Noteworthy Financial Stories for September 24, 2010

Real Estate
JPMorgan to Sell Commercial-Mortgage Backed Securities
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aiIu2aY3ow54

Rental Situation Stabilizing, Some REITs Look Attractive
http://blogs.forbes.com/alexandrazendrian/2010/09/23/rents-arent-going-down-some-reits-look-attractive/?partner=yahootix

U.S. REITs Use Stock Sales to Grow After Paying Debt
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=axO5CBiL8nQE

Economy
Volcker Spares No One in Broad Critique
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2010/09/23/volcker-spares-no-one-in-broad-critique/

Downhill With the G.O.P.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/opinion/24krugman.html?_r=1&wpisrc=nl_wonk

Banking
Banks Forsaking Lowest Yields in September Rush: Credit Markets
http://noir.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aAmRBWVtD.7Q

Equity Market
Yes, it may finally be time to get back into stocks
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/23/AR2010092306290.html

Are Stocks Overvalued By $4+ Trillion? Quantifying The Fed's Impact On The Stock Market
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/are-stocks-overvalued-4-trillion-quantifying-feds-impact-stock-market?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

Yield vs. Yield: Why Bonds and Dividend Stocks Are Not Interchangeable
http://seekingalpha.com/article/226634-yield-vs-yield-why-bonds-and-dividend-stocks-are-not-interchangeable?source=feed

Sentiment/Options
How to invest when the market is against you
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-to-invest-when-the-market-is-against-you-2010-09-23

The price of bear insurance
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2010/09/24/352461/the-price-of-bear-insurance/

Alternative Investments
GOLD, Stay Gold Johnny Boy
http://pointsandfigures.com/?p=3330

Other
How to Cold Call a Big Customer
http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/09/how-to-cold-call-a-big-customer.html

Stories declaring 'death of PR' are misguided
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/grow/mia-wedgbury/social-media-puts-public-back-in-public-relations/article1720127/

Microsoft Security Essentials Now Free for Businesses
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2369523,00.asp

The Characteristics Angel Investors Expect
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/money/article/the-characteristics-angel-investors-expect-thursday-bram

Unstandardized Licensing Agreements
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/innovation/article/unstandardized-licensing-agreements-scott-shane

Search Marketing as a Core Local Business Strategy
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/search-marketing-as-a-core-local-business-strategy-john-jantsch

Social Media Report
https://www.netprospex.com/np/system/files/NetProspex_Social_Report_Fall2010.pdf

Is paint product a game changer?
http://blogs.reuters.com/small-business/2010/09/22/is-paint-product-a-game-changer/

How to Build a Bootstrapping Culture
http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/09/how-to-build-a-bootstrapping-culture.html

How to Make Sure Your Elevator Pitch Isn't a Downer
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/tips-developing-elevator-pitches-0557/

Who’s More Successful: The Solo Visionary or the Consensus Builder?
http://www.bnet.com/blog/business-myths/who-8217s-more-successful-the-solo-visionary-or-the-consensus-builder/210?tag=drawer-container;load-section-river