Sep 19 2008

SEC bans short-selling of 799 financial stocks & Other Measures

What a bummer.  The SEC has determined that one of the ways to stave off the financial panic is to prevent shorting of some financial stocks.  ”The emergency order temporarily banning short selling of financial stocks will restore equilibrium to markets. This action, which would not be necessary in a well-functioning market, is temporary in [...]

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Mar 24 2008

Buying a Foreclosure Property

Many of my regular readers have noticed that I haven’t posted in several weeks. What’s been keeping Dax so busy you ask? I’ve been helping to keep the real estate market balanced. Time and money are a delicate balance and unfortunately time has been scarce for me lately as I have been [...]

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Apr 29 2007

Tip: Removing Wallpaper

I have the misfortune of owning a condo where the prior owners had a Miami theme in the bathroom. I had pink palm-tree wallpaper with cabinets painted a color somewhere between flamingo pink and turquoise. Needless to say it had to go. I recently replaced my cabinets and installed granite countertops. [...]

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