“US Set to Restage Greek Tragedy” – Der Spiegel
How is the rest of the world (ROW) viewing America’s fiscal problems? Here is Germany’s Der Speigel,The US has more in common with heavily indebted southern European countries than it might like to...
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Chart of the Week: Gold and an Ever-Growing Balance Sheet
While Americans were still submitting their ballots, gold rallied on the possibility of a President Barack Obama reelection. With presidential results confirmed, it appears that Ben Bernanke’s job of...
View ArticleSkip 401K - Invest in Foreclosures
There is no question that the current real estate market is absolutely perfect for those seeking to invest in discounted real estate - such as foreclosures, short sales, and other distressed...
View ArticleDaily ETF Roundup: Stocks Decline On Fiscal Cliff Fears
Bearish momentum continued on Wall Street today, as ongoing fears over the looming fiscal cliff overshadowed better-than-expected economic reports. The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits...
View ArticleNovember 8, 2012
President Obama Wins and Congress Maintains Many of the Same Characteristics that We Have Seen in the Last Four YearsWhat does this mean to the investment markets? The investment environment reflects...
View ArticleJim Manzi: Correlation, Causation, Understanding, and Predicting
Jim Manzi, curious as always (especially about how to evaluate government policies), tries to plumb the problem of causality. Here’s where he begins:Consider two questions:- Does A cause B?- If I take...
View Article“Renounce citizenship” is now one of the fastest growing search terms in Google
November 9, 2012, Santiago, Chile.According to Google’s trend analysis, keyword searches for terms like “renounce citizenship” have soared in the past week.Is it any wonder? Millions of people are...
View ArticleHave short sellers got it wrong with Home Retail and Mothercare?
Much has been made this week of the FSA’s introduction of a regularly updated list of the most shorted stocks in the UK – and who is shorting them. Brought in as part of the EU’s new disclosure regime...
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Angela Merkel Wants To Mold A New EU Based On Her 'Domestic Policy'
On Wednesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel set foot in the European Parliament for the first time since 2007 and addressed the only democratically elected European institution—an emasculated one...
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The CBO's Report On The Fiscal Cliff Makes Clear We're Heading For A 'Can Kick'
The Congressional Budget Office is out with a very well timed report on what the hell should be done with debt, deficits, taxes and the economy.There is a lot of information in the reports. (link),...
View ArticleThere’s Still a Case for Gold
Thirty years after its first publication in 1982, The Case for Gold remains remarkably timely. The Case for Gold is the minority report of the U.S. Gold Commission and lays out a thorough and...
View ArticleDown the Debt Drain
The US has too much debt. This is no longer a controversial statement. Some may believe other problems are more urgent, or that we need to grow our way out rather than slash spending. But even the most...
View ArticleA Victory for the Reality-Based Community! Oh, Know! Er, Oh, No!
Every four years, the race for the White House ends in accusations of deceit. Each side says the other spent millions of dollars to lie and skew the outcome. This year’s post-election accounts of...
View ArticleETFdb Analyst Picks: Buy On This Dip With Caution
Stocks have endured a harsh trading week as broad-based profit taking pressures managed to swoop in with little warning following the U.S. election. Although the price action on Wall Street has been...
View ArticleApple Goes Solar in a Big Way
The first of two 20 MW solar farms being built next to Apple's data center in North Carolina. Could a solar-powered iPhone be that far off? See more at Gigaom.comRead more posts on Financial...
View ArticleThe Bagel Ban
Because New York has solved all its other post-superstorm Sandy problems, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has banned food donations to the homeless.“I can’t give you something that’s a supplement to the food...
View ArticleActually, There Is Post-Election Clarity In The Markets, But Investors Are...
There is some post-election clarity. Markets are presently ignoring it.“The Supreme Court of Monetary Policy” is the Federal Reserve of the United States. It has seven governors and twelve presidents....
View ArticleVatican City: True Financial Crime and Murder
Those who believe we don't need smart and effective crime-stopping financial regulation have only to look at the smallest independent city-state in the world, Vatican City. The tiny oligarchy is...
View ArticleTop 10 Solar Myths
Myth 1: Solar will get more efficient, so I should wait. Myth 2: Solar doesn’t work in cool, cloudy, or foggy climates. Myth 3: I will store the excess energy I generate in batteries. Myth 4: Solar...
View ArticleNonlinear Thinking: The New Industrial Revolution – 3D Printing
We’ve posted several pieces on 3D printing and have investments in some of the stocks.This technology is going to be super disruptive. It will change global trade flows, displace workers, not to...
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