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MMM-125: The Market is Rigged

Cramer says the stock market is rigged. TJ says watch nothing. Philly. Yu Yongding: the collapse. Stanza, the iPhone ebook reader. NY Fed survey. Money in Motion. Why active managers under-perform. IPhone stories. Gary North predicted falling commodities. Do it Yourself portfolios.

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   Topics in this week’s show include:         

• Thomas Jefferson says that watching nothing at all makes you a better investor than watching nothing but Mad Money.
• We took a great trip to Philly last week. Recommended time of year to visit. National Constitution Center
• Yu Yongding says the end of the current financial system may be at hand (if Fannie and Freddie default on international investors).
• Our Tool this week is Stanza, an ebook reader that could replace your Kindle (if only it could get new books from Amazon).
• NY Fed wants me to fill out a survey about the comic books they sent me.
• I talk about my visit to the Money In Motion exhibit at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
• In the Learning Earning segment we learn one reason why active managers under-perform the indexes.
• The iPhone is a truly helpful all-in-one gizmo.
• Cramer says the stock market is rigged.
• Our Guru this week is Gary North who predicted falling commodity prices but is seeing a war with Iran.
• I got THREE emails asking about Do It Yourself portfolios. First, take a look at the Lazy Portfolio Smackdown and also the Professional Lazy Portfolios. Then take a look at IFA’s comparisons against iShares and Vanguard portfolios. I hope to put together a full web page on this topic soon.

Music from music.podshow.com:
ALTA PLAZA – XRAY DOGS
Money Control – Voide
Runaway Train – Under Feather

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