Federal Reserve SOMA Holdings of the Long Bond
It is well known that the Federal Reserve in its three rounds of QE (and especially the first two) aggressively…
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Google Now Calculates Your Mortgage
Apparently it was created to capture those searching for a mortgage calculator because it shows up in the search results,…
Sold DIS March Naked Put
I’ve been a steady fan of Disney (DIS) for a while and would have done better over the past year by…
Viewing Stock Market Risk Over The Long Run
The following is a chart that I usually like to pull out during a crisis when people are scared of…
New Trade: Long Facebook ($FB) and short Travelzoo Inc. ($TZOO)
Today I will be opening a 5th tech stock long & short pick with the portfolio up 3.63{04524d497bea0ade6defd1388b5c9b25998d95475e2938b4fa9d615e63ad1540} so far…
Procter & Gamble, the Strong Dollar, and Pepto Bismol
By Tony SagamiApplied Materials. Boeing. Coach. Ford. Intel. McDonald’s. Nike. Pfizer.What do those household name companies have in common? Not…
Countdown To Liftoff Stable Ahead of NFP
Ahead of the BLS's release of the Employment Situation Report at 8:30 AM tomorrow morning (featuring the critical Nonfarm Payrolls…
Shake $10 from Shake Shack
Keeping coming down. Shake Shack Inc (SHAK) after its glorious IPO is coming back down to earth. Two days after…
Health Care for Buster: All About Pet Insurance
Veterinary care has gotten more sophisticated — and more expensive. But pet insurance can ensure you don’t have to choose between…
EBay restates quarterly profit to reflect lower income tax
(Reuters) - EBay Inc raised its reported fourth-quarter net income by $87 million to reflect a reduction in income tax…
Futures little changed ahead of payrolls report
U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday ahead of the monthly payrolls report, with the S&P 500 on…
Dow Jumps 211 Points as M&A, Oil Help Stocks Turn Positive in 2015
Stocks surged today and finding a reason was like reaching your hand into a top hat and pulling out a…
Bring Your Toaster or a Laptop to the Meeting, Hmm?
One of my favorite cartoonists is Jack Ziegler. I have a few collections of Ziegler’s cartoons, and reading through them…
Non-Farm Friday – Is America Working?
What a recovery! ; It's even better than the last two recoveries last month but not quite as good as…
Average US rate on 30-year mortgage falls to 3.59 pct.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week, resuming their downward trend of this year after rising…
Sold April UWM Naked Puts
I mentioned in my last post that I had a limit order in play for new UWM naked puts. It…
Investing Blog Roundup: Learning about Estate Planning
Estate planning is not one of my primary areas of expertise, which is why I don’t discuss it on the blog very…
The Pros and Cons of Sector Mutual Funds – U.S. News & World Report (blog)
U.S. News & World Report (blog)The Pros and Cons of Sector Mutual FundsU.S. News & World Report (blog)What is a…