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    Starting a small Hedge Fund??

    'hedge fund docs are basically a limited partnership agreement and a disclosure document which are 90% boiler plate with a few adjustments to suit the clients.' very true, one senior complaince gal from a commodity firm once told me exactly the same and even if you hit few hurdles, you can...
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    Starting a small Hedge Fund??

    If you are counting on your law firm for networking then you should not be in the business development especially investments related. Better to learn the basic rules and crucial points upfront via exams, books and seminars so that when it comes to audit, due deligence or legal finepoints...
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    The Next Bubble

    why is that very important items like Bubbles are mostly missed even by most of the intelligent trend forecasters. Is that a main condition of a bubble, that initially investors do not realise that bull run is long term and when it actually is acknowledged, massive amounts of money is poured in...
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    Textbook H&S on the DJIA (daily)

    While H&S on Dow is more straight and even the ones on SPX and NASDAQ although little tilted do confirm the point that some 'real nonsense' is going to hit the markets and 5-7% can be jolted out within a week.
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    Tit for tat.. China thinking of dumping dollars?

    Are Chinese commies out of their minds? They hold $1T+ of US$ Bonds so are they ready to take a 20% hit right off the bat. If US goes into recession, then no doubt they will buy much less of the Chinese goods and US effect soon catches on the global economies.
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    Bear Stearns this is what hiring "phd" gets you

    'that is until China gets through with the olympics and starts coolling things down for good.' do not tell me that all the growth in China today is attributed to olympics......Asia is a growth story for next 30 years easy.
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    Cramer on tilt

    To show off and act slick is a British trait, but this American is one big exception. I think he needs to spends some bucks on escort services without telling his wife. This guy might explode his head one of these days or might bang it on some hard flat object.
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    20:1 leverage on stocks possible?

    'Our traders can use a $million or more with $25,000 sub accounts' does this mean traders have to follow minimums on number of trades taken each day or they can follow their own strategies.
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    Starbucks raising beverage prices next week

    'Cost hovers around .63. The cup is the most expensive part, about .11 a piece.' That is the business outlet cost, the poster mentioning .06 figure was presuming you buy the 1Kg can of coffee and brew it at home while having some quality 5-10 minutes with your kids and/or spouse. I wonder...
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    Starbucks raising beverage prices next week

    'No one forces you idiots to spend $6 on something that's worth $0.06. Now go and buy some bottled water.' Excellent points!
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    Are women better at trading?

    women i do not know but bitches sure do not have potentials of becoming good traders, 'cause bitches are basically stupid!
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    Salary: Big 3 autoworker vs PhD college professor

    Not toning down the professor function, but even at high end research univerisity once tenured, no one can kick you out for not publishing. However, in such univerisities one has to be a proven research hog to get tenured in the first place and without research they will go bersek and quit on...
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    Salary: Big 3 autoworker vs PhD college professor

    'Physically weak person can't do plumbing and electrical work. They are tough works and for men only. College professors are for intelligent people and many women can do it.' If you talk about consutruction then physical toughness matters, but plumbing and electricity are actually easier of...
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    Salary: Big 3 autoworker vs PhD college professor

    If someone is a happy minded satisfied easily kind of a person, seeking more to read and research lightly then there is no better job than being a tenured college professor. In the days of intenet, doing research has become 10 times more easy and spend extra $100/month (ofcourse on department's...
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    Salary: Big 3 autoworker vs PhD college professor

    'I've made very good money elsewhere living out a dream and I can tell you that money is definately not everything. There's living and then there's living with life...' could not have said it better! good words!
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    Salary: Big 3 autoworker vs PhD college professor

    'College professor do nothing, except talk about something...make a joke..heheehe...put scantrons in the machine.' Ever heard of the phrase 'publish or perish', college professors has to constantly publish research in the top end journals to justify their salaries and bring in stipend to the...
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    Salary: Big 3 autoworker vs PhD college professor

    I thought US managers are as good as any other rich industrialized country like Japan, Germany, UK, France etc. now why the heck would they allow $160K average pay to UAW worker while companies are spilling losses year after year. An auto mechanic at Midas and others makes $25 a hour and...
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    From scalpers to Warren Buffett, all traders are clueless?

    I saw one interview of Pabrai and he calls himself a 'shameless cloner' of Buffet's style. However, he also mentioned that in his main strategy they go after companies whose stock has dipped below the intrinsic value and as soon as intrinsic levels are reached they get out. This leads them to...
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    European Super State: Friend or Foe?

    Europe has to solve one other problem which is huge immigration from the Islamic nations. As the oil is running out, there is little left in these country to boost the economy and hence mass movement of peoples towards north. France is already seeing the changes in its society as a result of...
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    European Super State: Friend or Foe?

    'Chineses only get a small part of the profit, and most of the sweat-work.' Right said, China sells few million T-shirts and US turns around and sells a Boeing 777 and cancels out the transaction. Chinese goods make US consumers happy as they get cheaper prices and have more money left in...
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