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- Latest Outrage: Citi Increases Salaries to Circumvent Bonus Restrictions
- Dan Pritch submits: It was divulged today that Citigroup C, a zombie bank that required massive government bailouts to stay afloat, will be increasing the salaries of select employees by as much as 50% to circumvent the bonus restrictions placed on it when TARP funds were disbursed. What Citi...
- External links 2009-06-25
- Goldman's $60 Million Settlement - Why Is Goldman Getting the Blame?
- Dan Pritch submits: I saw this article Monday from CBSMarketwatch detailing a $60 Million settlement reached between Goldman Sachs GS and the Mass. Attorney General to account for Goldman's role in the securitization of subprime mortgage loans and found myself wondering...why? I understand the anger on the street...
- External links 2009-05-12
- High Yield Investments in a Crummy Economic Environment
- Dan Pritch submits: Investors and consumers seeking high yield income from savings and CD instruments are having a tough time of it right now in this low interest rate environment. As banks are lowering the rates they pay on savings and money markets to next to nothing and as...
- External links 2009-08-20
- Why Credit Cards Are Gouging Customers - Because They Can
- Dan Pritch submits: I couldn't help but laugh when I got the latest nonsense from a credit card company. Apparently, because they're "suffering so much" whaaa right now, they have no choice but to impose even more severe penalties on consumers than those that previously existed. Here's...
- External links 2009-08-12
- If Goldman Rules the World, Why Not Buy Shares?
- Dan Pritch submits: Goldman Sachs GS has been at the center of several global conspiracy theories, especially since the financial meltdown. I had previously highlighted a heavily anti-Goldman website and their legal maneuvers meant to quell dissent. On Tuesday I came across this article and set of videos published...
- External links 2009-07-08
- Will Buffett Be Burned by Derivatives?
- Dan Pritch submits: The Oracle of Omaha, who once derided derivatives as "weapons of mass destruction" has apparently entered into a derivatives bet that could ultimately result in losses of over $37 Billion. According to Reuters, some shocking high points from what I used to consider the ultimate in...
- External links 2008-11-23
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- Tim Hortons Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you very much, Mr. Bonikowsky. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from the line of Irene Nattel from RBC Capital Markets. Please proceed. Irene Nattel - RBC Capital Markets Thanks, and good morning everyone. Clearly, the same store sales numbers were extremely...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-28
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you sir. Today’s question-and-answer will be conducted electronically. [Operator Instructions]. And we will go first to Paul Westra of Cowen And Company. Paul Westra - Cowen And Company Hi, thanks. Good afternoon Jack Hartung - Chief Finance and Development Officer...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-30
- Profiting From Market Volatility With VIX/ETF Pairs Trades
- Dan Pritch submits: During yesterday's carnage, I questioned how I could profit from the irrational, emotional trading that was evident in the markets. Aside from picking up a quick double digit gain on institutional program trading my assessment based on watching the trading ticks and no news of a...
- External links 2008-09-18
- Why I Couldn't Ignore GE
- Dan Pritch submits: I was starting to look at venerable blue chip stocks trading at historic lows that had yields practically equivalent to their P/E ratios and I couldn't ignore General Electric GE. While GE has virtually transformed itself from a manufacturing industrial into a Financial company over the...
- External links 2008-11-14
- Financial fitness - personal finance tips for those in the military
- Can your wallet and budget salute as smartly as you do? Anyone who serves in the military knows there are a few rules of the road: keep your hair cut, look good in uniform and be a team player. While these require everyday expenses, it helps to budget and...
- Research articles 2001-08-01
- Hedging to Take Advantage of Oil Prices
- Dan Pritch submits: Oil and hence, gasoline prices have finally returned to what we're somewhat used to. Gasoline prices below $2 allowed for the SUV craze and low inflation that US consumers so enjoyed for the past decade. This is not to say prices won't go lower. We're looking...
- External links 2008-12-07
- Weighing the Pros and Cons of Starting a New Business
- Creating and launching your own business venture can be incredibly satisfying and rewarding, but every entrepreneur faces countless pressures and surprises. Launching a business is risky: As a rule, eight or nine of every 10 new ventures fail within a year. You need to be aware of the problems you...
- Articles 2007-10-03
- AON Corp. Q3 2008 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session[Operator Instructions]. And first got to the line of Meyer Shields with Stifel Nicolaus, please go ahead. Meyer Shields - Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. Thanks. Good morning, everybody. Christa Davies - Executive Vice President Global Finance and Chief Financial Officer Good morning Meyer. Meyer Shields - Stifel...
- Earnings calls 2008-10-31
- Let's Reboot America's Health IT Conversation Part 2: Beyond EHRs
- by DAVID C. KIBBE and BRIAN KLEPPER Yesterday we tried to put EHRs into perspective. They're important, and we can't effectively move health care forward without them. But they're only one of many important health IT functions. EHRs and health IT alone won't fix health care. So developing a comprehensive...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Can we Still Afford the Bonus Culture?
- To the average person, the word “bonus†implies something unexpected or unusual to what is normally expected. This definition clearly does not match up to that held by top executives and high earners in the financial sector. To them bonuses have of late been both expected and...
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- ADC Telecommunications, Inc. F4Q07 (Qtr End 10/31/07) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions]. And your first question is from Simon Leopold of Morgan Keegan. Simon Leopold - Morgan Keegan & Co. Thanks, I wanted to get in a couple of clarifications first, one is just trying to come up with the pro forma earnings number...
- Earnings calls 2007-12-12
- Money Skills for Your Kids: Ages 10 to 14
- You can get tweens to adopt the right lifelong money habits. But first you have to get their attention. Games Theory ...
- Articles 2009-07-15
- Upfront: Ethical Intelligence From the Inside Out
- Sarbanes-Oxley was a long-overdue attempt to bolster the public's faith in corporate governance. But while the legislation was necessary, its ability to shape executives' behavior is extremely limited. Why? This was because Sarbanes-Oxley focuses the attention of corporate leaders on a distinct set of rules, rather than on the principles...
- White papers 2005-01-01
- Why the Stock Market Is Not Necessarily the Answer: The Answer Isâ¦
- Like millions of others wondering where one can attain the greatest and safest return on the money in the shortest period of time. Finding the right investment vehicle can be very difficult to say the least. The stock market can give stable long term appreciation potential if one diversity and...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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