You feel shame, you know. And then you get free
(Slapshot)
Tony Wang
- Location
- San Diego, California, USA
- Birthday
- September 05
- Company
- www.buyandholdplus.com
- Bio
- Just a city boy...but definitely not born and raised in south Detroit
MY RECENT POSTS
- My Turn in the Jury Box
May 18, 2012 08:26PM - Dale Hunter Quitting Is Good
for Caps
May 14, 2012 05:03PM - Limbaugh Advertisers Were
Wasting Their Money Anyway
March 07, 2012 06:38PM - An Epic Fail in Nashville
February 13, 2012 01:57PM - The Truth About Unemployment
February 08, 2012 02:58PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “It's pretty low, isn't
it, to be preying on people
who are
jobless and
desperate.…”
May 19, 2012 01:21AM - “Let's think about this
for a second. For porn
viewers,
they're not looking
for a…”
May 18, 2012 08:58PM - “Osmond, you know how a
broken clock is right twice a
day?
You're not even
that.
The…”
May 18, 2012 08:47PM - “If the goal is to take
the nomination system out of
the hands
of the political
ma…”
May 18, 2012 08:38PM - “I don't think it's too
much to ask Californians to
read a
whopping 24 names in
or…”
May 14, 2012 06:51PM
Tony Wang's Links
MAY 21, 2010 2:31AM
Fear and Panic Push Markets Into Correction Territory
The last thing traders needed today was worse than expected
economic data. Even good economic data may not have been
enough to stem the tide of red ink that's flowing on Wall Street. But
then the government reported that initial
jobless claims jumped by 25,000 to 471,000. The Confer…
MAY 20, 2010 12:45AM
European Concerns Once Again Overcome Economic News
If the Dow Jones
Industrial Average was a baseball pitcher, it'd be sent down to
the minor leagues with its recent performance. For the ninth
time in twelve sessions, the Dow, along with other indices, closed
lower. Once again, the story was concern over Europe.
Now that a default o…
MAY 19, 2010 2:15AM
German Ban on Naked Shorts Causes Stocks to Fall
In Animal House, there's a scene where Bluto
Blutarski blames the Germans for bombing Pearl Harbor. He
asks "was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?"
Well, as we all know, the Germans didn't bomb Pearl Harbor.
But they may as well have bombed the stock market today. /…
MAY 18, 2010 12:29AM
A Dead Cat Bounce or A Real Bottom?
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MAY 16, 2010 11:45PM
Why Johnson & Johnson Belongs in Your Portfolio
One of the reasons we put this blog together is to encourage people
to move beyond a buy and hold strategy -- which is an effective one
for most investors -- and to use techniques that can help boost
their returns beyond that which can be obtained with a traditional
buy…
MAY 15, 2010 10:07AM
Unseen Costs of Fossil Fuels Exposed by BP, Massey Energy
Two disasters in two months have highlighted the often unseen cost
of our dependence on fossil
fuels. 
The
news of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico pushed
the news about the death of 29 coal miners at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch
mine. That is until
the government… Read full post »
The
news of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico pushed
the news about the death of 29 coal miners at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch
mine. That is until
the government… Read full post »
MAY 13, 2010 12:01AM
Could SAP's Acquisition of Sybase Kickoff Mergers in Tech?
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MAY 12, 2010 11:46AM
Financial Industry Risks versus Individuals Security
So Russell Investments has posed the question, how can the financial industry take risks without compromising individual investors' security.
The answer is that they can't. Every single investment -- even ultra safe investments such as US treasuries -- has risks associated with it. The on… Read full post »
MAY 12, 2010 11:18AM
Tax Credit Expires, Mortgage Purchase Applications Decline
Early this morning, the
Mortgage
Bankers Association released data on mortgage applications for
the prior week. Low interest
rates caused the refinance index to jump by 14.8 percent during
the week, but the expiration of the $8,000 tax credit for new home
purchases caused the purchase index to/…
MAY 11, 2010 12:08AM
What a Difference a Week Makes
One week ago, concerns over the possibility of sovereign debt defaults in Europe
started a slide in the markets. The week ended with the Dow and the S&P 500 falling by six percent and the Nasdaq
dropping a stomach churning eight percent.
A new week brought a $1 trillion bailout plan by…
A new week brought a $1 trillion bailout plan by…
MAY 9, 2010 10:41AM
No Correlation Between CEO Pay and Shareholder Returns
That is the finding of an analysis by Graef Crystal, who examined the compensation of 271
CEOs in 2009,"
he said.
To come to that conclusion, Crystal used formulas he developed over the 30 years he spent advising companies like American Express and Coca-Cola on executive compensation. Pretty muc…
To come to that conclusion, Crystal used formulas he developed over the 30 years he spent advising companies like American Express and Coca-Cola on executive compensation. Pretty muc…
MAY 8, 2010 2:36AM
Stocks Continue Slide, Erase Gains for the Year
There's a song written by Johnny Mercer called "Accentuate the Positive."
It's been sung by famous singers like Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong.
The sentiment in that song was clearly not present on Wall Street this week. Despite a blowout jobs report that showed 100,000 more jobs w…
The sentiment in that song was clearly not present on Wall Street this week. Despite a blowout jobs report that showed 100,000 more jobs w…
MAY 7, 2010 9:06AM
Will Good Jobs News Prevail Over Bad Debt News?
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One of the slowest segments of the economy to return to strength has been the jobs
market. We've seen three consecutive quarters of GDP growth. All
of the major indices are up by around
two thirds since the lows seen in March 2009. But jobs have
been a laggard, with the…
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MAY 4, 2010 12:10PM
Sell in May and Go Away Bad Strategy for Investors
There's an old saying that's been passed down over the years.
It's "sell in May and go
away." That comes from the days where wealthy investors
would sell their stocks in the month of May and go on vacation to
their summer homes, where they weren't able to trade. Obviously, those…
MAY 2, 2010 11:06PM
Corporate Merger Mania May Indicate Swing in Mood
First, it was Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of
Palm for $1.2 billion. On the heels of that comes the news
that United and Continental
have decided to head to the alter after flirting with each other
for years.
The merger between United and Continental will create the largest airline by market sh…
The merger between United and Continental will create the largest airline by market sh…
MAY 2, 2010 12:54AM
Stocks End Eight Week Winning Streak, Still up for April
A slightly lower than expected GDP number (3.2
percent versus the consensus estimate of 3.3 percent) combined
with bad news about sovereign debt in Greece,
Portugal,
and Spain and news that Goldman Sachs is being investigated for
potential criminal activity to cause the markets to drop on
Friday.&nbs…
APRIL 30, 2010 9:44AM
Will Good News or Bad News Move Traders Today?
APRIL 28, 2010 2:10AM
The Potential Cost of Arizona's Immigration Law
Arizona's governor recently signed a very controversial law that
would allow police to challenge those who they felt might be in the
United States illegally. Those individuals would be
required to demonstrate to the police that they are entitled to be
in the United States. While proponent/…
APRIL 27, 2010 8:40PM
Regression to the Norm
APRIL 27, 2010 2:56AM
Permian Basin Royalty Trust A Nice Income Play
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APRIL 25, 2010 11:33PM
Obamanomics Gets Endorsement from Surprising Source
In the fall of 2008, the economy of not just the United States, but the
world as a whole stood on the brink. Emergency measures were
put in place by the Bush
administration, and much coordination took place between the
officials in that administration and the Obama
administration. For onc…
APRIL 23, 2010 10:46AM
Top 50 Innovative Companies and Stock Returns
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Businessweek recently released it/…
APRIL 23, 2010 2:19AM
Dumping a Loser to Buy a Winner
One way to look at investing is to
look at it like you would a garden. You plant your seeds, and
every now and then, you've got to tear up the plants that aren't
growing like you want. And sometimes, weeds work their way
into the garden. These need to be…
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