My pal Bill Singer of Brokeandbroker.com brings us up to speed on the massive hedge fund insider trading ring and the status of some of the players.
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Hot Links: Wasted!
Stuff I’m Reading this Morning… Greenbackd’s monthly list of stocks with activist positions. (Greenbackd) I’m making this one the post of the day: All about compounding. (InvestingCaffiene) Bill Ackman, David Einhorn and others share their best investing ideas. (Clusterstock) Peter Maass has a new book out about the violent world of crude oil. (USAToday) Bill…
Hot Links: Madoff Madness & the King of the Pipelines
Hot Links for Weekend Reading… Trouble coming for the rest of the Madoffs, $199 million worth. (USAToday) Speaking of Madoff, here’s regulatory reform expert Bill Singer on the continuing deficiency of oversight. (BrokeAndBroker) All hail REX, the King of Pipelines – bringing stimulus to a town near you. (WSJ) NYU: “What Recession?” (NYP) The death…
Setting the Record Straight Re: Bill Singer
I owe someone a major apology for something I wrote last week which was completely disingenuous to their standing and reputation in our industry. It all started when I read an article in Forbes that I felt was insulting to professionals in the brokerage and advisory industry. Since I’ve started my career, I’ve seen a…
Experts Predict the Death of the Broker (Yeah, that old chestnut)
“Bill Singer foresees stock brokers not existing after this generation and instead the market will have commission-paid telephone operators who dole out information.” Forbes, August 2009 Another era, another article discussing the Death of the Broker. My friend/buddy/pal Bill Singer, a maven on all subjects pertaining to the broker/dealer and regulatory world, is quoted in…
Hot Links: Poor Celebs, Spitzer, Analysts in Love & Holy Trading
Hot Links for Weekend Reading Let’s kick things off with Stockwire’s list of Celebrities who are poorer than you, including Gary Coleman and Kim Basinger. Next up, here’s the story of an analyst who fell in love with the CEO of a company she covered and what FINRA decided to do about it…Bill Singer’s BrokeAndBroker.com…
Hot Links: LOLFed, Bailout Nation & Bill Singer
Hot Links for Weekend Reading I confess, I am now officially a LOLFed junkie. This week, they gave us the NYSE’s new Dollar Menu, featuring items like Citigroup, Pier 1 and Vonage. Alyx, you rule. The week started with another bombshell (non) earnings report from AIG, the hedge fund that happens to be attached to…
Hot Links: Berkshire, UBS and the Microsoft Store
Hot Links for Weekend Reading Warren Buffett has had a tough year so far and an especially tough week. The Bespoke Investment Group shows us the ugly year-to-date evidence. Berkshire Hathaway common stock was demolished during a week that saw many of Buffett’s largest stock holdings plummet, for example Wells Fargo and US Bancorp. On…
