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Lucky Links Posted: 13 Mar 2009 04:01 AM PDT Stocks soar, but dismal signs remain In the blink of an eye, the economy got better What will cause a recovery? Honestly is the best policy for investors in today's market Four reasons the recession may be easing America's well-being index U.S. household net worth falls 18% Some states see double-digit jobless rate Contrarian alert - the majority of us now think we're going to see an depression The stock market video-o-rama There are two ways to see Obamanomics A turning tide for Obama? The looting of America's coffers Profits for taxpayers through toxic assets The American Dream of owning a home is still alive and well Valuation analysis on the S&P 500 Since September, forays above the 20-day moving VWAP line have been short-lived Bear turns bull? More volatility + less fear = lower VIX? Should investors nix the VIX? Stocks are downright cheap How to lose 65% in just four days Just another sucker's rally! 400 point gains on the Dow only happen during bear markets? A textbook inverse h&s pattern in the Russell 2000 S&P 500 daily swing goes green Fully invested, but not anticipating a market bottom Reinvesting when terrified Three key industries that are taking significant hits Zack's weekly sector ranks Yep, stock correlation still remains high Some ETFs buck the trend Microcap stocks to lead next bull market? Haircuts for bond holders Prepare yourself for some reverse splits? The danger of dividend cuts among high-yielding preferreds Is a surge in commodity prices really inevitable? Surprise! Some banks don't want cash with strings attached The mark-to-market melee Why market to market is not really such a big deal 8 demands for banks taking bailouts Just blame the quants? Is the Devil playing the market? 45% of world's wealth destroyed Mass sovereign defaults around the corner? Wall Street firms are abandoning Japan. Time to buy? Beijing gets others to pay the bill Wen voices concern over China's U.S. treasuries Currency crashes in industrial countries: much ado about nothing? Three foreign ETFs that avoided the market lows Yamamoto continues to outperform Q&A with David Swensen Dave Landry shares a few charts 8 most optimistic prognosticators Confessions of a pundit Google steps up its attack on telecom with Google Voice Google bails out employees, socks it to shareholders IBM dives nto water venture Goldman loves Morgan Stanley Time to buy? Etrade's viability in doubt Making profits Citi-style VeriFone's CEO's interesting buy John Dorfman's favorite bank stocks Wal-mart deflation Stocks near their 52-week highs Potential additions to the Dow 5 stocks for 5 year investors Stocks that aren't coming back Screening for earnings yield Companies that have negative enterprise values Pop quiz! Can you name all six companies which currently earn Standard and Poor's AAA rating? Three stocks that "should" be an easy double "The challenge for the trader is not so much one of making market predictions as refining trading hypotheses as market data unfold." - Dr. Brett Steenbarger Trading with a diversified emotional portfolio Next Friday is options expiration. A few expiry stats to know It may feel wrong, but here's some research on why you must hold overnight Trading earnings surprises & more The gambler in all of us The importance of devoting time to thinking Three ways to help you control your negative self-talk Nuggets of wisdom from Jim Wyckoff The cruel math of investment losses Leveraged ETF Empire strikes back 25 low-rated ETFs The benefits from total market ETFs Trading Currency ETFs 101 The curious case of ETF NAV deviations Bernie's red flags Free budgeting help with SimpleD Budget Software Credit myths! Looking for happiness? Join me and move to Utah! Money can't buy happiness? 10 ways to become (or stay) poor 10 ways to overcome depression and sadness Yes, you can still choose the life you really want to live! "The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing."- Philip Fisher This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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