Perkins’ Picks

Money in the bank I benefit from my benefits
I’m makin it while I’m spendin it
You go to the Louis store, you go to the Gucci store
You go to the mall spend it all what he do that for
You can buy the rags, you can buy the bags
But it ain’t no sign that say they sell [...]

One of my favorite new songs now, and apropos to the markets is Spaz by N.E.R.D. The begining starts with a piece by Common that I had never heard before. Then they start literally spazzing and rocking out at the Hip Hop Awards. Classic. Pharrell also decided that wearing Tom Ford’s brilliant eye glass frames [...]

WHY YOU SHOULD BE INVESTING
HOW TO DO IT RISK FREE
STIMULUS PLAN PART DEUX
DON’T BE A MUTUAL FUND DUMMY
NO RECESSION AT MARC JACOBS
WARNING: RETAILERS TO REPORT NON-SEXY NUMBERS
FORGET OBAMA & MCCAIN: IS $70 OIL THE REAL TAX-CUT?
THE STROKES: OIL & MUSIC
JPCULTURE: KSUBI

THE PICKS: Apple sells more iPhones than Rimm’s Blackberry 
 

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I recently went to ABC News to talk about the market mayhem, my views on what’s going on as written about in the Perkins’ Picks weekly newsletter… I also shared with them a few investment ideas and advice and most importantly how to invest like a rock star.

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Can you pull it off? It is everywhere from the runways of Rag & Bone, William Rast, and Ralph Lauren to the streets in New York and Milano (as shot by The Sartorialist)… and it’s not just for the young… but maybe euro…

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Who would have guessed that GOOG didn’t stop selling ads to start selling bad mortgages or trade toxic derivatives.

In fact the company announced a 26% increase in third-quarter profits that surpassed analysts’ expectations. Share traded up 10% in after-hours trading, but will probably trade down 20% tomorrow morning on news that the CEO decided to [...]

Anybody that knows me, knows I am crazy about Dior Homme and the slim silhouette in mens’ fashion… but so many people are just copying it. I am recently really inspired by this recent look/ silhouette seen in T magazine, the NY Times Mens’ Fashion 2008 edition. It is bohemian yet polished.

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So I am watching an interview on CNBC with the CEO of Morgan Stanley (MS), John Mack, when the reporter asks: paraphrasing…
What did you think when you knew the company was leveraged 31 times?
Mack’s answer:
<blinking> We are now down to about 21.
Me reacting to the TV: Dog! Eh? What? Wait?

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Lets go for a ride! Whoo Hoo!

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