Economic and Financial Thoughts and Comments
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
Monday, September 9, 2013
Global cooling: Arctic ice caps grows by 60% against global warming predictions | Mail Online
Now global cooling. Some said it was global warming and it was being caused by man. They could not even figure out whether it was warming or cooling. Can we trust these guys then in saying what is the cause? Don't think so....man is smart but not smart enough to figure this stuff out.
Global cooling: Arctic ice caps grows by 60% against global warming predictions | Mail Online
Global cooling: Arctic ice caps grows by 60% against global warming predictions | Mail Online
Left with nothing | The Washington Post
Justice? Don't think so. The state is not managing property taxes collection justly nor fairly. They are neglect their duty to the citizens and investors are also acting unfairly. Things have to change.
Left with nothing | The Washington Post
Left with nothing | The Washington Post
Do 'environmentally friendly' LED lights cause BLINDNESS? | Mail Online
LED could cause blindness. How big of a risk is it?
Do 'environmentally friendly' LED lights cause BLINDNESS? | Mail Online
Do 'environmentally friendly' LED lights cause BLINDNESS? | Mail Online
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Friday, August 23, 2013
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Will There Be A Total Failure Of Trust in the Internet?
The encryption systems used to secure online bank accounts and keep critical communications private could be undone in just a few years, security researchers warned at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Will There Be A Total Failure Of Trust in the Internet?
EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Will There Be A Total Failure Of Trust in the Internet?
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Friday, July 26, 2013
Regulators Fold; Lift 'Skin-In-The-Game' Rules To Keep Housing Bubble Dreams Alive | Zero Hedge
they are doing it again! Wonder how long before things get messed up again.
Regulators Fold; Lift 'Skin-In-The-Game' Rules To Keep Housing Bubble Dreams Alive | Zero Hedge
Regulators Fold; Lift 'Skin-In-The-Game' Rules To Keep Housing Bubble Dreams Alive | Zero Hedge
How to copy keys with smart phone
Don;t hand out your house keys for a minute or two to someone you don't know.....only need to take photo
Duplicate keys online
Duplicate keys online
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Do Western Central Banks Have Any Gold Left??? Part III- Sprott Global Resource
Interesting article.....the western central banks are close to being out of gold.....so they are pushing the paper value of gold down......good time to be buying
- Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd.
- Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
Second Half Stats You Should Be Aware Of | The Reformed Broker
History says......for the Market....if 1st half of the year was good, then 2nd half most likely will have positive returns.
Second Half Stats You Should Be Aware Of | The Reformed Broker
Second Half Stats You Should Be Aware Of | The Reformed Broker
Thursday, July 11, 2013
The best investment advice you'll never get
A great read: How Google saved its employees from Wall Street
Modern Luxury | San Francisco magazine | The best investment advice you'll never get
Modern Luxury | San Francisco magazine | The best investment advice you'll never get
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Researchers Say This is the Magic Amount of Water to Drink for Weight Loss | Healthy Living - Shine from Yahoo! Canada
Loss weight.....drink some water
Researchers Say This is the Magic Amount of Water to Drink for Weight Loss | Healthy Living - Shine from Yahoo! Canada
Researchers Say This is the Magic Amount of Water to Drink for Weight Loss | Healthy Living - Shine from Yahoo! Canada
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Canada’s train explosion: Tragedy in Lac Mégantic | The Economist
Runaway train in Canada explodes destroying a town.....
Canada’s train explosion: Tragedy in Lac Mégantic | The Economist
Canada’s train explosion: Tragedy in Lac Mégantic | The Economist
Diesels: Difference Engine: Born again | The Economist
Move aside electric....you're being replaced by diesel
Diesels: Difference Engine: Born again | The Economist
Diesels: Difference Engine: Born again | The Economist
Friday, July 5, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
Friday, June 7, 2013
The Shocking Truth About Wall Street Stock Recommendations (DB, GS, JPM, MS, UBS)
Not shocking at all ....it is well known isn't? It is a dance between WS and companies with the words which are sold to "investors"......Good luck....really good luck on investing....
The Shocking Truth About Wall Street Stock Recommendations (DB, GS, JPM, MS, UBS)
The Shocking Truth About Wall Street Stock Recommendations (DB, GS, JPM, MS, UBS)
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Monday, June 3, 2013
Thursday, May 30, 2013
US Housing Bubble II: Euphoria And Other Shenanigans
Hmmm......it could turn on a dime
Testosterone Pit - Home - US Housing Bubble II: Euphoria And Other Shenanigans
Testosterone Pit - Home - US Housing Bubble II: Euphoria And Other Shenanigans
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Friday, April 26, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Sinclair - Lagarde’s IMF Disaster Forces Bernanke Out Of Fed
Friday, March 15, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Monday, February 4, 2013
US Government is eyeing those Retirement Savings Accounts
Government would like the cash.....sooner than later
Retirement Savings Accounts Draw U.S. Consumer Bureau Attention - Bloomberg
Retirement Savings Accounts Draw U.S. Consumer Bureau Attention - Bloomberg
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Saturday, December 29, 2012
12 essential investing tips for 2012
1. Work on your life goals
2. Know where the money goes
3. Spend less than you make
4. Maximize your employer's matching contributions
5. Build an emergency fund
6. Expand your approved list
7. Rebalance your portfolio
8. Review your banking relationships
9. Simplify
10. Freeze your credit file
11. Check out HARP
12. Write/update a will and health care directive
2. Know where the money goes
3. Spend less than you make
4. Maximize your employer's matching contributions
5. Build an emergency fund
6. Expand your approved list
7. Rebalance your portfolio
8. Review your banking relationships
9. Simplify
10. Freeze your credit file
11. Check out HARP
12. Write/update a will and health care directive
Monday, November 26, 2012
What does Russia think of Obama???
Pravda made a bold statement over the weekend: the communists have won in America with Barack Obama. Why? Because, much like Russia’s past communist leaders, Americans re-elected him for a second term without so much as a stated economic strategy for success.
“This is Pravda. And they are saying Obama is bringing America old‑style Soviet Communist practices. And Putin is perfect and he has learned. Again it’s only spin. They are only trying to make us look bad, but what they’re saying about what we’re doing is 100% accurate,” Glenn said. “And I love this: Obama was recently reelected for a second term by an illiterate society, and he is ready to continue his lies of less taxes while he raises them. He gives speeches of peace and love in the world while he promotes wars as he did in Egypt, Libya, and Syria. He plans his next war with Iran as he fires or demotes his generals who get in the way.”
The majority of the article contrasts Obama and Putin, portraying Putin as a traditional American conservative interested in lowering taxes and shrinking government in order to grow the economy. However, most of this is just spin for Putin. But much of what Pravda says about Obama following many of the old school communist tactics are also true.
Pravda writer Xavier Lermer said, “Christianity in the U.S. is under attack as it was during the early period of the Soviet Union when religious symbols were against the law.”
He also wrote of Obama, “He is a Communist without question promoting the Communist Manifesto without calling it so. How shrewd he is in America. His cult of personality mesmerizes those who cannot go beyond their ignorance. They will continue to follow him like those fools who still praise Lenin and Stalin in Russia. Obama’s fools and Stalin’s fools share the same drink of illusion.”
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
War on You by the State
Be smart....More of this stuff is happening.......
"About six months ago," writes a reader with a lengthy, but compelling War on You tale, "I was riding my bicycle about seven miles to a MBA orientation meeting.
"I came to a red light in a three-way intersection, where a half-mile offramp was one way coming from my right. I stopped, waited until the only possible cross-traffic light (offramp) was yellow and zero traffic was visible past the offramp (again, over a half-mile) and proceeded a second or two before my green light.
"Within seconds, from almost immediately behind me, came a police siren and lights (early afternoon, sunny day) and a motorcycle cop was directing me to pull over.
"My immediate thought was just get out of the way for the policeman to go past me. But within seconds, I realized he meant me.
"I got to a 'safe' spot and pulled to the curb and then up on the sidewalk.
"The officer got off the motorcycle and with his hand on his gun and came up to me asking me for my driver's license. I informed him I didn't have a D.L. and asked him why he was pulling me over.
"'You ran a red light,' was his reply. He asked for any state ID.
"I asked him if the ID he was asking for could be used against me. He said, 'I will use it to cite you, and you will pay a fine.'
"Mind you, most often, I carry my U.S. passport, but I was thinking I may have left it at home. I said I had only a business card. He said that wasn't a state ID. Immediately, he proceeded in 'touching' his phone and called for a police car backup. As I was beginning to dig through my very full backpack, he stopped me.
"Again, I asked him if the ID he was asking for could be used against me. This question really set him off. In a few minutes, the police car showed up and two more officers got out and quickly approached us, one of them taking my backpack and demanding my cellphone off my belt. He ordered me to turn around and proceeded to handcuff me (painfully tight, I might add), then forced me to sit on the curb.
"When I told the officer that the handcuffs hurt and were cutting off the circulation to my hands, he told me they were as tight as they needed to be.
"Another officer began to search my backpack, pulling out all things personal and private, and then a very small utility multitool that included pliers, screwdrivers, a small knife, etc., I use for quick fixes on my bike and such. He put that aside, treating it like a weapon.
"As it turned out, he found my passport that was buried in a bunch of mail and paperwork. Evidently, that brought up more suspicion and they accused me of not cooperating with officers doing their duty.
"I told them I wasn't sure I had it with me and if I was allowed to search my backpack as he did, I would have found it.
"'Are you going to cooperate?' was the next question the motorcycle cop asked. He had his citation book out and said he was going to cite me for running a red light and not fully cooperating/producing the proper ID upon request (I can't remember exactly as it was written). I sat on the curb in almost total disbelief and rather angry.
"After the motorcycle cop was finished, one of the other officers began to 'assist' me in getting to my feet, unlocking the handcuffs and suggested I cooperate more 'next' time. I was handed the citation and told I was allowed to go.
"The citation-writing officer said, 'Have a good day,' as he turned around and went to his motorcycle. Forty-five minutes later, I was allowed to go on my way, but I had already missed my appointment. I was also so upset at that point. All I wanted to do was ride off the anger and adrenalin.
"The cop was one closer to meeting his quota for the day! At least the motorists were safer for me being temporarily 'apprehended' and properly fined...
"You are doing a good job by reporting government's abuse of ordinary citizens. This is the best content I've ever read in your newsletter."
The 5: Clearly, we've struck a nerve. As Addison says, every one of us is "the target of a deliberate, vicious and calculated assault."
It's why he put so much time and effort into his latest research project this year: You can see his "Liberty Manifesto" right here.
Regards,
Dave Gonigam
The 5 Min. Forecast
"About six months ago," writes a reader with a lengthy, but compelling War on You tale, "I was riding my bicycle about seven miles to a MBA orientation meeting.
"I came to a red light in a three-way intersection, where a half-mile offramp was one way coming from my right. I stopped, waited until the only possible cross-traffic light (offramp) was yellow and zero traffic was visible past the offramp (again, over a half-mile) and proceeded a second or two before my green light.
"Within seconds, from almost immediately behind me, came a police siren and lights (early afternoon, sunny day) and a motorcycle cop was directing me to pull over.
"My immediate thought was just get out of the way for the policeman to go past me. But within seconds, I realized he meant me.
"I got to a 'safe' spot and pulled to the curb and then up on the sidewalk.
"The officer got off the motorcycle and with his hand on his gun and came up to me asking me for my driver's license. I informed him I didn't have a D.L. and asked him why he was pulling me over.
"'You ran a red light,' was his reply. He asked for any state ID.
"I asked him if the ID he was asking for could be used against me. He said, 'I will use it to cite you, and you will pay a fine.'
"Mind you, most often, I carry my U.S. passport, but I was thinking I may have left it at home. I said I had only a business card. He said that wasn't a state ID. Immediately, he proceeded in 'touching' his phone and called for a police car backup. As I was beginning to dig through my very full backpack, he stopped me.
"Again, I asked him if the ID he was asking for could be used against me. This question really set him off. In a few minutes, the police car showed up and two more officers got out and quickly approached us, one of them taking my backpack and demanding my cellphone off my belt. He ordered me to turn around and proceeded to handcuff me (painfully tight, I might add), then forced me to sit on the curb.
"When I told the officer that the handcuffs hurt and were cutting off the circulation to my hands, he told me they were as tight as they needed to be.
"Another officer began to search my backpack, pulling out all things personal and private, and then a very small utility multitool that included pliers, screwdrivers, a small knife, etc., I use for quick fixes on my bike and such. He put that aside, treating it like a weapon.
"As it turned out, he found my passport that was buried in a bunch of mail and paperwork. Evidently, that brought up more suspicion and they accused me of not cooperating with officers doing their duty.
"I told them I wasn't sure I had it with me and if I was allowed to search my backpack as he did, I would have found it.
"'Are you going to cooperate?' was the next question the motorcycle cop asked. He had his citation book out and said he was going to cite me for running a red light and not fully cooperating/producing the proper ID upon request (I can't remember exactly as it was written). I sat on the curb in almost total disbelief and rather angry.
"After the motorcycle cop was finished, one of the other officers began to 'assist' me in getting to my feet, unlocking the handcuffs and suggested I cooperate more 'next' time. I was handed the citation and told I was allowed to go.
"The citation-writing officer said, 'Have a good day,' as he turned around and went to his motorcycle. Forty-five minutes later, I was allowed to go on my way, but I had already missed my appointment. I was also so upset at that point. All I wanted to do was ride off the anger and adrenalin.
"The cop was one closer to meeting his quota for the day! At least the motorists were safer for me being temporarily 'apprehended' and properly fined...
"You are doing a good job by reporting government's abuse of ordinary citizens. This is the best content I've ever read in your newsletter."
The 5: Clearly, we've struck a nerve. As Addison says, every one of us is "the target of a deliberate, vicious and calculated assault."
It's why he put so much time and effort into his latest research project this year: You can see his "Liberty Manifesto" right here.
Regards,
Dave Gonigam
The 5 Min. Forecast
Monday, October 8, 2012
Brokerage Firms - One to Avoid - Rockwell Global and One Recommended - InterActive Brokers
Couple of Recommendations.
1. Rockwell Global - Avoid these guys. Very high commissions but as well they provide very poor investment advise. They will push you into crab investments and then want you to double down. They commissions charges vary, gotta watch what they are telling you and what you are getting. Save yourself the pain and just do not use these guys. It has been an expensive learning lesson.
2. Interactive Brokers is self service brokerage firm. They provide low cost commission, fast executions. Great platform.
Couple of Recommendations.
1. Rockwell Global - Avoid these guys. Very high commissions but as well they provide very poor investment advise. They will push you into crab investments and then want you to double down. They commissions charges vary, gotta watch what they are telling you and what you are getting. Save yourself the pain and just do not use these guys. It has been an expensive learning lesson.
2. Interactive Brokers is self service brokerage firm. They provide low cost commission, fast executions. Great platform.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
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