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PhilR



Website: http://www.bestcashcow.com/PhilR
Country: United States
Member Since: Jun 20, 2007

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Nuclear Energy is the Solution - Redux

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Aug 10, 2007
An essay I read entitled What's Wrong with Energy...

Published Content

The Inevitability of Nuclear Energy

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Jul 6, 2007
I'm a big believer in nuclear energy. It is a...

The New England Patriots success is because they operate as the ultimate business

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Aug 3, 2007
Bekow is a list of the 10 keys to the success of the New...

$15 Million will get you one of Boston's most desirable addresses.

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Aug 3, 2007
One of Boston's nicest residential addresses will soon be...

Founders at Work Give the Inside Story of 32 Successful Technology Entrepreneurs

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Aug 5, 2007
If you’re thinking of starting a Web or technology...

High Credit Homebuyers Having Trouble Getting Jumbo Mortgages

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Aug 8, 2007
In Massachusetts even borrowers with good credit are...

Ellyn McColgan Out at Fidelity

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Aug 8, 2007
The musical chairs continue at Fidelity and the latest to...

Nuclear Energy is the Solution - Redux

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Aug 10, 2007
An essay I read entitled What's Wrong with Energy...

Mortgage Crisis Spreads, Wall Street Gyrates, and the Fed May Drop Rates

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Aug 10, 2007
The subprime/mortgage mess has accelerated this week and...

Financial Leverage and the Collapse of Sowood Capital

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Aug 16, 2007
The collapse of Sowood Capital is a good example of the...

Which Way Goes Akamai (AKAM)?

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Aug 30, 2007
Akamai's stock has risen fallen, and risen again like an...

Ex Fed Chief Greenspan Criticizes Bush Economic Policies in His New Book

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Sep 15, 2007
I can only say “Thank you Mr. Greenspan.�? On...

Record Oil Prices Will Hurt

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Oct 15, 2007
Today oil hit a new record of $86 per barrel. The...

Fed Chairman Summary of Bernanke's Speech to the Economic Club of New York

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Oct 15, 2007
Fed Chairman Ben Barnanke gave a speech today to the...

Record Home Heating Oil Prices Freezing Me Out

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Oct 17, 2007
Home heating oil prices in Massachusetts have risen to a...

Warren Buffet Company Giving Away 30,000 Pieces of Furniture if Red Sox Win World Series

A Article by PhilR
Posted: Oct 23, 2007
Jordan's Furniture, a store owned by Warren Buffet, made...

Links

Review - Maestro Dobel Tequila - Having a hard time watching the market fall? Economic...

Have GM, Ford, and Chrysler Failed for the Last Time? - Interesting article on the fate of the US automotive...

Fed Getting Desperate Appeals Directly to Homeowners - The President of the Boston Federal Reserve, Eric...

Accountant or Software? - Steven Lipsitt used Turbotax and an accountant to do his...

Filing Taxes Early? You May Want to Slow Down - People who are owed money generally rush to file their...

Massachusetts Housing Market Continues to Deteriorate - The Massachusetts housing market led the bubble on the...

Business Guru Romney Can;t Get His Own Brand Right - Mitt Romney may be a brilliant businessman, but he's not...

Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren Says Housing Slump Will Worsen - Boston's Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said in...

Fidelity Charity Program Gives $15,000 to Students to Give Away - I'm shilling her a bit for Fidelity but the program does...

Review of WiFi Enabled Music Players that Beat iPod - Apple has a great MP3 music player but it is falling...

Dave Mathews Band and Van Halen Selling Ringtones - Dave Mathews Band and Van Halen have avoided selling...

PIMCOs Bill Gross Sees Federal Funds Rate a 3% - Opposition from the Federal Reserve's hawkish wing will...

Jack Welch's Guru Suzy Welch Takes Reader's Questions - Suzy Welch, BusinessWeek columnist and former editor of...

Citi Could Be Sold to JP Morgan - I found the headline almost unbelievable. Isn't Citi the...

Families Making $180,000 Or Less Get Financial Break from Harvard - Middle- and higher-income families, including those...

Falling Prices Driving Mortgage Crisis - The recent spike in home foreclosures in Massachusetts is...

Heating Will Cost $1,000 More on Average this Winter - Rising oil costs are expected to take a major bite out of...

November Awful Month for Market - And you thought October was the dangerous fall month for...

Automatic Enrollment in 401K Plans Coming Soon - Few people may read it or totally understand it, but a...

Buying a house no longer always the smartest option - Just two years ago experts were saying you were crazy if...

2008 Might Not Be A Good Media Year - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The media industry is on the brink...

Protecting Your Retirement from the Falling Dollar - But it's not just Americans traveling overseas who need...

Mohamed El-Erian Leaving as Head of Harvard Endowment - Harvard announced that Mohamed El-Erian is leaving as...

Real Estate Slump May Bankrupt Builders - Some builders like Centex Corp. and Pulte Homes Inc might...

Green Mortgages Becoming More Popular - As energy costs rise, banks are rewarding homeowners for...

Rising Oil Prices Could Spur Recession - Almost every analyst sees oil going over $100 per barrel....

Huffington Post Redefining Media or Simply Become Part Of It - Arianna Huffington has built her Huffington Online into a...

Nokia Moving Into Services with Purchase of Enpocket - Nokia doesn't just want to be a hand-set maker and it's...

Why Are Oil Prices Rising So High? - Oil prices have surged to record highs above $88 a...

Million Dollar Homes Still Selling - The market has gone south for many homes but in...

Weak Retail Sales Could Convince Fed to Cut Rates - Retail sales came in weaker than expected, adding another...

Christopher Chandler and Legatum Capital Buying Up Sonus - Billionaire and contrarian investor Christoper Chandler's...

Facebook went West and Boston Missed Out - as Always - Facebook was started by two Harvard students in...

Apple Cuts Price on iPhone - The phone has only been out a few months and Apple is...

Fidelity's Magellan Fund Making a Comeback - Several years after Magellan was written off as an...

Details of New Google Phone Leaking Out - Google is developing a new wireless phone and the details...

Credit Card Companies Woo Subprime Lenders - Credit card companies have increased their mailings to...

Sumner Redstone Drinks MonaVie to Try and Stay Young - I thought this was amusing. Sumner Redstone, chairman of...

Average Incomes in 2005 1% Below 2000 - Data is out from 2005 and Americans still hadn't reached...

Stocks Poised for Another Beating - Credit fears are still weighing on the market. There is...

VCs Alarmed That Tax Treatment May Change - Politicians in Washington are considering legislation...

Life After George Steinbrenner - As a Red Sox fan, I follow what happens with the Yankees...

Sharing the Wealth - Social networking sites are springing up to let...

Can Moxie Make a Comeback? - Soft drink Moxie used to outsell Coka Cola. It's now...

With Chinese Imports You Get What You Pay For - Chinese imports may be cheap but at what cost? Lead...

Mortgage Rates Fall in Mixed Housing Market - Subprime delinquincies are up, prices are steady, and...

Personal Consumption Numbers Lift Wall Street - A lower than forecast PCE number helped list Wall Street...

Tangle of loans feeds the foreclosure crisis - The reselling and securitizing of mortgages has made it...

Apple (AAPL) – Ratio Call Spread Update. The Delta / Theta Battle Rages On - Analysis of recent Apple options positions.

Mass. housing slump continues - The real estate market in Boston continues to be soft.

Will Boston ever catch up? - Article that describes what many Boston entrepreneurs...

Boston Scientific Facing Challanges - Boston Scientific has had real problems since its...

Hub of the online universe: City plans a virtual Boston - I still have my doubts about Second Life. But it looks...

Could Facebook Become The Next Microsoft? - Facebook is aiming to take over the Web. Can it?

Six popular incentives that might catch a home buyer's attention - Houses need incentives to sell nowadays. Maybe these...

Options Strategist Thinks Call-Put Ratio May Be Signal - Great article which fits in with recent posts on the...

Question of succession looms large for Fidelity - Who will succeed Ned Johnson at Fidelity? Ned won't say...

Milking the Wallet - More evidence of inflation from Boston.

Rising Fuel Costs abd Slumping Housing Market Can't Derail Market - The market keeps going up. The article explains that the...

The Best States for Business - Virginia was ranked #1. My state of Massachusetts came...

Fidelity Research Institute Pyramid Prize - A $50,000 prize from Fidelity for the author or authors...

Seven Questions: Can You Live Without China? - Is it possible to go for a whole year without buying any...

Boom Town in Boston - I live in Boston and it's obvious that commercial real...

Fox Business Network sets date - Fox Business News To Launch October 15 In 30 Million...

Why We Invest in Stocks - I've always wondered this myself.

Maserati Quattroporte Automatic: an iconic four-door sedan with sex appeal - Looks good. Anyone driven it?

More on the CNBC Contest Scandal - On June 15, CNBC annonced they hired Judge Stanley...

How to Game CNBCs Stock Picking Contest - Info on how to game the CNBC stock-picking competition....

No Winner Selected for CNBC Contest as Fraud Investigated - CNBC ran a stock picking contest where the winner was...

Enpockets powers mobile ads for TV show - This could be a big break for the company.

How to Snag a Billionairre - Love's just so much better when you can elope with your...

Perils of Success - Many entrepreneurs don't know how to handle their own...

More Signs Inflation on the Rise - Fuel costs are rising, while general population growth...

Investors Beware: The Latest Scams - An investment industry trade group has released its list...

Good Recap on Housing Bubble News - This Blogger does a good job recapping housing bubble news.

The Future of Nuclear Energy - MIT study which analyzes the future of nuclear energy. I...

New York Real Estate Prices at New Heights - I have a friend in New York who says Real Estate keeps...

New NFL Video Rule Put Into Practice - The NFL is trying to keep a tight reign on what is...

VARIABLE ANNUITIES VERSUS VARIABLE LIFE VERSUS JUST PLAIN INSURANCE VERSUS INDEX MUTUAL FUNDS - Good article comparing and explaining investment...

Weekend Business Update from the NY Times - Podcast - This week: The launch of the Apple iPhone, China's trade...

ETF market takes off, but wealth of choices makes investors wary - ETFs are great investment vehicles. They have much lower...

A New Deal for Globalization - Detailed article that says that globalization is in...

Why Nuclear Energy Isn’t the Great Green Hope - I always thought nuclear energy was the keyt to the...

25 Dream Vacation Homes - Something to aspire to.

the Financial Forecast Center - Pretty cool tool that forecasts a broad range of...

Market Commentary with Mark Schmeer, President of MFC Global Investment Management - Review of Q1 2007 by Mark Shmeer, the President of MFC...

Credit Survey - Get an idea of what your credit score might be

8 Signs You're Headed for Financial Disaster - I thought these were helpful warning signs.

The Making of Mitt Romney - This is a really great, in-depth series of articles on...

Citibank Launches new Amex Card for Smith Barney and Private Clients - The card doesnt't seem that compelling to me. What does...

Video on Skirting Immigration Law to Hire Cheap Foreign Workers - Amazing video that shows law conference where they openly...

The Twisted Economics of Harry Potter - The next Harry Potter book is due soon but many in the...

Summer Vacation for the Fed - The spike in Treasury yields may have done the job for...

Wharton Analysis of Murdoch's Courting of Dow Jones - Wharton management professor Larry Hrebiniak and Joseph...

Which Store Gift Cards Have The Highest Resale Value? - Interesting analysis of which store cards have the...

Lending Club Passes $100,000 Mark In Loans To Facebook Users - Techcrunch reports that Lending Club, the Facebook...

Social lending the next Web 2.0 phenomenon - Part I - Good summary of the social lending, or P2P lending...

Jeremy Siegel: Rising Bond Yields Mean Trouble for All Markets - U.S. financial markets were battered at the end of last...

Wal-Mart is Moving Into Banking - Wal-Mart has long wanted to expand its banking operations...

FNBO Bank Making Online Banking Play - Interview with Rajive Johri CEO of First National Bank...

Indian Car Maker Announces Plans for World's Cheapest Car - Indian carmaker Tata Motors announced it will unveil the...

Is Cheap Money Era Coming to an End? - The global economy has benefited from an extended period...

$20 Million For Prosper: P2P Lending - P2P lending site Prosper.com received an additional $20...

Fed Rolls Out Mortgage Payment Calculator - The Federal Reserve rolled out a new calculator allowing...

Asia resumes record-setting run, led by Hong Kong - HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets were trading...

BMW Revamps Mini Cooper, Adding More Pep to `Ultimate City Car' - The Mini Cooper is getting a bit more pep for those that...

Despite all the hype, iPhone details are still scarce for would-be buyers - I-Phones are due to be launched 6 p.m. June 29 and there...

Everyone wants to start a business - Last year a record number of Americans started companies....

Is Wine a Good Investment? - The record prices some bottles of rare wine are now...

Risks of entrepreneurship - Money Magazine writer discusses the risks of...

The 50 Who Matter Now - In their second annual ranking, Business 2.0 has compiled...

After Shake-Up, What Now for Yahoo? - All eyes are on the next steps that Jerry Yang, the...

I love to read and write about financial news, stories, etc. I look forward to meeting others on the site.

I also like to write creatively.  Check out some of my short stories and novels on Booksie.com

 

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