Every investor should know the process in the rare event that their brokerage goes bust.  For securities firms SIPC insurance provides tremendous stability and eases the mind of many investors.  It would be nice if the CFTC adopted the same form of insurance after the MF Global disgrace. http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=542065 INVESTING IN THE FINANCIAL MARKETS INVOLVES...Read More

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

Today (JEF) Jefferies released their earnings which drastically beat low expectations, and as a result the stock is up about 20%.  This is an extremely well run investment bank, and the largest shareholder’s are Leucadia, and the CEO Richard Handler.  Both Handler and Leucadia have proven to be extremely astute managers and investors in the...Read More