If this article is true and Corzine lied so blatantly in front of Congress than he is truly delusional.  It’s just another case of an individual acting as though the clients money that his firm is entrusted with is actually just his playpen. The CFTC needs to adopt SIPC insurance after this incident has exposed...Read More

While so much anxiety has been built up surrounding Europe, Japan’s troubles have kind of slid under the radar. There are some serious structural problems with the economy and demographics which are creating an unsustainable situation in terms of their indebtedness.  Fortunately they do have the ability to print their own currency which should help...Read More

Not uncommon with the tech IPO’s during the late 90’s, insiders at Zynga are cashing out a large portion of their stock.  This is one big reason a company does an IPO but the way that these companies are floating a tiny amount of stock to create a short term spike, and then flooding the...Read More

This article sheds some light on how these double leveraged ETF’s and ETN’s work.  After having a bad experience with (TBT) which is the ultra-short 20 year treasury ETF, I will never use one of these again.  It really comes down to knowing exactly what you are buying, and due to the way that these...Read More

Fortune Magazine did a great job profiling Banco Santander (STD) Chairman Emilio Botin who has built a family run Spanish regional bank into the largest European bank by market capitalization.  I really appreciate his philosophy of buying banks with an international presence during a period of turmoil, and then helping them recover through incorporating his...Read More

http://seekingalpha.com/article/453981-aig-is-too-good-a-long-term-idea-to-pass-up INVESTING IN THE FINANCIAL MARKETS INVOLVES RISKS. OPTIONS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS.Read More

http://seekingalpha.com/article/453621-general-motors-stock-price-is-far-too-pessimistic?source=email_rt_article&ifp=0 INVESTING IN THE FINANCIAL MARKETS INVOLVES RISKS. OPTIONS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS.Read More