Here’s a fun little game. Can you guess the identity of the two Harvard Law students shown in the photo to the left? Especially the guy on the left and the guy in the middle. The guy on the right we don’t care about.
You may want to read Patrick Byrne’s (of Overstock.com) description of Jim […]

Here’s a post from Naked Capitalism just now proving that yes, in fact, the Plunge Protection Team did act last week:
 Are the Feds Manipulating the Stock Market?
from naked capitalism by Yves Smith

This message came from an investor who has provided me with some very useful research from time to time:

"Mike Belkin, who writes a weekly […]

Hahaha, Fox Business channel took out an ad in the NYT and WSJ that bashed Cramer on his Bear Stearns call. Pretty funny. Hat tip CrossingWallStreet.com

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Got an email from Jim (not THAT Jim) saying they are auctioning off some of the props used on the Mad Money show. Since I’m a statesman like Cramer, I won’t call it "Cramer Crap." You can see video clips of the props being used on the show and then put in a bid […]

It’s really easy to write to your congressman these days. Simply go to house.gov, enter your zip code, and click on the send email link (at least it was for MY congressman). So, here is what I wrote to mine this morning. Please join me in calling for the elimination of the penny, nickel, and […]

Congress held a hearing yesterday to consider replacing zinc pennies with steel pennies. Ron Paul was there and made a statement about how the penny was worth the equivalent of $0.47 in the early 20th century.
You can watch a video of the hearing. But nobody is talking about the solution that makes sense: drop a […]

Have you ever hear the term "financial pornography?" Perhaps that is a reason that (former) NY Governor Eliot Spitzer’s favorite TV show was Mad Money?

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School kids pay for their lunch in pennies and get into trouble. You know we need to get rid of pennies when they cause such a nuisance. Watch the video.
http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=109908

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