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•The Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme: A Validation of our Blue Collar Philosophy plus Tony C. checks in on Cramer

December 21st, 2008 · 5 Comments

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Blue Collar Mission Statement
1- Become CEO of your own money
2- Become financially independent
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Never before have the convictions of the Blue Collar philosophy become more meaningful as they have this past week with the arrest of Bernie Madoff for what may become the biggest fraud in the history of Wall Street. Madoff, now being called “the Thief [...]

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Tags: Economy · Guest Author · Jim Cramer · Mad Money · Uncategorized · economic news · hedge funds

Call to the SEC: Wake Up and Reinstate the Uptick Rule NOW

December 14th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Did you ever sit down, scratch your head and say to yourself, “I just don’t get this?” Maybe your best friend is dating a loser; or your favorite pro football team recently hired a clueless coach; or perhaps your college professor just finished puffing through a full pack of cigarettes while giving a 1-hour pathology lecture. Well, [...]

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Tags: Cashing in on Covered Calls · Economy · Jim Cramer · Mad Money · Uncategorized · VIX · economic news · hedge funds · short selling stocks

Jim Cramer Makes Us Some “Blue Collar Money” Vol. 6 plus Keep an Eye on Stock Splits by Tony Covino and Alan Ellman

September 17th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Cramer Gem (MHS) Medco Health Solutions:
Alan’s last article stressed the importance of ascertaining where the “Big Boys” were headed with their investment dollars. I also did some digging and found a gem, with the help of J. Cramer,  that goes along with what Alan wrote about in his last article.
Let’s run it through our Blue [...]

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Tags: Cashing in on Covered Calls · Earnings Reports · Economy · Jim Cramer · Locating Stocks · Mad Money · Stock Splits · hedge funds · short selling stocks · watch list