municipal Bond Business [View article]
    How do you spell communism? That is the next logical step. The masses insure ALL risk. No wonder the Governors of NY and California... More »
    Comment by athena
    Nov 25 10:06 am |
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  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    That BAC has $160bln in level 3 assets as of 2Q09 is a fact not an assumption. We're talking about value here. Because of this... More »
    Comment by TxTim
    Nov 24 10:40 am |
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  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    If I may, the carry trade is not always about borrowing to invest, is about shopping for higher returns (interest rate+appreciation). If... More »
    Comment by surfgeezer
    Nov 23 20:50 pm |
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  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    William, your explanation is better than the original article, but I don't think it covers why the daily correlation is so high. I'm not... More »
    Comment by Angel Martin
    Nov 23 18:47 pm |
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  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    Your view of fundamentals is apparently based on flawed assumptions, especially w.r.t. BAC's assets.. In my view, BAC will come out to... More »
    Comment by Mrudula Shah
    Nov 23 11:45 am |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    No I just think they are not buying on fundamentals which is basically the case for most of the market. If you like casino betting, go... More »
    Comment by TxTim
    Nov 23 07:45 am |
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  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    You might want to search "dollar carry trade". But here it is in a nutshell: investors borrow in US dollars at low interest rates,... More »
    Comment by William Ramseyer
    Nov 23 00:03 am |
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  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    Surfgeezer, To me, you exhibit some common sense, unlike... On Nov 22 09:35 PM surfgeezer wrote: > I have to disagree with a... More »
    Comment by Mrudula Shah
    Nov 22 23:40 pm |
    Rating: 0 -1
  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    I will believe if BAC goes down to-morrow and by the end of the week. If it stays about the same or goes up, would you think people who... More »
    Comment by Mrudula Shah
    Nov 22 23:37 pm |
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  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    I have to disagree with a great deal of you blog. Yes there are some stocks overvalued and your examples are correct, but for every 1 of... More »
    Comment by surfgeezer
    Nov 22 21:35 pm |
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  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    A few months ago I looked at BAC's 2Q call report. They had $ 160bln of level 3 assets on their Balance Sheet. Overvalued? You bet... More »
    Comment by TxTim
    Nov 22 21:27 pm |
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  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    IMHO you misunderstand. The demand for treasuries is about the currency exchange rate. Countries with large trade surplus with the US... More »
    Comment by surfgeezer
    Nov 22 20:52 pm |
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  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    GE will be bankrupt in less than 2 years the way they are going. Go ahead and buy them long if you got balls. On Nov 21 09:34... More »
    Comment by The EconomicJoker
    Nov 22 18:21 pm |
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  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    The dollar must go down in the long run, as it has been doing since the end of WWII, but investors can be badly burned in the short run.... More »
    Comment by unclej0
    Nov 22 18:18 pm |
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  • A Tale of Two Markets: Overvalued Stocks and the Declining Dollar [View article]
    Over-valued-under-valued -WHO CARES- this Market is a Scalp Traders dream- I do not like seeing this site congested with long/short... More »
    Comment by GAPBANGER
    Nov 22 12:09 pm |
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