March 2011
March 31, 2011 –
Apologies for the post title, but I get more recs the dumber my headlines get. If you cared to drop a rec, I would be delighted. [more]
March 25, 2011 –
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RELATED TICKERS: OGZPY
Gazprom, with Vladimir Putin at the helm, is Russia's - ex-USSR's - nationally owned and operated natural gas company. Along with the Russian national oil company, Gazprom makes Russia the number 1 energy exporter in the world - yes, more than Saudi. Gazprom is one of the world's largest energy companies, but has suffered by their association with the Russian rouble - remember the early 90's when Russian debt defaulted - and by their long history of Communist mismanagement, rife with corruption, back-room deals, and basically Politburo-level inefficiency. [more]
March 18, 2011 –
I've posted before in this space about the unusual concept of 'tax diversification'. You never really hear a lot about this, but you should if you use any kind of tax-advantaged retirement account. [more]
March 16, 2011 –
"Nin-Hai Tseng, PhD," who has a graduate degree in "international economic policy" from Columbia University and who lives in New York City, corrects our impression of what the American Dream should be: [more]
March 15, 2011 –
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RELATED TICKERS: GHM
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I really hope someone besides me heeded my "Back up the truck" call on GHM in August 2010: [more]