Media: Me on the Keiser Report
by ilene - February 10th, 2011 8:02 pm
Courtesy of Joshua M Brown, The Reformed Broker
I did the Keiser Report this week with Max Keiser. As always, it was….interesting.
Max is smart, entertaining and one of the leading scourges of Wall Street, I just love doing his show. We talk military budgets, sleeping at night after a day on The Street and agricultural subsidy welfare among other topics. My part comes in at the 12:20 mark.
This is the Remix: Classic Wall Street Quotations for 2010
by ilene - October 6th, 2010 2:45 pm
Very funny, don’t miss these… I know, I know, can’t seem to get off Joshua’s site. – Ilene
This is the Remix: Classic Wall Street Quotations for 2010
Courtesy of Joshua M Brown, The Reformed Broker
Soros, Buffett, Templeton, Livermore, Rothschild – This is the remix. I’ve updated their classic quotations for the modern investment world. Vote for your favorites below…Enjoy!
“We simply attempt to be greedy when others are fearful and to make others fearful when we do not have enough long positions on our sheets.” - Warren Buffett
“Capital goes to where it can escape taxation and be used to pay employees in sacks of rice." -Walter Wriston
“Stock market bubbles don’t grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in the creation and marketing of ETFs.” - George Soros
“It takes 150 years to build an investment bank and only five minutes to convince you to sell me preferred stock in it at a 10% interest rate.” - Warren Buffett
"The four most dangerous words in investing are ‘It’s the Lightning Round!’". - Sir John Templeton…
A Financial Blogger’s New Years Resolutions
by ilene - January 1st, 2010 1:39 pm
This could have been called "Six New Years Resolutions by a Financial Blogger." But it wasn’t. - Ilene
A Financial Blogger’s New Years Resolutions
Courtesy of Joshua M Brown, The Reformed Broker
Here’s a list of resolutions I’ve made as a financial blogger for 2010. I hope that by sticking to them, I can do a better job for you, dear reader…
I will not write "listy" titles like 10 Things or The Five whatever unless the post warrants it. Making a post into a list is blatant clickbaiting and I’m going to chill out with that.
I will not write about the latest Goldman Sachs junk just because I have nothing else to say at the moment. The whole Goldman is Evil meme has run its course…unless we find out that they’re eating babies or something, then it’s game on.
I will stop teasing the gold obsessives. After all, they may be proven correct this year and I’d rather be in the trade with them than player-hating from the sidelines if this turns out to be the case.
I will avoid taking cheap shots at the media personages and on-air commentators of financial television. Most of them are just trying to read what the producers have written for them so they can get through the day and get home to their kids like the rest of us. Only in egregious cases of BS will I call out a talking head.
I will not read or showcase the work of any partisan hacks. I’ve lost all tolerance for those who take a position on an issue solely based on their what their particular political affiliation or leanings tell them. Intelligent people formulate their opinions based on their own ideas, experience and conscience, regardless of what the party line might be.
I will attempt to walk the line between information and entertainment better. I believe a successful blog post contains a judicious mixture of elucidation, wit, outrage, personal viewpoint, accuracy and humor. If I find myself veering off toward just one of these qualities, I will try to find the way back.
Stick with me this year and I promise, this blog is gonna kick your ass.
Bespoke’s 2010 Roundtable: The Outlook From Your Favorite Bloggers
by ilene - December 24th, 2009 3:40 pm
Bespoke’s 2010 Roundtable: The Outlook From Your Favorite Bloggers
Courtesy of Joshua M Brown, The Reformed Broker
The Bespoke Investment Group just posted a killer 2010 Roundtable, including the views of some of the best financial bloggers out there. I was honored to be included along with Eddy Elfenbein, Paul Kedrosky, Bill Luby, Michael Panzner, Mebane Faber, Charles Kirk and all the rest.
Below are some links to the piece:
Bespoke 2010 Roundtable (Main Post)
Below are links to each blogger’s specific answers…
A Dash of Insight – 2010 Bespoke Roundtable Q&A
Crossing Wall Street – 2010 Bespoke Roundtable Q&A
Financial Armageddon – 2010 Bespoke Roundtable Q&A
Footnoted.org – 2010 Bespoke Roundtable Q&A
Paul Kedrosky’s Infectious Greed – 2010 Bespoke Roundtable Q&A
Investment Postcards – 2010 Bespoke Roundtable Q&A
The Kirk Report – 2010 Bespoke Roundtable Q&A
Random Roger – 2010 Bespoke Roundtable Q&A
The Reformed Broker – 2010 Bespoke Roundtable Q&A
VIX and More – 2010 Bespoke Roundtable Q&A
Wall St. Cheat Sheet – 2010 Bespoke Roundtable Q&A
World Beta – 2010 Bespoke Roundtable Q&A
Thanks to Justin and the whole Notorious B.I.G. crew. I thought everyone had some really great insights for the new year.