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Two Compelling Small Caps for This Recession

APEI: A focus on ongoing education is compelling to me in a market where knowledge is going to be even more important going forward. In addition, the military has seen higher enlistment recently due to better news on Iraq, boosting their target market in the future.

Dow to S&P Ratio at a Six Year High

So does that mean the Dow is more likely to fall to get back in line or that the S&P is more likely to rise to get back to historical averages? What has happened in the past in the case where this ratio has increased? Does the DOW decline or does the S&P go up?

Wells Fargo: Strong and Getting Stronger

StockBoySF, I think you are largely right about WFC looking forward, but the WFC leadership under Dick Kovacevich was actually from Norwest, not Wells. In addition, back then (I worked at Norwest in 96-97 before the merger) it was Norwest who had the industry lead in relationships per customer(4+ as I recall) and it was this retail sales strategy that was brought from Norwest to WFC, not the other way around.

Idiotic Idea of the Day, SEC Edition

I think that, while we are at it, retail investors should have to disclose their positions to the feds, as well. The consumer accounts for 70% or so of the economy and with such strong combined power, the consumer might be tempted to gain from illegal trading strategies such as going long or even short selling. In conclusion, I feel that we need to know what retail investors are doing right now and what they may do in the future so they don't begin to illegally exercise their combined market power.

Obama's Windfall Profits Proposal Is Dangerous

I agree with Hooboy. These are oil companies and their job is to find, extract, refine, deliver, and market oil. That is the job they do and nowhere does it say they must find replacements for the product they deliver. I have never understood the idea that oil companies MUST invest in alternatives. That's not what they are experts at and it would be ridiculously inefficient for them to even try.

NBC Refuses Pickens Plan Ad

I don't understand why everyone is so upset about Congress. Don't you know how many post offices they have renamed? It's in record territory, and I think that deserves recognition!

Can Investors Still Rely on a Stock's P/E Ratio?

Aren't the average margins of info tech and telecom grossly understated using the 98-06 time frame? I remember a ton of companies reporting losses quarter after quarter that don't even exist today. Are those companies inclusion skewing the numbers negatively? I think the relative outperformance of info tech for 06 is overstated and there could be room for improvement rather than compression of margins in that sector.