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Property Values Set to Fall 43% from Current Depressed Levels

Housing prices set to fall 43% from current depressed levels?
My gut tells me..........No.

Solar Stocks Look Ripe

Not a bad article. I wouldn't crucify the author for minor and mostly insignificant errors and omissions. His opinions are his own, and similar or the same as the masses.

Here is an excerpt of an article written this past Sunday from Motley Fool. Here, you will see where Motley Fool got its name. The author is promoting the buy and hold strategy, and trashing trading, or day trading. The headline of the article is "Stop Buying These Stocks"
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What this means for you
In other words, if you're interested in preserving your capital and accumulating long-term wealth, stay away from short-term speculation in subpar companies.

Don't buy First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) because you're counting on a jolt from President Obama's alternative energy program. This company specializes in an unproven technology that is rapidly evolving, and it has a host of competent competitors. The potential rewards in this space could be vast -- or nonexistent.

I don't know if this is funny, or sad. Here is a total jack ass giving investment advise.
He declares First Solar "speculative." And a "subpar" company. Why? I guess because he believes that solar is an "unproven technology." Instead, he advises the readers to buy The Marvel Comic Book company. As Marvel is a better long term investment. I guess that's because, unlike First Solar, Marvel is a proven technology. In his mind.
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"Instead of the companies I mentioned earlier, why not buy shares of Marvel Entertainment (NYSE: MVL), your friendly neighborhood comic book company?"

He also writes that Ford and Bank of America are bad choices for the long term. I mean......c'mon!
My post here may be somewhat off subject. I just thought everyone would like to have a good laugh. I'm making money trading FSLR and BAC. I feel the Motley Fool article was irresponsible and insulting. I don't get the same feeling from reading the above Seeking Alpha article.

TALF Is More Like FLOP

Jean - Claude Kommer is a pathetic flop.

In Defense of CNBC (Sort Of)

Roadwarrior.
For real news you go to FOX? That's funny. The RNN? (Republican News Network). That's like saying, when I want to read a real non fiction novel I read Dr. Seuss. Hey....During WW2 the Germans thought they were getting "real news" too. The free world knew better. It was propaganda.

Cuomo vs. Merrill: Piling It On

Mr. Cuomo..............

Keep piling it on. Pile and pile and pile it on.

When you're done piling it on Merrill, move on to the next bunch of Wall Street thieves and pile it on them too.

Stewart vs. Cramer: A Cheap Shot

The writer of the article doesn't get it, and it's obvious. Firstly. In his defense of Cramer, Cioffi refers to him as a "financial journalist." That's funny, and I think real financial journalists would object. That's something like calling Stewart a "news anchor." Not so.
I saw no cheap shots coming from Stewart. He was honest and truthful. I didn't see Cramer object to much of anything. In fact, Cramer agreed with and admitted to almost everything Stewart was putting out. Cramer was apologetic and contrite. Like a little boy who was sent to the principal's office for misbehaving in class. Stewart showed a clip of Cramer coaching the young Wall Street rookie on how to lie and cheat clients (investors) as a tactic to make more money for himself and his brokerage. The clip speaks for itself. If Cramer wants to be a big time TV star, people like Stewart come with the turf, and Cramer knows it. The writer thinks the "Stewart vs. Cramer" episode will ultimately compel better reporting. Yea....sure. Like a cold day in hell. The CNBC crew are for the most part a bunch of shills for Wall Street and the stock market.
Stewart did not "target" Cramer. Santelli the creep declined an invitation to appear on the Stewart show. In fact, he was scheduled to appear and backed out. Or should I say "chickened out." You know Santelli, he labeled Americans being foreclosed on as a bunch of "losers" Santelli is a coward.
Get this....Stewart, and many Americans are tired of the CNBC crew attacking the President. Tired of those morons blaming the President for a faltering stock market, and all this "socialism" crap talk. It's not even talk, it's BS. The Santelli rant was the last straw. And, Stewart decided to do something about it.
Cramer is a decent guy, I like him. Cramer is no darling to wall street. Cramer often calls out Wall Street. He exposes many of Wall Streets dirty secrets. He advises his viewers to use caution when dealing with Wall Street and the market. Between the lines he tells us how crooked and greedy Wall Street can be. Wall Street does not appreciate Jim Cramer. They liked it better when there was no Jim Cramer. I think Cramer does by far, a lot more good than he could ever do harm. Nobody is perfect. And God knows, when it comes to stocks, no one can make the right call 100% of the time. Not even Cramer.

Cramer Grilled on Jon Stewart

I understand that Wall Street is loaded with liars and thieves, but to see Cramer in that same light just seems weird. Just think of what creeps like Santelli and the rest of the turds on CNBC are whining about. They don't like the new President because he is going to make it harder for them to steal and cheat. They don't want the government to help the "losers". That's what Santelli calls main street people, losers. Well, if I'm a loser, then Santelli and people like him who share his mind set are nothing more than a bowel movement. Their mantra of no government involvement is like the Mafia crying "no police involvement!" Wall street and the turds on CNBC don't understand that the American people hate Wall Street, and anything Wall Street. They blame Wall Street, and rightfully so, for the economic mess we are in. And, now they want sympathy, HA! Cramer showed lots of courage by going on the Stewart show. He knew he was going to take some strong medicine, and he faced it head on. I have to say, Cramer does to some extent, expose the dirty side of Wall Street. He uses his show to educate and protect main street from the wall street thieves. There are some good people on Wall Street, some, probably the secretaries. Then, there's the broker licensed (license to steal) Wall Street Mafia. Talk about organized crime, these guys wrote the book. John Stewart went after the turds of CNBC because Sentelli and the rest of the crew, including Cramer, are coming down a little too hard on the President. They are blaming the President for the mess that the cowboy jack ass left us. Stewart and some others who have the power of the air waves noticed, and don't like it.

Too Early to Buy Anything? Do The "Contrarian Contango"

Contrarian Contango?...Okay. I'll try anything.

Solar Stocks: Citi Says Still Too Early to Buy

Tell Citigroup’s Timothy Arcuri that I'm doing very well day trading FSLR.
I love it! And, when the time comes to hold it, I'll already be there.

Solar Stocks: Citi Says Still Too Early to Buy

Yea.....Citi. Now there's credibility. I will take Citi's advise......on a cold day in hell.

Jon Stewart on CNBC's 'Worthlessness'

The CNBC crew carry on as if the banks and wall street had nothing to do with their own demise. It's all someone else's fault. Every one is doing it to wall street, wall street never did anything to anybody, they're innocent. Wall street and the jack asses on CNBC just don't get it. They don't get the fact that the American public hates wall street. Americans have no sympathy for wall street. Americans know that the wall street thieves gave the good ole USA the shaft. The wall street thieves sold out America for a buck. They screwed the America that enriched them so well, and the clowns on CNBC support the thieves. Santelli thinks non wall streeters are "loosers." That's the term he used, "loosers." Santelli is nothing more than bowel movement greed bag. He too would sell his country out for a buck, with a smile on his face and a "screw you American loosers" In China, they would execute these wall street thieves and banker scum for treason. I don't hear CNBC whinning over the tax payers money going to AIG, and the banks that fleeced America.

Alternative Energy Stimulus Provides Opportunities for Semis

Absolutely disgraceful.

Why Pure Play Energy Storage Companies Could Double for Investors

John Peterson......
Yes...I understand.
I read the news today oooh boy. And, it was good! Harry Reid will be introducing a new bill that will allow the federal government to trump individual states regulations, codes, etc etc, as they relate to interstate electrical power transmission. I think such a bill is important. It will make it a lot easier and quicker to get green power transmitted from Texas to Chicago, for example. I can only imagine going across 5 or 6 states with power and having to conform with individual states requirements. What a nightmare and waste of time that would be. Hope Harry gets his bill thru, shouldn't be hard thing to do now.

Why Pure Play Energy Storage Companies Could Double for Investors

John Adam
I'm impressed with you having your own smart meter technology there in rural Ohio.
Broward County (loaded with transplanted NYers) in South Florida are quite familiar with smart meter technology. Their power company, Florida Power & Light (FPL) has been deploying quite an advanced network of smart meters. I don't know if these smart meters can turn a toaster on and off. However, FPL is quite impressed. After initial testing of 50,000 meters, FPL will now deploy the meters to all its residential and commercial customers. Read more here......
www.businesswire.com/p...

Silver Spring Network provides the meters and the IT. I believe Silver Spring is privately owned. Al Gore and his venture capital company are big backers of Silver Spring. Al Gore sits on the Silver Spring advisory board. You know uncle Al and his Silver Spring will get a huge chunk of $ from the stimulus bill. I have no problem with Al Gore profiting. He works hard to promote green power technology.
Standards and protocols may be a problem for some smart meter companies, as the government requires "Internet based or other open protocols."

(F) Open protocols and standards. – The Secretary shall require as a condition of receiving funding under this subsection that demonstration projects utilize open protocols and standards (including Internet-based protocols and standards) if available and appropriate." (P.30, Section 405 A-F).

"if available and appropriate" sure sounds a bit murky.

USA Today has an interesting article.... www.usatoday.com/money...

Sorry for wandering off the subject of energy storage.  

Sen. Reid: Feds Should Trump State Regulations in Building National Smart Grid

I agree 100% with Reid.
In fact, I was beginning to wonder why the federal government was not taking precautions to prevent the states from slowing the process of the smart grid. Individual state regulations, requirements, and state politicians personal interests would without a doubt impede the progress of the smart grid. Considering federal government and tax payer contribution and support, individual states should not be allowed to impede progress of projects such as the smart grid which are so vital to the national interest.
My hat's off to Harry!