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Friday, May 17, 2013

April 2013 Financial News and Resources

1. Apple began paying a dividend again in 2012 -- the first in 17 years!  


2. Jobless rates plummet in states with housing recovery  

3. Germany, IMF used atomic bomb to shoot pigeon, says Cyprus negotiator

4. Bank of America profit quadruples as expenses, provisions fall  

5. What to watch: Add Twitter to market risk factors?  

6. Pew: 93% of households lost net worth 2009-11  

7. Professors embrace pop culture to teach economics  

8. At Work: Perfection is not the goal in a job interview  

9. Investors worry bull market is running out of steam  

10. Apple stock briefly dips below $400  

11. The AP's false tweet wiped out $136 billion from the S&P 500 in about two minutes |

12. U.S. economy has recovered for households with net worth above $500,000: Pew |  

13. Ten countries including China accounted for 75% of the world's cyber attacks last quarter |  

14. Remember when fake tweets about the death of Bashar al-Assad made the price of WTI crude spike?  

15. American companies the five biggest in the world for first time in eight years |  

16. All three major U.S. indexes add more than 1% on strong corporate earnings. Dow jumps 152 points.  

17. At beginning of your career? Now's the time to create a solid plan for investing & saving. The world is your oyster.  

18. Ron Paul On Bitcoin: 'If I Can't Put It In My Pocket, I Have Some Reservations'  

19. The 45 Best Restaurants In America by  

20. GOLDMAN SACHS: All The Notable Bubbles In History In One Chart  

21. The Boston Bombing Was The Most Closely Followed News Story Since The Financial Collapse  

22. People talk about market averages (e.g. average P/E ratios) but historically, markets rarely trade close to averages:  

23. "Not one investor in today's market practicing legitimate buy and hold in a low-cost index fund has ever lost money."  

24. Gas prices usually increase in summer -- but this year could change that. Why you might pay less at the pump:  

25. What Apple's current stock price can teach you about a common investing mistake:  

26. Market crashes are perfectly normal -- 25 important things to remember as an investor:  

27. Americans spend an estimated 6.1 billion hours per year preparing their taxes:  

28. Did you know that the annual cost of tax preparation totals far more than the government spends on education:  

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

March 2013 Financial News and Resources

1. The U.S. had the cheapest gasoline of any developed country in 2010:

2. Is Apple facing a dividend-hike catch-22? Why it could increase its payout and still disappoint the market:  

3. Gosh, you'd think it was unpopular or something. Cyprus lawmakers vote down savings-tax bill:

4. Gold's a good hedge against inflation, right? Not according to historical data. A tarnished precius metal:

5. Reason 1: The Dow has only 30 stocks -- 5 reasons you should stop obsessing over the Dow:  

6. 16 years ago, the Dow added four notable stocks to its index. How have those picks turned out since?  

7. Amazon recently lowered the price of its 8.9" Kindle Fire HD tablet and expanded country availability:  

8. "...when we own portions of outstanding businesses...our favorite holding period is forever." - Buffett  

9. Tip: Quality and well-managed trumps cheap -- How to invest like Warren Buffett:  

10. Samsung's secret to smartphone success? Multiple devices and massive marketing:  

11. If you're a young investor just getting started, has tips to help you build the perfect portfolio:  

12. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index has led all of the other key indexes in 7 of the past 10 years:  

13. Since 1871, the S&P 500 has generated an average annual return of 4.2%. Adding in dividend reinvestment, it's 8.9%:  

14. People finishing college with a lot of student loan debt aren't the problem, it's those w/ less debt and dropout:

15. Schools with the lowest tuition have the lowest graduation rates:  

16. Track some stocks for fun or profit -- 5 smart money moves for teens and college students:  

17. Rank 4,000 colleges by tuition, schools with the highest tuition produce students with the most debt:  

18. The stock market's back to its 2007 highs. But at least 3 crucial factors have changed since then:  

19. Berkshire Hathaway has only paid out a dividend once under Warren Buffett's watch, a $0.10-per-share payout in 1967:  

20. Adjusted for both inflation and dividends, the Dow actually hit a new record high 6 weeks ago:  

21. Even if you're already rich, you still need financial advice. 5 tips for the well-to-do:  

22. Buffett is buying stocks -- "We're buying stocks now...because we think we're getting good value for them."  

23. Today, 5.5M more Americans are working than were in Feb. 2010. That's the good news. But there's plenty of ugly:  

24. Forget the baby booomers, there's another demographic trend that could have a big impact on the economy:  

25. Imitation is the sincerest form of getting FANTASTICALLY RICH. (Maybe.) Learn to invest by watching the best:  

26. How downtown can save America, one step at a time - Motley Fool -  

27. 3-D printed body parts, an end to needles, and 3 more technologies shaking up the medical sector:  

28. U.S. households owned $945B worth of Treasuries as of last Sept., up from $762B in 2009. Why that's concerning:  

29. Between 2000 and 2009, there were 1,345 mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical sector, totaling $694B:  

30. Why bonds are so much more dangerous than you think:  

31. Crazy! Someone investing in 10-year Treasuries from 1940 to 1979 lost more than 40% of their money in real terms:  

32. Including dividends, the S&P 500 gained 135% from March 2009 through January 2013, aka the "Great Recession."  

33. Adjusting for inflation, Warren Buffett was a millionaire by age 25!  

34. Here's $100. Over the next 5 years, give me back the equivalent of $93. Not a great deal? Then stay away from bonds:  

35. "97% of the world's population now lives in countries where the fertility rate is falling" -- author Jonathan Last.  

36. A Startup Rejected Facebook's Acquisition Bid, And Now Facebook Is Choking It To Death – WSJ  

37. Apple People Are Not Like Samsung People — Here's The Statistical Proof

38. 4 Big Banks All Just Cranked Up Their Stock Market Price Targets

39. MORGAN STANLEY: Here's What 15 Major Commodities Will Do For The Next Two Years

40. MEANWHILE: Goldman Just Cranked Up its S&P 500 Forecast To 1625  

41. New York Is Threatening Silicon Valley's Tech Dominance via  

42. Here's A Chart Showing Everyone Getting Bullish On The US Dollar  

43. 14 Ways America Is Better Than China

44. In 3 Charts You'll Understand Why The US Consumer Is Back — And Saving The Nation By Shopping Like Crazy  

45. This One Chart Shows Why The U.S. Economy Is Finally Recovering...  

46. INFLECTION POINT: Here's Morgan Stanley's Presentation On How The US Economy Will Take Off In 2013

47. The Dow Could Hit 100,000 And It Still Wouldn't Matter by  

48. I Was Surprised By A Few Things In My New Tesla Model S

49. CHART OF THE DAY: Here's Who Owns The Stock Market by

50. How Elon Musk Is Revolutionizing Two Major Industries At The Same Time  

51. 29 Crazy Things That Only Happen In China  

52. The wristwatch race...Apple vs Samsung  

53. How to navigate an office romance |  

54. CEOs grow more optimistic about U.S. economy for first time in a year |  

55. Tiffany & Co, Harry Winston to follow Louis Vuitton in raising prices to offset yen’s 11% slide |  

56. Shanghai’s dead pig crisis comes during the 10th anniversary of the SARS outbreak |

57. Google passes Apple to become most-owned stock by U.S. mutual funds |  

58. 17 of 18 largest banks could withstand deep recession and maintain capital, says Federal Reserve |  

59. Americans are living longer, but saving less for retirement.  

60. Harvard, one of the few U.S. colleges that is a household name in China, expands its reach in Asia:  

61. 94% of app developers are men. 40% are 29 or younger. The stats behind app developers:  

62. Climbing a flight of stairs - roughly 10 steps - is the equivalent to taking 38 steps on level ground.  

63. What do your "Likes" say about you? They reveal more than you may realize. Take our quiz:  

64. How Samsung's new Galaxy 4 S compares to the iPhone 5, the BlackBerry Z10 and other rivals:



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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

February 2013 Financial News and Resources

1. More than 1/2 of college graduates under age 25 are unemployed or underemployed:

2. Are red-hot 3-D printing companies overvalued? Well, um, yeah. Here's a better question: Who cares? Let us explain:  

3. There is a serious possibility that the "education bubble" is going to be very difficult to sustain, says Dr. Russ Roberts  

4. It takes an average of between 11 and 14 years to go from a laboratory setting to getting a drug approved by the FDA:  

5. Although China's Great Firewall blocks access to Facebook, 3rd-party estimates peg Facebook users in China at 63.5M:  

6. INSANE - Start with $1. Double it every day. In 48 days you'll own every financial asset that exists (~$200 trillion):  

7. Crazy! Just 1 drug out of approximately every 5,000-10,000 tested in preclinical trials will ever make it to market:  

8. Since 1928, the Dow Jones has increased more than 10% in a single day eight times:  

9. The average cyclically adjusted P/E ratio for the market is ~16.5. Now it's 23.15:  

10. Researchers have printed out human embryonic stem cells using 3-D printing.  

11. The European Space Agency is investigating idea of using 3-D printer to build a base on the moon using moon dust.  

12. With 65 million users, Brazil is Facebook's second largest market after the U.S. by number of users.  

13. Dell, which was once No. 1 computer maker by market share, has sealed deal to go private. A look back: GRAPHIC

14. Another case of the Mondays. The S&P 500 is down every Monday this year. It's 45 Seconds Over Wall St  

15. Survey: 1 in 6 couples who got married in 2010 said they met online. via  

16. All 10 of the 4-year public colleges with the lowest net prices have graduation rates below the 58% U.S. average.  

17. NYC's Upper East Side has a 2-to-1 ratio of single women to men. The cities with the most skewed gender ratios:  

18. Survey: Four in 10 workers say they've dated a co-worker at least once during their career.  

19. Living in the city is less stressful than living in the suburbs, argues . 8 reasons why:  

20. "As an executive, you have a 30% to 40% chance that you won't be retained after an outside CEO arrives."  

21. Facebook will let users pay to promote friends’ posts in search of new revenue |  

22. The companies that pay their interns around $6000 a month |  
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

January 2013 Financial Markets News and Resources

1. In investing, making bigger bets on great stocks can pay off better than playing it safe. Here's why: mot.ly/UKUtOe

2. What, Wall Street worry? These 10 stocks posted the greatest gains during the market's buoyant 2012:

3. Starting salaries rise for new grads - biggest yearly increase since 2008.

4. 3D printing growth: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/01/09/3-obstacles-for-household-3-d-printers.aspx

 5. Networking is key to getting a job. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323706704578229661268628432.html?mod=e2fb

 6. List of top 200 investment banks and boutiques: http://equity-research.com/list-of-top-200-investment-banks-and-boutiques/

 7. It's only too late to save for retirement when you're, you know, actually retired. Fallen behind? How to catch up:  

8. Yowza! The average 65yo couple retiring this year will need $240k just to cover medical bills during retirement!

9. PRESENTING: 12 Wall Street Interview Tips Straight From Goldman Sachs

10. China Gets Suddenly Scary When State Agents Abduct This Young Man Right Off The Street  

11. This App Schedules A Date Between Two People Who Know Nothing About Each Other

12. Kid Sends Brilliantly Blunt Cover Letter For Wall Street Internship, And Now Tons Of People Are Trying To Hire Him

13. There's An App That Can Detect If You Have Skin Cancer And It's Right 98% Of The Time

14. A Former Goldman Banker Explains What It Really Means To Be Wealthy

15. GOLDMAN: Gold Is Going To $1200  

16. All The Facebook Privacy Settings You Need To Change Before Using The New Graph Search  

17. PRESENTING: The Biggest Divide On Wall Street  

18. 13 Reasons Why You Should Become a Billionaire  

19. Is China Turning Japanese? http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/08/19/china_s_japanese_future?page=0%2C0&wpisrc=obinsite 

20. After its recent tumble, has Apple ($AAPL) switched from a growth stock to a great value?

21. As recently as last year, investors pulled almost $120 billion out of actively managed stock mutual funds:  

22. Frustrated by online dating, a woman analyzed data from popular profiles. Her advice on improving your profile:  

23. Shares of Apple recently hit a 52-week low while other tech companies are near 52-week highs. What's going on here!?  

24. We live in an economy with 150 million workers supporting 316 million people:  

25. Would you go on a CrazyBlindDate? OKCupid's new dating app was downloaded 100,000 times in 24 hours.  

26. Are you married to your car brand? You aren't alone:  

27. A guide to a range of men's shirt collars, in order of most formal to least formal  

28. Scientists have stored photos, text and audio on fragments of DNA and retrieved them with 99.99% accuracy.  

29. The S&P 500 closed above 1500 for the first time in five years on Friday.  

30. The 16 Greatest Cities In Human History  

31. 13 Awesome Wall Street Movies To Entertain You On Your Day Off  

32. It's Time To Take A Look At Who Wall Street Will Be Hiring In 2013   

33. ANALYST: Here Comes The First Big 'Test' For The NASDAQ In 2013  

34. Three Technical Charts Every Apple Trader Should Watch  

35. Obama's Nominations Today Could Scare The Pants Off Of Wall Street Execs via  
  
36. Yes, that legal notice you got from is real
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Friday, January 4, 2013

December 2012 Financial Markets News and Resources

December 2012 Financial Markets News and Resources

Here are some important articles exploring topics for the past month or so. The most important events of this month include the European debt crisis, the Chinese soft landing, and especially the fiscal cliff. Stay up to date on the most important financial news by subscribing to this blog and by following my financial Twitter microblog at @husky2016 ( http://www.twitter.com/husky2016 ).

1. The fiscal cliff could prove to be one of the most significant developments in terms of its impact on the market. I have been keeping an eye on the recent news, and I predict that the issue will simply be delayed just like last time. If there is no compromise made, we could see a 720 billion dollar GDP reduction, which is 4.6% of the annual GDP. Here is an interesting article regarding the fiscal cliff and stock futures (which are somewhat predictive of the short-term future of stock prices, excluding news updates): http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/markets-usa-stocks-idUSL1E8MR1AN20121127

2. Europe continues its debt crisis as leaders cannot agree on a compromise. Although recently overshadowed by the fiscal cliff, this remains a key factor impacting the markets. Personally, I have increased my portfolio's upside exposure to the debt crisis (as well as the fiscal cliff) by maintaining a roughly 50% equities and 50% bonds (when excluding annuities, cash equivalents, and alternatives) portfolio allocation, and have gone long on bonds, and sold off some equities. Here is an update on the European debt crisis: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-11-23/eu-budget-summit-fails-in-echo-of-debt-crisis-stalemate

3. Developing nations, especially China, are increasingly significant to the global economy. China has contributed a major share of the world's economic growth in the past several years. It was recently noted that China may be encountering a "soft landing scenario" in the short term and a long term situation involving demographics that are aging rapidly due to the One Child policy. However, news reports are stating that China may be bouncing back in the short-term. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324469304578144590527291594.html

4. Here is an article on the relationship between the bond market and the deficit. The bond market continues to rally due to the fiscal cliff as well as the uncertainty in the European debt crisis. As treasury yields lower, the bond prices appreciate. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-28/congress-fears-greece-amid-lowest-ever-treasury-yields.html

5. Volatility this year has been significantly below the long term average, as calculated by the number of trading sessions when the Dow Jones Industrial Average changes more than 1 percent.

6. This link is a great summary of financial news. http://www.businessinsider.com/closing-bell-november-28-2012-11

7. This document lists the trends of Seattle finance. Most importantly, it includes a list of all the financial companies with an office in Downtown Seattle. https://docs.google.com/a/uw.edu/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YAoKUUHx9AgJ:downtownseattle.com/files/file/CAIDSAFinancialClusterStudy.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgA059QnrN4xGq-MgEYMugaBF_KXSACt5kDlVJfpIW5PRl32tk9FUXdZONksbZdbgQWEou-aKQil_tI_wFJDmz7oX-1zsA-jIjSXmPSrYZpkCFlbOfFYrjkaDGs_BkBhPweDyFT&sig=AHIEtbReX1tT0_XPrHEbFo8hAzRq1chzDQ

8. Here is a list of careers in high finance and a description of each. http://interviewbay.com/blog/author/aleksandra

9. Here is a detailed list of the regional boutiques in each major city in America. Notice that Seattle is listed as well. http://www.streetofwalls.com/topic/boutique-investment-banks/

10. Here is a list of investment banks in America sorted by category and city. http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/searching-for-a-summer-internship

11. This article lists the 10 best websites for your career. http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/09/14/the-10-best-websites-for-your-career/

12. This article lists the 75 top websites for your career. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/09/14/the-top-75-websites-for-your-career/

13. Here are 10 rules to interviewing for a job. http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/gekkos-guidance-10-rules-to-interviewing-part-1-of

14. This thread discusses the basics to cold calling. It is also helpful for cold emailing and networking in general. http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/blog/cold-calling-101

15. This article lists 25 Twitter hashtags that job seekers should use. http://edudemic.com/2012/03/25-twitter-chats-for-valuable-career-advice/

16. It appears that job growth is increasing, but at a very slow rate. http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/12/09/jobs-same-as-it-ever-was.aspx

17. The U.S. could lose its #1 ranking in the economy to China by 2030. http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/u-lose-1-economic-ranking-china-2030-study-155909841.html

18. The top 30 financiers under 30 years old. http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/30-under-30/30-under-30_finance.html

19. John Boehner the House Speaker to pursue Plan B in Fiscal Cliff talks. http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/12/18/boehner-to-pursue-plan-b-in-fiscal-cliff-talks.aspx

20. Minutes from the recent Fed meeting. http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/12/12/live-blog-fed-decision-and-ben-bernanke-press-conference/

21. Bond bubble isn't bursting yet. http://buzz.money.cnn.com/2012/12/18/bond-bubble-isnt-bursting-yet/

By the way, the websites and news sources I look at most often are the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Bloomberg (and Bloomberg Businessweek), Wall Street Oasis, Mergersandinquisitions, Managementconsulted, Lifeonthebuyside, the Economist, the Motley Fool, MSN Money, Yahoo Finance, Google Finance, CNN Money, Business Insider, Harvard Business Review, Dealbreaker, New York Times Dealbook, and Scottrade Research.
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