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Seven Potential Short Candidates In Finance

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:55:00 GMT

The advent of High Frequency Trading (HFT) makes me believe that financial services sector stocks rank high in the list of stocks shorted regularly and that too in high volumes.[More...]

Seven Potential Short Candidates In Finance

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:55:00 GMT

The advent of High Frequency Trading (HFT) makes me believe that financial services sector stocks rank high in the list of stocks shorted regularly and that too in high volumes.[More...]

Principal's Winning Website

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:07:23 GMT

Principal Financial Group’s (PFG) defined contribution plan sponsor website has been ranked first for three consecutive quarters by DALBAR. Additionally, Principal’s defined contribution plan participant site was ranked in DALBAR’s top 10. DALBAR is one of the nation’s leading financial-services market research firms. Principal has also launched iGoogle and text messaging features for its Retirement Plan participants. iGoogle is a personalized web page provided by Google Inc. (GOOG). ? Principal is a leading provider of retirement savings, investment and insurance products and services and competes with companies such as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ([More...]

Top Principal Financial Funds - Mutual Fund Education

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:50:38 GMT

SAM Flexible Income A (SAUPX) was incepted in July 1996. The investment seeks to provide a high level of total return, consisting of reinvestment of income with some capital appreciation. The fund operates as a fund of funds and invests principally in underlying funds. It may invest up to 40% of assets in any single fixed-income fund as well as cash equivalents, no more than 30% of its net assets in equity funds, and may invest up to 30% of the assets in any single equity fund. The fund offers dividends quarterly and capital gains annually. It has an expense ratio of 0.67%. LargeCap Growth I A (OMSOX) seeks[More...]

Monday’s Market Recap (05/11/09)

Tue, 12 May 2009 05:12:02 GMT

The markets started the week off with a poor first day, as the S&P fell 2.15%. The NASDAQ and Dow Jones also were down, falling 0.45% and 1.82% respectively. Futures for June gold fell today, settling at $913.50, with crude prices also falling, to settle the day at $58.50. The price on the 10-year saw a gain with yields closing at 3.176%. In earnings news, Dish Network (DISH: 17.92, +2.61 (+17.05%)) announced earnings of $312.7 million, or $0.70 per share, bettering the same period the year before, when it posted earnings of $0.58 per share. Dish shares were up over 17% on the news as the announcement bested analyst estimates[More...]

Wall Street Ends Higher On Housing Deal, Lincoln National Rallies

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:38:00 GMT

US stocks rose on Wednesday as a billion dollar deal in the struggling homebuilding sector buoyed investor sentiment. Shares also gained after US Treasury agreed to extend TARP funds to the ailing life insurance industry.[More...]

S&P 500 Stocks

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:35:00 GMT

The S&P 500 comprises of 500 large cap common stocks actively traded in the United States. The largees public companies that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ are included in the S&P 500 index. The S&P 500 index was lunched in 1957 and is a value weighted index which is based on the 500 American stocks with the largest market capitalizations. The S&P 500 is the most widely followed index After the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and it is considered a barometer for the American economy. The S&P 500 index is included in the Index of Leading Indicators. There are the number of trading vehicle that are designed to follow the S&P 500 index. Hundreds of billions of US dollars have been invested in this index. The SPY (Exchange Traded Fund) is one of the most actively trading stock over the world. The Rydex,[More...]

Lincoln National (LNC) Implodes ; Principal Financial (PFG) Cutting Salaries

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:41:00 GMT

It was a quite excellent day to be short insurers yesterday as news from Lincoln National (LNC) sunk the sector. We have been focused on Prudential (PRU) which we went short in the teeth of Kool Aid, suffering for a day or two (Mar 25: Short Prudential) but said it was really a coin toss over Hartford Financial (HIG)[More...]

Weekly Review (02-09-2009 to 02-13-2009)

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:39:10 GMT

US stocks finished with sharp weekly losses on persistent fears that the government efforts may not be enough to revive the economy and stabilize the financial system.[More...]

Wall Street Sinks After Geithner Disappoints, Bank of America Tumbles

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:22:00 GMT

US stocks plunged on Tuesday on concerns that the new bank plan announced by Timothy Geithner might not be able to stabilize the financial system and restore investor confidence in the banking system.[More...]

2 charged with running $190M Ponzi scheme: U.S. regulators bring down the hammer on money managers pitching a suspect currency investment.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:50:00 GMT

Nov. 25--Federal regulators announced Tuesday that they have charged a Minneapolis money manager and a Burnsville radio personality with running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded at least 1,000 people out of more than $190 million in a bogus currency investment scheme.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued statements about separate lawsuits the agencies filed Monday in Minneapolis that were made public Tuesday.
The agencies said they had obtained emergency orders freezing the assets held by "self-proclaimed" money manager Trevor Cook, 37, of Apple Valley, and conservative radio talk show host Patrick Kiley, 71, of Burnsville, as well as four of their business entities and 13 "relief defendants" related to the alleged scheme, including two of Cook's in-laws.

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Seven Potential Short Candidates In Finance

Seven Potential Short Candidates In Finance

Principal's Winning Website

Top Principal Financial Funds - Mutual Fund Education

Monday’s Market Recap (05/11/09)

Wall Street Ends Higher On Housing Deal, Lincoln National Rallies

S&P 500 Stocks

Lincoln National (LNC) Implodes ; Principal Financial (PFG) Cutting Salaries

Weekly Review (02-09-2009 to 02-13-2009)

Wall Street Sinks After Geithner Disappoints, Bank of America Tumbles

2 charged with running $190M Ponzi scheme: U.S. regulators bring down the hammer on money managers pitching a suspect currency investment.

2 charged with running $190M Ponzi scheme

Principal Financial net profit rises

Principal Financial extends Brazil joint venture

IRS: Retirement contributions same for 2010

Lesson: The best-laid retirement plans melt down

Nippon Life to Invest $500 Million in U.S. Insurer Prudential

401k contribution limits face potential fall

Bank Lauded for Benefits

Workers to employers on finances: 'Help!'

Principal Financial Group, Inc. Announces Outlook for 2010

Not-for-Profits Committed to 403(b) Plans Despite Stormy Economy

Winding Down a Hard-Frozen Defined Benefit Plan

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Principal Financial Group, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries

Principal Financial Group, Inc. to Hold Virtual Investor Conference

Making Retirement Income Last Despite Market Turbulence

RidgewaterEquity.Com Free Fundamental Sector &Amp; Market Research on DOV, PFG, RL, GY, UXG and MESA

History Repeating: New Principal Funds White Paper Looks Back to Help Move Investors Forward

Principal Financial Group, Inc. To Hold Investor Conference

Rethinking and Rebuilding Retirement: The Principal to Address Advisors

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