The Joy of Marketing With Positive People

Every day the news blasts are about the economy and job losses get me down. Then I watch my brokerage account plummet. Topping that off, new business is not as active as usual and everyone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 03:38:35

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Mary Schapiro: the affable fraud-buster

Mary Schapiro: the affable fraud-busterAndrew Clarkguardian.co.uk, Thursday 18 December 2008 17.54 GMTLeggiamo ... as a lawyer at George Washington University.She began her career as a trial lawyer at the CFTC commodities ... Regulatory Authority, a self-regulatory body for brokerage firms.She has won plaudits over [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:20:00

Review: The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets

Every other Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book. ... know what he is talking about, though. He’s the head of Euro Pacific Capital, a brokerage firm that focuses [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 20:00:47

Four at Four: What Just Happened?

The NBA-ization of the stock market continues. There were two notable events of the day: the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cut at 2:15 p.m ... and CEO of floor brokerage Mogavero Lee & Co. With the federal-funds rate now sitting at a mere 1%, Ms [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 11:58:00

Brokers ideas for 2009.

Here is a list of brokerages top picks for 2009. Brokers name is given along with the stock pick ... , be invested in upstream crude companies and buy more if the commodity dips to newer 2009 lows, (which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 23:42:52

UPDATE 3-TD Ameritrade’s profit slips as new assets decline

UPDATE 3-TD Ameritrade’s profit slips as new assets decline October 23rd, ... , Research, Stock Buzz) said on Thursday fourth-quarter profit slumped 14percent due to a smaller stable of new assets and higher costs,but the discount brokerage met its own expectations thanks tovolatile [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 14:22:31

Back to work, back to the blog, back from Inman

My posts have been sporadic and far between of late. First, I came down with a bad case of December ... during the event. One minute you are hearing from industry thought leaders on the future of the brokerage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 15:50:27

Important Papers In Safe Hands

Important Papers In Safe Hands Posted on January 11th, 2009 With natural calamities striking without warning, ... issued within the past year from each of our bank accounts and brokerage accounts house deed and photo [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:24:49

1-12-2009 (Mon Evening) Fin. & Econ. Activity

Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc, which is slashing 15,000 jobs, posted a fourth-quarter loss on Monday, ... giant was engaged in talks to raise capital by selling a stake in its Smith Barney brokerage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 01:53:56

The Investment Gods Are Angry- Working Capital Model (WCM)

The Working Capital Model (WCM) is an historically new methodology, but with roots deeply imbedded in the building blocks of capitalism, ... , brokerage, and other banking services. Economic growth created the need for a trained work force [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:46:00

SEC Gives Social Investing Site kaChing Green Light To Take On Mutual Funds

Every social investing site wants to turn the insights of its trading members into financial products that people can actually link to their brokerage accounts. Finding the few brilliant stock [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 05:01:25

What are the Most Efficient and Effective Forex Trading Systems …

Forex or Foreign Exchange (FX) trading is the latest buzzword today on the global investment front where banks, insurance companies, brokerage firms and other large financial institutions generate [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 05:40:02

Bull Run Over For Singapore Property

Source : AFP, Sun, Jan 11, 2009The Year of the Ox begins later this month but the bull run is already over for Singapore's property sector, ... contraction is on the way," analysts from the Hong Kong-based CLSA brokerage and investment group [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:01:00

TradeKing Review

Tradeking - Discount Online Broker I could only avoid the siren song of $4.95 trades for so long. Last week, I joined the masses and opened a TradeKing brokerage account. I did so partly because [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 10:49:19

Media Digest 1/12/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Blue_hills According to Reuters, Citigroup (C) is near a deal to form a venture putting its brokerage business together with the one at Morgan Stanley (MS) Cit would be paid about $2 billion [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 09:07:45

U.S. stocks reduce losses as Sears offsets Wal-Mart damage

Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:01:12 -0500U.S. stocks reduce losses as Sears offsets Wal-Mart damageU.S ... MILLIONTD Ameritrade Holding said Thursday it has agreed tobuy online brokerage firm Thinkorswim ... newtrading functionality for traders, including advanced options trading,futures, foreign exchange [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:09:00

Citi-Morgan talk may spark fresh wave of deals

The anticipated combination of brokerage units at Citigroup and Morgan Stanley is seen by analysts as the likely start of a fresh wave of consolidation in the troubled and thinning banking industry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:28:04

Niche Trading Firm Mergers Not Dead (AMTD, SWIM, OXPS, TRAD)

Money_stack_pic It seems that the appetite for online brokerage firms to do selective M&A deals is not entirely dead. TD Ameritrade ( ... shares are trading up roughly 40% to $7.94 on the deal. Jon C. Ogg January 8, 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:18:06

NYC Job Loss Estimates Rise To 243,000 Through 2010

A: As I discussed in my 2009 predictions piece, '2009 will be a dark year for the city's economy' ... jobs the city lost in the last recession. As I said a few times already, any broker, brokerage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:54:14

Posts about Real Estate Market Report as of January 11, 2009

Manhattan’s Existing Housing Prices Retreat - nypolitics ... of 2008 show inventory soaring … quarter, according to another report by brokerage firm Prudential [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 16:07:44

Citicorp:Bischoff under fire - Pandit questionable - Rubin says bye,bye

nytimesFederal banking regulators are pressing Citigroup to shake up its board and replace its chairman, Winfried F. W ... ) about merging their brokerage operations, a source [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:48:00

$50 Signup Bonus For TradeKing Brokerage With Referral

Online broker TradeKing.com has a new $50 sign-up bonus for new accounts as part of celebrating National Friendship Day ... . The minimum funds of $1,000 must remain in the account (minus any trading losses) for a minimum [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 12:48:28

Gorman tipped to succeed John Mack

Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman may become the likely successor to chief executive officer John Mack by taking charge of the firm’s brokerage joint venture with Citigroup, reports Bloomberg. Mack, 64 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:45:36

TopForex.info » Forex Trading - Forex Trading Account - Forex …

A comprehensive forex agent list includes investment with housing, commercial banks with operations, and online brokerages that serve a larger shop. The investment with substitution capabilities [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 18:13:16

DrumBeat: October 18, 2008

Credit Woes Hit Oil Supply Chain, Push Prices Down LONDON (Dow Jones) ... of supply," said Antoine Halff, deputy head of research at brokerage Fimat USA. "Levels of credit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 14:19:58

OptionsXpress buys Open E Cry for $18M

(AP) — Online options and futures brokerage OptionsXpress Holdings Inc. said Wednesday it will acquire Open E Cry LLC, a futures broker. OptionsXpress will pay $18 million in cash and stock, plus [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 15:17:36

Carnival of Personal Finance #179 - Smile Edition

Welcome to the 179th edition of Carnival of Personal Finance ... Growth Investor reviews Zecco, the online discount stock brokerage. Harvesting Dollars presents CD [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 08:01:51

FSA Investigation Finds Aon Payments To Burma

http://www.ajcconsultants.ltd.uk/insurance/2009-01/fsa-110109.htm11 January 2009In its report into Aon's £5 ... , to persons in Burma of Insurance Services, investment or brokerage services, banking services, money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:45:00

S&P -2.25% - Madoff stays out and about on bail.

OK, not exactly out and about, cause he’s under house arrest ... : My ports: -3.7% Brokerage: -2.0% BBE Overall: -3.1% S&P -3.7% % of Targets reached: -122.0 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:19:56

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Date: 2008-06-07 18:21:35

OPNewsletter Jan’09 : +4.06%, Feb’09 (Opening Soon)

OP Newsletter Jan’09 Income portfolios grew to +6.84% excluding brokerage commissions. However, including commissions; overall OPN grew by +4.06%. Our Jan’09 Income Iron Condor is closed for +14.27 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:35:33

Doug Kass' 20 Suprises for 2009

As promised, presented at TheStreet.com are Doug Kass' 20 Surprises for 2009; ... of brokerage industry consolidation) and remains, more than [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 18:08:45

TFSA: Finally Arrived……Stay Alert Though

By Justin So by now everyone is asking how they can open a TFSA and every financial institution is loving the attention. However, there are some important things to note before opening up your account.   Some banks charge fees for account transactions while others do not  It is more than just a “Savings” account Know the rules regarding deposit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:55:36

Don't Ruin The Goodwill

Dear Tony,To be fair, let's hear Tony Fernandes side... but after reading what he said, it seems he is intent on bulldozing his way through, regardless of the Masterplan... if there was a Masterplan, why not wait till its revealed. Tony always huff and puff that Malaysians are not supportive of a strong home grown brand such as AirAsia [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:16:00

Mean Street: John Mack’s Final Folly, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

If there’s one thing that the recent history of Citi should have taught Wall Street, it’s that bigger is not necessarily better ... s 11,000 Smith Barney brokers and make Morgan Stanley the biggest, baddest retail broker on Wall ... . With a shrunken balance sheet and moribund markets, Morgan Stanley’s future looks awfully grim. If you’re CEO [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 19:28:00

Recent Financial Blog Posts

3 Cheap and Easy Formulas for Homemade Windshield De-Icer (Plus Bonus Tips) ... How to Manage Money When You?re Unemployed How to Prepare for a Layoff Video: Goldman Sachs Upgrades ... Surprises For 2009 Go Ahead- Blame The Messenger 1/12 Expressions My Latest Instructional Trading DVD [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 23:23:15

Fear gains power!

Whatever you fear most has no power - it is your fear that has the power.The market is all set to drift further down in the wake of renewed weakness in global markets. US stocks fell on Friday after a government report painted a grim picture for the labour market there. Asian markets have opened lower this morning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 03:40:00

Factoring Broker Fights Structured Settlement Transparency Initiative

Rhonda Bentzen ( "Andy") continues an obsession with this author with "The List" published January 6, 2009 It is evident that Ms. Bentzen has not taken the time to read the FAQ about the Structured Settlement Transparency intiative, because if she did it would be crystal clear that it was HER written disclosure that 90% of her clientele ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 21:37:14

The Crunchies 2008 – One Geek Girl’s Night Out!

Although I spend much of my time inside on the computer, I managed to pry myself away and geek out at TechCrunch’s 2nd annual Crunchies Awards last Friday night. The event was held at Herbst Theatre in San Francisco and was attended by top tech-heads  Mark Zuckerberg  (CEO & founder of Facebook), Evan Williams & Biz Stone ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:50:28

State of the Union - From the Broker

We should look at the glass as half-full as we enter 2009. We have more reason for optimism than pessimism. We cannot get out of a recession until it has run its course. Housing prices are down. We needed the correction. They couldn’t have gone up forever [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:17:27

Buying Your First Home in Edmonton: Online Seminar

If you are iInterested in learning about buying real estate in Edmonton, here is your chance to learn from the comfort of your own home! ... to interfere with any existing agency relationships or brokerage agreements. If you are currently under contract with another brokerage we can't provide advice to you on buying or selling real estate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:34:37

Monday Morning

Last Monday we started the week with a bang as word spread of a $300Bn tax cut. Since this was more of the same nonsense as we've had the last 8 years we remained slightly bearish and, after finally getting the good word that Steve Jobs still lives, we decided to cover AAPL as it broke $96 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:47:05

Tax Season May Start In Mid-February This Year

Tax Season May Start In Mid-February This Year If you want to make an accountant unhappy all you need to do is tell him that tax season will be ... that investment companies and brokerage firms will be considered in compliance with the law ... is on the 17th. I'm a little too harsh here, perhaps. In previous years the brokerage firms were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:01:00

Upside abandons residential and Warburg downsizes

Upside Ventures and Warburg Realty have joined the ranks of New York brokerages who are restructuring their businesses in the midst of the economic downturn. Upside Ventures has closed its residential brokerage, Upside Residential, for the foreseeable future, according to Ralph Trionfo, the company's president, while Warburg has announced [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:30:00

Pescod talks Oilexco + More

The close: 2009 in the redMonday, January 12, 2009Just a week ago, investors might have been contemplating how high Canada's S ... . Energy stocks fell after the price of crude oil meandered below the $40 (U.S.) a barrel threshold, this time falling to $37.59 a barrel, down $3.24. Suncor Energy Inc. fell 4.8 per cent and Canadian Oil [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:41:00

Sony Corp may post an operating loss of  approx 100 billion yen (or $1.1 billion) ... oil speculation” story.  (Crossing Wall Street, Big Picture)Some signs of hope from the money markets.  (Econbrowser)The drop in exports from Korea and Taiwan is stunning.  (Follow the Money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:44:29

Obvious Signs that Your Dishonest Stockbroker is Making You Look Stupid

A dishonest stockbroker can do serious damage to your net worth ... questions to meet the needs of online investors:1.) What risks are involved in the investment ... ? The dishonest broker may answer, “from a select list of investors,” but your name was probably obtained [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:34:00

Liberal Robert Rubin Oversees Citigroup Failure, Tune of 20 Billion, After the Bail Out Now Bails Out Himself

One thing we don't hear much about is the domination 0f the ruined financial and banking industry is almost entirely infested with liberal ideologues from top to bottom. They've always been fiscally dangerous and this is why the conservatives of today have failed as well [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 06:27:00

Changes in my Model Portfolio

A couple changes that have happened (or will be happening) in my model portfolio in 2009: The bond portion will be split equally ( ... and its associated brokerage option (that I use to host this portfolio), I will split the bond money between these two fine funds. The other change is, again, due to the brokerage option, the T. Rowe Price [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:24:15

MADOFF RIPOFF AND NEW YORK CARPENTERS…pensions of 1,500 Long Island local 7 and 13,500 Empire State Regional Council members are at risk

from LONG ISLAND NEWSDAY:Text size: NY carpenters union invested with MadoffPonzi scheme victims may get $1B for their claimsBY JAMES BERNSTEIN |james.bernstein@newsday.com January 10, 2009 A large New York State carpenters union has told its members that one of its money managers had invested with accused swindler Bernard Madoff and the union [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 09:31:25

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