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Need ideas for shortable stocks?

June 05, 2009 – Comments (0)

One of my favorite fad-of-the-moment stocks is Silverado (OTC:SLGLF).  They've recently offered a green communication initiative, where you can sign up on their website to receive email updates about the company.  The link takes you here.  I would not be surprised if these ethically challenged guys sold their email subscribers' names to pumpers as easy marks.  So, if you're looking for ideas on stocks to short, consider signing up, and perhaps you can use their own greed for your gain by looking for opportunities to short the "sensational stocks" you may begin to be let in on.  If nothing else, their email updates ought to be entertaining.  [more]

Stimulus Spending Ideas

April 28, 2009 – Comments (0) | RELATED TICKERS: STI , MUL , USS

Do you have any good ideas for how the stimulus money could be best spent?  If so, please post in the comments section below!  [more]

Ultra Short Europe ETF

January 14, 2009 – Comments (10) | RELATED TICKERS: EFU

Does anyone know of any leveraged Short European Stock Funds or ETFS?  I'm looking to short one on caps, but I just can't find one...

Many thanks,

Jon

Anyone else starting to feel like it's time to buy?

October 07, 2008 – Comments (6)

Things are getting ugly out there.  They'll probably get a little uglier still, but don't you reckon they'll really start to recover sooner or later (and my money is on sooner, like before the year is out)?

 Comments welcome, what do you think?

Why not lend the banks the money?

October 03, 2008 – Comments (2)

Has anyone thought of the US Government using the $700B (or whatever amount) to lend the banks the money they need if the issue is they need money?  They could use the ("toxic"?) assets on their books as collateral.  Then, if they succeed and start to make money, they pay the government back.  If they fail, we get the assets.  Worst case scenario (they fail) we're no worse off than we would have been by just buying the assets straight up.  Best case, they don't fail and we get repaid.  To me, this would seem to be better than buying the assets for all involved, except, perhaps, for any dodgy bankers out there planning to unload their assets on the governement for more than they're worth.  Is there a hole in my logic (other than that the bill has passed and been signed, and this is all likely a moot point)?  [more]