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Can Citigroup regain its lost luster?

Citigroup announced that they would be laying off 53,000 workers yesterday. Citigroup has already laid off 23,000 employees earlier this year. Citi [...] read more »
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Warren Buffett – The Ultimate Dividend Investor

Warren Buffett is the greatest investor in America. The famous value investor topped Forbes richest individuals list in 2008, overthrowing his pal Bi[...] read more »
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Is Citibank Going Bust by Offering a 3.5% APY!

ING Direct and HSBC Direct are both global banks with solid balance sheets. Their interest rates are competitive, but not ultra high when compared to[...] read more »
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The Dollar Is Up Despite Economic Weakness?!

The US economy is the midst of an economic upheaval and yet the dollar is up. The US Fed cut interest rates to induce liquidity and yet the dollar ro[...] read more »
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“Why This Is NOT the Great Depression”: A Reader Writes..

Over the past few months, the media has discovered another story to strike fear into the hearts of America, and incidentally to sell newspapers and a[...] read more »
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Should You Invest in Gold?

Gold had a great move a year ago for all of six months starting in September 0f 2007. As one would expect, since the Market cratered it started to sh[...] read more »
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Where to Look For Ideas in This Market

Everybody knows that Warren Buffett gets his investment information largely from annual reports. Today, companies call him; but, fifty years ago, Buf[...] read more »
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Carl Icahn Comments on the Financial Crisis

According to Icahn, the real problems with these financial companies are the Boards. The Boards do not in any way hold managements accountable. They [...] read more »
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Why Dividends are Important

There is a lot of research out there that provides us with multiple reasons why dividends are important. However, there is one particular document th[...] read more »
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Top 20 one day percent decreases in Dow Jones

Last Monday the Dow Industrials fell by 777 points after the US Senate didn’t pass the 700 billion bailout package. Most news reporters informed the [...] read more »
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Bank of America (BAC) Cuts Dividend By 50%

When I saw the announcement that Bank of America (BAC) would acquire Merrill Lynch, I was concerned about the combined company's ability to sustain [...] read more »
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Why Airlines Are Bad Investments

Warren Buffett is quoted as saying that the airline business in the US “has made no money.” Thanks to a forgettable investment Buffett had made in US[...] read more »
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Build An Emergency Fund Or Pay Down Debt?

Many financial writers will claim that everyone needs to build and emergency fund of some kind that is kept in a liquid vehicle such as a high intere[...] read more »
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Vulture investors come home to roost

These so-called vulture investors prey on Wall Street's damaged goods, hoping to profit from the high-yield bonds or the stock of a company that is [...] read more »
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Which Bank will be next? Follow the dividend cuts

I received a lot of e-mails from subscribers on Monday after the collapse of Wachovia, asking me which bank I believe will be the next to fail. Most [...] read more »
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