Archive for July, 2009

• Breaking: US Dollar to Reverse Split
  Joshua M Brown, July 24th, 2009 at 10:28 am, Comments: 0

  Breaking News: Washington D.C., Jul. 24, 2009 — The Federal Reserve announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a reverse stock split, at a 1 [...]

• New York Times Suffering From Body Dysmorphia?
  Joshua M Brown, July 24th, 2009 at 7:49 am, Comments: 0

  Body Dysmorphia is a psychological disorder in which the affected person is excessively concerned and preoccupied by a perceived defect in his or her physical [...]

• Breakfast Links: Trader Mark, Judd Apatow and the Cankle Epidemic
  Joshua M Brown, July 24th, 2009 at 6:21 am, Comments: 0

  Stuff I'm Reading this Morning... The NYSE applies the old "Grandmother Rule" in it's barring of a bad broker.  (SEC Teaparty) Javier Bardem is out [...]

• China Goes Berserk for IPO's…Sound Familiar?
  Joshua M Brown, July 23rd, 2009 at 8:49 am, Comments: 0

  Ahhh, the year 1999...Y2k was on everyone's mind, all the boys had their hair pushed forward and up, and our eardrums were pounded mercilessly by [...]

• Breakfast Links: Livermore, Gasparino & the 2nd Ave Subway
  Joshua M Brown, July 23rd, 2009 at 6:58 am, Comments: 0

  Stuff I'm Reading this Morning... Carney may be onto something re: Epstein's "Hedge Fund".  The next Ponzi?  (Clusterstock) Thank heavens for Greenback'd, a monster list [...]

• Kidz Korner: What Does Stimulus Mean?
  Joshua M Brown, July 22nd, 2009 at 7:55 am, Comments: 0

  Kidz Korner is a relatively new feature here on The Reformed Broker where I explain complex financial issues to kids from the neighborhood in a [...]

• Breakfast Links: Pinning Down Roubini
  Joshua M Brown, July 22nd, 2009 at 3:43 am, Comments: 0

  Stuff I'm Reading this Morning... OMG, some my fave links of the month so far today! Blankfein to Goldman employees: "Please refrain from wearing your [...]

• Emerging Idol: Auditions for BRIC Without the "R"
  Joshua M Brown, July 21st, 2009 at 7:00 am, Comments: 0

  It may be time to hold auditions to find a replacement for Russia in the BRIC countries. The other day, the New York Times dropped this delightful [...]

• Breakfast Links: Bernanke, Mortgage Brokers & Nine Inch Nails
  Joshua M Brown, July 21st, 2009 at 6:05 am, Comments: 0

  Stuff I'm Reading this Morning... Filthy mortgage brokers are now calling themselves "Loan Modification Specialists".  Jason kills it with this post.  (LOLFed) Some color on [...]

• Breakfast Links: Meatbags & the Cheese Purse
  Joshua M Brown, July 20th, 2009 at 6:07 am, Comments: 0

  Stuff I'm Reading this Morning... Are you ready for the torrent of earnings as 143 of the S&P 500 companies report this week?  Here's a [...]