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Lawrence Wilkerson: Travails Of Empire - Oil, Debt, Gold And The Imperial Dollar
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Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Saturday, August 15, 2015 5:19 PM EDT
The greatest beneficiary of a strong dollar, which is a terrible burden to the real economy, is the financial sector. This is why most countries seek to weaken or devalue their currencies.
Social Security Loopholes Will Accelerate Systemic Insolvency
Article By:
Anthony Alfidi
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Saturday, August 15, 2015 12:03 PM EDT
Social Security is not an insurance program with its own asset base as collateral for liabilities. It is a transfer payment from current taxpayers to current beneficiaries.People legally gaming the system will increase the burden on current payees.
Is Options Hedging The Same As Insuring?
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Global Economic Intersection
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Friday, August 14, 2015 2:56 AM EDT
A hedged position freezes us in place until it is removed. Options hedging has its uses as does protecting stock positions, depending on what we are trying to accomplish.
The Benefit Of The “Tail Hedge” Within A Traditional 60/40 Allocation Strategy
Article By:
Terence Grennon
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Thursday, August 13, 2015 7:34 PM EDT
Incorporating a tail hedge minimizes the risk in the tail, allowing investors to remain invested over time without risking ruin.
The Art Of The Startup Pivot
Article By:
Adam Sharp
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Thursday, August 13, 2015 5:25 AM EDT
Only a few startups will execute near-perfectly on their original goals. More will take a while to get there.
New Study Exposes The "Dark Side" Of ETFs
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Tyler Durden
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Monday, August 10, 2015 10:20 PM EDT
A new academic study from researchers at Stanford, UCLA, and the Arison School of Business in Israel suggests that ETFs themselves are contributing to a lack of liquidity for the stocks they hold.
Thinking About Pensions, Part 1
Article By:
David Merkel
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Sunday, August 9, 2015 4:19 PM EDT
Question: Why do pensions exist? Answer: They exist as a means of incenting employees to work for a given entity. It can be a very valuable benefit to employees, because it is difficult to earn money in old age.
The $12 Trillion Fat Finger: How A "Glitch" Nearly Crashed The Global Financial System - A True Story
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Saturday, August 8, 2015 7:41 PM EDT
All the world's credit, housing, stock, and illiquidity bubbles may be nothing when compared to the oldest "glitch" in the book: a simple cascading error which takes down the entire system. Like what happened in the great quant blow up August 2007.
Are You A Second-Level Thinker?
Article By:
Tom Beevers
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Friday, August 7, 2015 11:09 AM EDT
“Second-Level Thinking” is a term popularized by Howard Marks of Oaktree Capital to describe those investors who look beyond the obvious.
Options – More On Option Spreads
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Global Economic Intersection
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Friday, August 7, 2015 3:41 AM EDT
Options can be combined like Lego blocks to create positions to fit varying market outlooks.
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To Log Or Not To Log, Part III
Article By:
Menzie Chinn
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Thursday, August 6, 2015 10:03 PM EDT
If one wanted to answer the question of whether the share of expenditures devoted to nonresidential fixed investment was rising or declining, one could divide nominal investment expenditures by nominal GDP.
Balance - Trading Glossary
Article By:
The Private Banker
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Thursday, August 6, 2015 8:30 PM EDT
This refers to trading ranges, brackets, balance areas, congestion areas, and consolidation ranges—all synonymous terms. They define price ranges in the market that are containing trade.
What The Fed's About To Do Will Affect Your Job And Your Income
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Robert Reich
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Thursday, August 6, 2015 2:58 PM EDT
What the Fed's about to do will affect your job and your income, and here's what you can do to make sure the Fed makes the right decision.
Three Good Reasons To Invest Your Money
Article By:
Douglas Goldstein
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Thursday, August 6, 2015 12:48 PM EDT
Why invest? While you may think everyone’s answer to this question is “to make money,” asset growth is not the only purpose of an investment portfolio.
How To Quickly Tell If A Stock Is Cheaper Than It Looks
Article By:
Steve Alexander
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Thursday, August 6, 2015 9:32 AM EDT
Wouldn't it be great to know if a stock is really more - or even less - expensive than it looks from its stock price?