As the title suggest there is a reason to be short investment banks and its not just because the bonus pool at Goldman Sachs is bigger than the market cap at Bear Stearns. No the reason is in regards to the blog that Blograters highlighted today.

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It has been obvious that Google (GOOG) has been on a great run, although it is 50 points off its 52 week high. Looking at the stock chart from a 6 month and daily time frame could lead to some cause for concern within the stock.

By looking at the 2 charts it is quite clear that Google is creating lower highs. It has also found support at t

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In this article TheMacroTrader.com highlights its use of a Junk Bond or High Yield Bond trading model against its benchmark. What they are able to do is outperform the underlying fund on an absolute and risk adjusted basis. In fact on a risk adjus

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Harry Reid’s letter to Rush Limbaugh is going for $2,100,100 on eBay. This is the perfect example on how sometimes something that has no value can be turned into an obscene profit. The Harry Reid letter besides it’s political cognation, really has n

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Another great review from Blograters. This site has tons of good information regarding the VIX, VXO, and other market sentiment gauges. If you are into trading and or investing you owe it to yourself to go and read this site. In fact I added it t

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Barry Ritholtz over at thebigpicture.com is great. Here is a post from today explaining how even though rates were lowered yesterday the market is down today on inflation fears. In Barrys typical fashion he lays out several reasons and warning sig

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Japanese toy giant Tomy co LTD has come up with an innovative way to encourage their aging population to save.

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There are a lot of lists around the blogosphere that compare blogger monthly earnings, unique visits, pageviews and Alexa Rankings. However, I haven't come across a list that compares the net worth of personal finance bloggers. MDJ is going to change that.

Not all PF Bloggers openly display there net worth which is understandable. Howev

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Dr. Brett is hilarious and spot on with this post about the three varieties of market idiots you are bound to come across in your trading career. I relate a lot to this. In the financial services industry I have come across countless examples of e

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Whether it is renting, buying, watching, reading, I enjoy anything real estate.

If done correctly there is the potential for great returns. I thought I would share a few great real estate articles I have come across.

These are articles pretty interesting so give them a look.

Real estate is a great way to boost your income and it can

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It seems like it has been a lifetime since I have seen so much green again. It really makes your day that much better. Nasdaq had its biggest day since 2003 I think. When going through these types of markets it is good to see what causes change and use it for future investments. I decided to see what news, factors, or anything else that might

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Dr Brett nails what hampers so many of us from becoming as successful at anything. We have a lot of self inhibiting habits that over time make it harder for us to achieve our goals. Here he is talking directly at traders but these same things hamp

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Remember back in early to mid June I mentioned we would go over how to use the money that you used to pay yourself first? You don’t? Refresh yourself with this earlier article on paying yourself first.

Remember now? Super.

We are now going to use this money for safe investments. When I say safe investments, I don’t mean mutual fund

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With a volatile stock market, you just never know when its going to end. As I have stated numerous times I am not a day trader, but with the recent situations and returns I have saw I decided to give it a little try somewhat. Through these troubling times, I have kept positions on my main holdings or stocks I really like (key holdings) and ju

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Finding a flat in London for less that £100,000 is not impossible. You just have to know where to look and you don't have to pay for access to any special database.

This info is out there and it's not as hard to find as some people make out. Property Auctions are where it's at as property repossessions rise, and mortgage companies loo

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When the Iphone made its first appearance, many stock market analyst assumed that it would quickly come to an conclusion of thinking it would boost apple stocks momentarily and recede back in a matter of time. At that moment of time Apple was sold at approximately 32 times the profit it brought in or as analyst may say" trail earnings" of $

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So I unpacked and was ready to start the 2008 stock market with a bang, but that obviously hasn’t been the plan so far.

The Dow opened up with a triple digit decline. Technology is being hit pretty hard, while energy seems to be the leading the market. There has also been horrible data that has been released. All these factors are leading

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