Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
09-11-2007, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 262
Views: 1,063
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
07-10-2007, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 85
Re: Programming Skills for Finance Career
I say the following as someone with 10 years of experience in "high end" software development working on "name brand" enterprise software that are often deployed as part of financial systems. ...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
06-15-2007, 05:06 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 87
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
04-05-2007, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 78
Re: Kaiser Group declares big dividend
Cat,
Do you have any thoughts beyond what is on your blog? Here is my group's thinking:
Michel Tennenbaum, who controls the company, is a private equity guy, and he is interested in finding a...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
02-28-2007, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 231
Re: backing
People may have 500% ROI over periods but I seriously doubt that anybody has more than a 200% expected ROI in medium and large buy-in tournaments both online and B&M. In fact, my guess is that for...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
02-28-2007, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 231
Re: backing
I don't understand why people find staking so hard to understand.
1) The sweat/talent equity of the player should be accessed fairly and shouldn't be overstated. For a tournament I wouldn't do...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
01-31-2007, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 81
Re: Any thoughts on my first original stock idea?
Companies like this one pop up from time to time. Usually what happens is that a company sells out but rather than distributing cash to shareholders, management and/or the majority owners convince...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
01-29-2007, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 157
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
01-04-2007, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 190
Re: Career Decision: Software vs. Trading
I'm a "high end" software engineer. People who love engineering love 1) to make things, 2) working on things that will leave a legacy (rather than just making money), 3) the team work involved, 4)...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
01-04-2007, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 319
Re: A Favorite Stock, NICK
Thanks for the write up Cat. BTW, I am also heavily into Kaiser and have gained respect for you by seeing you have a position in it. However, FYI, Tennenbaum and family want to keep the company...
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Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
08-09-2006, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 332
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Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
08-08-2006, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 88
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Forum: Tournament Circuit/WSOP
08-08-2006, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 88
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
07-03-2006, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 85
Poker/Investing article on Montly Fool site
There is a new poker/investing article on the Montly Fool web site. I'll post more detailed thoughts later but I have to say it isn't half bad. Certainly, the 2+2 magazine articles on the subject...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
05-05-2006, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 83
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
05-05-2006, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 83
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
05-05-2006, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 83
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
05-03-2006, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 262
Views: 1,063
Re: The details of my Big Bet against Krispy Kreme
If your going to start talking EV, in terms of poker analogies you should think tournaments to some extent instead of cash games. Our cash game EV decisions assume infinite bankroll (assuming we are...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
05-02-2006, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 101
Views: 442
Re: I\'m shorting Krispy Kreme today
That is hard to believe but I guess it is true. I so wish I could short this. I actually talked to a trader on the phone today to confirm what the internet had been telling me. We are currently...
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Forum: High Stakes
04-28-2006, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 155
Re: Your Edge
To get a very approximate ROI take hands at a given game * ave pot for that game / number of player / total winning = ROI. Or something like that, you get the picture.
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
04-25-2006, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 49
Re: Getting rid of a HELOC
Usually second mortgages are fixed and at a higher rate than the going rate for first mortgages. You can sometimes lock the rate on your HELOC for slightly more than the going variable rate. This...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
04-25-2006, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 36
Re: ESPP -> FUBAR
ESSP is great because you are almost gauranteed that 15% return but the up side is much greater. I've made really huge money through ESSP plans. My strategy is:
1) Always invest the max,...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
04-25-2006, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 63
Re: Is Finance the best business major out there?
Zingerman's corn beef is the best thing to put in a sandwich, period.
Math is the best business major. Think about it... Also, read Mark Cuban's blog from a week or so ago where he talks about...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
04-21-2006, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 262
Views: 1,063
Re: The details of my Big Bet against Krispy Kreme
One difference between buying and shorting is with shorting the "why now" question is especially important. If a stock that I've shorted goes up 10% I absolutly take the loss, though usually I'm out...
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Forum: Business, Finance, and Investing
04-21-2006, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 262
Views: 1,063
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