Thursday, April 5, 2012

Jim Cramer on Lenny Dykstra

"He's one on the great ones in this business"...I only wish Jim was talking about baseball. Check out this gem from The Daily Show archives.


Welcome Back

It has been nearly three years since my last post. Let's take a brief look at how the world has changed by the numbers:

May 4, 2009: Dow Close @8,574.65
April 4, 2012: Dow Close @13,074.75

FY 2009: Troops in Iraq (Estimated by FAS) @135,600
FY 2012: Troops in Iraq (Estimated by FAS): @4,100

FY 2009: Troops in Afghanistan (Estimated by FAS) @50,700
FY 2012: Troops in Afghanistan (Estimated by FAS): @63,500

May 4, 2009: Risk-free rate of return (Three-month T-Bill) @0.19
April 4, 2012: Risk-free rate of return (Three-month T-Bill) @0.08

Just curious...
May 4, 1999: Risk-free rate of return (Three-month T-Bill) @4.69