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Does White Collar Crime Pay in Canada?

Larry MacDonald submits: Earl Jones, the Montreal financial consultant suspected of running a Ponzi scheme, is now in police custody and scheduled to appear in court July 28. It will be interesting to see what sentence the Canadian judicial system hands down. There seems to be a general...

Tags: Seeking Alpha, Larry MacDonald, Financial Accounting, Finance, Nortel Networks Corp.

External links 2009-07-28

Proposed Changes to Canadian Pension Plan

Larry MacDonald submits: The Department of Finance recently announced a set of proposals to change the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). So far there seems to have been little coverage in the media. Perhaps there should be more. One big change planned is a reduction in pension benefits for...

Tags: Seeking Alpha, US Market, Larry MacDonald

External links 2009-07-12

Nortel's Upside Potential

Larry MacDonald submits: Nortel Networks doomed? Why then the 35% rally on Nov. 13? Maybe some people think Nortel has a future – or at least that its shares will be more readily embraced when the global flight from risky assets attenuates? by Larry MacDonald

Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Seeking Alpha, Larry MacDonald, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Telecom, Networking

External links 2008-11-16

Was That the End of the Bear Market?

Larry MacDonald submits: Markets rallied vigorously on Thursday, Nov. 13, for no other reason than they were testing their lows of Oct. 10. There is a belief among many traders and technical analysts that bear market bottoms retest their lows before beginning a sustained rally, and this belief was...

Tags: Belief, Bear Market, Seeking Alpha, Larry MacDonald, US Market

External links 2008-11-13

Recession? National Lampoon Finds It Funny

Larry MacDonald submits: At least one company is doing well as the economy crumbles. National Lampoon Inc. NLN, the purveyor of humor, reported a 1900% increase in revenues for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ending July 31. The third quarter was its first profitable quarter ever...

Tags: Recession, Seeking Alpha, Larry MacDonald, Operational Accounting, Finance, National Lampoon Inc., Media

External links 2008-11-11

Leveraged ETFs: Not for Long Term Investors

Larry MacDonald submits: A Nobel-Laureate gave some investment advice 50 years ago. The Laureate was Yale University professor James Tobin and his advice was: the optimal portfolio for the long-term investor is indexed to the market and leveraged. by Larry MacDonald

Tags: Advice, ETF, Investor, Seeking Alpha, Larry MacDonald, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance

External links 2008-10-26

Claw Back Bonuses, But Change Incentive Structure Too

Larry MacDonald submits: Finally, someone is going after bankers’ bonuses. Hurray, I say. I’ve been pontificating on getting those bonuses back, so it’s nice to see some confirmation we’re not tilting at windmills. by Larry MacDonald

Tags: Incentive, Banker, Confirmation, Seeking Alpha, Larry MacDonald, Sales Force Management, Sales, American International Group Inc., US Market, Financial

External links 2008-10-19

Too Early To Buy Homebuilders ETF

Larry MacDonald submits: House prices in the U.S. are tumbling. Jobs are disappearing. Retail sales are plunging. But mortgage rates keep going up. The rate on Jumbo mortgages just hit a new 52-week high of 7.84%, a percentage higher than a year ago and two percentage points higher...

Tags: Percentage, Seeking Alpha, Larry MacDonald, Mortgages, Sales Strategy, Recruitment & Selection, Sales Force Management, Finance, Capital Structures, Sales, Human Resources, Workforce Management, US Market, ETF

External links 2008-10-16