The Vig

Wow.

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Is he paying for protection on the inside?

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Sharebuilder.com, a sister-company of my bank, ING Direct, ran a promotion recently where they gave new customers $50 for signing up and trading with their company.  So I dumped in $100 on a whim, figuring I would start a little Roth IRA and see what happened.
My first purchase was the energy SPDR (AMEX: XLE).  I […]

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Here’s an interesting story.  With the nice weather and the longer days, the crazies are starting to pop-up with their small engine vehicles.  While I was out for a walk the other night, I saw a woman in her mid-twenties riding a go-kart down the middle of Daniels St. without a care in the world.  […]

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He’s been getting lots of run the last day or so for endorsing Obama.  This morning he introduced Laura Bush at a conference downtown.  That’s one cool dude.

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I’ve found a new semi-secret lunch spot. Semi-secret because it’s out of my co-workers’ migratory path, yet still in plain sight. I get to catch up on podcasts while watching the skaters. I’m guessing there’s an ice skating competition coming up because there are three or four people down there walking through their routines. One […]

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Courtesy Niki K.

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They’re white, liberal, and over 60.
My father is 68, and has said vehemently that — although he might support Obama — he just doesn’t believe the nation is ready to vote for a black President. Another long-time family friend, almost 70 and Jewish, told me that he thinks there are still too many racist […]

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