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25
Feb

Own A Piece Of Hollywood Thanks To the Hollywood Stock Exchange

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, February 25th 2010   2 comments already   

Are you a big movie buff? Can’t get enough of overpaying for the right to watch movies with a group of people? Think you know the Hollywood business better than anyone else? Then the Hollywood Stock Exchange is for you!
Just like there is fantasy trading of stocks, playing poker without actual money, [...]

under: business, investing, media    
22
Feb

Why Inflation Doesn’t Bother Me

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, February 22nd 2010   5 comments already   

A fellow blogger over at Free Money Finance recently posted a concern of his, and mine. Inflation could be just around the corner, and I don’t want all of my money wiped out because I lose my buying power. Think about your nest egg, if inflation shoots up and stock market performance doesn’t [...]

under: economics, investing, personal finance    
19
Feb

Weakonomics Links: Anatomy of a Sucker

Posted by The Weakonomist in Friday, February 19th 2010   2 comments already   

Hello world. I am writing to you from the road which means I don’t feel like writing at all. Today I’ve got some personal finance links to share with you. Again this is my attempt to cover more personal finance topics without actually having to write myself.
My editor’s choice goes to a [...]

under: government, investing, links, lists, personal, personal finance    
18
Feb

Intelligence Community Working On Wall Street

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, February 18th 2010   Leave a reply   

What do water boarding and Wall Street have in common? No, Goldman Sachs is not water boarding executives to get insider information. The CIA is involved with both, only your taxpayer dollars are paying for one of the activities.
While water boarding will be shrouded in mystery and political arguments, what will not be [...]

under: business, government, investing    
28
Jan

How Do Bond Mutual Funds Work?

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, January 28th 2010   1 comment so far   

For the most part, you should probably understand how a stock mutual fund works by now.  The manager of the fund is in charge of making the buying and selling decisions.  Depending on the investment philosophy, this could mean buying new stocks in the fund, or selling to reduce one’s exposure to a certain stock [...]

under: business, investing, personal finance    
4
Jan

What Is Glass-Steagall And Why Should I Care About It?

Posted by The Weakonomist in Monday, January 4th 2010   4 comments already   

John McCain, and a few other folks on Capitol Hill have recently introduced a bill designed to bring back Glass-Steagall. OK…. so what?
Since way back in 2008, when we first started to realize what was really going on with the financial sector, there have been rumblings of bringing back Glass-Steagal. Back in the [...]

under: banking, business, government, investing    
31
Dec

10 Dumbest Ideas Of The Decade

Posted by The Weakonomist in Thursday, December 31st 2009   9 comments already   

The first decade of this new millennium is in the books. We started with a recession, entered two wars, experienced fake economic growth based on bad credit, and ended with a recession. The only shining light of this decade is the iPhone.
This decade was full of potential. The new millennium, the 21st [...]

under: banking, business, economics, environment, government, investing, lists    
30
Dec

Review Of What Happened In 2009, Courtesy Of Dave Barry

Posted by The Weakonomist in Wednesday, December 30th 2009   1 comment so far   

Last year, I attempted to review the entire year. I offered commentary on the events, told you what was significant, and tried to add a little humor. In essence, I was trying to do what Dave Barry already does. If you don’t know who Dave Barry is, Google him, and buy all [...]

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