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Heard Off The Street: ETFs: The Good, The Bad and The Illiquid
Dec 05, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Investment Strategy Group of Contango Capital Advisors provides regular updates on economic and financial conditions. This week, we look at some of the benefits and drawbacks of exchange traded funds. We frequently use exchange traded funds (ETFs) in implementing our portfolio strategies. They give us access to targ...
Heard Off The Street: Now What?
Nov 30, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Investment Strategy Group of Contango Capital Advisors provides regular updates on economic and financial conditions. This week, we look at the implications of the nation’s lack of fiscal fitness combined with Europe’s imploding monetary union. Just about everything bad is happening at once. In the US, a governme...
Living From Your Core
by lynnrealestate
Nov 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
A pause on the other side of the earth Living From Your Core I was running late, as usual, on a Wednesday evening.  I needed to pick my daughter up from the downtown branch of Salt Lake Community College.  She was getting out of class early and had sent me a text message to let me know.  I was in my office ...
WellDog and tQ Automation sign MOU to bring coalbed methane technical services to Indonesia
Nov 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
WellDog and tQ Automation sign MOU to bring coalbed methane technical services to Indonesia Alliance is directed at providing best-in-class technical services to emerging Indonesian CBM market Laramie, Wyoming and Houston, Texas (27 October 2011) - WellDog and tQ Automation announced that they have signed a Memorandum...
Foreclosures regaining momentum, hit 7-month high
Nov 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The U.S. foreclosure rate has climbed to its highest level in seven months, suggesting that lenders are moving beyond a "robo-signing" scandal that had temporarily slowed bank takeovers, according to a private firm that tracks the activity. Foreclosure filings — including default notices, scheduled auctions, and bank reposses...
The Sun Cycle Principle
by lynnrealestate
Nov 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
“If you have just a little bit of hope left you can make great strides in your life.” -Theo Fleury The Sun Cycle Principle I sat mesmerized as I listened to Theo recount his story.   He told me of how he had been hiding the tale of his being abused from more than twenty years and what a burden it had pla...
After steadying, home prices begin falling again
Nov 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
By John W. Schoen, Senior Producer After holding up relatively well this summer, it looks like home prices have begun falling again. For a second month in a row, home prices fell 1.1 percent from the month before as fresh foreclosures continued to add inventory to the glut of unsold homes, according to data from CoreLogic, a ...
Home prices still falling, especially in these markets
Nov 09, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The National Association of Realtors is just out with its third-quarter median prices by metro area, and the news is not good. Nationwide, the median price for an existing home is down 4.7 percent from a year ago and nearly 14 percent since 2008. But in many markets, the decline is far worse. Realtors said prices fell in 11...
Your Gift to Humanity
by lynnrealestate
Nov 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
“I looked around and saw that everything around me was made by people; bridges, houses, cars, everything.  Then I realized that the people who created all these things were no smarter than I was and my life was changed!” Steve Jobs Your Gift to Humanity When I was growing up I always believed that the adults ...
WellDog awarded downhole gauge supply contract by Arrow Energy
Nov 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Two year contract includes supply and installation of hundreds of pressure measurement systems Brisbane, Australia (3 November 2011) - WellDog announced today that it has won a competitive tender to provide hundreds of downhole pressure gauge systems to Arrow Energy Pty Ltd over the next two years, with work commenci...
Heard Off The Street: A Double-Edged Sword
Nov 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
In this week’s economic/market commentary, Contango Capital Advisors’ Investment Strategy Group observes that the US economy is unlikely to improve significantly until the massive residential mortgage problem is somehow resolved. It also notes that what may seem to be a solution to some could prove to be a nightmare for ...
Heard Off The Street: What’s Up With the Stock Markets?
Nov 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
In this week’s economic/market commentary, Contango Capital Advisors’ Investment Strategy Group examines why emerging market economies continue to grow faster than developed economies while, over the same period, their stock markets have been languishing. The most widely used emerging market stock index is the MSCI EM...
It is the Puritan work ethic that has made us great as a people. by Jessi Butterfield
Nov 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Power of Combining with Others on VentureCapital.org I was driving home from my last appointment on Saturday night when I received a call from my daughter in Brooklyn. Thank goodness for wireless headsets! The call lasted long past my drive time and well into the evening. She had great news to talk with me about....
Starting Anew
by lynnrealestate
Oct 30, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
“I can start over and be the person I want to be every day.” - Alan Bradshaw Starting Anew It was late in the evening.  I was with my friend Alan Bradshaw in his projection room; he owns the Motor Vu Drive-in not far from my house.  Alan was in the process of transferring a movie from the projector back to th...
Creating Venture Quality Deal Flow for Angel Investor Groups by Brad Bertoch
Oct 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The life blood of an Angel Group is deal flow, and not any deal flow, but venture quality deal flow. Finding and building quality deals drive returns, and thereby builds Group cohesiveness, credibility and success. As with any business, you need to market your product and service, just having money is not enough. You need a v...
Heard Off The Street: A Simple Formula for Stable Economic Growth
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George Fieger
Oct 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Contango Capital Advisors Investment Strategy Group provides regular updates on the economic and financial environment. In this week’s Heard Off the Street, we discuss a notion that could boost the US economy – and would make Lenin roll over in his grave … if only he had one. Providing simple, formulaic solutions...
Heard Off The Street: What’s Up With the Economy?
Oct 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
In this week’s economic/market commentary, Contango Capital Advisors’ Investment Strategy Group examines why emerging market economies continue to grow faster than developed economies, while, over the same period, their stock markets have been languishing. The most widely used emerging market stock index is the MSCI EM...
Inside scoop into choosing a cloud hosting
by Rlmartin
Oct 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Not all roads that lead to a cloud server are paved in gold. When making the decision to migrate in-house servers to a web hosting company which provides private or public cloud servers there are some golden rules to follow. Rule #1: Start slowly, finish strongly If you are currently heavily invested in onsite physical...
5 Myths about Cloud Hosting
by Rlmartin
Sep 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
As virtualized dedicated servers or "virtualization" gathers popularity in the U.S., Europe and Asia five re-occurring myths appear to dominate customer minds prospecting for a potential cloud hosting provider: #1: Cloud hosting is not secure Securing mission critical data and applications is no joke. It's one thing to ...
5 interesting facts about data storage and cloud computing
by Rlmartin
Sep 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
We live in a fact-driven world with business intelligence (BI) and statistical analysis informing server purchase decisions as well as stimulating the need for giant data centers to store, track and analyze this archival data as well as activity around e-commerce transactions. Here are some interesting facts relating to th...
Inside scoop into choosing a cloud hosting provider
by Rlmartin
Sep 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Not all roads that lead to a cloud server are paved in gold. When making the decision to migrate in-house servers to a web hosting company which provides private or public cloud servers there are some golden rules to follow. Rule #1: Start slowly, finish strongly If you are currently heavily invested in onsite physical ...
The Impact of Bankruptcy on Utah Real Estate
by lynnrealestate
Sep 16, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Impact of Bankruptcy on Utah Real Estate Bankruptcy issues can pose a number of obstacles in connection with Utah Real Estate .  These issues can make it impossible for you to purchase or even sell real estate in Salt Lake County .  Most bankruptcies fall under three classifications.  They are Chapter 7, Chapter 11, ...
Who Pays Commissions on Utah Real Estate?
by lynnrealestate
Sep 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Who Pays Commissions on Utah Real Estate? I was working with a Buyer Client yesterday in the Salt Lake City area.  As we were walking through properties it became clear to me that he didn't understand the commission aspects of a real estate purchase in Utah .  So, I walked him through it.  I thought the same information...
CCS Golf Promo
by ccsloans
Aug 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Sometimes things get tough, even if you know what you are doing. This is true in building a house as it is playing a round of golf. We at CCS can’t do much to help you with your golf swing, but we can be quite a resourceful partner during the financing of your construction loan. Let us show you what we can do for you!
The Differences Between Construction Loans and Long Term Mortgages
by ccsloans
Aug 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Let’s talk about a couple of differences between a long term mortgage, and a construction loan. I think it is helpful to understand these differences as you begin the construction loan approval process. The main difference of the loans centers on the collateral. As we have discussed, the collateral has not been built...
Are Foreclosures the Best Deal in Utah Real Estate?
by lynnrealestate
Aug 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Are Foreclosures the Best Deal in Utah Real Estate? I was working with Travis today when he asked me a question.  Should we be looking at foreclosures because they are a better deal? I said, Travis, we were just in a foreclosure. This is a question I get all the time when working with clients in the Salt Lake City Area...
Energy Efficient Office Practices
by Beth-Holbrook
Aug 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
With the increase in energy costs over the last few years, small businesses can cut costs by moving toward a more energy efficient or “green” work environment.     Here are a few tips you can use to start this process: Turn off your computers and monitors overnight and on weekends. Program computers to g...
Inspecting Homes in Utah Real Estate
by lynnrealestate
Aug 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Inspecting Homes in Utah Real Estate The Utah Real Estate Inspector I use just emailed me the inspection report for a home one of my Client's has under contract in the Salt Lake City area.  My Client had some concerns based on what the inspector found.  Since most people I talk to don't have experience in dealing with ...
Types of Value in Utah Real Estate
by lynnrealestate
Aug 23, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Types of Value in Utah Real Estate I was working Linda today.  We were looking at some real estate in the Salt Lake City area.  She asked me about value in Utah Real Estate .  I asked her what she meant by value.  She replied that she was wondering if the market values were increasing, decreasing or are stable right n...
The Right Utah Real Estate Lender Makes all the Difference
by lynnrealestate
Aug 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Right Utah Real Estate Lender Makes all the Difference When you're looking to purchase Real Estate in Salt Lake City or Summit County , Utah make sure you use the right lender.  One of the first steps in buying Utah Real Estate is to get preapproved.  That's a simple process if you use the right lender.  I get cal...

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