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The Good, The Bad, & The Lovely 09.20.13
The Lovely: The Fed Continues Printing $4B/Day! Good: Stocks are strong Industrial production matched estimates and rose 0.4% in August after being flat in July. Read here The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.1% in August which missed estimates for a gain of 0.2%.Read here No Taper, Fed stays the course and continues QE Read here…
Davos 2010: Morgan Stanley's John Mack
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Why Most People Lose Money In The Market- It’s human nature.
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Are Hedge Funds Dead?
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