Article of the week (20/2009): My Personal Credit Crisis

Posted on May 16, 2009 in Finance This week’s article is My Personal Credit Crisis by Edmund L. Aandrews in the New York Times. Following is a small excerpt and link to the print friendly version of the article. I recommend reading the print friendly version since it’s easier to read instead of having to continuously load a new page: If there was anybody who should have avoided the mortgage catastrophe, it was I. As an...
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Financial Humor – May 2009

Posted on May 16, 2009 in Blog, Finance Young Chuck moved to Texas and bought a donkey from a farmer for $100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day he drove up and said, ‘Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died.’ Chuck replied, ‘Well, then just give me my money back.’ The farmer said, ‘Can’t do that. I went and spent it already.’ Chuck...
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Articles of the week (19/2009): The Stress test

Posted on May 8, 2009 in Finance This weeks article is of course about the topic of the week, the result of the stress test. You can grab a copy of the summary results here. Since this is a big topic I’ve posted two articles since I couldn’t choose one over the other: The first article is Banks Won Concessions on Tests by David Enrich, Dan Fitzpatrick and Mashall in the Wall Street Journal. Following is a small...
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Article of the week (18/2009): Geithner, Member and Overseer of Finance Club

Posted on May 2, 2009 in Finance This week’s article is Geithner, Member and Overseer of Finance Club by Jo Becker and Gretchen Morgenson in the New York Times. Following is a small excerpt and link to the print friendly version of the article. I recommend reading the print friendly version since it’s easier to read instead of having to continuously load a new page: Last June, with a financial hurricane gathering force,...
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Articles of the week (17/2009): Investment Strategies That Work

Posted on Apr 24, 2009 in Finance This week’s article is a series: Investment Strategies That Work – The Series by Neal Frankle on WealthPilgrim: - Investment Strategies That Work – The Series – Day 1 - Investment Strategies That Work – Day 2 – Market Timing - Investment Strategies That Work – Day 3 – Is Buy & Hold Dead or Alive? - Investment Strategies That Work – Day 4...
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Financial Humor – April 2009

Posted on Apr 22, 2009 in Finance Some financial humor for April, mostly Dilbert who has been on a...
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