There is a song in my head the last week called ‘The First Cut is The Deepest ‘. I think it applies to the carnage in the market and what Dr. Pearlman sets out to explain below. If you trade or invest, you will get cut and the best way to deal with a cut…is …

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I have long said that athletes would love Twittering. Entertainers as well. I have got my pal Todd hooked. People like conversation and banter. Period. Add ideas to the mix and you may even have a business model…maybe: Have a great weekend. Next week I strike out Todd with a wiffle ball. Not really, but …

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Stocktwits.com is now live. Fred has a good post about it on his blog. Soren has done a great job putting the site together and making it fun to use. There are many different ways to use it. You can just watch the whole stream of stock conversation or you can create your own filters. …

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You must love ‘The Oracle of Omaha’ nose and ear hair and all. Warren is a true American other than the fact that he has stopped grooming himself. You can watch CNBC and Cramer for the next three years, or maybe just read THIS ! So … I’ve been buying American stocks. This is my …

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Time flies. Congrats to Wallstrip on turning 2 years old today. I always thought the idea had legs. Cool to see Lindsay making a cameo on the show and it’s fun to see all the great content mashed up. Here is our very first show: I love this mashup from the very early days as …

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Today is final tax return day! We are about to get a VERY new government. In the investing environment we have entered, stock gains will be harder earned than ever. In the start-up world, things will just be tougher, whether you believe the hype or not. Best to just be prepared for it. The next …

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Once in a while it just flows in…. Today was the payoff day for a week of horror, angst and some good patience. Writing truly helped me stay the course in what was turning into an awful trade. I peeled and peeled today because in the end, I was dumb to get into the trade. …

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I remember so many good times the last few years for the markets. My first idea was a party for Dow 12,000 back in November 2006 ( a fave Wallstrip of mine): Wallstrip celebrated Dow 13,000 shortly thereafter with Broker’s Gone Wild: I miss the good times. I do know we are closer to good …

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This is a great post by ‘The Fly ‘ We’re not going out like this, under the weight of some sub-prime driven credit crisis. When it’s all said and done, we’ll be back to producing meaningless nuclear submarines, throwing firecrackers at one another and producing monstrous trucks for the road, in no time at all. …

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I am dusting off my G7 action heroes and putting them up for sale on Ebay. Friday was an intense day as I spent 90 percent of the market hours on a plane, not knowing which limit orders were to be filled. Deep down, I was hoping none. I was long enough and buying Google …

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