Archive for May, 2011

  • Why Aren’t There Futures on ETF’s?
    Posted by on May 31st, 2011 at 10:40 am, Comments: 0

    Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) have been a great boon to the stock market. They are great for investors, because it allows them to spread their [...]

  • Tuesday Breakfast Links
    Posted by on May 31st, 2011 at 9:01 am, Comments: 0

    Sell in May and go away? SPY Stock Chart by YCharts Looks like it might have been a buying opportunity for the market. Thomas Sowell [...]

  • Why We Fight-A Response to James Altucher
    Posted by on May 30th, 2011 at 7:52 pm, Comments: 0

    On Memorial Day, James Altucher wrote a blog post asking if there was a single war that was worth it. I think to ask that [...]

  • The Weather In Chicago
    Posted by on May 30th, 2011 at 11:26 am, Comments: 0

    What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, the mood of Chicagoans was horrible. Since around November, we have been stuck in a terrifically bad weather [...]

  • Memorial Day Breakfast Links
    Posted by on May 30th, 2011 at 9:20 am, Comments: 0

    Good Memorial Day to you.  If you are in New Orleans, there is a lot going on at the National World War Two Museum. tip [...]

  • How To Encourage Entrepreneurs-10 Steps To Create an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
    Posted by on May 29th, 2011 at 11:07 am, Comments: 0

    A big deal is being made about the StartUp America program the Obama administration has put forward.  Entrepreneurship is the lifeblood of the American economy. [...]

  • Good Memorial Day to You
    Posted by on May 29th, 2011 at 10:00 am, Comments: 0

    Revolutionary War the original sacrifice Barbary Wars To protect us at sea, and to defeat dastardly pirates War of 1812 A new nation fights for [...]

  • Sunday Brunch Breakfast Links
    Posted by on May 29th, 2011 at 8:15 am, Comments: 0

    Hoenig becomes hawkish. There is no such thing as a free lunch. O% interest rates have costs other places in the economy. In this case, [...]

  • Changing A Nation, One Tweet at A Time
    Posted by on May 28th, 2011 at 9:05 am, Comments: 0

    If you have been paying attention over the past year, you know Twitter is not some fad that teens use to tell people which malt [...]

  • Shell Cordovan
    Posted by on May 28th, 2011 at 8:29 am, Comments: 0

    Not a lot written about shell cordovan leather on the internet. I have really terrible feet. Size 14A. Like walking around on really long pencils. [...]

  • Breakfast Links
    Posted by on May 28th, 2011 at 8:16 am, Comments: 0

    The trade pacts that Obama was touting are at risk.  Why?  Because the Democrats are tying worker protectionism (unions) to free trade.  Dumb.  Obama and [...]

  • Risk and Public Policy
    Posted by on May 27th, 2011 at 11:01 am, Comments: 0

    Risk is such a dirty four letter word to most people. If you categorize human beings, the bulk of us are risk averse. It is [...]

  • An Early Morning Market Comment
    Posted by on May 27th, 2011 at 10:41 am, Comments: 0

    Volume will be light today ahead of the holiday. Everyone on the floor in blue jeans today. I wouldn’t expect a lot of action. You [...]

  • Morning Markets With Stuart Varney on Fox Business
    Posted by on May 27th, 2011 at 10:38 am, Comments: 0

    Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com It’s a holiday market. Volume will be light. Happy Memorial Day to everyone.

  • Breakfast Links
    Posted by on May 27th, 2011 at 6:36 am, Comments: 0

    Looks like ATPG is breaking out. (I am long) ATPG Stock Chart by YCharts Ebay, Paypal sue Google over mobile payments. Mobile anything is a [...]

  • It Pays To Be Elected to Office
    Posted by on May 26th, 2011 at 12:59 pm, Comments: 0

    Today, I announce my campaign for Congress-but I promise only to serve three terms if I am in the House, or two terms if in [...]

  • 10 Ways To Celebrate Memorial Day
    Posted by on May 26th, 2011 at 11:02 am, Comments: 0

    Memorial Day is upon us once again. Sometimes the holiday has more meaning than other times. Since we have been at war with terrorists in [...]

  • The Tea Party Isn’t Over
    Posted by on May 26th, 2011 at 10:34 am, Comments: 0

    A lot of people are saying the Tea Party movement is over. That it’s yesterday. It’s not. It’s just re-organizing. You will see and hear [...]

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