Links
The Right Way to Look at Risk and Reward
Last week, Felix Salmon commented on a story that appeared on WSJ about a GM bondholder. He makes a very
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Month: May 2009
Links
Interesting Reads: May 30th 2009
Here is a list of some interesting things that I read during the week. Lessons from Ecuador’s Bond Default by
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Investments
Why GM Is Not Zero
A few days ago, I wrote about the GM bankruptcy and how the stock was worth nothing. Today the stock
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Credit
What is Credit Card Insurance
Image by Wheat_In_Your_Hair Yesterday, a friend noticed that he was getting charged $4 every month for credit card insurance. When
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ETF
What Is An Inverse ETF?
Inverse ETFs are a class of ETFs that rises in value when their underlying asset falls. For example, the ProShares
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Economy
Banks Want to Buy Their Own Assets With Taxpayer Money
From the WSJ: Some banks are prodding the government to let them use public money to help buy troubled assets
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Credit
The Lopsided Credit Card Model
Image by Sumanth Garakarajula Every time I travel by Delta I get some air miles, which is a reward for
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Economy
Facebook Valued at 10 Billion Dollars
From Bloomberg: Facebook Inc. received an investment from Russia’s Digital Sky Technologies that values the company at $10 billion, a
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Opinion
A Tale of Two Words
The current debate about bank nationalization reminds of the – Disinvestment process that started in India about ten years ago.
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ETF
iShares S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index Fund: IGE
iShares S&P North American Natural Resources Sector Index (IGE) is an equity ETF that tracks an index based on US
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