Chemist29

Three Long-Term Investments in Latin America

Cemex doesn't make cement in venezuala anymore...it was nationalized by our close ally Chavez. I still like the company though and maybe want to get in if it drops below 20

Fixed Income: Little Value in Treasuries, Preferred Financials Yielding 8%

so remind me why anyone would not do a simple etf like TIPS which is AAA instead of something with less yield?

Merrill's Moves Make It More Appealing Takeover Candidate

I remember Ken Lewis (ceo of BAC) making a sneering comment something to the effect of "we wont use our petty cash to buy an investment bank"

Time To Buy Banks? Proceed With Caution.

Maybe this represents climbing out of the bottom, maybe not. Who knows if we'll test these lows again but it honestly doesn't matter, next time it dips, buy. it's really that simple, enjoy the rally for now!

Time To Buy Banks? Proceed With Caution.

Not to point out the obvious or anything, but you buy things when they are lower, not when they are higher, so you get more shares for the same cost. Example, the news was TERRIBLE tuesday morning, USB is still earning its dividend, so I bought, at 22.1 and locked ina 7.7% yield. Now i'm up 30% on principle also. Obviously not all my picks have done that but you buy on weakness, when things are low. When the good goes down with the bad, thats when to buy. By the time everyone starts feeling good and cnbc says buy banks, theyll already be up 30%.

Is Citi's Vikram Pandit a Robot?

some of us got above a 400 on the SAT verbal, not sure Felix is one of em.

7 Stocks for a High Yield Cash Flow Portfolio

There is withholding on brazilian stocks I think, although it might be different for each company. Does Anyone know? I'm having trouble finding information. Anyways, I own PGH and they withhold 15%, but still worth it (plus unit price appreciaition). good stuff

BofA CEO Lewis the Next to Fall?

In all fairness to ken Lewis, all the previous acquisitions have been good. MAYBE he knows what he's doing. BAC has had its eye on CFC for a LONG time, now they get it for a total of 6 billion? They are the #1 mortgage originator and servicer (or something like that) now for measly 6 billion. You dont think that's going to pay off in a few years?

JP Morgan Offer for Wachovia Makes Sense

Why 24$? why would Wachovia shareholders accept anything, if book value after 30 billion in writedowns is still 36, why would the shareholders accept 2/3rds of book value. This isn't BSC, wachovia wont collapse and doesn't need a buyer.

Citi's Old Lane Fiasco: A Perfect Illustration of Everything That's Gone Wrong

So are we ripping on pandit because he's smart and made 165 million dollars? Not sure how its his fault citi bought his hedge fund. I would take this article on a positive, shows how smart Pandit is, he's objective and intelligent and knows how to be successful. His old hedge fund was weak and he shut it down, no remorse, no pity, so far he looks like he knows what he's doing. Besides, experience is overrated in general. Smart, ambitious, hard working, quick learners will always excel. Hopefully Pandit continues his meteoric rise to the top.

Short the Banks on Continued Weakness

Thanks captain obvious, you can read a chart that says financials have been down the past month.

Eight Stocks Going Ex-Dividend This Week

Doesn't the stock go down by the dividend amount? (answer: yes) Seriously you people are not the first to think of this...

Bank of America: The Most Popular Dividend in America?

Yes ken thompson preached about the safe dividend etc etc. Now he's been retired haha

Dividend Analysis: Bank of America Corp.

Money market paying 4.61%? where can i get one of those...my vanguard mm is paying a whopping 2.2%! Although the 1 year is still 4.83...

The Market Domino Effect: Staying Ahead of the Curve

Look at the vanguard reit index ETF (VNQ)...been quietly recovering for a month now. Thought i'd point that out.