All Entries Tagged With: "financials/politics"
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers: CNBC Movie Premiere
Tomorrow night at 9 PM CNBC is premiering their made for T.V.
Bernie Madoff, Free at Last: An Insight to Madoff’s Life Sentence
Bernie Madoff is living a whole new personana with a changed attidue towards life now that he’s in jail. No longer does he have to pretend to be someone he’s not, no longer does he have to act like this ideal citizen. In fact his personality fits in right with where his motives lay.
Everyone Likes to Hate on Goldman Sachs Hurting their Short-Term Value
My much beloved investment bank Goldman Sachs is shoulder deep in trouble right now but long-term theirs no need to worry.
Citigroup is Going Up: Government Out, Hedge Funds In
Bill Ackerman announced last week that his hedge fund, Pershing Square Capital Management has acquired about 150 millions shares of Citigroup over the past few weeks.
Investors This Recent Market Frenzy Might Be Your Buying Opportunity
With the recent crash and failures in the stock market many people are wondering what’s the next step. Why are the markets freaking out? Whose to know, could it be the German short-selling ban, the Greek debt crisis, falling value of the Euro, China’s tightening its monetary policy, U.S. budget deficit, falling crude oil prices, or the Goldman Sachs scandal, I don’t care pick one to blame. All I do know is if you are a long-term investor I see this as a great buying opportunity. The Dow Jones has fallen 1,000 points (9.5%) in recent weeks and many stocks have dipped down to levels where they valuations have become very attractive. Evan Newmark analyses this situation best saying “A hint of uncertainty begets volatility which begets hysteria which begets panic which begets Armageddon.” If you are a trader I would suggest being cautious and buy only while protecting yourself. However if your looking at the long run buy strong value equities and let them sit and a year from now you’ll be happy with the decision. What makes me optimistic is the cash is following around in big Fortune 500 companies. Free cash flow of the market capitalization of the S&P 500 is near a two-year high. This bodes well for companies looking to expand and move forward. In fact, combined Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Apple, and Intel have enough cash on their balance sheets to finance the Greek bailout
Capitalism Continues to Fail Under Obama
Even during good times, economies are often changed dramatically by political decisions. If you want an example look at South America over the last 30 years.
Stop the Government: Free Market Capitalism is the Best Path to Prosperity
With all the cloudiness and uncertainties with the current state of the markets many are wondering what kind of role the government will take. I say “None at all.” As Larry Kudlow best states on a daily basis “ Free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity!” I completely agree with Kudlow and am a free-marketer. It is our free market system that built this country into the most successful and powerful economy in the history of man. It also allowed us to help the global spread of capitalism and allow emerging markets to thrive over the past 20 years. It tires me to hear that we are thinking of tightening regulations on banks and Wall Street. Get rid of regulations and restrictions and let free market competition play out. Socialist losers believe in government intervention and never has it helped. Half of the reason we are in this mess because Congress forced the banks/lenders hand to loan to low income individuals with poor credit histories who ended up defaulting on their loans.
2:45 PM Market Crash: One of the Worst
Forget the Great Depression, the 1987 crash, or the dot com bubble; the 2:45 PM crash might have been one of the worst. It’s amazing to see how fast the markets plunged I wonder if the fact that many of the firms shutdown trading operations made it worse.
Will Baby Boomers bring equity valuations down for the next 20 years?
A recent Barclays study suggests demographics and baby boomers may keep equity valuations down for another 20 years. True investment bubbles used to come along only once every generation or two. But the past 10 years have seen two epic crashes. The Barclays Equity Gilts Study published in the Financial Times on Feb
Betting against the America Dream
Interesting article to read and video to watch below on how a hedge fund manipulated the whole financial crisis to make millions in profit. “How Magnetar pulled this off is one of the untold stories of the meltdown. Only a small group of Wall Street insiders was privy to what became known as the Magnetar Trade.
Trading Steak for Stock
Two months ago, in light of the possibility that the majority of your bonuses would be paid out in stock this year, Smith & Wollensky took out the following ad in the New York Times . The deal has been offered to the best of the best banks yet only Citi employees have been the one to take advantage of it. Lets see if anymore are willing to trade.
Why the Dow Jones Will Continue to Rise?
When is the Dow Jones going to Peak? I believe it won’t be anytime soon. Back on October 31st, I wrote an article The Dow Hits 10,000: Technocals Show the Earnings Rally will Continue. Since then we have seen the markets soar around 900 points
Citi Stock Soaring, $4 Coming Soon
On December 21st, I recommended everyone to invest within CitiGroup (C) based on several assumptions. I believed that such a large brand could never dissolve so fast
The Top Banking Brand: Buy Goldman Sachs
With banks slowly improving their stature within the financial world we have to look at who has the most recongizble brand and is one of the strongest buys. I say Goldman Sachs (GS) wins hands down and here’s why you should buy. My five reasons to own GS.
Goldman Sachs (GS): Investment Opportunity that’s Hard to Pass Up
So looking to get your portfolio kick started in 2010, I have just the stock for you. I believe Goldman Sachs (GS) is a high growth stock with strong prospects. So why do I like Goldman Sachs so much
$3 Stock with Huge Potential: I Call it Big C
Looking for a strong large cap stock with long-term potential then I have the perfect holiday pick for you. At one time it was a giants investment bank that controlled the financial world. Due to the credit crunch and worldwide global recession the stock price dropped however I believe that the good times are ahead
Why is there Resentment Towards Goldman Sachs and their String of Success?
So just read Vanity Fair’s, Bethany McLean’s 8,500 word profile on Goldman Sachs in which she claims “One of the biggest disconnects on Wall Street today is between the way Goldman Sachs sees itself (they’re the smartest) and the way everyone else sees Goldman (they’re the smartest, greediest, and most dangerous).” Within the article she outlines the Goldman culture and the shift in the firm’s way it deals with clients and how in her opinion all they care about now a days is MONEY!!! Here are my opinions on the article. What is Wrong with Profits
