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Would You Like Your Paycheck Short and Uncertain, or Long and Steady
The "short order chef" of financial advice asks you, "How would you like your paycheck, short and uncertain, or long and steady"? Isn't the answer obvious? So today Google Blog Alerts introduces us to this: "It is a true fact...

Selling China Stocks Short -- Literally
Interesting post on the Seeking Alpha blog, by Steve Christ, entitled, "Why It's Not Too Late to Short China." Grossly simplified, it says inflation is doing in China's economy and it is not too late to profit from this by shorting China stocks...

SEC Constrains Short Selling: Too Little Too Late
(Editor’s Note: Earlier memoranda and posts on this Blog by the author may be accessed here and here. The SEC’s new rules on short-selling issued yesterday are available here...

Are Short Sales Just Silly
It?s a question I have been asking myself of late. A Short Sale is when a lender (the mortgagee) agrees to release the mortgage from the property so that it may be sold to a buyer for less than when is owed on the mortgage...

Blogging as a model for invention
The blog overcomingbias has an entry of relevance to inventors, as well as to bloggers:So where will blog posts fit in? While most academic papers and books are long, many ideas worthy of academic attention can be clearly explained in a short blog post...

New Law Eliminates Income Tax Liablity For Some Short Sales
Previous posts on this blog have discussed income tax risk associated with giving banks a deed in lieu of foreclosure or arrangements for a short sale. The general rule is that foregiveness of debt, including a bank's waiving mortgage deficiency...

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Wachovia, Settle Securities Allegations over Ultra Short Opportunities Fund