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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.
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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

SHORT SELLING- Good or Bad for the Stock Market

May 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Blue Collar Investors oftentimes hear experts speak of financial practices  that they don’t quite understand. Short Selling or Shorting may be  such terms. First , let’s define what short selling is: the practice of selling securities that the seller does not own, in the hope of repurchasing them at a lower price at a later date. Short sellers [...]

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