Round 'em Up

Thought I'd share a few articles I found over the past week or two, that I think are worth a read. We have two articles from BusinessWeek. The first one profiling great companies with which to launch one's career. Lucky me I work for one of them ;-). Content is still King, but it seems that the...

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Yahoo! Takes Another Giant Plunge

Yesterday’s WSJ (subscription required) reported that Yahoo's CEO, Terry Semel, hinted of a slowdown in search ad revenue growth. Significant news - search ad revenue growth has always been on the incline. His statement preceded a 12% drop in the stock price for YHOO (rival GOOG took a hit as well,...

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The Spontaneous Combustion of a Hedge Fund: Amaranth

The big news this week has been the failure of the hedge fund Amaranth. Reports are stating that, in just a few days, the fund's value fell about 50% from a high of $9.5 Billion. The fund is down "just" 35% on the year, thanks to a nice 25% gain last month. Most of the funds early gains and...

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New Geeks

As you know we recently put out a call for some new InvestorGeeks. We had a strong response again this time, and after deliberation and discussion amongst the founders we have decided on our new Geeks. There will be six in all. I won't be introducing you to any of them today, they'll take care of...

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Tools for the Startup

Back in July, I left my job to become a full time entrepreneur. In addition to helping InvestorGeeks grow, I spend my working day incubating a few projects through my design and development firm Stranger Studios. At my old job, huge IT budgets were the norm. My salary depended on them. But everyone...

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Share Your Chart Reading Skillz on YouTube

I found this interesting site through a link that came up on my Google Finance screen for Crystallex. Ant & Sons Chart of the Week Video: > Ant & Sons has rolled out its updated Chart of the Week column with technical analysis video using the latest technology. The video is hosted through...

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Pheedo: Ads for Your RSS Feeds

Pheedo places text ads into your RSS feed. Publishers are paid for click-throughs and ad impressions. For publishers with a substantial readership through RSS, this is a great option for monetizing traffic that may not always make it to your site. We have integrated Pheedo into our RSS feeds here...

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Where Are Vanguard Funds Going?

Note: This article was slightly modified from the original post, published at Investorial.com on 09/05/2006. I know my writing often sounds like I'm preaching for everybody to be value investors. That's simply not true! I only feel that some people can be value investors due to the temperament and...

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Protection of Assets and Long-Term Care Insurance

You might be wondering why an investing website like Investor Geeks is discussing a topic like long-term care insurance. Well, it would be a shame to learn all sorts of great investing strategies on this website, grow your portfolio, and then watch it quickly disappear if you get sick or injured...

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