Whisper On The Wind

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    • Sat Mar 1st 08:28 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Vector Group Should Burn Longer Than The Smokes It Sells
      Just looking back on things I wanted to watch for a bit. You don't suppose this might have something to do with the fact that a) it's cheaper than the others; b) the yield is still higher; c) some smokers actually buy stock in the companies (and yes, there are still smokers out here!); or d) they tend to offer a stock dividend in September? Not to say that they will this year (2008) but the regular dividend, and the fact that the chart is looking pretty boring now tells me I need to stay in for a while. Besides, they make my brand!
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    • Fri Feb 22nd 20:14 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      The Postpone but Don't Forget Plan
      In your "sketchy details" you indicate that one of the financials involved is Washington Mutual (WASH). The symbol WASH is for Washington Trust Bancorp, while WM is the correct symbol for Washington Mutual. I believe we're talking about Washington Trust here? Or am I missing something?
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    • Fri Feb 22nd 20:04 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Chart of the Day: Oil and Gasoline Prices
      Whichever fuel we go with, we MUST be able to convert the cars on the road now, or we will simply have piles of dead cars. From global warming to global littering...
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    • Fri Feb 22nd 19:51 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Jim Cramer's Mad Money In-Depth, 2/20/08: Cramer's Rules
      And read pros and cons about everything, too. Neither side is wrong, neither is right. Make the decision that fits YOU.
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    • Fri Feb 22nd 19:50 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Jim Cramer's Mad Money In-Depth, 2/20/08: Cramer's Rules
      I think you need to look for what makes YOU happy. If you prefer to see a stock price go up and don't care about dividends, maybe a stock like Google is for you. If you like to see dividends coming in quarterly or monthly, and want to take them or reinvest them, maybe one of the Ishares is your puppy. And when you see a rocky chart over the last year, compare it over the maximum life of the stock. Some charts just appear to have bottomed out, but over a 10 year period it's really only a small dip that looks horrendous.

      Last of all, take a look at the performance of it over the last few 'crunch' times we've had, specifically 2001, and a couple during the 90's to start. Any of the blue chips will show you when that was, just by the massive drop in the charts. Look closer and see what happened, how fast/slow it happened, how it behaved before and after. And if you like what it invests in, maybe that's where you start. You can always change your mind later and try something else. And don't put all your money on it. That way, if you guess wrong, you don't lose it all. MY first stock was Kmart. Luckily it was not my last.
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    • Fri Feb 22nd 19:38 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      iShares US Tech Sector ETF vs. Stock Picking
      Easier for us to just look at an inset chart than to back out to a PDF when we want to see what you mean.
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    • Tue Feb 19th 20:27 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      A Trader's Dream: Handicapping Indymac
      IMB dumped the dividend last week.
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    • Tue Feb 19th 20:21 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      A Misleading Chart on Credit Default Swaps
      Not just SA, either. Every newspaper I read has horrendous predictions and opinions that scare the pants off everyone I know. Seems like everyone is assuming that ALL credit accounts are in default. Sure it's ugly out there, but maybe it's just not as bad as the media is trying to say it is.
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    • Mon Feb 18th 18:54 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Microsoft's a Buy, Especially Without Yahoo - Barron's Interview
      IF MSFT ups their dividend, I'll consider it, but not until then.
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    • Fri Feb 15th 19:44 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Buy Bank Stocks for Your Kids
      Locke: One word - dividends.
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    • Wed Feb 13th 20:12 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Mortgage REITs Rise From Ashes
      ACAS' dividend just got increased - $1.01 this quarter, and total for year is expected to be $4.19. Nice dividend. They've done me just fine.
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    • Mon Feb 4th 20:12 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      OptionsExpress Reports Solid Earnings, Now Taking Market Share
      I disagree. I think OXPS got better because ETFC had so much involvement with the credit crunch. The curves show it over the last year, clearly. However, if you take that curve down to just the last month, ETFC is winning, hands down. Time to get back in, I think.
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    • Fri Feb 1st 19:17 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Water Bills Beware: Part I
      Or have a smaller dishpan of rinse water to dunk the soapy dishes in. Then dry by hand or let drip dry. I put a smaller draining tray above my rinse pan to catch dripping water to be reused. For a small load of dishes (by hand), this works very well.
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    • Thu Jan 31st 19:54 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Cigarette Smokers' Support For SocGen's Daniel Bouton
      Smokers vote too...
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    • Tue Jan 29th 19:48 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      The Stimulus Package: A Mixed Bag with Limited Potential Impact
      Those who could use the extended unemployment benefits did pay taxes within the last year and would be getting that rebate - so should they really get twice the benefit? Maybe. Those who are on welfare (and have been for years) have not paid taxes, they've simply taken benefits. Sure they could probably use more in food stamps but to add to that would be defeating a purpose - they are already getting everything free. How free should life be? Loans need to be made more accessible but the rules should be more stringent so we aren't faced with this again. ARMs should be illegal. Stick with flat mortgages, make them fair, but not so easy that people scramble to buy more house than they can afford.

      Student loans need to have their interest rates scaled way back - it is silly to assume that every college graduate finds that A+ high paying job within 6 months of graduation, and to pay higher and higher interest rates with a paycheck that doesn't fit only makes defaulting more likely.

      And end the tax on investment interest. It defeats the purpose behind the investment, especially if we are faced with less and less Social Security to depend on.
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