Archive for February, 2009

• Friday links: downside beta
  abnormalreturns, February 27th, 2009 at 12:37 pm, Comments: 0

  Throwing good money after bad.  The Feds double down on Citigroup (C). (Big Picture, 24/7 Wall St., Clusterstock, Slate.com, Deal Journal) The challenges facing 2008′s [...]

• Thursday links: non-stress tests
  abnormalreturns, February 26th, 2009 at 12:55 pm, Comments: 0

  “No matter how long your investing horizon may be, the risk of owning risky assets can never go to zero.”  (WSJ.com) Is ‘buy and hold‘ [...]

• Wednesday links: lowered standards
  abnormalreturns, February 25th, 2009 at 11:42 am, Comments: 0

  “Can the mere words of the Federal Reserve Chair actually produce a 4% increase in the value of the U.S. capital stock?”  (Econbrowser) “There are [...]

• Tuesday links: feels like 1997
  abnormalreturns, February 24th, 2009 at 12:56 pm, Comments: 0

  The stock market is down 50% from its peak.  (WSJ.com, FT.com) Where is the equity risk premium?  (EconomPic Data) Now is not the time to [...]

• Tuesday links: feels like 1997
  abnormalreturns, February 24th, 2009 at 12:56 pm, Comments: 0

  The stock market is down 50% from its peak.  (WSJ.com, FT.com) Where is the equity risk premium?  (EconomPic Data) Now is not the time to [...]

• Monday links: uncommon liquidity
  abnormalreturns, February 23rd, 2009 at 12:12 pm, Comments: 0

  Third time is a charm, right?  Citibank (C) reportedly seeks yet another bailout.  (Clusterstock, Market Movers) The potential Citibank investment is not nationalization and not [...]

• Sunday links: asymmetric bets
  abnormalreturns, February 22nd, 2009 at 9:00 pm, Comments: 0

  Don’t buy ‘lottery tickets‘ to try and get your portfolio back in shape. (WSJ.com) “Investing is hard. The simple buoyancy of the human spirit is [...]

• Friday links: still not cheap
  abnormalreturns, February 20th, 2009 at 1:37 pm, Comments: 0

  Why stocks still are not cheap.  In short, they had a long way to fall.  (Economix) “You do not have to participate in this treacherous [...]

• Thursday links: leveraged volume
  abnormalreturns, February 19th, 2009 at 12:58 pm, Comments: 0

  Just how bad has the start of 2009 been for the Dow?  (Bespoke) Time to think about the long side?  (Howard Lindzon) Buffett vs. Soros.  [...]

• Thursday links: leveraged volume
  abnormalreturns, February 19th, 2009 at 12:58 pm, Comments: 0

  Just how bad has the start of 2009 been for the Dow?  (Bespoke) Time to think about the long side?  (Howard Lindzon) Buffett vs. Soros.  [...]