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Right now the market is like a victim on the tv special 48 Hours Mystery or Dateline. If you are are a bullish investor your portfolio gains are disappearing faster than Star Jones weight...I know amazing. That is why I have to say, without hesitation, that we are in the midst of an ugly recession that has many forces against it. Whether its a slumping housing market, skyrocketing oil, expensive food, vanishing jobs, or a weak dollar, we all seem to be affected in our wallets and now in our portfolio.
I haven't taken this stance in the few years that I have been investing but I am going to...
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Blackstone (BX) looks for a gusher -- invests in pipeline
Filed under: Private equity, Blackstone Group L.P (BX) Robert Phillips is a veteran of the energy world. He was the CEO of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD), a major natural gas player. Before this, he was a chairman of GulfTerra and the CEO of Eastex Energy, Inc.
Now, Phillips has a new venture: Crestwood Midstream Partners LLC. In fact, he arranged a cool $500 million investment from the Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) and GSO Capital Partners, an affiliate of Blackstone. <>Basically, Phillips will use his extensive background to build a pipeline operation through internal developme>...
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Kiplinger’s “Earn 8% or More”- High Yield Investments
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<>Kiplinger’s July Issue highlighted opportunities to earn 8% or more on tankers to pipelines to real estate stocks, thus uncovering investments with the best yields. 1. Closed-End Income Funds a. First Trust Strategic High Income (FHI)- bond fund, which borrows to invest in bank loans, mortgage-related securities and junk bonds. Share price plunged from $20 in early 2007 to less than $10.50. Today the price is $13.00 and offers a 14.6% yield. <>b. Denali Fund (DNY) - trades at 9.5% discount to Net Asset Value and is converting from REIT fund to general leveraged fund. Today’s yield is more t><>><><>>><><>>><><>>><>><><>>><><>>><><>< />>><><>>><><>>><>><><>>><><>>><>><><>>><><>>><><>>><>><><>>><><>>><><>>><><>>><>><>><>><>><><>>><>< />< /><>< />><>< />><>< />><>< />><>< />>< />>><>>< /><>>< /><><><>><>><>><>><>><>><>><>><>><>>><>>< />< />< /><><>< /><><>>>><>< /><><>>>><>< /><><>>>><>><>< />< />>><><>< />><>< />><>< />>>< />>...
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The Week's Top Insider Buys
The week's top insider transaction by dollar amounts.
Community Bankers Acquisition Corp (BTC)- $4,675,000
Information Services Group Inc (III)- $3,075,000
eLoyalty Corp (ELOY)- $2,297,000
Pharmacyclics Inc (PCYC)- $2,082,000
TCF Financial Corp (TCB)- $2,009,000
Perini Corp (PCR)- $1,887,000
Marchex Inc (MCHX)- $1,815,000
Powerwave Technologies Inc (PWAV)- $1,604,000
Enterprise Products Partners L P (EPD)- $1,557,000
Align Technology Inc (ALGN)- $1,467,000
Huntsman Corp New (HUN)-...
Continued at Todd Sullivan's ValuePlays

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The Week's Top Insider Buys
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The week's top insider transaction by dollar amounts.<>
Community Bankers Acquisition Corp (BTC)- $4,675,000 Information Services Group Inc (III)- $3,075,000 eLoyalty Corp (ELOY)- $2,297,000 Pharmacyclics Inc (PCYC)- $2,082,000 TCF Financial Corp (TCB)- $2,009,000 Perini Corp (PCR)- $1,887,000 Marchex Inc (MCHX)- $1,815,000 Powerwave Technologies Inc (PWAV)- $1,604,000 Enterprise Products Partners L P (EPD)- $1,557,000 Align Technology Inc (ALGN)- $1,467,000 Huntsman Corp New (HUN)- $1,270,000 Dick's Sporting Goods Inc (DKS)- $1,254,000 ev3 Inc (EVVV)- $1,066,000 Insight Enterprises Inc (NSI>...
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