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by Wendy - March 2nd, 2010
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Investing - The Vulnerable Market
In this month’s investing article: A Shaky January. We started off well, but the end of stimulus in China, a spreading crisis in Greece and regulation in Washington shook the markets. A Matter of Perspective. How fundamentalist and technicians look at the market. Fundamentalists are finding buying opportunities over the long-term, technicians are worried that the market will fall further. A More Robust Framework.
by mtlo - February 10th, 2010
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Major Ty Nguyen-Reed of the United States Army
Major Ty Nguyen-Reed is the oldest of 4 siblings. With her parents, brother and 2 uncles they escaped by boat to Thailand, onto a refugee camp in the Philippines and then finally to America. Ty grew up appreciating and respecting the opportunities her parents provided them. She grew up in Ft. Worth, Texas. Ty is a Major in the U.S. She's one of a handful of Vietnamese-American female officers. Nguyen-Reed has served the U.S. Army for 9 years and was recently recognized on Oprah for her work as an American soldier.
by Wendy - January 31st, 2010
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Mabel Cheah – New York Real Estate Agent
Residential specialist Mabel Cheah is as focused on and disciplined in the development of her career as she is when it comes to fulfilling the needs and goals of her real estate clients. Always researching the latest inventory and on top of breaking trends, she remains constantly aware of the goings on in the NYC real estate market so as to always keep buyers and sellers accurately informed.
by Wendy - January 8th, 2010
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Investing - The Shifting Landscape
In this month’s investing article: New Terrain in 2010. It’s time to re-assess the market as the old patterns that drove markets in the last year shift to new ones. Investing Strategies and Ideas for 2010. Investing themes for the next year, including product cycles, defensive plays with high dividends, inflation plays, caution in commodities in the short-term, avoiding real estate and exiting longer-term bonds. Plus a list of specific ideas.
by mtlo - January 3rd, 2010
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Investing: Short-Term Arbitrage
It's the New Year, and people are looking back, looking forward, making predictions and picking the best stocks for 2008. So, in this month's column, I'm going to talk about... short-term arbitrage. Yes, I said short-term arbitrage. I promise to tell you what that is soon.
Why not make predictions and pick stocks for 2008? Mostly because I think we're seeing the continuation of trends that we've already talked about in past columns.
For example, I see the financials continuing their downtrend.
by mtlo - December 30th, 2009
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Jean Quan - Oakland Mayoral Candidate
In 2003, Jean became only the 12th woman to serve on the Oakland Council in over 150 years and the first Asian American woman.
Jean is the first Asian American woman elected to the Oakland City Council and School Board. She is running to be the first woman Mayor of Oakland, and the first Asian American woman mayor of a major U.S. city. We just had to speak with her!
In 2003, Jean became only the 12th woman to serve on the Oakland Council in over 150 years and the first Asian American woman.
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by jaymie - December 1st, 2009
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Investing - It's all about the dollar
In this month’s investing article: Investing in October. We rallied as earnings season began, but faded quickly as November approached. Fears of Fed tightening caused the dollar to reverse its downward trend and the market to retreat. In the end, the Fed blessed easy money, allowing the market to barely flinch when unemployment hit 10.2%. The Way Forward.
by mtlo - November 16th, 2009
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