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Those who shorted subprime

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Clay Sparkman I just recently finished reading The Greatest Trade Ever, the 2009 book by Wall Street Journal reporter Gregory Zuckerman.  It is a terrific read.  I really enjoyed it.  It evolves primarily around John Paulson, and tells the story of how he managed to make billions of dollars for himself and his hedge fund […]

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Is Oregon next?

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Clay Sparkman After many years of holding relatively firm, the real estate market in the Pacific Northwest may be in trouble.  The following informative piece was printed yesterday at Business Insider.  Make sure to follow the “Check out how bad Oregon has become” link and the 14 slides that accompany the article. http://www.businessinsider.com/oregons-expanding-foreclosure-rate-could-make-it-the-next-california-2010-2 What does […]

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