Stephen Frankola1

Bank of America Continues to Stand Strong

i think its a bad idea to write about them since you are employed by them

Why Friday Was Such a Critical Day for Bank Stocks

throw out C
add PNC

Transcontinental Pipelines - My First Options Trade in Months

I apologize for the error. I'm still getting used to the new ticker - I remember still remember it as TCLPZ.

But you are right, that's an error that shouldn't have gone to print.

Earnings are now out, fyi.

Amazon's Kindle 2: Worth All the Hype?

Roger,

I don't know if you're astroturfing for Amazon, but your allegiance to the Kindle seems a bit irrationally strong.

Amazon's Kindle 2: Worth All the Hype?

Roger,

As a college student, I strongly disagree with your prediction of the kindle becoming widely-used as a textbook viewing tool. Students enjoy the feel of a textbook and the ability to jot down notes; most of all, they enjoy being able to buy a used copy off of an older friend, craigslist, or a bookstore, and selling that same copy when they are done with it. The current lack of the ability to resell an electronic book is a major cultural change that is a barrier to the technology being more widely accepted.

I have an online textbook (obviously not viewable in convenient Kindle-format) for a class this semester, and I have never heard as much negative feedback about any book (my $180 accounting textbook included) as I have for this book. It's still expensive at $60, and an non-resellable PDF does not seem worth that price whatsoever.

Also, at a university like Penn State, much of the material is customized for the classes on a small scale (think printed and bound at Kinko's), or is just powerpoint presentations printed out.

It's surely not impossible for a Kindle-like device to eventually catch on at colleges, but I think it very, very unlikely to happen on a significant level anytime soon.

Our Deflationary Mindset Is the Most Concerning

I have written A papers in more-than-intermediate economics, so I guess this isn't my best work.

It's alright that you have convinced yourself of the existence of a bleaker reality thank my view of the situation, but your assumptions about my naivety are baseless and incorrect.