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The whole 990N topic was debated for about 2 months back in the summer of 2004.

Not that I use them, but I believe ScotTrade is pretty competitive in terms of cost for mutual funds.

RM: I did find a site specifically for this last summer, however I deleted it out of the favorites, so I will have to search for it again. Essentially, it was monitoring any and all activity post market and pre market.

yeah rahroads has it right. I think it's worth the effort to track the yield, it can also be used often to determine where likely buyers or sellers will appear.

Couple of different suggestions $TYX.X 30 yr yield $TNX.X 10 yr yield $FVX.X 5 yr yield $TUV.x 2 yr yield You also might want to reference the iShares Lehman Bond indicies. SHY 1-3 yrs IEF 7-10 yrs TLT 20+ yrs TIP Tips LQD Corporates

Correct me if I am wrong, since the only funds I have really "traded" per se are the ProFunds BUT from what I gather if you had a brokerage account at Fidelity or Schwab or a firm along those lines, you could frequently trade the firms funds without penalty.

yeah, I guess you are the proud owner of a condo in Greektown. Dont want to step on any toes. I lived in River West until mid 2000. I remember when they were in pre-construction on the property you referenced. I've lived in Chicago my whole life (with exception of 4 years in college) and...

First off Greektown is not a GREAT neighborhood. I used to live about 4 blocks north of there. If you turned down the wrong street at the wrong time of night, look out. Besides there has been so much overdevelopment in the West Loop, River West, etc, etc, who the hell needs another high end...

how much did those June puts cost you?

Second hand information, but I saw a news blip that some article in Barron's stated that BOT was overvalued. Doesnt take much to move the thin stocks.

IMO, that's a pretty large assumption on your part. In aggregate, you might be right, but there is no assurance that the particular fund one might have selected out of the 8000 or so out there, will stay affloat. BTW, I'm not endorsing mutual funds as any better alternative, I just believe...

A bit of a misunderstanding. The Custodian, in this case Trustar, administers the self directed trust and files the tax forms etc, etc. You make the decision whether you want to open a brokerage account with Interactive Brokers. You also make the decision whether you want to invest in real...

They really do have an expansive jawboning network.

I've explored this issue and, by no means, do I have all the answers, but the Custodian that Interactive Brokers uses seemed to have the most reasonable fee structure. Do a google search for Trustar. Some of the other custodians charged some egregious administrative and miscellaneous fees.

Per usual, I agree with Gnome. However, I will make one exception. CNBC Europe is actually decent. Whenever I am up watching the overnight markets, I find they really do cater to a more cynical and sober audience. The guests are no frills for the most part and display more critical thought...

the ECO Prof?

pretty good journal so far. keep it up.

hmm, lets see...Blackguard sure does sound alot like Marketsurfer.

I think it would be somewhat ironic if they added it to the index in early December, just as they added YHOO in Dec, 1999. It seems to me that they have been hesitant to add it mainly as its been in a momentum phase since it went public. There may have been something of a backlash from 5 years...

2 or 3 years ago I would find it strange, nowadays anything goes.