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Friday Lunchtime Market Update from Northern California

Chris Grande — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:00:23 +0000

So far, it appears that the first trading day of the year was too exuberant as the markets have gone back to their general malaise, waiting for either a Euro blow up or some other large news item to move it.

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Hedge Funds Not Doing Well this Year

Chris Grande — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:37:39 +0000

An interesting analysis from Berry Ritholz’s The Big Picture: At Hedge Funds, Breakeven is the New Black The article highlights how many hedge funds have under-performed the market in 2011. From personal experience managing funds, I can concur with the tribulations of many hedge fund managers regarding 2011. The one strategy that seemed to work very well [...]

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So You Think You Made Money in Stocks? Think Again

Chris Grande — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:30:00 +0000

You probably thought you made money in stocks in the last 2 months however a look at this chart, and you realize you haven't made anything "really."

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Bill Gross Says Bond Bull Market is Over

Chris Grande — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:07:37 +0000

From Financial Advisor Online: “Gross, a founder and co-chief investment officer of PIMCO, said in March that bonds may have seen their best days while making an argument for investors to own fewer. He reduced holdings of government-related debt in the Total Return Fund for the third straight month in September, after the securities accounted [...]

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Buy A House AFTER the Tax Credit Expires

Chris Grande — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:48:45 +0000

10.31.09 no this is not a trick or treat type of joke – I’m serious! If you’re in the market for real estate, wait until after the tax credit ends. Why? I will give you a few moments to think it through…………………………………………….. OK enough time? You got the reason? Here’s why… According to Bloomberg, car [...]

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US Mint’s Lincoln Coin & Chronicles Set is Beautiful

Chris Grande — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:49:12 +0000

10.30.09 I just received in the mail my order for the US Mint’s Lincoln Coin & Chronicles set. I must say, it is absolutely beautifully done. The Set contains a silver dollar of Lincoln (first time I think he has been on a silver dollar? not sure – perhaps a coin afficionado can help out?). [...]

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Bigger Government = Bigger Corruption

Chris Grande — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:07:06 +0000

7.31.09 Let’s get right to the action shall we? In an amusing but sad commentary about the recent string of new Jersey corruption arrests, the Wall Street Journal stated that new Jersey created 55,800 government jobs between 2000 and 2007, versus only 6,800 private sector jobs. WSJ Article HERE This mirrors what Marc Faber mentioned [...]

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Maryland’s Progressive Taxers Get the Slap They Deserve

Chris Grande — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:07:09 +0000

7.17.09 In the “interesting but EXPECTED” twist department: Maryland attempted last year to hit high earners with a surtax in order to balance their budget. According to a Wall Street Journal Article, The governor said that these people were “willing and able to pay their fair share.” (Love the fair share language, it’s so subjectively [...]

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Monday Thoughts – Printing Press

Chris Grande — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:07:37 +0000

5.11.09 Observing the market this morning, I can see the strength of the Nasdaq index which is simply amazing. Europe had a weak showing in their markets and the US markets opened down – but it wasn’t more than 90 minutes that the “party index” (Nasdaq) went positive. The Nasdaq tends to be the more [...]

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Finally, News of a Smart Banker

Chris Grande — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:13:06 +0000

4.9.09 Yes folks, it seems almost impossible, but here is an article about an actual SMART banker: Forbes It was a pleasure to see how this fellow has acted and how he’s taking advantage of the other fools in his field to profit handsomely. As Jim Rogers always says, if you want to clean this [...]

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