Say a company defaults on a bond or declares bankruptcy, or some other type of corporate action occurs. Is there an online source where one could...
Is there a way to find out why a rating was downgraded by moody's? Or is there a way to find out why they eventually withdrew their rating? I...
Best post in the thread. I am trying my best to learn about investing, but if like most people, I cannot make a good living from it, I have a...
Many people who get a degree work in a field to learn about it before starting their own business. Some fields require a degree to get your foot...
Maybe you think their education was no better than yours, but don't for a second think that all universities are equal. There is a reason some...
Her broker used a mirror account and transferred the profitable trades to her account, leaving the unprofitable trades in another account. Even...
You think that college is a scam because you haven't seen any reward (and most people don't). You have no idea how many people go to college...
I just went ahead and looked at Section 27, and sure enough, the wording in the Code says 27(a) FOREIGN TAX CREDIT. --The amount of taxes...
Before posting, just to make sure, I grabbed my 2007 tax text and looked it up, and the foreign tax credit applies to earned income. Unless the...
^^ If trading futures was one of the main functions of the business, it would then be considered ordinary income for the business, and would be...
Having just finished my undergrad degree, I can honestly say that 90% of it was a waste of time; jumping through hoops. However, when companies...
^^ This is true. Income from futures is capital gains, and the foreign tax credit and $85,700 foreign earned income exclusion don't apply. Sorry....
So what did you do to before running a hedge fund? Why did you choose that username? Do you have similar views, or just admire him for whatever...
I don't know about working at a Big 4 firm, but the firms I worked with for internships weren't exciting but pay well. Public accounting...
I figured since you're one of the richest people in the world, you would just pay someone to teach you calculus rather than actually attend classes.
haha, thanks for the advice, but I don't plan to trade commodities, Mr. Jones. :p
I'm curious what career path and education others on the forum have, and what led you to doing what you do now? I'm currently an auditor (of...
I completely understand the situation, I was just pointing out the obvious, and posting a link to a somewhat similar situation with a state (the...
It doesn't surprise me that the state was investing in things that didn't seem very safe. There has been a big investigation into employees that...
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