http://www.ryanbarr.com The Barr Familiy, Business, Options Trading, Iron Condors, Investing, Web development, and well... everything else that interests us Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:41:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The chief executives of GM and Chrysler said they could run out of funds without the government's support. GM CEO Rick Wagoner said the package is needed to "save the U.S. economy from a catastrophic collapse." - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122703811621838291.htmlThat is what happens when your business model is broken.  The Management of GM and Chrysler ... http://www.ryanbarr.com/investing/gm-ford-and-chrysler-your-tax-dollars-at-work Get one, and stick to it!We are about to enter one of the most difficult economic cycles that our country has ever seen.  There are a myriad of reasons for this; and most of them boil down to a lack of personal responsibility.It's time to take responsibility for one of ... http://www.ryanbarr.com/personal-finance/if-you-dont-yet-have-a-budget Over at The Big Picture, Barry has posted an article from James Quinn  from the Wharton School of Business.  You can find the article here http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/11/the-shallowest-generation/.My favorite quote, and something I've been saying for a while now:No one in Washington has shown an ounce of leadership in decades. True leadership requires ... http://www.ryanbarr.com/bschool/the-shallowest-generation Admittedly, the posts to the blog have been few and far between lately.  With school, Ryder (our new addition), the move to the Windy City, a new job, my old job, and everything else in between - it has been rough!That said... I'm making a killing in this market!  For ... http://www.ryanbarr.com/trading/trading-and-making-a-killing I'm obviously not a liberal, and a lot of the time I don't fully subscribe the things that Paul Krugman talks about... However, the guy is flat out brilliant and you know, in this post I think he has a pretty darn good point.  I'm going to copy in a ... http://www.ryanbarr.com/investing/the-economics-of-depression Barack Obama is the projected President Elect.  I believe that this is a tragic mistake for our country in terms of our ideological movement. On the other hand, I hope that Senator Obama's projected win goes far heal racial tensions across the nation.  This is a great moment in our nations ... http://www.ryanbarr.com/article/congratulations-to-barak-obama Everyone, please vote today.  Exercise your constitutional rights and VOTE.  http://www.ryanbarr.com/article/vote It's been a good week.  I decided that it is time to get back to the basics.  I don't swing trade well.  I understand trading ranges, and can use technical analysis to make some great trades.Last week, I stopped this stupid emotional cash hemorrhaging trading.  I've earned it all back ... http://www.ryanbarr.com/investing/turning-hamburger-into-a-nice-new-york-steak My account is getting ground into hamburger.  I did really well using options to make quite a nice profit in my account... Then I decided it would be fun to try and swing trade the "Ultra" ETFs.  I really, really suck at that.  I've managed to grind about 20% out ... http://www.ryanbarr.com/investing/getting-ground-up-into-hamburger What a mess we are in.I'm not quite sure where to start with this post, simply because there is so much good information available about what is happening out there today.  I can say however, that I am not looking forward to the next few years of economic developments.The house ... http://www.ryanbarr.com/investing/economic-meltdown