Category Archives: WestyInvesty

Should Meg Whitman Go? Blodget thinks "maybe"

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Nate Westheimer

I’m a sucker for good headlines, so when I read “Meg Whitman Should Go” in the subject of my email inbox this morning (yes, I receive news in more than just my RSS reader — read about it here), I … Continue reading →

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Big Night Out and the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Legacy

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Nate Westheimer

If you’re a 20 or 30 something in New York City, there’s an event you should check out this month that’s bound to be incredibly fun and downright GOOD. Big Night Out, the annual event held by Big Brothers and … Continue reading →

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WSJ: 10 Ways We'll Consume Less Energy

Posted on October 16, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

A great follow up to the Fast Company article I reported on last month was in a special section of the WSJ this morning: Less Power to the People (sub req) is a story that examines why Americans may soon … Continue reading →

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Ill Logic: Seasons Changing. What stocks should I buy?

Posted on August 30, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

I remember "learning" about stocks in my high school econ class. After a few days of talking about them, my teacher set up a stock picking contest for the students, many of whom had gained no understanding whatsoever of the … Continue reading →

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Protected: GOOD Goes Around (or at least gets published)

Posted on July 28, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

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EXXON Mobil: Whose Devil?

Posted on July 28, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

Exxon Mobil can’t do anything right, it seems. First there was the Exxon Valdez disaster, and now they’re making record profits  –  no one likes big mean evil people to make record profits. (Okay, there were some other things going … Continue reading →

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Great Irv visits the UK

Posted on June 1, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

Searching through Lexis-Nexis files a while ago brought me to this file. It’s a New York Times article from 1949 about our Great-Grandfather Irvin making a bold prediction for the rattled English economy (he claims it wasn’t that bold, but … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Price of Gas (on the rest of the economy)

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

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Protected: AT&T to buy BellSouth. Why it matters.

Posted on April 6, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

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March Market Report

Posted on April 5, 2006 by Nate Westheimer

This is a little something I send to my clients in their monthly report. March proved to be another successful month for stocks, as the major indices posted fresh five year highs and closed higher for the third straight month. … Continue reading →

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