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Bill Cara is an experienced finance professional: after earning two professional accounting designations (CA and CMA, while working for KPMG and then PricewaterhouseCoopers in Toronto) as well as an MBA at McMaster University, he worked for Dominion Securities, Dean Witter Canada, and set up the first office in eastern Canada for Canaccord Capital. He envisages his award-winning blog, which he started in early 2005 at www.BillCara.com, as "what every independent trader of securities needs to compete with Wall Street."

Bill Cara's Latest Articles

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Finally Seeing the Trade of the Generation
on Nov 20, 2008 about GG
Key to the Global Equity Market: Trend and Cycle Analysis of U.S. Retail
on Nov 17, 2008
King Henry Paulson's Personal Fiefdom
on Nov 13, 2008
Three Keys to Playing This Volatility
on Nov 11, 2008
The Winners Will Be Those Who Look to Gold and Commodities
on Nov 09, 2008
Teck Gives a Lesson in Timely Tactics
on Nov 05, 2008 about TCK
Recognizing the Importance of Market Timing
on Nov 03, 2008 about GDX, XLE
Don't Listen to Goldman on Commodity Prices
on Oct 31, 2008 about GS, M, XLF
The Pivot Point Will Likely Be Election-Based
on Oct 30, 2008
Eliminating the Conflict of Interest Principle is Crucial
on Oct 24, 2008
Nothing Good Will Come of Bankers Being in Control
on Oct 22, 2008
Get Set for Downward Pressure on Gold
on Oct 22, 2008
Is Gold Ready to Fly?
on Oct 19, 2008 about GG, TCK
90 Companies That Will Profit in Today's Environment
on Oct 17, 2008
Watch the Big Three Banks for Market Answers
on Oct 17, 2008 about C, BAC, JPM
With Great Values Now In the Markets, the Glass Is Half Full
on Oct 16, 2008 about BRK.A, BRK.B
95 Stocks with Low Debt to Equity
on Oct 12, 2008 about BBBY, AMAT, ADBE
The Financial System is Finished
on Oct 12, 2008
IBM's Quarter Can Lead the Equity Market Recovery
on Oct 09, 2008 about IBM
36 Opportunities for the Beginning of the Bull
on Oct 05, 2008 about ABX, ABB, BA
There Is a Better Way Than the Bailout
on Oct 02, 2008
Don't Fight an Expensive Bull Market
on Sep 29, 2008 about XLB, XLE, XLI
Coming Full Circle with the Market
on Sep 28, 2008
Don't Let the Times Stop You from Taking Action
on Sep 25, 2008 about DELL, WMT
CDS Market Remains Biggest Issue Facing Monetary Authorities
on Sep 24, 2008
Letter to the SEC from an Independent Trader
on Sep 21, 2008
Eagerly Awaiting Monday's Market Decision
on Sep 21, 2008 about XLY, XLF
SEC Will Ban Short Selling: America's Leaders Break Down
on Sep 19, 2008
Financials Will Likely Miss the First Leg of the New Bull
on Sep 18, 2008
Time to Return Control of Capital Markets to Capital Owners
on Sep 17, 2008 about LEH
When Will America's Financial Leaders Stop Deceiving Us?
on Sep 15, 2008
Lehman Is Just the Thin Edge of the Wedge
on Sep 14, 2008 about WB, MER, AIG

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Wall Street Breakfast - Sample Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News by SA Editor Rachael Granby Bank trio becomes duo. Wells Fargo (WFC) will become the largest U.S. bank by branches with its bid for Wachovia (WB), after Citigroup (C) withdrew from compromise negotiations late yesterday on concerns about the quality of some of Wachovia's assets. Wells Fargo, with a bid valued at $11.4B, expects the purchase to be completed by the end of the year, and denies it will have to absorb assets shakier than originally thought. Government considers next steps. As the financial crisis continues to worsen, the U.S. government is considering two dramatic steps to turn around, or at least slow, the damage: guaranteeing billions of dollars in bank debt and temporarily insuring all U.S. bank deposits. The moves, which would mark the government's most extensive intervention to date, are in discussion stages only. Credit stays frozen. As frozen credit markets refuse to thaw, the cost of default protection on corporate bonds reaches new global records amid investor concerns the credit crisis will trigger corporate failures as companies struggle to finance their businesses. Interbank lending remains limited, and borrowing from the Fed's expanded discount window continued its trend of setting new highs every week, as the total daily average rose to $420.2B vs. $367.8B last week. Oil demand withers. The International Energy Agency warned Friday worldwide oil demand... Email continues...
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Better Choices - Cramer's Lightning Round (10/15/08)

by SA Editor Rachael Granby

Stocks discussed in the lightning round session of Jim Cramers Mad Money TV program,
Wednesday, October 15.

Bullish Calls:

Continental Resources (CLR) -- "This is a remarkable decline. All of the high quality ones are down so much, I can't go against it. This is where you pull the trigger.
3M (MMM) -- The moment this stock starts yielding 5%, I'm a buyer. Until then, keep your powder dry.

Bearish Calls:

Computer Sciences (CSC) -- This is a company that was going to be bought, but they passed up the chance. Now I don't want to buy it."
Annaly Mortgage (NLY) -- I think this is a business model that needs to borrow money. Definitively do not buy."
Northrop Grumman (NOC) -- You can't own the defense stocks right now. If I had to own one, I'd look at Lockheed Martin (LMT) with its good dividend.
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