7 Terms and Phrases We Should Bury With 2009 (reprise)

this post originally appeared on November 20th 2009 Every passing year gives rise to any number of mind-bogglingly annoying terms and phrases.  2009 was no exception. I submit the following terms as ready-for-obsolescence as the year draws to a close, let’s leave these behind as we head into 2010: Shovel-Ready Let me help you out…

Changed My Mind, Now I Like Raj

The Wall Street Journal  had a huge story about Raj Rajnaratnam, the Galleon Fund insider trader, and while his actions were despicable, ya gotta love his sense of humor… From the WSJ via Dealbreaker: The hedge fund community has been (potentially) robbed of a tremendous human being: “At Galleon, Mr. Rajaratnam took his fondness for pranks and…

Big Ugly Winners of 2009

“Some companies that have shined in 2009 are expected to earn less next year than they did this year, which makes their 2009 stock gains suspect.”

Santa Claus Rally (reprise)

this post originally appeared on December 6th 2009 This post will be 99% anecdotal, 1% empirical, because I haven’t the time or energy to go dig up supporting data for what we all know:  Most years, the market rips higher during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve and this one week run is…