BloggingStocks http://www.bloggingstocks.com BloggingStocks http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/feedlogo.gif BloggingStocks http://www.bloggingstocks.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[An Interview with America's Sexiest CEO: Hilary Rowland]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/14/an-interview-with-americas-sexiest-ceo-hilary-rowland/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/14/an-interview-with-americas-sexiest-ceo-hilary-rowland/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/14/an-interview-with-americas-sexiest-ceo-hilary-rowland/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Who is Hilary Rowland? Buisness Insider labeled her as one of the sexiest CEOs alive, while Wired magazine calls her the sexiest geek. But she is more than just a pretty face. Hilary started out writing a very early form of a blog, and then learned code and web design to create the first women's magazine online. She plans to re-launch the magazine in 2010 as Urbanette Magazine, which she says better describes the focus as "A magazine for the smart, stylish and successful urban woman."

BloggingStocks: What advice would you give to emerging internet entrepreneurs?

Hilary Rowland: I would say that they need a unique idea, and a solid revenue plan. Don't get discouraged. Starting a successful business takes more work than you think but it's doable if you have the will and determination to keep pushing yourself until you've reached your goal. Make sure you have a viable business plan that fills a gap in the market or is an innovative approach. Think everything out thoroughly.

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Nolcha logoPR is a crucial element to any brand. With the ever growing online world it is important for brands to keep up with this factor and understand the power of online PR.

We talked to Kerry Bannigan, CEO of Nolcha: Fashion Business Services to discuss the power of PR, including keep up with the changes of industry and embracing online and technology into marketing plans.

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Over 10,000 leaders in technology, business, and finance recently gathered at Columbia University in Manhattan to analyze emerging trends at the second New York Entrepreneurs Week. The conference featured such companies as SecondMarket, FirstMark, Capital Behind the Burner, Behance, Nolcha, TheLadders.com, Bonobos, 1-800 Flowers, Meetup.com, Thrillist and NYC SBS.

The conference's founder is Gary Whitehill, a 26-year-old entrepreneur who strives to educate entrepreneurs worldwide. Whitehill graduated in June 2007 from Central Connecticut State University with a triple-degree in management, marketing and entrepreneurship. Having been to New York City just once in his life, he relocated to the Manhattan without knowing anybody. Whitehill said, "I knew for sure that one way or another, my decision to move to New York would be an adventure I would not regret," and it definitely paid off, not only for him, but also the thousands of people who attended New York Entrepreneur Week.

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James Altucher is a financial journalist for The Wall Street Journal and founder of Stockpickr.com. His articles cover every angle of the market; he also stars in feature videos with other financial luminaries. He is the author of Trade Like a Hedge Fund, Trade Like Warren Buffett, SuperCa$h, and The Forever Portfolio.

He has taken a controversial path lately with numerous articles in the New York Post and Huffington Post. Some articles include: "Global Warming Is a Myth," "Should Insider Trading Be Made Legal?" "School of Hard Cash," "The Internet Is Dead (as an Investment)," and "5 Myths the Recession Taught Us."

Rumors of a new addition to the James Altucher library have entered the blogosphere, so I met with James to discuss a possible new book and the response from his recent aggressive views on finance and the stock market.

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Once again Micheal Covel is back with a new take on the finance industry, but this time on the big screen with Broke: The New American Dream. Already a renowned author of two best selling books, The Complete Turtle Trader and Trend Following, this market veteran has now directed a clear and concise documentary that illustrates his and other traders takes on the recent market meltdown.

Here is the trailer for the movie:



While teaching the average investor how to adapt to this grueling market environment, Covel describes how the credit bubble was created - from Wall Street to the average Joe. In order to prepare for the future we must better understand the past. It is not only useful, but should be required to listen to the opinions expressed by many prominent economists, successful hedge fund managers and Nobel prize winners featured in this film.

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This weekend, financial writer and investor James Altucher published a controversial article, The Internet Is Dead (As An Investment), igniting a debate in the financial blogosphere by saying "...run for the hills when it comes to advising clients to invest in the Internet. The days of infinite margins, 1,000% productivity gains and growth of market throughout the universe are long over. Internet companies now should be treated, at best, like utility companies that get bought at about 10 times earnings and sold at 13 times earnings."

It's an interesting point of view from someone so heavily invested in this space. (Altucher is an investor and partner in Social Leverage that funds Web businesses including Bit.ly, Stocktwits, Tweetdeck and Ticketfly)

Fred Wilson responded on his blog with a post entitled, The Internet Is Alive And Well (As An Investment)
saying "We (my partners and I at Union Square Ventures) think the Internet is one of those transformative technologies that changes everything."

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James Altucher vs. Fred Wilson: Differing views on Internet investing originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In a word: yes.

Despite all the talk about regulating these speculative investment vehicles, "Obama's financial overhaul plan included no big surprises or threats to the lucrative, secretive industry," writes The Wall Street Journal.

The name of the game is lobbying, which is easily funded by the $1.3 trillion dollar industry. Even after numerous Ponzi schemes and frauds have recently been exposed, the U.S. government has failed at regulating hedge funds, the most speculative area in finance, in part due to the industry's lobbying efforts.

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Normally we think of revolutionary products created by start-ups or entrepreneurial minds just out of college, but the most talked about new projects of 2009 are being produced by some of the best known companies in the world.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN): With its massive online presence and a truly efficient business model, Amazon has become the largest online retailer in the world. It is now taking on a new business, web services, namely cloud computing (learn more HERE), called the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). While hosting this infrastructure and presenting e-commerce with a reasonably affordable alternative with no up-front costs, Amazon has taken an early lead in this space, with some believing its cloud computing business will one day overtake retailing. "Amazon will be like a book store that sells cocaine out the back door. Books will be just a front to sell storage and cloud computing." says Larry Dignan, Editor in Chief of ZDNet and Editorial Director of ZDNet sister site TechRepublic.

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Five blue-chip stocks with revolutionary new products originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After interviewing 10 US-based financiers in this post and here, I decided to cross the border and ask our neighboring Canadian investors for their insight on the current market conditions and forecast for the year to come.

Danielle Park is President and Portfolio Manager of Venable Park Investment Counsel Inc. She is author of the best selling book "Juggling Dynamite: an insider's wisdom on money management, markets and wealth that lasts" as well as a popular financial blog JugglingDynamite.com. Having become more optimistic near 12 year lows in February 2009, recently Ms. Park has been voicing concern again about the likelihood of another down leg ahead.

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Canadian views on the US stock market originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>canadian capitalistCanadianCapitalistdanielle parkDanielleParkjohn hoodJohnHoodken norquayKenNorquayross healyRossHealystrategic analysis corp.StrategicAnalysisCorp.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Cloud computing: Advantages and disadvantage]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/18/cloud-computing-advantages-and-disadvantage/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/18/cloud-computing-advantages-and-disadvantage/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/18/cloud-computing-advantages-and-disadvantage/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

Cloud computing is a type of on-demand hosting services on the internet. Not only a necessity for mainstream e-commerce sites, it also increases efficiency, is scalable, and lowers expenses. The monetary savings may be misleading to consumers and businesses who do not fully understand the potential risks involved.

With a pay-as-you-go type structure, users are only charged for the amount of traffic, bandwidth, and memory used. Online businesses become more efficient by only utilizing the storage and space needed, while also being assured capacity for any usage increases. The buzz has been building for years, so cloud computing has attracted a diverse customer base, ranging from popular social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, to educational websites of Arizona State and Northwestern University.

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Cloud computing: Advantages and disadvantage originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Surviving this recession is foremost on peoples' minds, but giving to charity is especially important in times like these. So how can you effectively give while preserving your net worth?

If you plan on liquidating any profitable, or taxable, positions in the stock market thanks to the current uptrend and also want to give to your favorite charity, the strategy outlined below is key to optimizing your gift, as well as your capital.

Though giving cash to causes is the most popular form of charity, desperate times call for creative measures, and any type of gift will be gladly accepted. By giving stock directly to charity, and bear in mind that the stock must be in your portfolio for one year or more as short-term capital gains are not applicable, you not only avoid capital gains taxes on your gains, but you can actually use the gift of your stock as a tax deduction. Hence, the cost of your gift is lower than giving cash directly. Think of it as an overall investment for yourself and the charity.

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Save money, give stock to charity! originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Has your broker repeatedly sold you on the "safe" investment vehicle, the mutual fund? Investing in a wide variety of prominent companies, with solid, long-term track records, mutual funds have been an easy-to-understand and popular investment choice for decades.

Mutual funds are hugely diversified, holding large stakes in recognizable names such as Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Citigroup (NYSE: C), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), General Electric (NYSE: GE), Bank of America (NYSE: BAC), and Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM).

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How do hedge funds differ from mutual funds? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Despite the U.S. stock market's recent run up, the decline in the U.S. dollar and inflation fears have investors searching for safety in these uncertain times. A popular strategy that has emerged is to hedge market and currency risk with commodities, namely gold, oil, and uranium. What specific stocks and investments in these sectors are likely to outperform?

ETFs like the US Oil Fund (NYSE: USO) and the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) will obviously track any rise or fall in these commodities to a T, but perhaps individual companies in these sectors are a better fit for you. Below are some industry giants, as well as speculative plays that are also drawing attention from investors.

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In this post from late April, I asked several financial experts where they thought the stock market was headed. Here's another round of predictions with a new batch of experts.

Neal Berger, the fund manager who called the market top, founder of fund-of-funds Eagle's View Asset Management, is always seeking undiscovered fund managers who exploit a legitimate "edge" or inefficiency in the market. With decades of experience at prominent firms such as Fuji Bank, Chase Bank, and Millennium Partners, he now manages the investments of wealthy families/individuals.

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Five stock market experts share their views originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In celebration of Barry Ritholtz's critically-acclaimed new book Bailout Nation, he held The Big Picture Conference, which I was fortunate to attend.

Here are the main points from the most reputable speakers, Congressman Alan Grayson, Nassim Taleb, Doug Kass, and Josh Rosner.

Florida Congressman Alan Grayson discussed how systemic risk is an excuse for socialism and that interconnectedness is the main reason that these institutions are "too big to fail." In fact, these institutions no longer hold social or economic purpose, they are simply too big to exist.

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The 'big picture' of our economy originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This is the market view from five prominent stock market bloggers. I asked them each one simple question: Where do you think the market is headed, and why? Here are their responses (listed in alphabetical order):

James Altucher - TheStreet.com

Altucher is a financial journalist for the Financial Times, daily contributor to TheStreet.com (NASDAQ: TSCM), and founder of Stockpickr. His articles cover every angle of the market; he also stars in feature videos with other financial luminaries. He is the author of Trade like a Hedge Fund, Trade Like Warren Buffett, SuperCa$h, andThe Forever Portfolio.

"The market sold off too much. S&P 700 was anticipating the apocalypse, which is not happening. With $15 trillion in stimulus worldwide happening over the next one to four years there is only one hedge for inflation: owning a broad spectrum of stocks. Buy internets, nuclear energy (Altucher mentions Shaw Group (NYSE: SGR), Cameco Corp (NYSE: CCJ) and USEC Inc (NYSE: USU) in THIS video segment), gold producers, and healthcare stocks."

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Insights from top stock market bloggers around the Web originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In honor of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s earnings report today, here are 20 things you should know about its CEO Steve Jobs.

1. His first job was at Atari (and he only took this position to raise money for a spiritual retreat to India).

2. He was a college drop out (but never missed a calligraphy class . . . seriously).

3. He was named the most powerful person in business by Fortune magazine in 2007.

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Recently, I had the pleasure of attending The Summit Series conference in Aspen with 115 top young entrepreneurs and inspiring philanthropists under the age of 35. This event, founded by Elliot Bisnow of Bisnow Media, has created a community of the world's most influential innovators. "We are inspired by events like the Clinton Global Initiative, TED, and Davos," says Bisnow. $200,000 was raised for the four presenting non-profit organizations including NothingButNets.com, Feed Foundation, Invisible Children, and Grassroots Soccer.

These five start-ups were among the most impressive and interesting business ideas:

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Five best start-ups of 2009 originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When a $7 a share biotechnology company like Dendreon Corp. (NASDAQ: DNDN) rockets 200% to over $20 a share in one day, like it did yesterday after reporting successful Phase 3 trials of its prostate cancer drug, investors get interested in any biotech stock under $10.

But before investing in these speculative companies, you should have a clear understanding of how this niche operates. Marketing plays an important role in order for the companies to raise capital, therefore if you are interested in betting on a company's future, you should consider the risk factors and odds of success.

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Should you invest in low priced biotech stocks like Dendreon? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While stocks listed on the over-the-counter bulletin board (OTCBB) and the Pink Sheets, a privately held daily quote service (not a stock exchange), are known to be lacking in SEC filings, liquidity, and easily obtainable financial information (some have been delisted from major exchanges so brokerages actually make customers sign additional forms recognizing the added risk if they choose to trade in this niche), they actually are fully audited. In the last few years, Pink OTC Markets Inc., which owns these quotation systems, has aimed to bring extended transparency to this little known niche through the introduction of OTCQX.

The OTCQX, now a few years old and with 55 stocks listed, is a premium area of Pink Sheets -- which is littered with over 9,000 companies, most of which are penny stocks that don't trade very many shares or very often -- that provides a new level of disclosure not required outside of any major stock exchange, such as the AMEX, NYSE, or NASDAQ.

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