Fixed income investments

The Treasury announced they will begin to inject capital (money) into banks, under terms created under the bailout bill.  This article will try to walk through, in English, what this all means. (…)

Quick history lesson: Mark-to-the-Market was a practice originally begun by futures and commodity traders in the 19th century.  Essentially, mark-to-the-market means your holdings must be "priced" every night…at the price they can be sold at. (…)

In one of my most recent posts I discussed the "ready to explode" product issued by brokerage firms called "auction rate preferred securities."
Well, that didn't take long. (…)

"Mr. Valentine has set the price!"
Or, in this case Mr. Bernanke sets the price. (…)

You may not have heard of the term "auction rate preferred securities."
Yet.
If you have not, you probably will soon. (…)

Bank Failures in Nevada and California
The headlines this past weekend showed that US regulators took over two banks Friday afternoon and sold them both to Mutual of Omaha bank. (…)

Let's talk about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
How could these two companies be "OK" a week ago — and now this week they seem on the brink of disaster? (…)

Have you seen the Bruce Willis movie, "Die Hard"?
When the police officer starts to drive away, Willis sends him a message…throwing one of the bad guys on the hood of the car. (…)

Most Wall Street recommendations to buy are based on projected future revenues and/or projected future earnings. Projected. Or you could say, "predicted". (…)

I've labeled this “the yikes spiral” because typically this happens when certain markets are in free fall. (…)

 Mullooly Asset Management Podcast: Look at the Bond Market [3:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Look At The Bond Market
Hate being the party pooper, but I think it's important to remind people that when interest rates start to creep up, that's usually a sign that the party in the stock market may be taking a pause, or even coming to a close. (…)