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Blast Applications (BLAP) Making a Run

November 19, 2009

Early this morning I received an alert to check out a relatively new penny stock, Blast Applications (BLAP).  I should have investigated the alert a little further but I was rushed for work and pushed it aside to review later.  Later, as it turned out, was after the market closed for the day…and it was [...]

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The Worker, Home Ownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009 Extension

November 16, 2009

Thankfully The Worker, Home Ownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009 has been extended and has even expanded available tax credits for home buyers. The tax credit was scheduled to expire on 1 Dec 2009 but is now extended until 30 Apr 2010. Good deal.  In addition, if you're toiling through a long short sale [...]

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CIT Group (CITGQ) Stock Anyone?

November 7, 2009

CIT Group like so many other lenders made some seriously bad decisions and got caught up in the subprime mortgage debacle that came to a head towards the end of last year.  Although the centennial bank holding company received 2.3 billion from the government under the Troubled Asset Relief Program last year the government did [...]

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Sometimes Hindsight Is 20/20 Greed

September 16, 2009

Luke 12:15 – Then he said to them, "Watch out!  Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." As a brand new stock investor I’ve just tasted my first dose of financial hindsight or as I now realize greed. Thankfully this time [...]

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