Noteworthy Financial Stories for April 21

Mobius Says China Property Demand to Withstand Curbs
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aLDWL8pyOHes&pos=14

Goldman Sachs Says SEC Case Hinges on Actions of One Employee
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601010&sid=a4wQK24j3.Mo

Hewitt Says 401(k) Balances Remain 11% Lower Than in 2007
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=ahuZNfhU1Lh0

Krawcheck Says 62% of Wealthy Fear Health-Care Costs
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20603037&sid=a2FgcYT6kjwQ

VIX May Surge to 13-Month High, UBS Says: Technical Analysis
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601084&sid=a3H_QFEwce_0

U.S. Yield Curve at Lowest in Almost a Month on Supply, Rates
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601009&sid=aFSIgEojAlB4

In defence of Goldman Sachs
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/04/21/208661/in-defence-of-goldman-sachs-2/

What a 100-Year Stock Market Chart Says
http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2010/04/20/what-a-100-year-stock-market-chart-says/

Global Debt to Equity Ratio: 2005-2010
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/04/global_debt_to.html

ETF Pairs as Sentiment Gauges: EEM and SPY
http://traderfeed.blogspot.com/2010/04/etf-pairs-as-sentiment-gauges-eem-and.html

Slack U.S. Consumers Not Carrying Consumption Weight
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/04/slack_us_consum.html

A very friendly trend
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-rare-buy-signal-with-a-good-record-2010-04-21

No Dread in TED Spread
http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/ted-spread-russell-3000-bnp-paribas/4/21/2010/id/27816

Hedge fund assets approach all-time high
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cbca0d6-4cab-11df-9977-00144feab49a.html

Structuring an Option Portfolio
http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/options-option-portfolio-butterfly-strategy-calendar/4/20/2010/id/27888


Paulson & Co Investor Letter
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/04/paulson-co-investor-letter/

Long/Short Equity Hedge Funds Favoring Small Caps: Trend Report
http://www.marketfolly.com/2010/04/longshort-equity-hedge-funds-favoring.html#ixzz0llfKpXlU

S&P500 Average Monthly Change
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/04/sp500-average-monthly-change/

Jim Bianco on the Next Soverign Debt Crisis
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/04/jim-bianco-next-soverign-debt-crisis/

Jeremy Grantham On Existing & Developing Bubbles
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/jeremy-grantham-on-existing-developing-bubbles-3912.html

Beware Academics Bearing Financial Advice
http://www.tradersnarrative.com/beware-academics-bearing-financial-advice-3959.html

Sixteen Dow Recoveries
http://dshort.com/articles/2010/sixteen-dow-recoveries.html

New Highs – New Lows--A Double your Pleasure Post
http://slopeofhope.com/2010/04/new-highs-new-lows-from-facesincabs.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Ftradeblogs%2Fthe_slope_of_hope_with_ti+%28Slope+of+Hope+with+Tim+Knight%29

TrimTabs Using Suspect ETF Secret Sauce
http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/blog/7491-trimtabs-using-suspect-etf-secret-sauce.html

Get Off Your Butt: 16 Ways to Get Motivated When You’re in a Slump
http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/get-off-your-butt-16-ways-to-get-motivated-when-youre-in-a-slump/