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Bret Barakett's Tremblant Capital Group Bets On Technology: 13F Filing Q1 2009

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:15:00 GMT

This is the 1st Quarter 2009 edition of our ongoing hedge fund portfolio tracking series. Before reading this update, make sure you check out the Hedge Fund 13F filings series preface. Next up, we have Tremblant Capital Group. Tremblant is a $3 billion hedge fund based in New York and is run by Bret Barakett, who is a former portfolio manager at Moore Capital Management (the hedge fund run by the great Louis Bacon, whom we also track). If the last name of 'Barakett' sounds familiar, its because his brother, Timothy Barakett, manages fellow hedge fund Atticus Capital, whose portfolio we recently covered. Taken from their site, Tremblant Capital Group's objective is "to achieve superior risk adjust returns[More...]

USA Today: Banks Find Ways To Boost Fees

Fri, 29 May 2009 18:01:24 GMT

We've discussed this in numerous posts (like shouting into the wind) - as we concentrate more and more power FROM "too big to fail" institutions INTO "even too bigger to fail" institutions, we remove competition and create near oligopolies. So as we "wipe off the sweat" that we "saved" the system, we can know that our taxdollars created monsters that will be raising fees every which way but loose. You'd scoff at that when you throw in my face how we have 8000+ lending institutions in America hence the country is FULL of competition. In retort I will say to you - please burn this table into your head.... Top 50 Bank Holding Companies I only wish I had a before and after to show you how these have grown.... Just remember[More...]

Earnings Review: February 05, 2009

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:24:10 GMT

Late on Thursday, Bankrate Inc (NASDAQ: RATE) announced that fourth quarter net income declined 34% to $2.7 million or 14 cents a share from $4.1 million or 21 cents a share in the year ago quarter.[More...]

Mortgage Applications Spike to Record

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:09:00 GMT

So here is the game plan - take a society mired in debt, and jump start it by lowering rates to the point the sheep will take on more debt. Or put more simply - turn back on the house ATM. The solution to a problem caused by Americans living off the house ATM is.... to allow them back to said ATM. Sounds about right. Actually it says all you need to know about the greater US economy as a whole when this is the "solution". But this is what you are forced to do when 70% of your GDP is "consumerism". When drowning in debt, encourage consumers to take on more debt to spur economy, by making money as cheap as possible. I will have more on this in my 2009 Outlier Predictions I am working on, but this is definitely the master plan. It's not a healthy plan but it's the plan. It's yet another in our series of "kick the can" down the road solutions. Because if we dared to go to a place of 7-9% national savings for 3-5 years, we'd truly have Great Depression[More...]

Is The Ufirst Money Merge Account (MMA) a Scam?

Tue, 27 May 2008 16:05:44 GMT

Is the Ufirst Money Merge Account (MMA) a Scam? Read on...[More...]

Ensure Your Bank is FDIC-Insured

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:24:23 GMT

Although I believe that FDIC insurance will ultimately prove worthless, that moment is probably some years away.[More...]

Next FED rate decision ahead.

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:50:49 GMT

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Tech Firms Hidden Exposure to Subprime

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:19:20 GMT

At Israel Opportunity Investor, we’re spending a lot of time with CEOs recently asking about their views on the future. What’s interesting is that some tech companies are beginning to see a connection between the subprime fiasco and their own businesses.[More...]

Bankrate (RATE) - Another SEC Investigation Needed

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:18:48 GMT

I've brought up similar situations in the past and after you do this for years, you notice ridiculous things in the market more and more. Things that the SEC never gets around to enforcing.... let me show you Bankrate (RATE) which held up all day today...[More...]

Just When you Thought it was Safe to go Outside

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:44:03 GMT

Just like in a bad horror or science fiction movie, adventuring into the stock market will more than likely turn out to be another great start then horrible predictable ending. The kind where Freddy or Jason show up just when you think your investments a[More...]

Biggest Inland Banks, Wary of Lawmakers' Scrutiny, Are Making Overdraft Policies Friendlier

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:49:00 GMT

Nov. 1--It might be a culmination of a year's worth of public outrage over bank bailouts and executive bonuses.
Whatever the reason, the three largest banking players in the Inland region -- Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Chase, holding more than $18 billion in local deposits among them -- recently announced a slew of changes affecting the fees they charge customers who spend beyond their account balances.
For instance, they're easing back on the frequency with which they penalize customers for overdrafts while letting them opt out of coverage, though they're not reducing or eliminating most of the lucrative overdraw fees.

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Bret Barakett's Tremblant Capital Group Bets On Technology: 13F Filing Q1 2009

USA Today: Banks Find Ways To Boost Fees

Earnings Review: February 05, 2009

Mortgage Applications Spike to Record

Is The Ufirst Money Merge Account (MMA) a Scam?

Ensure Your Bank is FDIC-Insured

Next FED rate decision ahead.

Tech Firms Hidden Exposure to Subprime

Bankrate (RATE) - Another SEC Investigation Needed

Just When you Thought it was Safe to go Outside

Biggest Inland Banks, Wary of Lawmakers' Scrutiny, Are Making Overdraft Policies Friendlier

CORRECTION: September Jobless Rate Holds Steady

Electric Rate Caps Will Be Lifted in 2010, Meaning Adjustments for Customers

Regulators Order Bank of Illinois to Correct 'Unsafe' Banking Practices

Ticonderoga Water Meters Lost: Ticonderoga's Expected Grant Not Allocated

Xcel Awaits Vote on Its Rates: The Utility Seeks Increase, but Pricey Executive Trips May Hurt Its Case With PUC.

Money fund assets rose to $3.483T in latest week

Budget Given Tentative OK: Pembroke Pines Commissioners Approved on First Reading a City Spending Plan Wednesday Night. But Questions Remain on How Deficits Would Be Made Up.

Job Losses Slow As Unemployment Rises to 9.7 Percent

Low Rates Keeping Homes Affordable

NYSE Euronext Agrees to Sell Hugin Group to Thomson Reuters

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Hold Steady

Marlin & Associates Named a Finalist for Three Global M&A Awards

Apax Partners Reports Completion of Tender Offer for Bankrate, Inc. Shares

Apax Partners Successfully Completes Tender Offer for Shares of Bankrate, Inc.

Savingforcollege.com Announces Quarterly List of Best-Performing 529 Plans

Bankrate: Lowest Mortgage Rates Since Memorial Day

92% of Americans Still Believe Buying a Home is a Good Investment

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Post Mixed Results

Bankrate: Economic Optimism Propels Mortgage Rates

Form 4 ZANCA BRUCE For: Sep 25 (10K)

Form 4 Ross Donaldson M For: Sep 25 (10K)

Form 4 BANKRATE INC For: Sep 25 Filed by: APAX PARTNERS EUROPE MANAGERS LTD (10K)

Form 4 BANKRATE INC For: Sep 25 Filed by: MEGRUE JOHN F (10K)

Form 3/A BANKRATE INC For: Sep 22 Filed by: MEGRUE JOHN F (10K)

Form 3/A BANKRATE INC For: Sep 22 Filed by: APAX PARTNERS EUROPE MANAGERS LTD (10K)

Form 3 BANKRATE INC For: Aug 25 Filed by: Apax US VII, L.P. (10K)

Form 3 BANKRATE INC For: Aug 25 Filed by: BEN Holdings, Inc. (10K)

Form 3 Fernandes Sean For: Aug 25 (10K)

Form 3 Stahl Christian Robert For: Aug 25 (10K)