WHO Raises Flu Threat Level; Mexicans Stay Home

The World Health Organization raised the threat level one below of a full pandemic. The level raised after a 23 month old toddler died because of the emerging flu. Influenza pandemics are very serious and precautions must be taken immediately. Florida’s first victim of the flu was reported yesterday in Orlando, just 300 miles north [...]

Getting faster on train tracks

Part of President Obama’s Stimulus Plan was to reform America’s Infrastructure. In improving our nation’s infrastructure was to rebuild our transportation system on how goods and citizens travel. A couple of weeks ago, our great president enacted legislature to set aside a budget to allow the building of a high-speed train network through out the [...]

IMF – Indeed Mostly Forgotten

Few years ago IMF was being considered for retirement but now, during midst of the economic crisis, it’s once again flying high rolling out ambitious plans and having even more ambitious ones on the drawing board. IMF announced that it will sell bonds to help raise portion of an expanded $500 billion IMF loan fund, [...]

Monday morning

After nice rally we had on Friday one would expect markets to sell off today…which is the case…..oil down more then $2.00, DOW futures -138 and so on. Bank stress results didn’t really announce anything that we didn’t already know but market still liked it but it will be interesting to see how financials perform [...]

Economic Calandar for 04/27/2009

10:30 Dallas Fed’s Manufacturing Outlook
12:00 Chicago Fed’s Manufacturing Index
12:30 ECB chief Trichet delivers keynote at Global Financial Forum

Good FA – Bad Firm

Custodial relationship with Pershing, data management through Odyssey Financial Technologies, and Lockwood Financial platform of money managers – such treats lured good FAs to go under Stanford’s umbrella. But none of them were prepared for what happened on Feb 17th, 2009, when SEC and FBI raided Stanford Financial Group’s Houston headquarters. Why big advisor decided [...]

Bank Stress Tests Will Enter Critical Phase on Friday

Stressed out on the stress tests? Well fear no more, as regulators start releasing critical data for banks to determine whether they’re well capitalized or need additional capital from the government to weather the economic storm that citizens are facing. However, one wrong stagnation can cause a shock through out the worlds’ markets. Check out [...]

Economic Calandar for 04/24/2009

8:30 Durable Goods Orders
10:00 New Home Sales
4:30 PM Geithner speaks after meeting of G7 finance ministers

Penny Stock Sales (E-Course)

FINRA now offers this new e-course that helps advisors undderstand in greater detail the penny stock rules and registrered representative’s sales practice obligations.
Clieck here to view more info on E-Course

Economic Calandar for 04/23/2009

8:30 Jobless Claims
10:00 Existing Home Sales
10:30 EIA Natural Gas Report
4:30 PM Money Supply

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