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No Happy Ending for Auction Rate Securities Mess - Barron's

Capitalism is very efficient and weeds out those who cant perform.My free website has gained readership because readers are more attracted to winners than losers. Debt is always needed when it is hardest and most expensive to get

Young Jeezy's 'The Recession': I Think We’ve Bottomed Out

Nice article sharksm And MO made me independently wealthy with my investments over the past 15 years. On my freewebsiteI have selected 40 of 43 winning documented long positions in 2008 because of buying stocks like PFE KFT BNI BUD RAI PG KO etc when they are priced appropraitely. Obviously "doom and gloom" have made that possible. Getting your money in right with strong out of favor dividend stocks is paramount

Is Countrywide Financial Headed for Bankruptcy?

Curious to see how this plays out

Probe of Citigroup et al Could Hit Financial ETFs

Let me start by saying I have NEVER owned abank because 1) bankers seem to be poor judges of risk 2) they are not in control of their own destinys. Having said that enforcing this rule about short selling may sabilize the drops we have seen.Invest in other sectors like the ones listed on my freewebsite if you want to earn double digit returns."bottom fishing" on banks isnt worh the risk:yet

Is the U.S. Banking System Safe?

Very imfomative.Personally I NEVER have or will ownbank stocks becaue they do not control their own destiny.My free website's documented winning record proves they are not needed. Paulson is doing what he knows needs to be done.ost"bankers" are poor judges of risk IMO

Dividend Yields Soar

PFE REYNOlds UST KFT USB DOW and KO and JNJ would be much smarter portfolio combining growth and income.NEVER buy a stock JUST FOR DIVIDEND.You will be like a rat in a trap that decides he doesn't like cheese anymore

Dividend Yields Soar

Pfe Reynolds Mo and PM and KFT would be better

10 Top Dividend Stocks of the S&P 500

Reynolds is fine but one would be best served to pick stocks like MO PM KRAFT UST and others whee the dividend is"SAFE" and their is actual growth in earnings and dividends

Will the Dollar Recovery Launch a Bank Rally?

I you must buy banks buy WFC and USB

The 20 Highest Yielding Dividend Aristocrats

.My investing record has been as follows 1999:-38.25 2000:+92% 2001 +110.4 % 2002 -9.4% 2003 69.6% 2004 15.55 2005 29.3% 2006 28.4 2007 am up 25% 2008 barely over 3%

Buying Altria KFT and Phillip Morris at these levels will provide great dividend income and staed long term appreciation. MULTIBillionaires Buffett and Peltz paid 33 for KFT last year.

Shorting Washington Mutual on Market Weakness

I covred thisone about 10 and rode it down a long time. starting to short here does not leave enough margin of safety although WM is horrible