Hear Me at WallSt.net

Kristin Friedersdorf, from WallSt.net, has posted her interview with me. Goto her Financial Blog Watch page over there to hear me talk about the history of InvestorGeeks and my lessons learned in trying to start a blog network. I had a great (if brief) time on the phone with Kristin. Her other...

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Help a Fellow IG in His Support of The Arthritis Foundation

Steve, who blogs here and at UnderTrader.com, is looking for sponsors for the bike ride he will be doing in support of the Arthritis Foundation next Fall. > We will be riding bicycles along the coast from San Francisco to Santa Monica, California. It takes 8 long, tiring days! All it takes for you...

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My Head Says One Thing, But My Gut Says Another Thing!

One of the things that I do to rationalize positions is take the opposite side and create my own debate. I often do this when my head says one thing, but my gut feeling is saying something else. So for this blog entry I am going to spill my guts and hope somebody wants to add their own two cents....

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3 Small Words in the Caribbean...

In January, my fiancee and I were lucky enough to go on a cruise to the Caribbean with the band "The Barenaked Ladies."  It was actually my Christmas gift to her because it's her favorite band.  Strangely, I received a great gift on that cruise that I wasn't expecting. One night we were up in the...

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What are the Managers of Ford Thinking?

Ford is dire straits and we knew that. So what do they do? Sell Aston Martin! Idiots!!!! I am being harsh because I have not seen that much lunacy in a while. Aston Martin is profitable for Ford, and they sell what is profitable. What does Ford keep? Whatever is loosing money. > The Premier Auto...

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What To Do After the Drop

Ok so the market is dropping, and as per my earlier comments you should wait until the Dow hits 11,750 before thinking of stepping in. I am changing my opinion. Yes I think the Dow will drop, but I think there is something more going on here. Look at the following chart of the S&P....

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Take Notice: Chrysler and Magna

For those that follow the car industry the linked news is definitely interesting. When I was studying to become a mechanical engineer I spent many a workterm working at Magna. My father was a higher-level manager at Magna and I used to have quite a few friends at Magna. For those that don't know...

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I Don't Trust the Market

Since I cashed out of equities about two months ago I have waited and watched for this pullback. I don't trust the market because it seems to have forgotten about economics as illustrated by the referenced article. I understand the market ignoring the slide in factory orders as a blip, but the...

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Book Review: When Genius Failed

Sorry folks for not blogging sooner. I have some insights to the market, but right now I am recovering from a vicious bout of food poisoning. In the past six years I have had four food poisoning's and three times it was from sandwiches that I bought while driving. You would think it is a problem...

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