Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Get Your Side Hustle On! + MORE 6:19 pm May 25th

The “Soros Put” Story

– ritholtz.com

The “Soros Put” StoryMore on this later today:
During the last four years there have been many articles in the financial media about Soros buying puts. All you have to do to confirm that is a Google search. The timing of some of these articles is marked on the SPY chart below:
 
The “Soros Put” Story
Source: Price Action Lab
The post The “Soros Put” Story appeared first on The Big Picture.

Continue Reading On ritholtz.com »

France Goes Dark? Staff In 19 French Nuclear Power Plants To Go On Strike TomorrowFollowing strikes over the unpopular French labor reform, that started over the weekend and crippled the French refining industry leading to gasoline shortages and rationing, things are about to get far more serious for the country whose economy has already been threatened with a sharp slowdown as a result of a relentless wave of labor unrest…

Continue Reading On zerohedge.com/ »

Former Intel CEO Andy Grove wasn’t just a great businessman and leader. It turns out he was also a pretty smart investor. Isaac Presley, CFA, highlights several investing lessons from Grove’s life and work. Read more

Continue Reading On cfainstitute.org »

Expect the Unexpected

– thereformedbroker.com

I repeat this Jeff Gundlach quote a lot because I love it and it constantly applies to something: “Whenever you hear people in the investment business say ‘Never’, that’s when you know it’s about to happen.”
The Dow is 2.6% away from record highs now that we’re through the fairly lousy earnings season…

Continue Reading On thereformedbroker.com »

Get Your Side Hustle On!

– financiallywisewomen.com

Do you want to earn some more money? Chances are, if you’re like most human beings, the answer is yes. I mean, even my dog Arya likes to make money!…

Continue Reading On financiallywisewomen.com »

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) shares are trending today after the company announced that it won’t count against the 140 character limit usernames, photos, or video attachments for replies. Moreover, new tweets beginning with a username will be seen by the public rather than just the person the…

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Continue Reading On insidermonkey.com »

Morning News: May 25, 2016

– crossingwallstreet.com

China Wants to Set Prices for the World’s Commodities
Eurozone Agrees to Debt Relief and Bailout Aid for Greece
German Business Ignores Brexit Fears as Confidence Improves
Panama Canal Fever Sweeps Globe Again as New Era in Trade Nears
Why Oil Will Soon Bounce Back
Lawmaker Raises Alarm Over Bank Hacks
Royal Dutch Shell: This Is Another Opportunity
Amazon Dumps Price-Match Refunds
Snapchat Is Raising Funding At An Estimated $20 Billion Valuation
EBay is Drastically Expanding StubHub’s Reach
Liquidators Win Approval to Sell Sports Authority Inventory
Automakers Befriend Start-Ups Like Uber, Girding Against a Changing Car Culture
Luxury Jeweler Tiffany Reports Steepest Sales Drop in Six Quarters
Josh Brown: Client Conviction is Everything
Roger Nusbaum: So The Fed Is Going to Hike?
Be sure to follow me on Twitter…

Continue Reading On crossingwallstreet.com »



from Royalty Gateway http://www.royaltygateway.com/get-your-side-hustle-on-more-619-pm-may-25th/

The “Soros Put” Story

– ritholtz.com

The “Soros Put” StoryMore on this later today:
During the last four years there have been many articles in the financial media about Soros buying puts. All you have to do to confirm that is a Google search. The timing of some of these articles is marked on the SPY chart below:
 
The “Soros Put” Story
Source: Price Action Lab
The post The “Soros Put” Story appeared first on The Big Picture.

Continue Reading On ritholtz.com »

France Goes Dark? Staff In 19 French Nuclear Power Plants To Go On Strike TomorrowFollowing strikes over the unpopular French labor reform, that started over the weekend and crippled the French refining industry leading to gasoline shortages and rationing, things are about to get far more serious for the country whose economy has already been threatened with a sharp slowdown as a result of a relentless wave of labor unrest…

Continue Reading On zerohedge.com/ »

Former Intel CEO Andy Grove wasn’t just a great businessman and leader. It turns out he was also a pretty smart investor. Isaac Presley, CFA, highlights several investing lessons from Grove’s life and work. Read more

Continue Reading On cfainstitute.org »

Expect the Unexpected

– thereformedbroker.com

I repeat this Jeff Gundlach quote a lot because I love it and it constantly applies to something: “Whenever you hear people in the investment business say ‘Never’, that’s when you know it’s about to happen.”
The Dow is 2.6% away from record highs now that we’re through the fairly lousy earnings season…

Continue Reading On thereformedbroker.com »

Get Your Side Hustle On!

– financiallywisewomen.com

Do you want to earn some more money? Chances are, if you’re like most human beings, the answer is yes. I mean, even my dog Arya likes to make money!…

Continue Reading On financiallywisewomen.com »

Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) shares are trending today after the company announced that it won’t count against the 140 character limit usernames, photos, or video attachments for replies. Moreover, new tweets beginning with a username will be seen by the public rather than just the person the…

[[ This is a content summary only…

Continue Reading On insidermonkey.com »

Morning News: May 25, 2016

– crossingwallstreet.com

China Wants to Set Prices for the World’s Commodities
Eurozone Agrees to Debt Relief and Bailout Aid for Greece
German Business Ignores Brexit Fears as Confidence Improves
Panama Canal Fever Sweeps Globe Again as New Era in Trade Nears
Why Oil Will Soon Bounce Back
Lawmaker Raises Alarm Over Bank Hacks
Royal Dutch Shell: This Is Another Opportunity
Amazon Dumps Price-Match Refunds
Snapchat Is Raising Funding At An Estimated $20 Billion Valuation
EBay is Drastically Expanding StubHub’s Reach
Liquidators Win Approval to Sell Sports Authority Inventory
Automakers Befriend Start-Ups Like Uber, Girding Against a Changing Car Culture
Luxury Jeweler Tiffany Reports Steepest Sales Drop in Six Quarters
Josh Brown: Client Conviction is Everything
Roger Nusbaum: So The Fed Is Going to Hike?
Be sure to follow me on Twitter…

Continue Reading On crossingwallstreet.com »

13 No-Mess Activities for Kids + MORE 3:19 pm May 25th

A Stitch Fix Alternative For Plus Sizes
After I wrote and posted my completely honest review of Stitch Fix and then my post on Why I May Have Changed My Mind About Stitch Fix, I had a lot of people ask if I knew of any similar service that offered plus sizes.
I had heard of a site called Gwynnie Bee, but didn’t have any experience with it to know whether it was worth recommending…

Continue Reading On moneysavingmom.com »

Solavore Sport Oven Review & Giveaway!
I have been using the Solavore Sport Oven for the past month and had an opportunity to review this product.
When the unit arrived, I noticed that it was lightweight, and it was easy to put all the “parts” together. This is just a matter of putting together 3 pieces: the black oven itself, the plastic top, and the reflector panels, which line the oven…

Continue Reading On thesurvivalmom.com »

May 25, 2016

– foryourmarriage.org

Life is hectic and prayer rarely just “fits in” to daily schedules without effort. Be intentional and put aside time to pray with your spouse today.

Continue Reading On foryourmarriage.org »

Weekly Coupons!

– upliftingfamilies.com

Weekly Coupons!

Kohls Promo: 15% Off $100
Whether you’re searching for something new to add to your home or garden or simply on the hunt for the latest in stylish apparel and accessories for you and your entire family, Kohl’s is your one stop shop to find everything you need and more! From kitchen appliances to home decorations to fashionable footwear to seasonal goodies to gourmet food and more, you’re bound to find exactly what you need at Kohl’s…

Continue Reading On upliftingfamilies.com »

The Bond Between These Triplets and Their Garbage Men Is Like Nothing You've Ever SeenTuesdays and Fridays are very special days for Holden, Heaton, and Wilder Reich. In fact, twice a week, these 2-year-old triplets eagerly wait in anticipation, and as the big moment draws near, both Heaton and Wilder grab a bottle of Gatorade, run down to the end of their driveway, and sit in suspense…

Continue Reading On www.popsugar.com/ »

Things Moms Say Every Day

– yourmodernfamily

Your Modern Family – Raising our kids, organizing our home & saving money http://yourmodernfamily.com Download your Free eBook, Beat the Boredom in a Week, here!
On a daily basis, I repeat the same things over & over.  “Did you clean your room?”  “Did you make your bed?”  Here are some things moms say every day: – WHERE IS THE OTHER SHOE? -DID YOU WASH YOUR HANDS? -I’M GOING TO COUNT TO THREE…

Continue Reading On yourmodernfamily »

At this time of year many Manitoba homeowners are itching to get outside to begin working in their yards. If you’re among this group and if you’re planning any project that involves excavation – like digging postholes for a fence, planting shrubs, installing a sprinkler system, or even putting in a new garden or flower bed – find […]

Continue Reading On homefamily.net/feed/ »

13 No-Mess Activities for Kids

– kidsactivitiesblog.com

13 No-Mess Activities for KidsGetting messy is great. It’s so much fun to dig in the dirt and stick your fingers in paint. But sometimes we are in need of activities for kids that aren’t messy at all and that is OK. If you’re looking for that type of thing, we have some fun projects for you. None of these have any mess at all!

13 No-Mess Activities for Kids
This mess-free finger painting activity is a lot of fun…

Continue Reading On kidsactivitiesblog.com »

Visiting Turkey, briefly, in a year of travel warningsIn courtyard at Nisanyan Hotel in village of Sirince on island of Kusadasi
By Eileen Ogintz
KUSADASI, Turkey (Day 9) — No one is speaking English.
We are in a tiny  village of Sirince not far from the famous  ruins of Ephesus, a world heritage site, eating lunch outside at a small tavern where  we feast on “Pide,” a kind of flatbread filled with greens or cheese or meat and cheese…

Continue Reading On takingthekids.com »



from Royalty Gateway http://www.royaltygateway.com/13-no-mess-activities-for-kids-more-319-pm-may-25th/
A Stitch Fix Alternative For Plus Sizes
After I wrote and posted my completely honest review of Stitch Fix and then my post on Why I May Have Changed My Mind About Stitch Fix, I had a lot of people ask if I knew of any similar service that offered plus sizes.
I had heard of a site called Gwynnie Bee, but didn’t have any experience with it to know whether it was worth recommending…

Continue Reading On moneysavingmom.com »

Solavore Sport Oven Review & Giveaway!
I have been using the Solavore Sport Oven for the past month and had an opportunity to review this product.
When the unit arrived, I noticed that it was lightweight, and it was easy to put all the “parts” together. This is just a matter of putting together 3 pieces: the black oven itself, the plastic top, and the reflector panels, which line the oven…

Continue Reading On thesurvivalmom.com »

May 25, 2016

– foryourmarriage.org

Life is hectic and prayer rarely just “fits in” to daily schedules without effort. Be intentional and put aside time to pray with your spouse today.

Continue Reading On foryourmarriage.org »

Weekly Coupons!

– upliftingfamilies.com

Weekly Coupons!

Kohls Promo: 15% Off $100
Whether you’re searching for something new to add to your home or garden or simply on the hunt for the latest in stylish apparel and accessories for you and your entire family, Kohl’s is your one stop shop to find everything you need and more! From kitchen appliances to home decorations to fashionable footwear to seasonal goodies to gourmet food and more, you’re bound to find exactly what you need at Kohl’s…

Continue Reading On upliftingfamilies.com »

The Bond Between These Triplets and Their Garbage Men Is Like Nothing You've Ever SeenTuesdays and Fridays are very special days for Holden, Heaton, and Wilder Reich. In fact, twice a week, these 2-year-old triplets eagerly wait in anticipation, and as the big moment draws near, both Heaton and Wilder grab a bottle of Gatorade, run down to the end of their driveway, and sit in suspense…

Continue Reading On www.popsugar.com/ »

Things Moms Say Every Day

– yourmodernfamily

Your Modern Family – Raising our kids, organizing our home & saving money http://yourmodernfamily.com Download your Free eBook, Beat the Boredom in a Week, here!
On a daily basis, I repeat the same things over & over.  “Did you clean your room?”  “Did you make your bed?”  Here are some things moms say every day: – WHERE IS THE OTHER SHOE? -DID YOU WASH YOUR HANDS? -I’M GOING TO COUNT TO THREE…

Continue Reading On yourmodernfamily »

At this time of year many Manitoba homeowners are itching to get outside to begin working in their yards. If you’re among this group and if you’re planning any project that involves excavation – like digging postholes for a fence, planting shrubs, installing a sprinkler system, or even putting in a new garden or flower bed – find […]

Continue Reading On homefamily.net/feed/ »

13 No-Mess Activities for Kids

– kidsactivitiesblog.com

13 No-Mess Activities for KidsGetting messy is great. It’s so much fun to dig in the dirt and stick your fingers in paint. But sometimes we are in need of activities for kids that aren’t messy at all and that is OK. If you’re looking for that type of thing, we have some fun projects for you. None of these have any mess at all!

13 No-Mess Activities for Kids
This mess-free finger painting activity is a lot of fun…

Continue Reading On kidsactivitiesblog.com »

Visiting Turkey, briefly, in a year of travel warningsIn courtyard at Nisanyan Hotel in village of Sirince on island of Kusadasi
By Eileen Ogintz
KUSADASI, Turkey (Day 9) — No one is speaking English.
We are in a tiny  village of Sirince not far from the famous  ruins of Ephesus, a world heritage site, eating lunch outside at a small tavern where  we feast on “Pide,” a kind of flatbread filled with greens or cheese or meat and cheese…

Continue Reading On takingthekids.com »

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Client Conviction is Everything + MORE 5:49 pm May 24th

Client Conviction is Everything

– thereformedbroker.com

“It’s easy to maintain conviction. It’s harder to maintain investors.”
– Kyle Bass, Hayman Capital
If you can’t communicate effectively with your investors, or they don’t trust you, it doesn’t matter how good your strategy is.
The data is crystal clear on this point – the vast majority of even winning funds look much worse when viewed through the prism of actual dollar-weighted return…

Continue Reading On thereformedbroker.com »

Mitel Networks Corporation (NASDAQ:MITL) is 7% higher on the news that its merger partner, Polycom Inc (NASDAQ:PLCM), might have a second suitor. According to the Wall Street Journal, a private equity firm has made a revised bid for Polycom that might be constituted as superior to Mitel Networks…

Continue Reading On insidermonkey.com »

This week on our Masters in Business podcast, we speak with Jeff DeGraaf, founder and chief technician of Renaissance Macro. He was formerly Chief Technician at Lehman Brothers. He has been the #1 rated technical analyst on Institutional Investor for 11 years running, with Renaissance Macro (“RenMac”) consistently top rated as well…

Continue Reading On ritholtz.com »

The retail sector continued to report soft earnings last week. As retail spending moves increasingly online, it’s clear that the United States has too many retail outlets, and that the industry will need to shrink over time. That could pose problems for those with investments in the sector. Read more

Continue Reading On cfainstitute.org »

Next Up For Exploding Health Insurance Premiums: New YorkWhen we warned recently that thanks to Obamacare, insurance companies would be unveiling significant price shocks one week before the presidential elections, we knew it was only a matter of time before the 2017 proposals would start to be released and double digit increases would be unveiled to the public…

Continue Reading On zerohedge.com/ »



from Royalty Gateway http://www.royaltygateway.com/client-conviction-is-everything-more-549-pm-may-24th/

Client Conviction is Everything

– thereformedbroker.com

“It’s easy to maintain conviction. It’s harder to maintain investors.”
– Kyle Bass, Hayman Capital
If you can’t communicate effectively with your investors, or they don’t trust you, it doesn’t matter how good your strategy is.
The data is crystal clear on this point – the vast majority of even winning funds look much worse when viewed through the prism of actual dollar-weighted return…

Continue Reading On thereformedbroker.com »

Mitel Networks Corporation (NASDAQ:MITL) is 7% higher on the news that its merger partner, Polycom Inc (NASDAQ:PLCM), might have a second suitor. According to the Wall Street Journal, a private equity firm has made a revised bid for Polycom that might be constituted as superior to Mitel Networks…

Continue Reading On insidermonkey.com »

This week on our Masters in Business podcast, we speak with Jeff DeGraaf, founder and chief technician of Renaissance Macro. He was formerly Chief Technician at Lehman Brothers. He has been the #1 rated technical analyst on Institutional Investor for 11 years running, with Renaissance Macro (“RenMac”) consistently top rated as well…

Continue Reading On ritholtz.com »

The retail sector continued to report soft earnings last week. As retail spending moves increasingly online, it’s clear that the United States has too many retail outlets, and that the industry will need to shrink over time. That could pose problems for those with investments in the sector. Read more

Continue Reading On cfainstitute.org »

Next Up For Exploding Health Insurance Premiums: New YorkWhen we warned recently that thanks to Obamacare, insurance companies would be unveiling significant price shocks one week before the presidential elections, we knew it was only a matter of time before the 2017 proposals would start to be released and double digit increases would be unveiled to the public…

Continue Reading On zerohedge.com/ »

May 24, 2016 + MORE 2:50 pm May 24th

Shore excursions: cattle cars or on your own? Planning smart 
Tour crowds on shore excursion
By Eileen Ogintz
RHODES (Day 8) — I can’t move, there are so many people in front and behind me.
But I’m not in a  NYC subway during rush hour; I’m on the island of Rhodes in Greece at the famous and ancient town of Lindos with its Acropolis  that dates back to BC on top of the hill and the gleaming white houses  coming down the hill…

Continue Reading On takingthekids.com »

I Want To Be You When I Grow Up, Mommy

– kidsactivitiesblog.com

I Want To Be You When I Grow Up, Mommy“I want to be you when I grow up, Mommy.”
10 words that may be the most moving, that every Mama dreams her little girl will say to her one day.

But here’s the honest truth: as much as it melted my heart and I will forever hold that sentence near and dear to my heart, it’s hard to live up to…

Continue Reading On kidsactivitiesblog.com »

This review was made possible by iConnect and Luvs.  I was provided compensation to facilitate this post, but all opinions stated are 100% mine.
 We’ll all agree that parenting isn’t for the faint hearted and it doesn’t come cheap! But this Sunday you can save some money thanks to Luvs! Don’t you just love that!
Luvs, it’s the official diaper of the smart moms and there is a reason for that…

Continue Reading On upliftingfamilies.com »

Your Modern Family – Raising our kids, organizing our home & saving money http://yourmodernfamily.com Download your Free eBook, Beat the Boredom in a Week, here!
Today we found out that Disney Circle Go is on Android (get it here) which reminded me that I wanted to share my online safety tips with you…

Continue Reading On yourmodernfamily »

May 24, 2016

– foryourmarriage.org

Remember to kiss your spouse goodnight, regardless of the day’s events.

Continue Reading On foryourmarriage.org »

Easy Tips to Make Potty Training Stress-freeThis post was sponsored by PAMPERS® EASY UPS, however all the opinions expressed are my own.
The signs were all there. Wanting to sit on the potty. Tugging at his diaper while saying the words “pee pee” and actually going pee pee while on the potty!
That’s when I knew it was finally time to potty-train our recently turned 2 year-old boy…

Continue Reading On mommysbundle.com »

10 Things That Annoy Me as a Parent (but Never Fazed Me Before Kids)I don’t know if it’s the lack of sleep or the realities of becoming an adult, but now that I’ve joined this mom game, I get way more agitated than I used to. The list of things that bug the heck out of me grows daily, but it’s those things that never really fazed my prekids self that really catch me off guard…

Continue Reading On www.popsugar.com/ »

Environmentally Friendly Gardening

– homefamily.net/feed/

Updated in June 2015 by the Manitoba Association of Home Economists Yards can be made more environmentally friendly with little or no cost and some reorganization of time, activity and plant varieties. Try some of these ideas. Set up a rain storage barrel in an obscure corner of the yard. Be sure to have a […]

Continue Reading On homefamily.net/feed/ »

Survival Mom DIY: Build Your Own Fresnel LensThe story of my DIY Fresnel lens began three years ago when I lost my house and all its contents in a fire. It started around 4:00 a.m. when my daughter got up and fluffed her job uniform in the dryer. We had no idea the dryer would short out and burn through a gas line.
Later that same morning, I woke up and smelled smoke…

Continue Reading On thesurvivalmom.com »



from Royalty Gateway http://www.royaltygateway.com/may-24-2016-more-250-pm-may-24th/
Shore excursions: cattle cars or on your own? Planning smart 
Tour crowds on shore excursion
By Eileen Ogintz
RHODES (Day 8) — I can’t move, there are so many people in front and behind me.
But I’m not in a  NYC subway during rush hour; I’m on the island of Rhodes in Greece at the famous and ancient town of Lindos with its Acropolis  that dates back to BC on top of the hill and the gleaming white houses  coming down the hill…

Continue Reading On takingthekids.com »

I Want To Be You When I Grow Up, Mommy

– kidsactivitiesblog.com

I Want To Be You When I Grow Up, Mommy“I want to be you when I grow up, Mommy.”
10 words that may be the most moving, that every Mama dreams her little girl will say to her one day.

But here’s the honest truth: as much as it melted my heart and I will forever hold that sentence near and dear to my heart, it’s hard to live up to…

Continue Reading On kidsactivitiesblog.com »

This review was made possible by iConnect and Luvs.  I was provided compensation to facilitate this post, but all opinions stated are 100% mine.
 We’ll all agree that parenting isn’t for the faint hearted and it doesn’t come cheap! But this Sunday you can save some money thanks to Luvs! Don’t you just love that!
Luvs, it’s the official diaper of the smart moms and there is a reason for that…

Continue Reading On upliftingfamilies.com »

Your Modern Family – Raising our kids, organizing our home & saving money http://yourmodernfamily.com Download your Free eBook, Beat the Boredom in a Week, here!
Today we found out that Disney Circle Go is on Android (get it here) which reminded me that I wanted to share my online safety tips with you…

Continue Reading On yourmodernfamily »

May 24, 2016

– foryourmarriage.org

Remember to kiss your spouse goodnight, regardless of the day’s events.

Continue Reading On foryourmarriage.org »

Easy Tips to Make Potty Training Stress-freeThis post was sponsored by PAMPERS® EASY UPS, however all the opinions expressed are my own.
The signs were all there. Wanting to sit on the potty. Tugging at his diaper while saying the words “pee pee” and actually going pee pee while on the potty!
That’s when I knew it was finally time to potty-train our recently turned 2 year-old boy…

Continue Reading On mommysbundle.com »

10 Things That Annoy Me as a Parent (but Never Fazed Me Before Kids)I don’t know if it’s the lack of sleep or the realities of becoming an adult, but now that I’ve joined this mom game, I get way more agitated than I used to. The list of things that bug the heck out of me grows daily, but it’s those things that never really fazed my prekids self that really catch me off guard…

Continue Reading On www.popsugar.com/ »

Environmentally Friendly Gardening

– homefamily.net/feed/

Updated in June 2015 by the Manitoba Association of Home Economists Yards can be made more environmentally friendly with little or no cost and some reorganization of time, activity and plant varieties. Try some of these ideas. Set up a rain storage barrel in an obscure corner of the yard. Be sure to have a […]

Continue Reading On homefamily.net/feed/ »

Survival Mom DIY: Build Your Own Fresnel LensThe story of my DIY Fresnel lens began three years ago when I lost my house and all its contents in a fire. It started around 4:00 a.m. when my daughter got up and fluffed her job uniform in the dryer. We had no idea the dryer would short out and burn through a gas line.
Later that same morning, I woke up and smelled smoke…

Continue Reading On thesurvivalmom.com »

Monday, May 23, 2016

Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Big New Bets On Netflix (NFLX), ConocoPhillips (COP) Plus Other Top Holdings + MORE 5:49 pm May 23rd

On Krugman’s Cherry-Picking Skills – Exhibit 1: The Clinton BoomPaul Krugman, the New York Times columnist, after obliquely informing us of his acquaintance with a literary text, “Remembrance of Booms Past”, promptly forgets and cherry-picks the data. We learn that, under the watchful eye of Bill Clinton, the U.S. economy experienced an economic boom – a fact no one would deny…

Continue Reading On zerohedge.com/ »

Should I Put Stocks in My Roth IRA and Bonds in My Traditional IRA?A reader writes in, asking:
“If I have a Roth IRA and traditional IRA, is it better to put my stock funds in the Roth and the bond funds in the traditional IRA? That seems preferable, because as long as stocks do earn more than bonds it would leave me with more money down the road because the Roth is tax-free…

Continue Reading On obliviousinvestor.com »

When it comes to retirement income planning, advisers should focus less on “shortfall” and “failure” probabilities, and embrace the “language of longevity,” Moshe Milevsky tells Barbara Petitt, CFA, in an interview for the Financial Analysts Journal Author Interview series. Read more

Continue Reading On cfainstitute.org »

Where have all the cowboys gone?

– thereformedbroker.com

Flipping out over how awesome this new post at Michael Batnick’s blog is, which presents the career arc of history’s most important investors of all time. He takes their dates of birth, advances them 22 years for a typical career starting point, and then overlays them with the future cumulative performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average to give you a sense of how much wind they had at their backs…

Continue Reading On thereformedbroker.com »

10 Good Beach Reads, Just in Time for Memorial DayMemorial Day weekend is fast approaching. If you are anything like me, you are probably looking forward to delving into several new and recent book releases that could make for pleasant beach reading.
This is the perfect time of year to take advantage of the slower pace, kick back, and learn something new…

Continue Reading On ritholtz.com »

Morning News: May 23, 2016

– crossingwallstreet.com

Eurozone Flash PMI Weakness Fuels Concerns Over Second Quarter Slowdown
Slumping Japan Exports, Factory Orders Add to Headaches for PM Abe, BOJ
Make No Mistake: Saudi Arabia Is The Strongman Of Oil Markets
The U.S. And China Are Both Wrong on Steel
Boston Federal Reserve Head Says Conditions Are Almost Right for June Rate Hike
Balance Due: Credit-Card Debt Nears $1 Trillion as Banks Push Plastic
Fraud in $4 Trillion Trade Finance Has Banks Turning Digital
Bayer’s $62 Billion Monsanto Takeover Bid Spooks Investors
CF Tie-Up With OCI Is Latest Deal to Snag on Inversion Curb
Boeing Wins $11…

Continue Reading On crossingwallstreet.com »

2016 has been a great year for gold. Its currently up 17%.
This is the best time to invest in gold for the long-term investor.
The Elliott Wave Principle is a form of ‘technical analysis’ that believes investors move between periods of bullishand bearish thinking in a reasonably consistent pattern…

Continue Reading On investorsinsight.com »

Famous for being an avid art collector, Steven Cohen was crowned the Hedge Fund King by the Wall Street Journal in 2006, only to fall out of grace several years later as his fund, SAC Capital, pleaded guilty to insider trading violations and agreed to close its doors for outsiders. Cohen himself…..

Continue Reading On insidermonkey.com »



from Royalty Gateway http://www.royaltygateway.com/billionaire-steve-cohens-big-new-bets-on-netflix-nflx-conocophillips-cop-plus-other-top-holdings-more-549-pm-may-23rd/
On Krugman’s Cherry-Picking Skills – Exhibit 1: The Clinton BoomPaul Krugman, the New York Times columnist, after obliquely informing us of his acquaintance with a literary text, “Remembrance of Booms Past”, promptly forgets and cherry-picks the data. We learn that, under the watchful eye of Bill Clinton, the U.S. economy experienced an economic boom – a fact no one would deny…

Continue Reading On zerohedge.com/ »

Should I Put Stocks in My Roth IRA and Bonds in My Traditional IRA?A reader writes in, asking:
“If I have a Roth IRA and traditional IRA, is it better to put my stock funds in the Roth and the bond funds in the traditional IRA? That seems preferable, because as long as stocks do earn more than bonds it would leave me with more money down the road because the Roth is tax-free…

Continue Reading On obliviousinvestor.com »

When it comes to retirement income planning, advisers should focus less on “shortfall” and “failure” probabilities, and embrace the “language of longevity,” Moshe Milevsky tells Barbara Petitt, CFA, in an interview for the Financial Analysts Journal Author Interview series. Read more

Continue Reading On cfainstitute.org »

Where have all the cowboys gone?

– thereformedbroker.com

Flipping out over how awesome this new post at Michael Batnick’s blog is, which presents the career arc of history’s most important investors of all time. He takes their dates of birth, advances them 22 years for a typical career starting point, and then overlays them with the future cumulative performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average to give you a sense of how much wind they had at their backs…

Continue Reading On thereformedbroker.com »

10 Good Beach Reads, Just in Time for Memorial DayMemorial Day weekend is fast approaching. If you are anything like me, you are probably looking forward to delving into several new and recent book releases that could make for pleasant beach reading.
This is the perfect time of year to take advantage of the slower pace, kick back, and learn something new…

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Morning News: May 23, 2016

– crossingwallstreet.com

Eurozone Flash PMI Weakness Fuels Concerns Over Second Quarter Slowdown
Slumping Japan Exports, Factory Orders Add to Headaches for PM Abe, BOJ
Make No Mistake: Saudi Arabia Is The Strongman Of Oil Markets
The U.S. And China Are Both Wrong on Steel
Boston Federal Reserve Head Says Conditions Are Almost Right for June Rate Hike
Balance Due: Credit-Card Debt Nears $1 Trillion as Banks Push Plastic
Fraud in $4 Trillion Trade Finance Has Banks Turning Digital
Bayer’s $62 Billion Monsanto Takeover Bid Spooks Investors
CF Tie-Up With OCI Is Latest Deal to Snag on Inversion Curb
Boeing Wins $11…

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2016 has been a great year for gold. Its currently up 17%.
This is the best time to invest in gold for the long-term investor.
The Elliott Wave Principle is a form of ‘technical analysis’ that believes investors move between periods of bullishand bearish thinking in a reasonably consistent pattern…

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Famous for being an avid art collector, Steven Cohen was crowned the Hedge Fund King by the Wall Street Journal in 2006, only to fall out of grace several years later as his fund, SAC Capital, pleaded guilty to insider trading violations and agreed to close its doors for outsiders. Cohen himself…..

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Why I didn’t put my cart back at the grocery store + MORE 2:49 pm May 23rd

Jungle Animals Word Search Printable

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Jungle Animals Word Search PrintableIf you’re looking for a Jungle Animals Word Search then you found it!   In this word search activity there are 11 animals hiding out.

This is a more challenging word search with words going not only vertical and horizontal, but also diagonally and backward!
Jungle Animals Word Search Printable
This fun word search is free!

Click here to download and print: Jungle Animals Word Search Printable

This is a fun activity for before or after a day at the zoo…

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Your Modern Family – Raising our kids, organizing our home & saving money http://yourmodernfamily.com Download your Free eBook, Beat the Boredom in a Week, here!
I remember when I had our first son… in 2006.   Such an adorable sweet (tiny) baby boy.   I was over the moon excited.  As he grew and our family grew, it would become harder and harder to get out…

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The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) in Hawaii established the World Fireknife Championships 24 years ago, in part, to see this proud Samoan cultural tradition perpetuated by future generations. Based on the stellar performances on May 13th by 17 talented – and young – fireknife dancers, competitive fireknife dancing has a strong and vibrant future for many years to come…

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Money-Making Ideas for Moms

– http://jimdaly.focusonthefamily.com/

You’ve probably heard it many times before: financial management in the home is primarily about effective budgeting and wisely using the resources you already have.
But we hear from a lot of families who tell us they don’t have a budgeting problem, they have an income problem. They aren’t living extravagantly or beyond their means, but they’re still barely getting by and have nothing extra left over to bless others…

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May 23, 2016

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If your spouse does something thoughtful, reinforce your gratitude with a simple thank you or a thoughtful gesture in return.

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This Homework Activity Is LOL-Worthy and All, But Why Was it Even an Assignment?
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The internet loves a good homework fail, especially when the child happens to completely innocently sell out their parents as a result. Maybe the teacher who assigned this homework – which asked kids to draw what their mom looks like both in the morning and before going out – had an educational reason for asking her students to complete this worksheet, but it seems more likely that her ulterior motive was to treat herself to a laugh or two…

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Jungle Animals Word Search Printable

– kidsactivitiesblog.com

Jungle Animals Word Search PrintableIf you’re looking for a Jungle Animals Word Search then you found it!   In this word search activity there are 11 animals hiding out.

This is a more challenging word search with words going not only vertical and horizontal, but also diagonally and backward!
Jungle Animals Word Search Printable
This fun word search is free!

Click here to download and print: Jungle Animals Word Search Printable

This is a fun activity for before or after a day at the zoo…

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Your Modern Family – Raising our kids, organizing our home & saving money http://yourmodernfamily.com Download your Free eBook, Beat the Boredom in a Week, here!
I remember when I had our first son… in 2006.   Such an adorable sweet (tiny) baby boy.   I was over the moon excited.  As he grew and our family grew, it would become harder and harder to get out…

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The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) in Hawaii established the World Fireknife Championships 24 years ago, in part, to see this proud Samoan cultural tradition perpetuated by future generations. Based on the stellar performances on May 13th by 17 talented – and young – fireknife dancers, competitive fireknife dancing has a strong and vibrant future for many years to come…

Continue Reading On takingthekids.com »

Money-Making Ideas for Moms

– http://jimdaly.focusonthefamily.com/

You’ve probably heard it many times before: financial management in the home is primarily about effective budgeting and wisely using the resources you already have.
But we hear from a lot of families who tell us they don’t have a budgeting problem, they have an income problem. They aren’t living extravagantly or beyond their means, but they’re still barely getting by and have nothing extra left over to bless others…

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May 23, 2016

– foryourmarriage.org

If your spouse does something thoughtful, reinforce your gratitude with a simple thank you or a thoughtful gesture in return.

Continue Reading On foryourmarriage.org »

This Homework Activity Is LOL-Worthy and All, But Why Was it Even an Assignment?
View post on imgur.com

The internet loves a good homework fail, especially when the child happens to completely innocently sell out their parents as a result. Maybe the teacher who assigned this homework – which asked kids to draw what their mom looks like both in the morning and before going out – had an educational reason for asking her students to complete this worksheet, but it seems more likely that her ulterior motive was to treat herself to a laugh or two…

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