4/21/08

Economics

Another ‘your tax dollars at work’:

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/taxpayer-funded-flash-cards-name-one-benefit-of-being-a-citizen-of-the-united-states/

A closer look at retail sales:

http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2008/04/except-at-gas-p.html

Politics

Obama on the capital gains tax:

http://www.poorandstupid.com/2008_04_13_chronArchive.asp#4776027588349429128

More:

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/DonaldLambro/2008/04/17/obama_at_a_big_loss_over_capital_gains?page=full&comments=true

Domestic

International War Against Radical Islam

The Market

Technical

Overbought stocks:

http://bespokeinvest.typepad.com/bespoke/2008/04/overbought-stoc.html

Fundamental

Options

At the Market open this morning:

The Dividend Growth Portfolio will Sell CR Bard May 105 calls @ .875 against one quarter of its position.

The Aggressive Growth Portfolio will Sell against one quarter of its positions the following:

Smith International May 85 Calls @ 1.125

Bucyrus International May 140 Calls @ 2.25

Peabody Coal May 75 Calls @ 1

News on Stocks in Our Portfolios

A look at the new Altria/Phillip Morris International (MO-$21); PM-$50) entities:

http://www.thestreet.com/p/_htmlrmm/rmoney/investing/10412542.html

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