BrianZach

Take a Stand Against Government Spending

Let's prevent a complete economic meltdown first, then we can debate about the moral hazards.

You can complain all you want about government spending, but the economic costs of letting another financial institution go under or even is greater than the cost of bailing out.

There are few instances where it makes sense to do deficit spending , and this is one of them. We can save the ideological battles for another day.

Banning 'Terrorism'

A ban on short selling will have a practical effect on bear raids.

A bear raid is caused by an over abundance of short sellers who put fear into all the buyers, making them freeze. Since these events can cause a self fulfilling prophecy in financial stocks, it makes it less willing for buyers to step in.

Banning short selling is an extreme measure, but when big banks are going out of business from the fear they are causing, something has to be done. These aren't normal times

AIG: The Cramer Conspiracy Theory

Cramer knows his stuff. I don't always agree with what he says, but he provides some unique insights on the market. He does his research, and knows how to make money in the market.

Why don't you give stock recommendations on a daily basis, so we can criticize you on your mistakes. I think people just like to hate on Cramer because of his popularity and eccentricity, but there are a million other clowns out there who are worst.

Hedge Funds May Have Gone Too Far

Disclosing short selling is going to put many hedge funds out of business. You aren't going to be able to talk to the management of companies if they know you are shorting their stock. I am talking about legitimate market neutral funds who aren't manipulating the markets.

There should be more regulations for short selling, but make them reasonable so that shorting can still be used legitimately. The problem is with manipulation, not shorting.

While the Solar Sector Bottoms in the Near Term, LDK Solar Stands Out

LDK's ttm PE is 19. Their FPE is about 9

Sarah Palin: Wall Street's Candidate

The republicans need better ideas for the economy than lower taxes. That theory doesn't really work and we are just going to go more into debt as a nation. This hands off approach to the economy has not been working.

There needs to be balance into the economy between supply and demand, instead of this supply side nonsense.

Credit Cards and Exchanges: The Only Safe Ways to Play the Financials

Why don't you just ignore the financial sector altogether. There are a lot easier plays out there instead of playing one of the most dangerous sectors.

On Being Rich

This whole debate misses the point.

$250,000 is just an arbitrary number used for tax purposes. It was never meant to be the cutoff point for being rich/middle class. The government can't tell if you are officially rich or in upper middle class based on some other standard, so it keeps it simple with income.

Why Apple Stock Is Poised To Go Flat - At Best

Wow, Apple and AAPL have some of the most loyal fans out there. I'm sorry, but not everyone thinks that Apple is the best company and that its stock is going up. Welcome to reality.

Apple has some serious risk associated with it, and it doesn't have the moat to protect it like other tech giants like Microsoft and Intel.

When it comes down to it, Apple's products have replacements. While the company has stayed ahead of its competition in recent years, there it no guarantee that it can stay ahead. If Apple's next products flop, there are a number of hungry consumer electronic companies will take over as the leader.

Apple could still remain on top over in the future, but there is also a good chance that the stock will lose a significant amount of money too. There is no margin of safety.

Faith Doesn't Cut It - Cramer's Mad Money (8/29/08)

I think Cramer provides unique insights on the markets, but remain skeptical to all investment ideas even from the greats. Blindly following someone's picks is not a good way to invest. Research your own ideas and find your own place to make money in the market.

Solarfun's Huge Run: Time To Lock in Solar Profits

SOLF is really just a trading vehicle since it is so volatile, and its movements are mostly based off technicals.

Those fundamental reasons stated have nothing to do with the movement of SOLF. LDK and STP had big days despite the supposedly negative fundamental news.

What's Up with the China Solar Stocks

It could be just a pullback from a phenomenal couple of weeks for solar. Look at the one month charts to put it in perspective.

Stocks move all the time for no fundamental reason. There is no need to over analyze this.

'Buy, But Sell' - What Are Analysts Thinking?

I think he likes the long term prospects of the stock, but there are some short term events which can drive the price down.

There are lots of ways to play this type of information, and it depending on your investment style. If you are short term investor, you can time the market.

Long term people can wait to buy, buy now, hold their position, or start a position today and add more if the price goes down. There isn't a one size fits all prescription, and it depends on the investment style of the manager.

Five Reasons to Buy Raser Technologies

The reason not to buy the stock is simple. It is worth $500 mil, but has no revenue.

Before I will put money in any stock, they have to prove that they can make money instead of just talking about it. There are always new hyped alternative energy sources, but few ever deliver as plan.

You can rationalize this company all you want, but I have to see it to believe it. Right now LZ has nothing to show for themselves.

Value Investing vs. Value Pretending

Great article. Too many people think value investing is an asset class rather than an investment strategy.