Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-28-2007, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 43,006
Re: Should i stop my ESPP for more diversity?
I had an employee stock purchase plan embedded within my 401k when I worked at State Street. So it was pretax purchases and the discount was really small as well like above.
Diversifying makes...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-27-2007, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 750
Re: How dodgy is the Citibank-Abu Dhabi deal?
There are a few big differences in the issues
1) The citi issue is a mandatory convertible to common shares and the CFC issue is not. More risk on this citi convert to the equity downside. So this...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-25-2007, 11:39 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 53,886
Re: THE WIRE T-Shirts
Ha thats great, jut bought one for a present. Some of the T-shirts with pictures are lame but good idea
Steve
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-16-2007, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 2,064
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-16-2007, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 2,064
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-12-2007, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 689
Re: Real Estate Losses
You can't 1031 exchange here this doesn't work for lots of ways . As a general note you can't 1031 a primary residence, has to be real estate as an investment. You also can't 1031 to roll forward...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-07-2007, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 612
Re: Hard Money Lending
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This is my thinking also. Am I wrong in my thinking that getting him to cover the carry cost will reduce my risk in the deal?
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Not really, at the end of the day the...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
11-07-2007, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 612
Re: Hard Money Lending
The risk/reward doesn't seem to add up here. The potential to make 12k or so just doesn't add up here. I think he's trying to use you as a risk shield if something goes wrong and it becomes hard to...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-30-2007, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 1,275
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-17-2007, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 304
Re: Indian stock debacle..
The ETF usually just owns ADR's and not the special investment deriviates that hedge funds and like use to speculate in the India market (and only that is being debated about restricting) so your...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-12-2007, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 324
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-12-2007, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 1,201
Re: Buying a first home: Las Vegas
I'll echo alot of the sentimate above. Aggressivly negitoate any deal you make in LV. Bargains are to be had today if you search and try and cut prices see if you find a seller just ready to go right...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-10-2007, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 717
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-08-2007, 11:48 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 263
Re: Thremp, whats happening with the bar?
Why bother to familiarize much with quickbooks? Its one of the easiest and cost effective thing to farm out to a accounting contractor to do for you (compared to the time taken as a learning curve...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
10-02-2007, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 279
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
09-24-2007, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 304
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
09-18-2007, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 670
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
09-14-2007, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 412
Re: Another Investment Fish Seeks Advice
I wouldn't go too overboard on the Citadel from the get go. This money will be totally Illiquid and untouchable for YEARS by you. I think your a bit young, without a ton of assets to really go heavy...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
09-02-2007, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 448
Re: Stock Contest for class
You could also play the double index etfs or the inverse double etfs for some leverage. http://www.proshares.com/funds
SteveOMS
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-28-2007, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 307
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-26-2007, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 840
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-25-2007, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 840
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-08-2007, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 298
Re: 4 unit investment property
This also can't be answered without a rental estimate on the unit you will live in. I'm assuming the 5,800 a month is for the 3 units only, almost 2k a month, but its a big difference if the owners...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
08-03-2007, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 496
Re: Walk Away From Your House by Jim Cramer
While I'm ok with people who want to ignore JC, but I'd be careful picking up sub-prime lenders here. Their business model is TOTALLY broken for the most part. They don't have any money to make the...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
07-30-2007, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 361
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