jegan ;-)

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    • Fri May 30th 14:54 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Two Ways To Profit from Frontier Markets
      And the large producers are busy buying back their own shares at a greater rate than in the past rather than re-investing.. Thx jegan
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    • Fri May 30th 10:55 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Bankruptcy Reform Act Finally Blows Sky High
      I agree with Chuck Allen. The same banks and credit card carriers that pushed for bankruptcy reform also managed to weasel their way out of any control over their rights to raise credit limits to whatever heights they wanted whenever they wished. It's a filthy little game. Sucker someone into credit, then squeeze the life out of them when they lose their job - Then make it impossible for them to file bankruptcy. I'm particularly outraged that they go after first-year college students, kids with no impulse control. These practices rank right up there with crack-cocaine dealers. It's an indication of how much our elected politicians are under the thumbs of anyone willing to fund their re-election.

      Thx jegan ;-/
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    • Fri May 30th 10:48 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      My Nutrisystem Bonehead Move
      I missed NTRI in the same way ... Recently, I ran a quick backtest on a broad series of equities buying at the 52 week low with a 5% stop and a sell when price exceeded 80% stochastic and stochastic dropped off it's weekly peak. Results were pretty impressive. Ran it as a weekly to reduce a lot of commissions.

      Thx jegan ..
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    • Fri May 30th 10:43 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Believe It or Not, Spam is Back
      A can of SPAM costs about $3.00 - A pack of 4 pork chops cost $2.79... I think I'd rather eat a real piece of pork rather than a fatty salt and water infused blanc-mange.... Makes no sense to me.. If you're going to cook it anyway, why buy the soylent-green? Admittedly reality is reality.

      Thx jegan
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    • Wed May 28th 16:29 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Why Watching Bankruptcies Can Help Stock Performance
      I left Scottrade for TD Ameritrade primarily as they did not carry CGMFX.... And I have been very pleased with the results so far... Too bad I waited as long as I did to move to TDA.. I think people dwell too much on the Buffetts and Bogles of the market... (Not to say they haven't made their mark.... ) as I think the market is changing. I think agility is worth more than it is given credit.

      Thx jegan
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    • Wed May 28th 14:20 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      3 Reasons for a Rebound in Nuclear Energy ETFs
      You want to look at the holdings in each ETF before purchase...Just to make sure that you are buying what you think you are... Can't remember the details, but you might end up with a basket of equities that for the most part are not really nuclear... Perhaps you'd be better off buying equities directly... Just a thought... Thx jegan
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    • Mon May 26th 15:08 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Is Invading Venezuela a Good Way Out of an Oil Crisis?
      Good idea! Let's invade **another** country... After all, look how successful Dubya has been in Iraq!

      I think our misguided efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq have mal-affected our bottom line and have contributed to the devaluing of the Dollar and directly increased the price of oil not to mention straining the tenuous ties we have to our oil-producing **allies**.

      We would be better off investing in our future with aid to foreign countries than bullying them. Further, we should get off the ethanol kick, drop our alcohol tariffs and align ourselves with Brazil rather than pissing off South America as well. It might be a good idea to help Mexico locate and drill for more oil as their welfare economy is supported by Pemex and their oil output is expected to fall by 2010. Maybe we need to take a note from the Chinese playbook and work with other countries to guarantee our future needs.

      Thx jegan ;-)
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    • Sat May 24th 21:47 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      S&P 1500 Earnings Revisions
      I used to pay attention to analysts forecasts.. Now I read the reports for a view of the business against its industry and the rely on technicals for a top or bottom... I like to hear that an analyst has increased his rating of any stock I own as that pushes the value up... But the rest is just reading chicken entrails...

      Thx jegan ;-)
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    • Fri May 23rd 16:55 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Textainer Group: Counting on Container Shortages, Slow Ships to China
      My understanding is that containers are primarily produced in China and filled and shipped here.... I just heard tell that containers are now being used to ship drybulk out of the US and other countries as the drybulk carriers are pretty much fully booked and apparently it is cheaper to use containers now than drybulk shipping for commodities such as grain, rice etc..

      Thx jegan ;-)
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    • Thu May 22nd 21:28 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Are High Oil Prices Here To Stay?
      I just filled up today - Regular cost me $4.05 a gallon ... And I noticed that the UK is charging in excess of $10 a gallon ( By the way, I'm guessing that that is an Imperial Gallon, which if I remember correctly is about 8% larger than an American Gallon.... But they could also have adjusted it .. Not sure.. None-the-less..)

      I think what we need to do is to start raising taxes on all petroleum products. I'd start with the gas-pumps and begin a federal tax of say 5 cents a gallon, to be raised an equal amount monthly until we are on par with an average European gallon of gas.

      Take this tax and begin funding infrastructure and alternative energy sources. This would begin to 'prime the pump' (Sorry ... ) and begin moving us towards energy self-sufficiency.

      I'd also suggest dumping the tariff on imported ethanol.. Lets go ahead and partner up with Brazil .. They actually want to do business with us....

      Then, I suggest that we tax 'all' oil companies based on their 'lack' of reinvesting in new capacity. While we've been trying to figure out who's to blame, 'large oil' is busy buying back their stock and not reinvesting.. Which makes little sense if oil is soooooo expensive. The beneficiaries will be the companies that are helping dig us out of this mess.

      Oh yeah... I'd also suggest that blowing holes in foreign countries is just plain wasteful.

      Thx jegan
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    • Wed May 21st 17:42 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Oil Is Up Due to Fundamentals, Not Speculation
      Dunno.. I know you are correct on the oil-tanker storage issue.. But all that really infers is that refiners are not buying, and or, cannot refine fast enough.

      As far as the Saudis are concerned, they may not be able to up their quota any further and the refiners probably know that. There was a very explicit article on Alpha a while back from an American engineer who was involved in exploring the Saudi oilfields. His statement was (1) We only have the Saudi's word that they have more oil than they used to... There is no outside verification as they do not allow anyone to verify. And (2) he didn't see how they could have any more oil and in fact showed maps of Saudi Arabia showing the flooding of their known oilfields with salt water.

      Lastly, our large refiners (Exxon, Chevron etc.. ) have been very busy repurchasing their own shares, rather than heavily investing in new fields, exploration and adding refineries.

      Thx jegan ;-)
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    • Tue May 20th 11:01 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      California Leads Way to Consumer Bust
      I agree with fxtrader07... California is the 7th largest economy in the world and produces 12% of the US's GNP (Well it did till recently anyway..) ... We already know that when a military base closes, the local support economy takes a hit... It'll be interesting to watch for fallout from the suffering of us here in the (tarnished) Golden State..

      Thanks for the article.. jegan ;-)
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    • Tue May 20th 10:56 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Nearing Turning Point in the Presidential Election Cycle
      It would be nice if George Bush left something as a legacy.. Even if it's his leaving office.... Thx jegan ;-)
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    • Tue May 20th 10:54 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Market Gains By Days of the Week
      Buy Tuesday afternoon, sell Thursday night... That sure shortens my work-week.... Friday selloffs have been pretty apparent in the past... Thx jegan ;-)
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    • Tue May 20th 10:51 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Growth vs. Value Performance
      To me, it seems that Value just has a higher Delta than Growth. I'm not sure what kind of social life these guys have, but I sure like the stuff they come up with.

      Thx jegan ;-)
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