Quoted: There are two forms of exotic beta. 1) Apply "normal" strategies to "exotic" assets like investing in Namibian and Mongolian equities, timber, shipping freight, wine, uranium, art, movies, violins or footballers. Or 2) apply "exotic" strategies to "normal" securities with new trading styles and finding arbitrages in traditional markets. Personally I prefer alternative strategies for any security ("normal" or "exotic") but then as a risk averse, conservative investor I am not prepared to speculate on traditional OR exotic beta. They are too hazardous for my risk tolerance. Alpha is safer.

Quoted: The fund likes asset-intensive companies that are adopting clean technologies like the Honda Motor Company (NYSE:HMC) and utility companies.
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GLW is a Pickens Plan stock from Carey's point-of-view partly because they create fiberglass for wind turbine blades, cars, and insulation. Insulation, as Carey pointed out, saves almost half of residential energy consumption that would otherwise be lost. Energy efficiency is by far the most cost effective way to cut back on energy waste.

Though generally regarded as an economic conservative, Ben Stein acknowledges the need for improved regulation of Wall Street.

Quoted: It looks to me as if the inmates are running the asylum. One truth, that deregulation is sometimes a good thing, has been followed down so long and winding a road that it has led to an immense lie: that deregulation carried to an extreme will not lead to calamity.

Quoted: The Oregonian reported Friday morning that it obtained a copy of an internal JPMorgan Chase (“JPMC”) memo titled “Zippy Cheats & Tricks” that provides step-by-step instructions on how to enter false data into a loan approval system called ‘Zippy.’ (Hat tip to Calculated Risk.) In essence, an in-house guide to committing mortgage fraud. Here are pertinent excerpts of the Oregonian report:

Quoted: 20 Top-performing stocks . These Fortune 500 stocks offered some of the best returns to shareholders last year. Will they keep rising?

Quoted: The dollar is in a tailspin, the trade deficit is growing and a recession is on the horizon. The American way of life is in serious danger. But the head of the Federal Reserve keeps on pumping easy credit into the system -- a crazy policy that will worsen the crisis.

Google Finance just added a stock screener. The main advantage I see over Yahoo's is that the UI is simple, and you don't need Java. The main disadvantage is that it is missing the PEG ratio.

FDIC insured CD's in world currencies. The interest rates are lower for stronger currencies, however.

Quoted: World Currency CDs from EverBank: Diversify your portfolio globally with foreign currencies and earn CD interest rates available in major foreign countries.