Archive for January, 2009

  • Is it real? or is it from The Onion?
    Posted by on January 29th, 2009 at 1:20 am, Comments: 0

    Pop quiz: I’m going to give you two actual quotes from recent news stories, and you need to decide which one is from a real [...]

  • Bad Idea Jeans
    Posted by on January 26th, 2009 at 5:25 pm, Comments: 0

    You remember the classic SNL fake commercial for Bad Idea Jeans right? Well, perusing the free daily newspaper this morning, I came across this gem: [...]

  • The Prince!
    Posted by on January 21st, 2009 at 10:59 pm, Comments: 0

    language NSFW. Share on StockTwits

  • Quotable
    Posted by on January 21st, 2009 at 4:35 pm, Comments: 0

    Firstly, I don’t think enough has been made about the CBO’s report on the valuation of the TARP “investments” so far – so go read [...]

  • Heroes and Goats
    Posted by on January 16th, 2009 at 11:18 pm, Comments: 0

    First off, major props to US Airways pilot Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger III, who pulled off the 6 sigma move of ditching his aircraft in [...]

  • Don’t Hate the Playa – Hate the Game
    Posted by on January 15th, 2009 at 4:20 pm, Comments: 0

    In case you’re unaware, today’s atrocity is that Hank Paulson and his boys allegedly promised Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America, more government money [...]

  • If I Could Teach You One Thing
    Posted by on January 10th, 2009 at 6:01 pm, Comments: 0

    Ok folks – here it is – Kid Dynamite’s 2009 Tip of the Year for investing: Understand the reasoning and arguments of those who hold [...]

  • I Learned It By Watching YOU!
    Posted by on January 8th, 2009 at 1:33 am, Comments: 0

    Thanks to the Big Show for this all-too-true cartoon:-KD Share on StockTwits

  • Quick, but Good
    Posted by on January 5th, 2009 at 1:55 pm, Comments: 0

    My two favorite financial bloggers each have questions worth looking at: 1) from Paul Kedrosky: “Is Financial History Bunk?”I’ve been arguing for the past year [...]

  • Sunday Reading
    Posted by on January 4th, 2009 at 4:40 pm, Comments: 0

    There is some good stuff out there to talk about today. First off, Michael Lewis (of Liar’s Poker fame) and David Einhorn (kingpin at Greenlight [...]