15 days ago
wearehugh : The Bankruptcy Bill, Examined - Daily Kos - from 2005. shows in excruciating detail just how much of a heartless bastard joe biden (D-MBNA) is. needless to say, i'm extremely disappointed in obama's VP choice.
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26 days ago
wearehugh : Sovereign Wealth Funds - Council on Foreign Relations - america is on sale. our prices are IN-SANE!
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1 month ago
wearehugh : 401k Loan Double Taxation Myth | The Finance Buff - "It’s a mind trick similar to that well-known "where’s the missing dollar" puzzle."
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2 month ago
veen : Information Arbitrage: Monitor110: A Post Mortem - " I worked with a terrific group of young, exceptionally bright people who believed in the vision. Ultimately, we failed. But why did we fail, and what could we have done differently? "
Linkorama : Monitor110: A Post Mortem - While we certainly made more than seven mistakes during the nearly four-year life of Monitor110, I think these top the list.
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nelson : Asset allocation - Interesting disclosure from Leonard Lin about how he's invested. Sensible design.
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joshua : Ten Books on Investing Recommended by Warren Buffett
philgyford : Ten Books on Investing Recommended by Warren Buffett | Business Pundit - I love lists of books recommended by people who know what they're talking about. (via Kottke)
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wearehugh : Ed McMahon May Lose Beverly Hills Home - WSJ.com
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3 month ago
wearehugh : JS Online: House of pain - "...officials defended their practices, saying they were common in the industry..." i bet they were.
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4 month ago
adamrg : The only 7 investments you need - Interesting in the ease of simplification. I'm hoping to start putting a few more dollars into investments in the future, and I'm currently teaching my students about investments and finance.
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nelson : Market rate securities problems - Wall Street investment banks mislead their customers, again
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5 month ago
nelson : Trader hand signals - Nice illustrated guide to floor trader hand signals
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6 month ago
Linkorama : Inside the Demise of Bear Stearns - WSJ.com - The past six days have shaken American capitalism.
nelson : Bear Stearns deal - Day by day account of the negotiation
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nelson : Auction rate securities - Nice explanation of a wrinkle in the current markets
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wearehugh : The Finance Buff: Restricted Stock Units (RSU) Sales and Tax Reporting - pretty sure i will have this "problem" next year
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gleuschk : Economic Stimulus Tax Rebate Calculator - three cheers for moron bullshit politicians and an electorate that can be bought for less than the price of a new microwave!
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wearehugh : Luis Villa’s Blog / why the writers demands shares of revenues instead of profits - because accountants are paid to make numbers lie
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wearehugh : SSRN-Usury Law and the Christian Right: Faith Based Political Power and the Geography of the American Payday Loan Regulation by Christopher Peterson, Steven Graves
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wearehugh : Deal Journal - WSJ.com : Cerberus on GMAC and Chrysler: Don't Panic (Yet) - usually investor letters are like reading tea leaves. this one is more like reading "dick and jane go speculating and lose their shirts."
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7 month ago
wearehugh : Calculated Risk: Buffett Bids for EBS* - "The goats are not happy." cash is always king.
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nelson : loom.cc - Some crazy abstract data store that's useful for anonymous transactions, egold, etc
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7 month ago
wearehugh : Calculated Risk: Let's Talk about Walking Away - the world is messy, it's tough to get real numbers
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7 month ago
Linkorama : Wikinvest To Add Unique Comp Data For Stock Research - People have a thirst for information and data, but the traditional data available does not make much logical sense. They don’t help you understand the nuances of companies and industries.
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7 month ago
nelson : Kerviel speaks - Direct quotes from the SocGen trader saying there's no way they couldn't have known what he was doing
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nelson : SocGen's explanation - Detailed and understable explanation of Kerviel's mischief. Really quite simple: he just falsified half of a direction neutral position
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8 month ago
gleuschk : Calculate the Value of Your Paper Savings Bond(s) - woohoo power of compound interest (since 1990!)
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