Housing downturns: “longer and deeper than...
Barron’s Alan Abelson discusses one of our favorite subjects: the Housing slowdown. In particular, note the commentary from...
Want to Buy Stocks Making 52 Week Lows? (Don’t)
Some Street.com readers criticized the "never buy a stock making a 52 week low" statement made previously in this space. I...
Speaking of Big Cap Tech Disasters: Dell
This morning, Dell preannounced ahead of their August 17th earnings. 2Q revenue will be ~$14 billion, with earnings 21 – 23...
“We Now Return You to Our Previously Scheduled Microsoft...
My expectations are that the chattering classes will be all over Microsoft’s buyback announcement: A $20 billion tender offer for...
1929 Crash and Bankers
An anonymous emailer asks: "You’re pretty harsh on these execs, What should they have done?" Fair enough question. When...
The Apologist’s Fund: a 9/11 Options Grantee Investment
One of the tools available to investors when determining where to put their money is the ability to evaluate corporate management. For...
Backdating Options Widespread
The NYT has joined the chorus of option critics, jumping intp the fray with this story today: Study Finds Backdating of Options...
More on “Special” 9/11 Stock Option Grants
>The request went up (in comments) for a who’s who list of the post 9/11 stock option granters and grantees. I put in a...
Post-9/11 Option Grants Under Scrutiny
The WSJ continues its recent habit of burying killer stories in the under read Saturday edition. This week’s bombshell has to do...
Making Insider Trading Legal
I’m still digging out from what I missed while on vacation, but this obscure speech from SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins last week...