tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:15:13 +0000Greg Stewart & Stewsday Productions If it were any cooler, it wouldn't be legal!http://stewsday.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Greg)Blogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-4974282416037108653Sun, 23 Aug 2009 10:15:00 +00002009-08-23T03:15:13.253-07:00Kinetic Artists | Fri. September 25, 2009 - Cherry Poppin Daddies @ Kinetic Playground - 1113 West Lawrence Ave., Chicago, IL 60640Shared via AddThishttp://stewsday.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html#4974282416037108653noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-1249190824861756230Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:39:00 +00002009-03-29T13:46:33.617-07:00I doubt I'm going to win it all in the pool, but I'm almost 70% right this year. I have the fever and the only prescription is more March Madness.I called a lot of 12/5 upsets in the first round. The first round I had three errors in my bracket.I had Wisconsin winning against Florida State. It was partly school pride, but mainly a judgment about experience. Wisconsin has been in the tournie http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html#1249190824861756230noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-3264328081861428732Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:02:00 +00002009-03-29T12:50:12.998-07:00This year was kind of out of hand. My friends and I have made it a bit of a tradition to go down and revel in being Irish (it's open to everyone). I know a lot of people who actually march in the parade. I have some friends who even work for Guinness / Diageo.I have a copy of Mr Dooley In Peace and in War (1898). It was written about a South Side Irish Pub Keeper and it's a collection of http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html#3264328081861428732noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-653448096233865621Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:45:00 +00002008-11-20T11:48:35.691-08:00A couple of friends and I are putting together a little benefit to stock up some local food banks! It's going to be a tough year and we want to pull our friends together, celebrate and bring some canned goods to some area shelters and programs!Please help me get the word out about this worthy cause!http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html#653448096233865621noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-1453924625869111748Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:51:00 +00002008-09-27T17:58:28.572-07:00UW BadgersWisconsinFootballDefenseBielmaI just watched a performance in the first half which was very different from the second.I'm unhappy. That's to say the least by the laissez-faire attitude of the defense in the second half and the impotence of my Badgers in the first! GRRRrrr... I feel like was just punched in the gut.I do not agree with Brett B. on his call to send out the kicking team in a 4th and 2 with excellent field http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html#1453924625869111748noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-657660323040571301Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:30:00 +00002008-09-26T08:45:39.699-07:00If a separate market was created to sell these houses and the bad debt involved (bonds and insurance), then you can bring in private equity to pull out the debt. The markets feel like there is a deal out there.There are models of how these markets work... ie. the stock market.If the capital gains tax is lowered or suspended, a flood of liquidity would be created. That's not what us workin' http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html#657660323040571301noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-673231062425670727Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:19:00 +00002008-09-26T06:13:14.169-07:00CongressBernankeWall StreetSovern Wealth FundStock Market CrashPanicThere is a great urgency of NOW! A few calmer heads really don't believe this is true.This is a PANIC.They believe that a stock crash is not emminent. Will the DOW have to dip in to 4 digits do it?9999 or lower? We might see this today depending on how things go!I don't believe Bush is an expert on the economy. None of the presidential candidates have a PhD in the subject. Paulson was a CEO http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html#673231062425670727noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-8694727121957315885Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:34:00 +00002008-09-20T08:32:06.619-07:00I was looking at Fortune Investor's Guide 2007: The 10 stocks to buy.On their list is AIG. Wow, that was a good pick.In the 2008 Guide they apologized and told you to buy Meryl Lynch!Great picks guys.A note to the investor... before making any decisions, you really need to be worried about where are you are getting your advice from. Do your due diligence.http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html#8694727121957315885noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-2821349872674001916Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:22:00 +00002008-09-19T09:36:29.168-07:00I liken yesterday and today to a barbeque... The coals were right to do what I wanted to do (buy low when everyone was in gold)... and then the grill master (the government) came by stoked the coals and poured a ton of gas on the fire! There was a huge fireball and stocks soared.Now the next thing for them to do is put their food on the grill... watch those buns Paulson!So let's take a look at http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html#2821349872674001916noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-5989511317193017211Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:30:00 +00002008-09-18T06:09:52.058-07:00By definition a bubble "involves a non-sustainable pattern of price change or cash flows. The implosion of the asset price bubble in Japan led to the massive failure of a large number of banks and other types of financial firms and more than a decade of sluggish economic growth." Charles P. Kindleberger "Manias, Panics and Crashes A History of Financial Crises" Chapter 1. p.1With unprecedented http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html#5989511317193017211noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-4735414699308610516Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:36:00 +00002008-09-19T09:22:07.461-07:00I think I said on Sunday when I announced a fire sale this week that gold was going to be the flight to safety. On monday it was at something like 744. That's a buy in my book.Today it went up $80. That's 11% in a day.Either I'm not the only one who's read CPK (Charles R. Kindleberger), or read about the Weimar Republic, or just can think their way out of a box, but it happened and it happenedhttp://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html#4735414699308610516noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-8143216293977246650Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:04:00 +00002008-09-18T05:02:58.013-07:00There are three war torn companies that look like they're going the way of Enron and World com... but they are in the financial sector now. First Lehman Brothers, who are a 150 year old firm, have been led by Dick Fuld in the past years. He should have been out of a job a long time ago. As I'm not a share holder of LEH, I can plainly see that he's done a horrific job managing his company. http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html#8143216293977246650noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-4222542200363496766Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:06:00 +00002008-12-22T08:26:17.172-08:00Hey Everyone,Has anyone else noticed the tremendous amount of Obama merchandise on the market? Perhaps, being in Chicago I am inundated with it, but I am seeing art created from coast to coast in amounts that can be considered a movement.Lately, he has graced the covers of magazines of all types. The two that stick out were GQ & Rolling StoneGQ portrayed him very realistically."Rolling Stone onhttp://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html#4222542200363496766noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-3846277302829394043Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:14:00 +00002008-09-03T21:05:15.313-07:00I've been asked by a number of individuals how to play this market.My theories are probably similar to the ones you have heard before if you are listening out there. I believe that in a market like this, the technicians rule! If you know how to navigate a buy and a sell on a dime... play the short game, then you may be a winner. The market has been reacting funny lately, news that should make http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_09_01_archive.html#3846277302829394043noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-6106456861412071558Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:10:00 +00002008-08-07T16:00:29.295-07:00StockLaws and LegislationInvestorsCredibilityFinancialsCorporate FraudBanksbankingAIGFinanceMerrill LynchMorgan StanleyCitigroupRegulationsLawsuitsAccountingMy parents would often quote to me "You are your name." If you dirty your name, then what do you have? There are the golden rules. There are the fundamental rules of finance and accounting. There is the goal of low risk for maximum reward even though the greater the risk generally, the greater the reward. There is a happy medium between investors and creditors. PT Barnum said "You can't http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html#6106456861412071558noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-59452133674121340Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:58:00 +00002008-07-14T14:17:28.615-07:00ChicagoBrett FavreLambeauGreen Bay PackersMark TauscherReturnMichael JordanI am a Green Bay Packers fan living in Chicago. I've kept pretty quiet about Favre's decision to retire. I remember that day last winter while I was sitting at the airport, wearing my #4 jersey when he addressed the press and told them that when he was out with his daughters getting ice cream, they told him that they didn't want him to retire. I jumped out of my seat and shouted "Yeah Brett!" http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_07_01_archive.html#59452133674121340noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-4242567966441513893Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:16:00 +00002008-03-17T16:39:46.721-07:00I don't like the Fed right now. I've been complaining about them for a while. The lowering of the rate to bail out the subprime mortgage industry has lowered the dollar, lowering liquidity, draining the economy and causing a spiraling effect. The dollar has not hit a new bottom yet.This whole business with Bear Stearns from my perspective is just a scapegoat. They're not the only one who are http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html#4242567966441513893noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-667667954424598608Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:09:00 +00002007-11-25T15:48:27.939-08:00There was a farm on the outskirts of Madison that grew the best heirloom tomatoes. The air was fresh and the soil was dark! Like much of the midwest, the farmland here is about as good as it gets! The tomatoes were the most delicious I ever remember having.Since then the farm has closed, gave out to constant pressure of developers, and in it's place is a stand of cookie cutter houses. One http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2007_11_01_archive.html#667667954424598608noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-7196668448732124577Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:56:00 +00002007-11-06T19:59:11.254-08:00***Warning: For those who haven't heard me talk shop... look away! There is business acumen and forecasting ahead.LIVE NATION WEBSITE COMPANY INFOLive Nation is the "world's largest live music company." As many of you know, They have a lock on +7500 person outdoor ampitheatres. Their parent company is the nations largest holder of radio media assets, Clear Channel. Last quarter they decided http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html#7196668448732124577noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-7061440304378200749Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:39:00 +00002007-07-09T20:41:47.983-07:00 http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2007_07_01_archive.html#7061440304378200749noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-8224638075447418056Fri, 11 May 2007 01:12:00 +00002007-05-10T18:52:34.093-07:00Clear Channel is known as the largest single owner of radio stations in the world. There is no other business that has cornered the market like they have. Like most business, they always had their eyes on expanding their business. The United States conformed to their format of radio stations: Rock, Country, Adult Alternative... until you could go into almost any market in the nation and here http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2007_05_01_archive.html#8224638075447418056noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-115254405837893327Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:37:00 +00002006-07-10T08:14:41.166-07:00So my Mom and Dad flew off to Rome to be with Phil and Valqueria to help develop their wedding plans and incidently, Italia is in the World Cup Finals! So my family was in Circus Maximus (the real one) watching the event along with countless thousands of zealous Italian soccer fans! And they won in penalty kicks!The event was nuts by report... parties went into the wee hours of the morning. Myhttp://stewsday.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html#115254405837893327noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-115207789754194020Sat, 01 Jul 2006 03:31:00 +00002006-07-04T22:51:24.263-07:00This was a cruel month of June filled with a series of unfortunate events. I felt a bit helpless because none of these incidents were in my control. If there's anything I've learned about this June its patience. Some things you can't slow down. Other things you can't speed up.Philosophically, I've been engaged in a deep internal conversation about healing and have come to the conclusion that http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_archive.html#115207789754194020noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-115152468225872700Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:53:00 +00002006-06-28T12:58:02.343-07:00I love you Grandma! Love! Love! Love!http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_archive.html#115152468225872700noreply@blogger.com (Greg)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822798.post-114848158323392414Wed, 24 May 2006 14:27:00 +00002006-05-24T07:39:43.373-07:00This is the current water temperature map.The critical temperatures for hurricane strength storms have been met in most of the Atlantic. Its only May and the Gulf water temperatures are two degrees above normal. The conditions that created Katrina still exist and the chances of a repeat of last year's events are greater than the year before it. Due to the accelerated thermal heating of the http://stewsday.blogspot.com/2006_05_01_archive.html#114848158323392414noreply@blogger.com (Greg)