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Weekend Reading: I’m A Plutus Award Finalist Edition

I thought I’d dedicate this weekend reading edition to a shameless plea for votes in the Plutus Awards, as I was nominated for Best Investing Blog of 2009.  I spend so little time actually trying to promote myself vs. keeping up with posts, emails and life in general, that I figure I’d throw this one [...]

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Weekend Reading – “There Will Be Blood” Edition

This week it was announced that New York Attorney General’s office is filing civil charges against the former CEO of Bank of America Ken Lewis, saying he misled investors about Merrill Lynch when it acquired the bank in late 2008.  Whether this is politically motivated or there is legal merit, it is evident [...]

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Weekend Reading: HealthCare Up in the Air Edition

It was a tumultuous week in both the political arena as well as stock market action.  With a major upset win in Mass. by the Republican underdog Brown, Dems were still mulling over whether to try and push through a Healthcare reform bill that was nowhere near ready just before Brown was to be seated.  [...]

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Weekend Reading – Carnival’s Coming to Town Edition

The weekend reading’s out a bit early this weekend.  Why?  I need to prepare for the Carnival of Personal Finance that I’ll be hosting for Monday.  If you’re unfamiliar with the Carnival, it’s the premiere roundup of blog posts from top bloggers in Personal Finance, Investing, Career and other topics – see my last Carnival [...]

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Weekend Reading: Christmas is Over :< Edition

For those who celebrate Christmas, there’s the mixed feelings associated with the end of a holiday many people look forward to all year mixed with relief that the hustle and bustle of holiday preparations and incessant present-wrapping are finally over.  There was also a near disaster averted on Christmas day by a soon-to-be public hero [...]

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Weekend Reading: Tiger Woods “In the Rough” Edition

With the world obsessed over Tiger’s dilemma and the media frenzy that ensued, it’s just a reminder that even the best in the world can be brought down by bad behavior off the job.  The latest is that Tiger’s taking a “hiatus” from golf.  Meanwhile, US equities surpassed 2009 highs this week, Copenhagen continued unabated [...]

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Weekend Reading – “Umm, Dubai, We’ve Got a Problem” Edition

With most of America celebrating Thanksgiving, it probably went widely unnoticed that Dubai is having trouble meeting debt obligations which is likely to have reverberations around the globe as investors brace themselves for another potential round of credit crunches, but this time, starting in emerging markets rather than the US from a housing collapse.  With [...]

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Weekend Reading – “Gold: OK, We’ve Reached Ludicrous Speed” Edition

Any time I can sprinkle in a Spaceballs reference, I take full advantage of the opportunity.  With gold continuing its ascent to record levels (in terms of US Dollar mind you), gold bugs are basking in their glory while others scratch their heads and wonder why this relatively useless material continues to appreciate in value.
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Weekend Reading – Spooky Halloween Edition

With Halloween upon us, no politics, no rants about our country’s profligate spending, just enjoy the weekend, either with kids of your own or scare the hell out of some trick-or-treaters.  The market’s been acting a bit scary of late, but after a 60% move from pivot bottom, it would be unreasonable to expect no [...]

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