Archive for November, 2008

Mark Cuban & Insider Trading - Maverick or Martha Stewart

Monday, November 24th, 2008

By his own admission, Mark Cuban sold his shares in Mamma.com Inc., now Copernic Inc.(CNIC), after receiving non-public information from a senior officer of the company. However, insider trading is notoriously hard to prove, for a variety of reasons. One can only imagine that the SEC is very confident in their case; surely aware of [...]

The Poor are to Blame for the Housing/Financial Crisis - Not

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Much of the focus of the country’s economic problems has been on the burst of the housing market’s bubble and the related credit crisis. While this focus is appropriate, the foreclosure rate has hit a record level and these problems are frequently blamed on “the poor.” However, much of the data shows that this is [...]

Recession Recovery Track: U or V?

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

With the recent financial bailout of major banks and their owners, there is no doubt the US is headed into a recession, or already in a recession. The only questions that remain is how the economy will be able to recover and turn itself around and how long it will take to do so.
In 2001, [...]

Companies Benefiting from Lower Commodity Prices

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

With the recent strength of the U.S. dollar and the fear of a global recession, commodity prices have plunged over 50% in some cases, over the last few months. While this is hurting the majority of industrial and commodity based companies, there are some consumer staples and consumer goods companies whose raw costs are declining [...]

Aren’t Long Calls and Married Puts the Same Thing?

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Chris Smith actually bought The Blueprint. I’m okay with his review, except he should be informed that:
1) The Blueprint’s chapters HAVE been revised to name the Income Methods with the traditionally accepted terms, so that part should be eliminated if he wants a current, accurate review and be reminded…
2) The benefit of the married put [...]