Today the markets rose violently in what was assuredly a long overdue relief rally. Whether you've been bearish or bullish, today's move probably did little to change your overall stance, nor should it have surprised you given the massive...

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As the equity markets raced to new lows today, Wal-Mart [WMT] finished up on the day thanks to much better-than-expected same store sales and an increased dividend. Wal-Mart was the top performing S&P 500 component in 2008 [one of only...
Topics: Banking, Investing, Wal-Mart

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Too Big to Fail Let's think about those words for a moment. TOO. BIG. TO. FAIL. The implicit meaning behind that all-too-spoken term is that certain financial institutions are too important to the economic system to be allowed to fail....

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My friends at Stocktwits have been doing an incredible job building a community of thoughtful, active, spirited investors who congregate online each day to exchange ideas. What's great about Stocktwits [well, one of the many great things], is that...

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Today I am struck by the complexity of our lives. This morning, my wife gave birth to our 3rd son; and both mommy and son are healthy and happy as I write this. As I sat holding my newborn son,...
Topics: BAC, Democracy, Finance, Hedge Fund, JPM, Obama, Personal, Politics, Recession, STT, WFC

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