Investing Fads and Themes by Year (The Reformed Broker)
A fun chart put together by Josh Brown highlighting the market’s obsessions by year.
Attention Inflationistas: You Are 3 Years Too Late (The Big Picture)
“The Fed’s preferred price gauge, which is tied to consumer spending and strips out food and energy costs, rose at a 0.5 percent annual pace, the slowest since record-keeping began in 1959″…enough said.
10 Reasons I Am Thinking About Japan (The Big Picture)
Barry’s take on investing in EWJ. The best reason I see: “9. Modern infrastructure, highly educated, excellent work force; forward thinking gadget-head consumers.” These facts seem very under-appreciated in my mind.
Top 10 Cloud Stories of 2010 (InformationWeek)
No one could have traded during 2010 and not known about the skyrocketing popularity of cloud stock investments. Here’s a great recap of the most important stories.
How to Plan for 2011 (A Dash of Insight)
Four simple ideas for thinking about investing in the new year.
Things I Refuse to Worry About in 2011 (The Altucher Confidential)
It’s amazing how much financiers worry. A much older friend of mine in the investment management business once told me his clients “pay him to worry for them” and it’s amazing how true this rings. Well, here’s James’ list of his is refusing to think about in the new year.
My Christmas Present to You (The Reformed Broker)
An absolutely hilarious video to debut the Stock Wars series on StockTwits TV from Josh Brown…just watch…
Top 10 Solar Trends for 2011 (GigaOM)
A great forward-looking wrap of the solar industry and its future prospects.
How to be a Psychic in 10 Easy Lessons (The Altucher Confidential)
If you’re not reading James’ stuff, you’ve gotta start. This post is too funny, he puts a post on Craigslist claiming he just acquired psychic abilities and the emails come pouring in. So what else to do but start answering them.
1% Per Week for Eight Years (Crossing Wall Street)
Can you guess what stock Eddy is referring to?
Apple the Sovereign (The Big Picture)
At $305 billion for a market cap, where does Apple stack up against world economies.
Big Names, Big Market Calls (A Dash of Insight)
Jeff discusses Robert Shiller’s call for 1,430 on the S&P in 2020 contrasted with Biryini’s fantastic projection of 2,854 by 2013.
StockTwits: Mark Cuban Interview (The Big Picture)
A must-see interview, Cuban tells it like it is.
The Electric Automobile: It’s Construction, Care, and Operation (Reflections on Value Investing)
“The situation seemed dire. In 1894, the Times of London estimated that by 1950 every street in the city would be buried nine feet deep in horse manure.” Does history rhyme or what?
Mutual Funds: Worst Year Ever (Crossing Wall Street)
2010 was rough on the mutual fund industry, “only 20% of actively managed funds were able to beat the Russell 1000″…ouch.
Comscore: Final Holiday Sales Tally Up 12% (Tech Trader Daily)
The numbers are in, the holiday season recorded a 12% jump in sales.
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