Monthly Archives: October 2009

30 Oct, 2009

Junk Bonds – Back from the 80′s

Edited by Leslie Pratch; written by Pamela Mearsheimer They’re baack…… Remember junk bonds from the days of Michael Milken, big hair and Jacko before his transformation? BusinessWeek just reported on the hot junk bond market. This was followed up by support from Bloomberg.com, Jeremy Grantham, and Merrill Lynch reports – sounds like a critical mass [...]

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26 Oct, 2009

The Apps Economy

Edited by Leslie Pratch; written by Pamela Mearsheimer They’re here, and they are growing. Apple launched its Apps store in July, 2008, and it has taken off. It took Google three years to turn a profit, but App developer Zynga is profitable now with $100 million in revenues. How does an App developer make money? [...]

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23 Oct, 2009

The First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit

Edited by Leslie Pratch; written by Pamela Mearsheimer The First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit – did it work? Yes – it did what a credit should do, it influenced behavior. What is it? The U.S. Government has offered a tax credit of up to $8000 for first-time qualified home buyers, if they buy a primary [...]

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