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Best Funds for a Fast-Changing Market
No strategy works for long in this crazy market. So you want your money in a fund nimble enough to go anywhere and invest in anything at any time — like one of these. ...
Tags: Fund, Stock, MoneyWatch, Stattman, Investment, Finance, Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, Hedging, Short Selling, Shorting, Options, Futures, BlackRock, Ivy Asset, FPA Crescent, JPMorgan, Hybrid Fund, Large Blend, World Allocation, Moderate Allocation, Sara Behunek
Articles 2009-06-22

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Investors discover a hot new idea; Managers offering different twist on shorting of long-only equities.(News)
Byline: Joel Chernoff SAN FRANCISCO - Money managers are adding shorting capability to long-only-equity strategies, in what might turn into one of the hottest investment categories in years. Some experts think such approaches could take ...
Tags: CalPERS, equity, stock, strategy
Research articles 2005-11-21
Bond managers add hedge fund spice; Juiced up portfolios adopt leverage and shorting, panelists at P&I roundtable say.(California. Public Employees' Retirement System)
Byline: Raquel Pichardo SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Traditional bond managers are meeting hedge fund fixed-income managers halfway, adding tools such as leverage and shorting to their portfolios, according to panelists at Pensions & Investments' roun Byline: Raquel Pichardo SACRAMENTO, Calif. -...
Tags: bond, CalPERS, hedge fund
Research articles 2007-07-23
BioTech Medics, Inc. CEO Joins Overstock's Pat Byrne in Stock Shorting War
BioTech Medics, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BTME) Chairman and CEO Keith Houser is joining Dr. Pat Byrne's war on stock shorting. "Today," said Keith Houser, "the OTCBB released the September 14 'Short Interest Report.' BTME's share shorting was up 470,150% no misprint. On September 14 only 16,543 BTME shares traded....
Tags: Overstock.com Inc., stock
Research articles 2007-09-26
Investors discover hot, new idea; CalPERS among those pursuing different twist on shorting long-only equities.(California. Public Employees' Retirement System)
Byline: Joel Chernoff Money managers are adding shorting capability to long-only equity strategies, in what might turn into one of the hottest investment categories in years. Some experts think such approaches could take a hefty chunk of money Byline:...
Tags: CalPERS, equity, stock, strategy
Research articles 2005-11-14
Universal Express Endorses "Naked Shorting" Comments to SEC By the North American Securities Administrators Association
NEW YORK -- Universal Express, Inc. (OTCBB: USXP), President and CEO, Richard A. Altomare, a prominent and outspoken critic for over ten years on the adverse effect of "naked shorting" on smaller public companies, their stockholders, investors and employees and the severe economic damage of this practice on the economics...
Tags: SEC
Research articles 2006-10-13
Market Movers -- Albertson's doubles stock-buyback program; Sionix (SINX) urges shareholders to prevent shorting.
M2 PRESSWIRE-6 September 2002-Financial News USA: Market Movers -- Albertson's doubles stock-buyback program; Sionix SINX urges shareholders to prevent shorting C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09062002 www.financialnewsusa.com -- James J. Houtz, President of Sionix Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SINX)...
Tags: Albertson, board, FINANCE, Investment, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., shareholder, stock
Research articles 2002-09-06
The Latest Naked Shorting Conspiracy Hoax
Gary Weiss submits: As I've detailed in various blog posts, Overstock.com OSTK CEO Patrick Byrne spends gobs of his inherited wealth on behalf of his lifelong goal: investor impoverishment. He has cooked the books of his company, lied at investor conference calls, and hired a former Florida Republican go-fer...
Tags: Internet, Gary Weiss, Overstock.com Inc.
External links 2009-05-12
CirTran's Iehab Hawatmeh Commends and Joins Blasting of 'Naked Shorting' by Overstock.com President
SALT LAKE CITY -- Iehab J. Hawatmeh, founder and president of CirTran Corp. (OTCBB: CIRT), an international full-service contract manufacturer of IT, consumer and consumer electronics products, today commended and joined with the president of Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) in his public condemnation of "naked shorting."
Tags: Overstock.com Inc.
Research articles 2005-12-01
Naked Shorting Needs to Be Stopped
Phillip Lyon submits: I read a story that the SEC is going to implement some new rules that are intended to curb naked short selling and I think the SEC should have passed tougher rules long ago. I believe hedge funds and institutions have been using naked shorting to manipulate...
Tags: US Market
External links 2008-09-17
Naked Shorting Rule Means Time To Buy Stocks
Markos Kaminis (Wall St. Greek) submits: The SEC yesterday extended its naked short selling rule to all stocks, and made it near permanent on an "interim final basis." The SEC will allow for a 30 day comment period, but clearly prefers to make this a permanent rule of law....
Tags: US Market
External links 2008-09-18
Did the Shorting Ban Affect SKF?
Trade Radar Operator submits: I recently wrote a post ("Who benefits from new short selling rules?") discussing the impact of the new rules that ban "naked" shorting. My position was that this would probably increase the trading volume in the ProShares ultra short ETFs. Since then we have seen...
Tags: Financial, ETF
External links 2008-09-24
Shorting Treasuries: What's the Rationale?
Market Folly submits: Essentially, U.S. Treasuries are setting up to be a great short opportunity. Last week, I laid out a basic thesis for shorting treasuries. We may be early in this call, but present and future actions are sending us signals we simply cannot ignore. The presently increasing and...
Tags: Treasury, U.S. Department Of Treasury, Seeking Alpha, Government, Investment, Vertical Industries, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Market Folly, US Market, ETF
External links 2008-11-13
National Hyperbaric Rehab Announces Policy Regarding Shorting of Stock
SALT LAKE CITY -- Chief Executive Officer Jerry N. Gines of National Hyperbaric Rehab Center, Inc. ("NHRC") (Pink Sheets: NHYB) today made the following announcement: "National Hyperbaric Rehab Center has recently been placed in a position that does not allow shorting of our stock. This SEC action places an R...
Tags: FINANCE, Investment, SEC, security, stock
Research articles 2006-12-05
Shorting Signals Exist in the NASDAQ
Stock Traders Daily has identified important support levels in the NASDAQ, which, if broken, would signal additional aggressive Market declines.Thomas H. Kee Jr., Chief Investment Strategist with Stock Traders Daily, has also provided important support levels for the following stocks, which, if broken, will prompt shorting strategies that can be...
Tags: FINANCE, Investment, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., NYSE Euronext, stock
Research articles 1970-01-01
National Affiliated Corporation Files Lawsuit Alleging Fraudulent Stock Shorting Scheme
NORTH BETHESDA, Md.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 22, 1998--Suit Seeks Treble Damages for Scheme to Depress Company's Stock PriceBy Certain Debenture Holders National Affiliated Corporation (OTCBB:NAAC) announced today that the company and certain company stockholders have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles seeking treble damages and other remedies for...
Tags: Business Wire, FINANCE, Insurance, Investment, lawsuit, ROI/TCO, stock
Research articles 1998-07-22
Why I'm Shorting Google
Trader Mark submits: I am shorting Google GOOG with a 2.4% allocation for multiple technical reasons - I'll post a chart in an hour or so to explain why, but essentially you have a stock that is a butting right up against the 50 day moving average and b making...
Tags: Internet, Trader Mark, Google Inc.
External links 2009-03-13
Shorting Treasuries with Inverse ETFs
Chris Fernandez submits:Today is a day to give thanks. I know it’s a little early for Thanksgiving, but I’m talking about being thankful to Uncle Sam and the U.S. government for the bountiful opportunity they have given us to make huge loads of money in a relatively short amount...
Tags: ETF, Chris Fernandez
External links 2009-05-27
Pegasus Wireless: Another (Alleged) Naked Shorting Con Game Is Busted
Gary Weiss submits: Could this be a trend? I hope so. The SEC has been stepping up its anti-fraud actions just a bit in recent weeks, and today nailed a particularly odiferous little company, Pegasus Wireless, one of the charter members of the baloney brigade anti-"naked shorting" con games....
Tags: Telecom, Gary Weiss
External links 2009-05-28
Shorting Italy Is Risky, Despite Horrible Demographics
Jamie Moye submits: We read with interest yesterday's Research Edge Seeking Alpha article on "Ailing Italian Economy Ripe for Shorting." We agree with Research Edge's view that Italy will continue to lag or struggle into the current global economic recovery. Why? Demographically they are upstream without a paddle....
Tags: Seeking Alpha, Beacon Asset Managers
External links 2009-07-02
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