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This is a rarely seen documentary on Paul Tudor Jones that was done by PBS in 1987. The video has appeared off and on in [...]

SensibleInvesting.TV put together a great video of interviews and insight from top academics and investment industry professionals, summarizing the value of passive investing and challenging [...]

The real life Robinson Crusoe, David Glasheen (ex-Wall Street business man and millionaire) left the realms of modern society after the market crashed in 1987. He escaped to a remote island 1,500 miles off Australia’s shoreline with his dog and became fully self-sufficient: fishing, brewing beer and growing his own vegetables. The Queensland Supreme Court (Glasheen’s Lessor) is attempting to repossess the island oasis due to a breach of contract arising from a land use clause directed at tourism. The Sidney Morning Herald wrote a piece on the issue called The Last Days of Eden.

All major indexes closed slightly higher today on the news that Fiscal Cliff negotiations have been fastracked and both sides are moving closer to a deal.

The Wall Street Journal held its annual CEO Council today that featured guests from both public and private industries to discuss the many issues facing our country. Much of the discussion revolved around the impending fiscal cliff, global economy, and US political environment. Below are some of the better segments from today’s coverage.

Yep The Real Deal:  Greed Is Good The Video

A slideshow of the hottest women that have graced Wall Street movies.

Disney announced the purchase of Lucas Films and the Star Wars franchise for $4.05B in cash and stock. Great news for Star Wars fans, the transaction secures a seventh prequel to be released in 2015.

Bloomberg’s Trish Regan takes a look into the lifestyles of the rich. She meets up with Wall Street’er Jim Glickenhaus, makeup heir Ronald Lauder, Intellectual Ventures CEO Nathan Myhrvold, and mega tycoon Richard Branson.

Wall Street doesn’t always go to the movies, but when they do they choose Bond.

No, not that type of Dog… get your head out of the gutter! If you work on Wall Street and your bonus was so large you can’t find enough over the top items to buy for yourself, its time to pimp that dog wall street style with The Fancy’s Wall Street Dog Trench Coat.

Special thanks to Uncrate for laying out the essential Wall Street attire for those of us that don’t want to wear a suit every day! Here’s the style guide.

A video of Warren Buffett explaining his view of business, mistakes, and how to make money.

Black Monday (October 19, 1987) was one of the worst days in Wall Street History with the Dow falling 22.61%. The cause of the drop was said to be from program trading, increased leverage through derivatives, and market psychology. It took about two years for the Dow to recover from its fall.

Spain was downgraded from BBB+/A-s to  BBB-/A-. S&P cited intensifying economic and political risks as their primary reason. S&P said further downgrades are a real [...]

Goldman Sachs is attempting to persuade lawmakers into exempting credit funds from Volcker regulation.  Volcker rule limits a firms total investment in hedge and private [...]

Wall Street pay increases but number of total jobs shrinks.  Average Security Analyst received a total package of $362,950 (up 16% from 2010).  Estimates show [...]

  Jack Welch (former CEO of GE) tweeted today that the White House manipulated jobs data to win the election claiming “these Chicago guys will [...]

Markets sold off today after Bernanke’s speech. The key takeaways are as follows:

The markets sold off dramatically after Bernanke’s speech.
The fed said it would keep interest rates low even when economic data picks up.

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