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Chris is a full-time project manager and part-time individual trader. With his engineering degree, construction background and MBA, he takes on the world of financial markets. He reads financial books and Web sites constantly and keeps learning as much as he can. He writes about his continuing financial education here and at StudentOfMarkets.com.

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Trader tax? Really?

I heard a rumor about this, but apparently this is all too real - congress wants to impose a tax of 0.25% on trades of all kinds - stocks, bonds and...
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Eastern Europe's economy - psst - it's worse than ours

Apparently the Government of Latvia has quit ... the Ukrainian government is in trouble because of energy prices...
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Economic thoughts - stimulus, budget, taxes and regulation

US economy is in the eye of the hurricane right now. The revision of the GDP number shows this. The stimulus plan...
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Videos worth your time

I posted several videos at Studentofmarkets.com which might be of interest to folks tho read me here at Examiner.com. Part 5 of Niall Ferguson's great...
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The Ascent of Money - Niall Ferguson

Niall Ferguson is a Scottish Economist who has written several books. I have read parts of his work...
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Unemployment data - a reason for calm and a reason for worry

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The unemployment data released yesterday was not greeted with jubilation. The nationwide unemployment rate...
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Marc Faber 2009 Outlook

Marc Faber is an investor who is very well respected. I have posted several videos of his on my Studentofmarkets...
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