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Ben Graham meets the Exchange Traded Note	Exchange traded notes (ETN) are a fairly new investment product that share some characteristics of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. They are simply direct debt obligations issued by a bank or investment firm rather than an interest in a pool of securities that define an ETF.A bank simply issues a note and promises to pay the holder whatever the total return of an index is over the maturity of the note, less a management fee. The bank may or may not use the cash to invest in the index...it matters...	August 18, 2008
Dumb Money Move No. 7: If you can't pay your taxes, don't send in your return	Filed under: Personal financeThis post is part of a series where personal finance expert Dan Solin looks at money moves that may seem smart in tough economic times, but are actually quite dumb. See all 12.If you fail to file your tax return because you owe more than you can pay, you are digging a deep hole for yourself. It will not be easy to climb out of it.The IRS treats failure to file a tax return as a far more serious offense than filing a tax return and not paying the full amount of the ta...	August 08, 2008
ETNs: Just the FAQs, Ma’am	The overall concept behind exchange traded notes (ETNs) isn’t exactly new, although the form they take today is. An ETN is a debt instrument the issuer promises to pay a specified return, based on the market index’s performance, and they trade throughout the day like a stock. So far this year, 63 ETNs have launched. Morningstar tracks 89, with $7.3 billion in assets. They’re still small in number compared with ETFs: there are 732 in existence, with $586 billion management. Issu...	August 06, 2008
Eastman Kodak's Q2 reminds me why I hate this stock	Filed under: Earnings reports, Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Eastman Kodak (EK)Famous maker of photographic equipment and supplies Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) reported earnings for the second quarter earlier this week, and they have not changed my opinion whatsoever on the stock. The shares are to be avoided at all cost. Yeah, I've got to admit, I've been bearish on Eastman Kodak for a long time. It isn't difficult to hold such an opinion, of course. The company reported net income on a GAAP basis of $0.66...	August 02, 2008
Worst 10-year performers: Interpublic Group of Companies kicks its Coke habit	Filed under: Major movement, Bad news, Marketing and advertising, S and P 500In this series, we take a look at the 25 stocks on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) that have turned in the worst performance during the past decade -- what went wrong, and what happens next. New York-based Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG) is a marketing services firm, but they're not your average PR hucksters. Flip through IPG's resume, and you'll find that they were once tapped as the "brand steward" for Coca-Co...	July 26, 2008
Book Review-"Even Buffett Isn't Perfect"	I am a complete sucker for investment books. My wife accuses me of owning several thousand books that have essentially the same title, usually some variant of Value Investing, valuation, or intrinsic value, or securities analysis. Of course, I have every Buffett or Munger book known to man as well as everything about or by Benjamin Graham. By the way, speaking of Graham, my good friend Geoff Gannon is putting together a series which will review Securities Analysis chapter by chapter. For those w...	July 20, 2008
Four at Four: Ambac Shares at $2.09, Cheap!	Say one thing for Michael Callen, chief executive of Ambac Financial Group — he’s stepping up to the plate. Mr. Callen bought 10,000 shares of his company’s stock in trading Monday, following purchases of the same size on June 12 and June 5. At best, he is doing what’s known as “averaging down,” as he’s buying stock at successively lower prices, but he can’t be faulted for not believing in his company, no matter how low the share price has dropped...	June 24, 2008
Closing bell: Bulls lose their way as Bears win out today	Filed under: Kroger Co (KR), United Parcel'B' (UPS), Eastman Kodak (EK)If you were looking for help from the economic front or from the oil patch today to help out the market, that wasn't in the cards. Home prices plunged by a record 15.3% from may 2007 to May 2008. Consumer confidence also came in at a 16-year low. From bottom to top to bottom we had more than a 150 point trading range in the DJIA today. These are the unofficial closing levels: DJIA 11810.04 (-32.89) S&P 500 13...	June 24, 2008
Volume/Price Surge: Eastman Kodak (EK)	Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK) is seeing a surge right after the open in trading today. Shares are up some 15% at $14.24 as of 9:47 AM EST. We have also seen a volume surge to 3.4 million shares. The company announced a huge buyback after an IRS refund, although we’d note that the books are still leveraged as you’ll see in the full notes. Average daily volume: 4.61 million shares Market Cap: $4.1 Billion 52-week range: $12.20 to $29.60 Options: ...	June 24, 2008
IRS has money to give -- 'Please stay on the line...'	Filed under: Bad news, Personal finance, PoliticsThe Internal Revenue Service is reporting that it still has about 5.2 million tax rebate checks which it cannot send out because the people who should get them have not filed a 2007 tax return. According to a report in USA Today, these citizens only need to fill in a few lines on IRS form 1040A, in order to get their money. The IRS says that veterans and retirees, those who could use the money the most, make up the major portion of the population ...	June 20, 2008

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