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Marvel looking good?
MVL stock might see a little boost if Iron Man continues to rake in big bucks. This is the first film financed by Marvel so its relative success has a bigger impact on MVL profits than previous films. However, a...


Bankrupt retailers indicate trouble for US economy
Interesting NY Times article here about the retailers going out of business or closing stores to stay in business.Figures released on Monday showed that spending on food and gasoline is crowding out other purchases, leaving people with less to spend...


Dual monetary system: gold coins and Federal Reserve Notes
Here's a kind of funny article on a guy who tried to beat the IRS and when the IRS came after him escaped relatively unscathed. Basically he paid his employees in gold coins that are supposed to be legal tender...


How do you find relatively low-risk but high-foreclosure real estate markets?
This article discusses some of the riskier real estate markets, arguing that Denver is in better shape than Detroit and Cleveland because Denver is adding jobs at a good rate. The idea is that in some markets people aren't buying...


Lease-to-own
Here's an interesting article about lease-to-own plans, which are becoming more popular in the currently down US real estate market. The article is fairly well-rounded with both advantages and disadvantages listed....


Why so little financial education in SU schools?
This article makes a very interesting (to me anyway) digression from it's look at mortgages and foreclosures around Pittsburgh:"The everyday working guy is not educated on this type of situation," said Pauline Skeriotis, who was among a group of about...


Robert Kiyosaki says buy silver, stocks, real estate
Best-selling author Robert Kiyosaki wrote Rich Dad, Poor Dad and other books. Here's what he said recently: "If you have $10,000 cash, I would take $5,000 and buy silver either in an exchange-traded fund or coins and sit on the...


Vulture funds set to buy real estate
This article talks about how vulture funds are ready to buy. Should individual investors follow suit?...


Exisitng home sales sees steep decline
While it doesn't mean prices are changing, existing home sales are down over 12% in 2007 from 2006. This article talks specifically about Philadelphia, with people giving the usual lines about how there's nothing wrong with their city - it's...


Things to think about with real estate investing
This article has some interesting things to say about fixer-uppers (rarely worth it) and condos (as bad as coops?). "Breathing new life into low-end neighborhoods through high-end apartments" is a line from this next article about a new apartment complex...


The importance of saving for retirement early
This article has an important message to people in their 20s: save for retirement now. They recommend 8% a month. 8% might not be ideal for everyone but it's better than nothing (much better actually)....


Good news or bad news?
The US trade deficit is shrinking which is good for US producers like GE. However, if the only reason is the weak dollar then this could be bad news for consumers who will have less spending power. Even then, since...


The disaster or security bubble and investors
This article talks mostly about politics but there is a message for investors. You can try to profit from the security bubble but like the dotcom bubble it may not last forever...Like the dotcom bubble, the disaster bubble is inflating...


Stock shares in frames
Investors rarely think one share at a time (although with expenive stocks -think WPO- and small investors -like me- it's possible). However, I suppose a framed share of stock could make a nice gift. The website I link to here...


South Florida real estate
This interesting discussion of South Florida real estate has lots of information. You'll have to draw your own conclusions as there are conflicting quotes from several experts. There is some good numerical data to analyze as well....