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Sam Cass



Website: http://www.bestcashcow.com/Sam_Cass
Country: United States
Other Site: investmenthawk.blogspot.com/
Member Since: Jun 21, 2007

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Are Your Money Market Funds Safe?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 21, 2007
We often hear from our banks that money market funds are...

2/3 of Women Willing to Marry for Money

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 14, 2007
Would you marry for the money? The WSJ.com just reported...

Bond Insurers Downgraded and No One Paying Attention

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 20, 2007
In news that has not been widely reported, many of the...

How the Credit Crisis Will Impact Your Interest Rate

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jan 30, 2008
The sub-prime crisis and the credit crunch are about the...

Published Content

CNBC Trillion Dollar Survey Results - Forget the Experts, Here Are My Predictions

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 19, 2007
I examine the CNBC expert survey and make my own...

Unprecedented Correlation Between S&P500 and Gold

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 19, 2007
Over the last couple of years an unprecedented...

Ignore the Hype: Dow Over 14,000 Isn't All That It Seems

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 21, 2007
Based on the coverage by the major business media, the...

Why Bank Stocks May Be A Better Than Bonds Right Now

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 24, 2007
Several good reasons why you might want to consider...

Another Bush Ally Goes Down Crying

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 29, 2007
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party...

Robert Murdoch Buys The Wall Street Journal and Public Approves

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 1, 2007
Despite the media hype to the contrary, the public long...

Trillion Dollar Carry Trades Could Bring Down Markets according to Sam Cass

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 2, 2007
Carry Trades are little known by the general public but...

Enhanced Money Markets Causing Problems in Europe

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 13, 2007
Enhanced Money Markets can get you rates above a...

The Death of the Uptick Rule and It's Impact on Markets

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 14, 2007
The Uptick rule was a 73 year old SEC rule that made it...

VMWare Explanation and CNBC Coverage

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 15, 2007
More info on VMWare including CNBC video, video on what...

Investment experts Say Market Melting Down, Oh Really?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 16, 2007
The headlines are screaming today about the credit market...

Fed Cuts Discount Rate by 50 Basis Points to 5.75%

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 17, 2007
The Fed cut discount rate today by 50 basis points (1/2...

Neutron Loans

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 18, 2007
A new term (to me) describing many of the sub-prime loans...

Capital One to Shut Mortgage Unit GreenPoint Mortgage

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 20, 2007
Effective immediately Capital One is sutting down its...

Yield on Treasury Bills Plummets

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 20, 2007
The yield on treasury bills plummeted today as investors...

Bank of America (BAC) Becoming Dominant Retail Bank

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 23, 2007
Yesterday, Bank of America announced that it was...

Housing Data Shows How Pundits and Experts Continue to Get It Wrong

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 24, 2007
New data shows that the sky isn't falling and housing...

Housing and Mortgage Data Doesn't Fit Media's Picture of Doom and Gloom

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 29, 2007
Take a look at the data below and tell me if all of the...

Maybe Jim Cramer Is Giving Good Advice on Mad Money

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 30, 2007
It's easy to knock Jim Cramer but maybe some of the...

CEO Pay 364 Times Average Workers

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Sep 3, 2007
It's really hard to fathom how a CEO can be worth 364X...

Fed Rate Cut Could Cause Major Problems

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Sep 5, 2007
The WSJ offers five reasons why the Fed will cut rates...

Sam Cass's Prediction on this Friday's Employment Figures

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Sep 5, 2007
I'm taking a hand and predicting this Friday's employment...

Credit Crunch May Prevent Fed from Raising Rates

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Sep 6, 2007
Before the onslaught of the credit crunch, it was widely...

August Payroll Numbers Terrible

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Sep 7, 2007
The payroll numbers are out and they looked pretty...

Distinguied Economist Paul Kasriel Says Americans Are Bankrupting Themsleves

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Sep 10, 2007
Mr. Kasriel believes that the economy has been propped...

Countrywide Receives $12 Billion in Credit - Market Up

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Sep 13, 2007
Countrywide announced today it had received $12 billion...

Wall Street Bonuses Don't Look Good this Year

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Sep 16, 2007
The global credit crunch has had perhaps the biggest...

Lehman Brothers (LEH) Earnings Shrug off Credit Crunch

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Sep 18, 2007
Lehman Bros reported earnings today and showed by the...

Morgan Stanley (MS) Earnings Surprise Wall Street

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Sep 19, 2007
Morgan Stanley's earnings fell by 17%, surprising Wall...

Unintended Consequences of the US Rate Cut

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Sep 19, 2007
I've learned that you can never tell what an unintended...

Goldman Sachs (GS) In a Class of Its Own

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Sep 21, 2007
With the big investment banks done reporting this week,...

Ron Paul's Misguided Views on the Federal Reserve bank

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Sep 27, 2007
Presidential Candidate Ron Paul has become the quirky...

Is Inflation Good or Bad for You?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Oct 9, 2007
The conventional wisdom says that inflation is very bad....

Fox Business Launches and Seems a Bit Like...CNBC

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Oct 15, 2007
I just spent half an hour watching Fox Business and I...

Record Oil Prices Manipulated By Traders

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Oct 29, 2007
Oil has reached a new record - $93 per barrel - despite...

Citibank Won't Cut Dividend

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 1, 2007
Meredith Whitney of CIBC world markets wrote yesterday...

Is the Worst of the Credit Crunch Over?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 1, 2007
In one corner you have the fact that more adjustable rate...

American Standard of Living in Decline

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 2, 2007
We may have more vcrs, tvs, ipods, and computers but our...

China is Selling Dollars

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 7, 2007
Cheng Siwei, vice chairman of China's National People's...

A New Era of Staglation is Upon Us

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 8, 2007
Over the last couple of weeks it's become clear that we...

Financial Companies Face $1.2 Trillion Risk

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 8, 2007
David Callaway, the editor-in-chief of Marketwatch posted...

Why I'm Not Talking About A Certain Brokerage

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 13, 2007
The business headlines yesterday and today are full of...

Financial Analyst Assesses Market

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 15, 2007
I just saw a video on Marketwatch from Jeffrey Cointop...

Is Fannie Mae Cooking the Books?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 16, 2007
Fortune.com posted an interesting article about some...

Government to Bail Out Subprime Borrowers WSJ Reports

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 30, 2007
The WSJ is reporting this morning that the Feds and...

F.D.I.C. Chairman Sheila Bair Says Brokerages Should be Regulated, Depositors May Benefit

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 20, 2008
The collapse of Bear Stearns and its public bailout are...

Is the Dollar Coming Back?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 6, 2008
The dollar has been beaten up over the last couple of...

Banks May Write Down $34 Billion and No End in Sight

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 28, 2007
Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase, and Merrill Lynch & Co, may...

Nearly Half of Wall Street Bank Profits are Gone

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 16, 2008
The massive wealth and profits generated by the big Wall...

Are Your Money Market Funds Safe?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 21, 2007
We often hear from our banks that money market funds are...

2/3 of Women Willing to Marry for Money

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 14, 2007
Would you marry for the money? The WSJ.com just reported...

Fed Cuts Federal Funds Rate by .25%

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 11, 2007
The Fed today decided to cut the Federal Funds rate and...

Are Financial Reporters Getting the Facts Correct?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 28, 2007
We all hope that the "respected" business news sources...

Journalist and Investor Doug Kass Says Buy Financials - Not Me

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jan 14, 2008
The Street journalist Doug Kass (he's also the founder...

Bond Insurers Downgraded and No One Paying Attention

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 20, 2007
In news that has not been widely reported, many of the...

UBS Emails Show Banks Tried to Offload Auction Rate Albatross to Individual Investors

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 28, 2008
Emails from UBS continue to paint a picture of banks...

Where's My Rebate Check?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 12, 2008
It's now June 12 and I haven't received my rebate check...

Fed Rate Cut Hurts Savers

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jan 22, 2008
The Fed today cut rates by .75% of 75 basis points in a...

Bear Stearns Meltdown, the Fed, and Inflation

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Mar 14, 2008
This week saw an acceleration in the collapse of the...

How the Credit Crisis Will Impact Your Interest Rate

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jan 30, 2008
The sub-prime crisis and the credit crunch are about the...

Are Banks and Financial Institutions a Buy?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jan 17, 2008
Steve Syre from the Boston Globe posted an interesting...

IMF GDP Calculations Show US Falling Behind Europe

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Feb 25, 2008
I was looking at a chart of GDP calculations through 2008...

Housing Coming Down But Millionairres Already Got Out

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 24, 2008
The Case/Schiller home price index now shows that housing...

Book by Louis Lowenstein Exposes Mutual Fund Industry

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Apr 19, 2008
Think the mutual fund you own is a special investment....

NAR Reports Home Sales Will Rise, But at What Cost?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 8, 2008
The National Association of Realtors released a report...

Americans Poorer Than Year Ago, Now What?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Mar 7, 2008
I feel like such a downer lately. Here's some info from...

Is Anyone Else Getting Tired of Hearing about Warren Buffett all the Time?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 13, 2008
Warren Buffet is a great investor and maybe, or maybe not...

Sam Cass Goes to Canada - Week of Reporting Live from Canada

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 26, 2008
I'm going to Canada over the next week to find out what's...

First Time Homebuyerswith Good Credit Will Benefit from Housing Problems

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 16, 2008
If you've been renting, waiting for the housing market to...

Why Investors Are Piling Into Commodities

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 22, 2008
If you're looking for some insight into why commodities...

AAA Municipal Bonds May Not Offer Best Return if Holding to Maturity

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Feb 28, 2008
There has been a lot of discussion recently on the...

Banks Starting to Jettison Foreclosed Homes

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 13, 2008
As the credit crisis deepens, banks are becoming more and...

Consumer Confidence Hits Record Low But Are Things Really that Bad?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 24, 2008
The business media is screaming about fresh lows in...

India's Growth Hits the Wall; Implications for Oil?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 8, 2008
BusinessWeek is running an article stating that India's...

Federal Reserve Extends Assistance to Investment Banks To Jan 2009 - Credit Crisis Continues

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 30, 2008
Lest we all think that we were out of the woods with the...

Inflation in Japan Hits 10 Year High and Maybe That's Good

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 26, 2008
Preliminary figures show Japanese inflation at a 10 year...

Reform and Tighter Standards Reshpaing Mortgage Market

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 14, 2008
Even as the economy melts down from past mortgage...

Why the Fed Will Have to Raise Rates Later this Year

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 26, 2008
The Fed didn't raise rates today but it will have to...

Citigroup Getting Ready to Lay Off Thousands of Investment Bankers

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 22, 2008
The WSJ has reported on Sunday that Citi is planning to...

Housing Starts in May Fall 32% from Last Year According to Census Bureau

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 18, 2008
Housing permits and starts are all down significantly...

Dying is Lucrative if You're a CEO

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 10, 2008
Want to make big money? Become a CEO and keel over.

Option ARMs are the next leg of the housing crisis

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 9, 2008
Thought the housing problem was just isolated to the...

Harvard Housing Report Says 'Everythings Gonna Be Allright'

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 23, 2008
Thank goodness we have the Joint Center for Housing...

FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair Says More Bank Failures Coming

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 4, 2008
It looks you can count on more banks failing according to...

Oil Prices Beginning to Decline

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 16, 2008
Yesterday oil fell as low as $132 a barrel, down 10% from...

Indymac CD Holders Can Cash Out or Keep CDs

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 15, 2008
I just spoke to a woman from the FDIC regarding Indymac...

We Should be Thankful It's 2008 and Not 1933

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 17, 2008
Times have been tough recently but not so tough. Let's...

Ivan Sramko to Join European Central Bank and How this Impacts US

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 9, 2008
When Slovakia becomes the newest entrant into the...

GM Shrinking Itself, Cutting Jobs to Survive whille Toyota Plugs On

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 15, 2008
The banking sector isn't the only industry that is...

Housing Construction Back to 1991 Levels

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 18, 2008
Housing construction continues to drop as an oversupply...

Housing Bailout Bill Has Benefits for More Than Distressed Homeowners

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 25, 2008
The Housing Bailout Bill making its way through the...

How to save money, help the environment, and reduce our dependence on foreign energy in one simple step

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 9, 2008
Want an easy way to accomplish all of this? Read on....

Wachovia Securities Inspected Over Auction Rate Securities

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 17, 2008
The auction rate mess is winding down but inquiries are...

Chinese Banks Hit by Consumer Shift from Savings Accounts Into CDs

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 7, 2008
Chinese consumers have been socking away money in time...

Billionnaire Town East Hampton Floating Debt to Pay Bills

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 25, 2008
For all you municipal bond investors, cities and towns...

Bernanke Testimony Paints a Gloomy Picture and Shows Impotence of Fed

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 15, 2008
Fed Chief Ben Bernanke gave his semi-annual report to...

CNBC Fast Money Group Doesn't Get Depth of Economic Problems

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 18, 2008
A respected economist on the street, Milton Ezrati told...

Obama and Capital Gains

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 8, 2008
I'm not sure who I'm going to vote for yet but this clip...

Are Fannie and Freddie Oversold

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 11, 2008
Panic has set in over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They...

McAllister Ranch Development Emblamatic of Lehman Brothers Fall

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 7, 2008
The abandoned resort town of McAllister ranch is...

Sometimes I Get it Right - Unfortunately

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 9, 2008
I've been often criticized for my views on the economy...

Options for Protecting Your Bank Balances Over $100,000

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 22, 2008
Here are some ways to ensure your bank accounts are...

Analyst Jeffrey Kleinstop Sees Rates Rising Later in Year

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 4, 2008
It's clear the Fed isn't going to change rates tomorrow,...

Another Hit for Banks - They May Need to Pay More to Replenish FDIC Fund

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 11, 2008
The FDIC's insurance may lose 17% of its capital as bank...

Fannie and Freddie Problems Show Collapse of Old Finance Regime

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 10, 2008
The problems with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are one...

Bigger Wave of Mortgage Defaults Coming Our Way

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 4, 2008
It's not just subprime mortgages which are in trouble....

Freddie Mac May Slow Purchase of Mortgages, Bonds

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 21, 2008
Freddie Mac may slow the purchase of mortgages from...

Bank of America Earnings Drop Less than Expected

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 21, 2008
More evidence that Bank of America knows exactly what it...

Financial Turbulance May Delay Interest Rate Hikes

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 14, 2008
Markets were gearing up for some type of interest rate...

Bank of America Dividend Over 11%

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 11, 2008
As Bank of America's stock has plunged, its dividend has...

Mark Mobius of Templeton Management Says Fed Should Cut Rates to 1%

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 5, 2008
Here's an example of an investment expert getting way...

$7,500 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Explained

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 18, 2008
As part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008,...

You'll Most Likely Be Making Less in 2008

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 28, 2008
It probably doesn't come as a great surprise that after...

Python Snake Julius Squeezer Helps Explain Inflation Perils

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 19, 2008
Richard Fisher, the President of the Dallas Fed,...

Trust Accounts Causing Some Confusion with Indymac and FDIC

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 16, 2008
It appears that consumers who held their money in trusts...

Fed's Charles Plosser Says Rates Will Go Up

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 23, 2008
Charles Plosser of the Philly Fed said that housing...

Large U.S. Banks May Fail Amid Recession, Kenneth Rogoff Says

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 19, 2008
Another economist, this time Kenneth Rogoff from Harvard,...

What House Price Climb in Cleveland Means for Rest of US

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 15, 2008
Bloomberg reports that house prices have climbed in...

Not Even War in Georgia Can Stop Oil's Decline - Below $114

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 11, 2008
Remember when a rebel firing a bullet in Nigeria caused...

Home Prices Down 15.8% in Past Year And Analysts Saying Worst is Over - Don't Let Them Fool You

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 29, 2008
Home prices continue to fall. The media says there is a...

Fed Must Be Happy As Commodity Prices Continue to Tumble

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 14, 2008
Oil and gold continue their fall, providing even more...

Better Than Expected Economic News Drops Oil

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 25, 2008
Better than expected economic news dropped the price of...

Tipping Point for Gas Prices Seems to be $4.00/Gallon

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 30, 2008
Everyone wondered at what gas price we (American...

Fannie and Freddie Problems Could Impact Money Market Funds

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 21, 2008
The recent problems with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...

Citi Beats Expectations on Backs of Depositors

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 18, 2008
Citibank reported earnings today that beat pretty low...

Larry Summers Provides View on US Downturn and Future Prospects

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 7, 2008
Larry Summers, former Treasury Secretary under Bill...

How Projected $490 Billion US Deficit in 2009 Will Impact Everyone

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 28, 2008
The US budget deficit is expected to grow to $490 billion...

From McMansions to This?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 18, 2008
Will these cottage industry houses ever become popular?...

I Wish I Had Bought Bank of America Stock

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 16, 2008
Five days ago I reported that Bank of America's dividend...

Rockets and Feathers Explains Why Gas Prices Go Up Faster then They Come Down

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 1, 2008
Ever wonder why gas prices seem to rocket up when oil...

CBO Estimates Fannie/Freddie Problems Will Cost Taxpayers $83 Per Person

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 22, 2008
The Congressional Budget Office released a letter today...

While Short Term Rates Have Fallen, Corporate Bond Rates Are Up

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 5, 2008
The demand for corporate debt has plunged, forcing...

Fed's Gary Stern Says Cheaper Oil Will Help Contain Inflation

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 12, 2008
The Fed was looking for a lifeline from energy and it has...

Gross Domestic Product Up 1.9% in Second Quarter 2008

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Jul 31, 2008
The bureau of economic analysis released its preliminary...

How Second Mortgages Were Marketed as Home Equities and Captured America's Hearts and Minds

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 15, 2008
Over the last twenty years, financial companies have...

Oil Hits 3 Month Low at $121 With Plenty More Drop to Go

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 5, 2008
The drop in oil prices of almost $24 per barrel has...

Merrill's Bernstein Says Credit Crisis far From Over

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 13, 2008
In a note to his clients, Merrill Lynch's Richard...

Will Interest Rates Rise of Fall? Central Bankers Paralyzed

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 4, 2008
With recessionary forces fighting against inflationary...

Nobel Laureates Daniel McFadden and Robert Solow Sound Off on Obama Economic Plans

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 22, 2008
Two Nobel Laureates of economics provide their...

McDonalds Testing Changes in $1 Burger as Costs Rise

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 4, 2008
McDonald's dollar menu is coming under pressure and...

Citigroup to Help Unfreeze $19.5 Billion of Auction Rate Debt

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 7, 2008
Citigroup has agreed to a settlement with the NY Attorny...

Does Economy in Early 1990s Offer Blueprint for Today?

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 14, 2008
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Gary...

In Times of Uncertainty, Stock Pros Can't Cope Says James Surowiecki

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 25, 2008
Think most stock pros know what they are doing in these...

SLARS - Student Loan Auction Rate Securities Behind Many ARS Problems

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 18, 2008
There is a class of auction rate securities - SLARS -...

Bank's Floating-Rate Note Bomb Will Create More Demand for Deposit Dollars and Higher Rates

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 27, 2008
Banks will have to refinance an estimated $787 billion in...

FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile Paints Grim Picture of Banking Sector

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 26, 2008
The FDIC released their Quarterly Banking Profile today...

Bernanke Will Raise Rates if Needed to Contain Inflation

A Article by Sam Cass
Posted: Aug 22, 2008
Speaking at the Kansas City Fed Bank's two-day conference...

The CNBC Million Dollar Challenge

A Series by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 12, 2008
CNBC is running their annual Million Dollar Stock...

Ron Paul Rips Bernanke with Another Tirade

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 13, 2007
I happen to agree with some of Ron Paul's points (some,...

Worst Housing Slump Since the Great Depression

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 20, 2007
Ken Rosen, a real estate economist says housing market is...

Record Home Price Decline of 4.5% According to Case Schiller Index

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 27, 2007
The experts never said that housing prices would come...

Buffet Wants His Taxes Raised - Is he a hypocrite?

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 27, 2007
Other rich entrepreneurs are pretty ticked at Buffet...

Century 21 CEO Tom Kunz Discusses the Real Estate Market

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 29, 2007
Century 21 CEO discusses the real estate market and of...

Tour the Airbus A380, The Largest Commercial Jet in the World

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Nov 30, 2007
See inside the Airbus A380, the largest commercial jet in...

Clinton Questions Buffet

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 14, 2007
Hillary Clinton asks Buffet some questions about policy...

Panel of Economists View Points Darken

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 11, 2007
The WSJ every month surveys about 50 economists to get...

Looking for Wine - 2004 Chianti Classico Is Way to Go

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 14, 2007
According to the wine experts the 2004 Chianti Classico...

Finicky Traveler Review the Four Seasons George V in Paris

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 14, 2007
Traveling to Paris, check out the Four Seasons George V....

Ross Koesterich from Barclays Global Advisors Weighs in on Market

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 11, 2007
Ross Koesterich from Barclays Global Advisors was...

Walt Mossberg's Early Impression of MacBook Air

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Jan 16, 2008
WSJ tech reporter Walt Mossberg discusses Apple's new...

Tata Motors Unveils the Nano, the World's Cheapest Car

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Jan 11, 2008
Tata Motors unveiled the Nano, a car that costs $2,500....

What Not to Do at Your Work Holiday Party

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 17, 2007
The advice is pretty obvious - don't get drunk and make a...

Your Real Inflation Rate

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Jan 29, 2008
The government inflation numbers do not reflect the...

Is Gold Perfect Hedge for the Collapsing Dollar?

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Mar 3, 2008
The dollar continues to collapse against world...

Finding and Fitting a Quality Shirt

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Dec 28, 2007
You have to look good to make money. Here's how to get...

How would people spend the $100 Billion Given from Stimulus Plan

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Jan 18, 2008
The government is considering a $100 Billion stimulus...

Liz Ann Sonders from Schwab Says Oil is Frothy and We Are in Recession

A Videos by Sam Cass
Posted: Jun 16, 2008
Liz Ann Sonders, the Chief Investment Strategist from...