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Ten Things Obama Can Do Now

Posted on Monday, January 26th, 2009 | In Politics & Your Money
Contributed by: Jeffrey Miller (http://www.oldprof.typepad.com) -

Forbes had a characteristically thoughtful piece last week naming ten things Obama could accomplish with an executive order that would help the market out. Our energy policy is one thing the Bush administration worked hard to influence; Obama could choose to regulate our alternative and standard energy sources. A few specific sectors the author specifically highlights are the autos (of course), defense, and stem cell research – it’s well worth a read if you’re heavily invested there.

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About Jeffrey Miller (http://www.oldprof.typepad.com)
Jeffrey A. Miller, Ph.D. is a former college professor with a hands-on, real world attitude. His quantitative modeling helped inform state and local officials in Wisconsin for more than a decade. A Public Policy analyst, he taught advanced research methods at the University of Wisconsin, and analyzed many issues related to state tax policy.

In 1987 Jeff began work for market makers at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. His approach included finding anomalies in the standard option pricing models and developing new forecasting techniques. Merging these quantitative techniques with specific company analysis, Jeff also generated trading ideas from sell-side analyst reports.

Through his years of experience in trading options, futures and equities, Jeff has come to be regarded as an expert in interpreting the effect of news on the markets and individual stocks. Jeff has served as a forensic expert in several cases involving such issues. He has also written a series of papers on investment management, describing both quantitative methods and those related to behavioral economics.

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