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- Wait for August FFIEC Call Reports Before Taking a Long Position in Banks [view article]
- Soup Target; Cramer's Mad Money (7/22/08) [view article]
- Banks Hit Bottom – Cramer’s Mad Money (7/21/08) [view article]
- As WaMu, Wachovia Ready Earnings, Comparisons to Wells, USB Are Telling [view article]
- Bank Executive Compensation and the Bailout [view article]
- Barron's Goes Bullish on Banks, Again [view article]
- The Top Dividend Paying ETFs and Stocks [view article]
- Next Week Is a Big One for Bank Reports [view article]
- Suncor, US Bancorp and MasterCard: Using a Stop Loss When Investing [view article]
- Well-Capitalized Regional Banks: The Bottom Is In [view article]
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- Barron's Goes Bullish on Banks, Again
- Bank Executive Compensation and the Bailout
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Five Strategies to Survive the Markets [view article]
Econ101---bravo 4 the insight/insite. ReplySeven High-Yielding ETFs [view article]
Income is fine. But has the market priced in the possibility of an Obamba presidency, where dividends would be taxed much higher than they are today?If not would any strictly dividend play not be a risky play over the next couple of months, at least until we find out which bum will have Air Force One for the next four years? Reply
Seven High-Yielding ETFs [view article]
Another ETF is the S&P Dividend Aristocrats, consisting of companies that have consistently raised their dividends. I read about it in an article written by an S&P advisor. But the S&P website only has an 8-digit symbol (which doesn't work) and S&P in New York did not know what the regular symbol is. If anyone does, please add it to comments. ReplySeven High-Yielding ETFs [view article]
With inflation for this year predicted in the low 4% range you need at least 5 1/2% to break even after taxes. Of course a Roth Ira could get by on 5%. ReplySeven High-Yielding ETFs [view article]
Great article, it was very informative. If you check out www.etfmarketpro.com/h... you can see three more high-yield ETFs that you did not mention. Thanks! ReplyWait for August FFIEC Call Reports Before Taking a Long Position in Banks [view article]
"The perceived improvement, or for that matter the perception that the losses have peaked, has caused one of the greatest short-term rallies in the history of financial stocks."Hardly. The past week's price hikes resulted from the emergency rule banning naked short selling in many financial stocks. If you look at USB, for example, there was no real "rally" because during the few weeks before the rule went into effect, USB's pps had declined a ludicrous $13, for no reason other than a massive increase in short positions. Despite what you mistakenly call a rally, USB has not yet recovered its price of a month ago. Your story is misleading, making me suspect that you are a fan of short selling, including naked short selling: it makes your speculations more "prudent". Reply
Seven High-Yielding ETFs [view article]
Good idea, after going trough some gut wrenching twists and turns. As an income investor I have started doing this same thing and have added already some of the mentioned stocks and will be moving more money toward this type. Heck, even my investment grade preferreds have been extremely volatile. ReplySoup Target; Cramer's Mad Money (7/22/08) [view article]
I don't remember Cramer recomendeing Wamu -- US Bancorp yes, out of his four fortresses - but not WM that I remember. He said he'd keep buying CHK into pain, too, and loves the company.On Jul 23 10:10 PM DaveinHacken sack wrote:
> When did Cramer recommend buying WM? He's had the whole board of
> that bank on his Wall of Shame. Reply
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Soup Target; Cramer's Mad Money (7/22/08) [view article]
When did Cramer recommend buying WM? He's had the whole board of that bank on his Wall of Shame. ReplyFive Strategies to Survive the Markets [view article]
You discount your advice on the pharmas by saying that it's not a formal recommendation- But really for long term investors looking to get in, the recent controversy surrounding the CEOs exit package should be seen as a positive. It worked to drive down the price of the stock (to an undervalued level) and now presents a buying opportunity.The main point is after this controversy settles, the fundamentals which made it so attractive in the first place haven't changed.
Read the article if you want more information..
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Soup Target; Cramer's Mad Money (7/22/08) [view article]
Uh, Apple most definitely did NOT disappoint with earnings. About the only other company that actually had earnings increase was AT&T. Starting to see an connection? ReplyBanks Hit Bottom – Cramer’s Mad Money (7/21/08) [view article]
ShortingHurt - Long, hard read but holy shit - I'm going to start sleeping with one eye open and my Glock under my pillow.Part way through I'm thinking this sounds like a lucrative venture for the "mob". Guess I wasn't the first one it occurred to.
If you wrote a movie about this nobody would believe it - this is wilder than fiction. The worst part is it would seem to be so damn obvious to any one in the SEC or any area of the business.
Used car dealers, lawyers and real estate people just moved up a couple of notches on my slime ball list. Reply
Soup Target; Cramer's Mad Money (7/22/08) [view article]
Cramer is a fool. Last week he said C was going to single digits. Which one is it? Before that he said stay away from banks when they reach single digits, now WM and WB are good buys?As for oil, its drop is a bad macro event. Oil is dropping because of a fear that global demand will drop because of a global slow down. Duh, a global slow down is not good for equities, it is bad. Global growth is all that has kept this theoretical market going at all. Reply
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As WaMu, Wachovia Ready Earnings, Comparisons to Wells, USB Are Telling [view article]
The author sites Wachovia's (WB) provisions set aside for loss in-depth, but does not even begin to divulge Wamu's (WM) position or ratios. Even though both WB and WM were scheduled to report earnings (losses) today, to have WM in the title was a bit misleading.Grandstanding on one leg will always leave you a little off-balance. Reply
Banks Hit Bottom – Cramer’s Mad Money (7/21/08) [view article]
Cramer may have listened to this:media.lewrockwell.com/...
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