30 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Movement to Declassify 9/11 Information Gathers Momentum … 9/11 Commission Chairs and Congressmen Call for Declassification
Movement to Declassify 9/11 Information Gathers Momentum … 9/11 Commission Chairs and Congressmen Call for Declassification
The 9/11 Commission Co-Chairs – Lee Hamilton and Thomas Kean – have called for the 28-page section of the 9/11 Commission Report which is classified to be declassified. Kean said that 60-70% of what was classified shouldn’t have been classified in the first place:
Congressman Thomas Massie read the 28 classified pages of the Joint Intelligence Committee Inquiry into 9/11 (the joint Senate and House investigation into 9/11) and immediately called for them to be released to the public:
30 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Risk Is Returning, Time To Sit On The Fence
Risk Is Returning, Time To Sit On The Fence
We have a feeling that things are going to be a bit more difficult from here. In no particular order:
30 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Market Intelligence For MLP Investors
Market Intelligence For MLP Investors
By MLPData:
As we transition out of the summer holidays, MLPs rebounded +9% from their August 4th lows, with this week’s +2.35% gain propelled by yield compression emanating from Europe. Despite the light market volumes, 23 units rose to their 52 week highs in the latter part of the week, providing investors with a +21.38% benchmark year to date total return.
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30 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on US planes strike militants, drop aid in Iraq
US planes strike militants, drop aid in Iraq
The United States carried out air strikes on Saturday against Islamic State fighters near the town of Amerli, the Pentagon said.
30 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Dividend Champions For September 2014
Dividend Champions For September 2014
By David Fish:
The Dividend Champions spreadsheet and PDF have been updated through 8/29/14 and are available here. Note that all references to Champions mean companies that have paid higher dividends for at least 25 straight years; Contenders have streaks of 10-24 years; Challengers have streaks of 5-9 years. “CCC” refers to the universe of Champions, Contenders, and Challengers.
30 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Update: TrueGold’s Q2 Earnings
Update: TrueGold’s Q2 Earnings
TrueGold Mining (OTCQX:RVREF) announced its second quarter results on Friday, demonstrating that it continues on the path towards production next year at its flagship Karma Project.
30 August, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Global Passive Benchmark With ETFs And Factor Tilts
A Global Passive Benchmark With ETFs And Factor Tilts
By GestaltU:
“One way to test our thinking would be to ask the question in reverse: If your index manager reliably delivered the full market return with no more than market risk for a fee of just 5 bps, would you be willing to switch to active performance managers who charge exponentially more and produce unpredictably varying results, falling short of their chosen benchmarks nearly twice as often as they outperform-and when they fall short, losing 50% more than they gain when they outperform?