http://atristain.com/rjatrixblog weblog... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:35:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What is the best approach to picking good stocks (strong companies) to invest in? Take a second to think about this and how you can apply this to your life.  Maybe these ideas could provide a little guidance while you’re implementing you investment plan, for this or next year. http://atristain.com/rjatrixblog/?p=23 I have always wondered how Latinos or to use the generic government given term "Hispanics" view Spain. I took a survey on this topic and presented the results and my inferences in Valencia, Spain at a conference on US and Spain Relations, part of the exhibit of Sorrolla sponsored by ... http://atristain.com/rjatrixblog/?p=21 What's is the overall pattern of interest-rate movement these days? I think of rates as tea leaves, except, more reliable if you know how to read them.  What do you think? http://atristain.com/rjatrixblog/?p=20 A few months ago, I was called “boring banker from a boring bank” by a fellow banker at Washington Mutual.  Recently, I have been thinking about that in light of the current credit crisis, i.e. since September 25th, when regulators seized Seattle-based Washington Mutual, the country’s largest S&L institution.  I ... http://atristain.com/rjatrixblog/?p=19 La 3a convención fue un éxito si contamos las veces que se habló de posibles soluciones y temas de la comunidad hispana en EE.UU.  Podemos, como asociación, empezar poco a poco y si lo seguimos haciendo andaremos lejos.   Asi que de todo lo que hablamos, habrá que hacer algo en concreto. Que piensas....?   http://atristain.com/rjatrixblog/?p=18 I always saw Milton Friedman as a changing agent, but, he was more than that.  One of the very first books I read as a freshman in college majoring in economics was Free to Choose.  It impacted my life.  It not only entice me to study economics, it made me ... http://atristain.com/rjatrixblog/?p=17 Off the record Notes for Students of Finance and Economics http://atristain.com/rjatrixblog/?p=13 What thoughts you have on individuals of influence of recent times, e.g. What the legacy our current president--Mr. Bush, will leave us? http://atristain.com/rjatrixblog/?p=12