wow, i'll have to read this post a few times to get all the meat out of it

saved for later

hmm, here's an interesting point of view

he's making a good point... but since everyone invests in the stock market to generate their retirement money, how are we going to improve this

Investments sold by US Treasury that are pinned to the consumer price index as insurance against inflation. lifted from mdagosta

peter schiff correctly reads our national balance sheet, back in 2006

an early warning about derivatives, published back in 1994. did we listen? heck no. snagged from stocktrader

Greenspan Concedes He 'Found a Flaw' in His Free-Market Ideology.

Yeah, he "overlooked" this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal-agent_problem
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:D

very, very interesting insider's view. thanks to xtine66 for forwarding :)

2003 article. buffett's analysis was correct.

dumping newly printed cash into the economy will create another bubble -- the money has to go somewhere in order to grow. so, get ready to hop on board the next wave... we have 5-7 years of bubble-inflation before the next one pops. the question is, where will the next bubble be... energy? food? a new healthcare industry?

thank you for the reminder

plus, RIAA: "all your cows are belong to us" thanks to ar0cketman

good explanation of why venture capitalists look for a potential 20x return from each new prospect

note: depending on interest rates, paying off debt can give a greater financial gain than investing in stocks or other instruments

good demonstration of what stock traders call an "inefficient market": some traders know important facts, others don't

good discussion in the Digg comments

hmm is right :-/

Warren Buffett's portfolio. part of why it works... well, who *doesn't* need to shampoo their hair?

whew, let's try not to repeat this

From the page: "Capitalism is all about winners and losers" Hmm.... :-/

bean-counters and bureaucrats are everywhere ;)

ah capitalism. hedging makes a certain sense, but taking advantage of the rising price for profit... seems to me that only makes the situation worse

this might be good, or might be bad, i'm just really tired of seeing it pop up

what happened with the mortgage loans. now this is an explanation i can understand

"Is selling puts a good way to enter a stock?" interesting, i'll have to look into this further

Good description of how Futures trading works (see "Explanation of climax scene"). Oh, and Trading Places is a funny movie too :) -- SPOILER ALERT --