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For how much longer will Germany continue to bailout its indebted European neighbors? Â The “bailout ruling” by Germany’s top court is actually far more stringent than the story headlines suggest. Big hat tip here to our European correspondent Dr. Evil – who sent this along, and quite honestly, basically wrote the whole story! Headline: German […]
Here’s a nice find by guest author Eric Fry – and I have to give yet another hat tip to our European correspondent Dr. Evil, who predicted this a few months ago by saying the bailouts that would be needed by Spain and Italy would further weaken the French balance sheet – and ironically drive […]
Provided courtesy of our boy and frequent guest, Andy Kessler – he actually refers to it as a scorecard, but we know what Andy really means 🙂 Below is a handy-dandy guide for President Obama’s September 8 Jobs Speech so you can score at home. Put a check mark next to announced programs – win […]
I know a lot of our readers are looking forward to Obama’s upcoming job miracle speech – looking forward to drinking some whiskey straight from the bottle, that is! Â Well misery loves company, and if you’ve had enough of the stimulus and bailouts, you’re not alone…it feels like Groundhog Day! A Raging Case of Bailout […]
One of the main reasons why I hate the stock market at these levels is that nobody is really paying a dividend. Â At secular bear market bottoms, you typically see nice fat dividends of 5% or more. Â Today you’re hard pressed to find a company that pays more than a point or two. Since I […]
If I have a topic that’s an even bigger favorite of mine than investing, it’s making money in the first place. Â You need money to make more money, but most of us start out basically from scratch in life. Â So I’ve spent the better part of my last decade trying to figure out how to […]
by Chuck Butler There’s a fly in the ointment, folks… The ointment being the bailouts of Greece, Ireland and Portugal… A German court is going to rule on the constitutionality, or legality, of Germany’s participation in the bailouts, and this ruling is expected tomorrow, September 7th! This is like here in the US, where we […]
While America was waking up to a Labor Day of BBQ and outdoor beer drinking, Italian and Spanish bonds were collapsing versus German bunds. I would have sipped beer all day without a clue, were it not for our intrepid Euro bond expert Dr. Evil, who was kind enough to drop this jaw-dropping chart in […]
Contrary Investing favorite Ron Paul – perhaps the only politician in the world we feel warm and fuzzy about – lays out an excellent explanation of the Austrian school of economics for Fox News. Â He gets into the good Austrian stuff around the 11 minute mark. What exactly is so hard to understand when it […]
Bear Market Rules Apply by Carl Swenlin, President and Founder, DecisionPoint.com On August 17 the S&P 500 Index 50-EMA crossed down through the 200-EMA, declairing by our definition that the long-term trend was down and that we were in a bear market. When this happens, we remind ourselves that “bear market rules apply,” and that we […]
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