Archive - Feb 15, 2011 - Blog entry
Pension Managers Face Firing for Badmouthing?
Submitted by Leo Kolivakis on 02/15/2011 23:26 -0500Some people just don't know when to keep their mouth shut...
HaVe SoMe BoeRSe SH%T
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 02/15/2011 22:47 -0500Concerning the NY Brat Exchange...
How Higher Interest Rates Could Trigger Another 2008-Type Event
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 02/15/2011 21:12 -0500In 2008, the entire financial system nearly went under due to the Credit Default Swap market which was $50-60 Trillion in size. In contrast, the interest-rate based derivatives market is $196 TRILLION in size: more than THREE times larger than the credit default swap market at its peak.
The Markets Are On Borrowed Time
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 02/15/2011 21:06 -0500Emerging Markets, which have lead the S&P 500 for years are flashing MAJOR warnings signals. Remember, the Emerging markets bottomed before the S&P 500 (November 2008 vs. March 2009) during the Crash.
Backward Silver & Forward Weather
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 02/15/2011 19:04 -0500Swaps logic,logic of weather?
John Paulson's Interview With The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
Submitted by Stone Street Advisors on 02/15/2011 18:08 -0500All the signs of a housing/credit bubble were there, but no one was looking...
This Week in the "We Are So Screwed!" Department...
Submitted by Stone Street Advisors on 02/15/2011 17:18 -0500The "Youth of America" is dumber than rocks, especially in Math & Science...
National Academies of Sciences: FBI Failed to Prove Anthrax Claims
Submitted by George Washington on 02/15/2011 16:54 -0500Another frame up falls apart ...
In re: KATHLEEN THOMAS | More Mortgage Morass for MERS
Submitted by 4closureFraud on 02/15/2011 16:41 -0500UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS CENTRAL DIVISION | CitiMortgage may not rely on the recorded assignment of the plaintiff’s
mortgage from MERS because it was never the holder of the note, and therefore lacked the right to assign it...
Daring Us to Buy those Dips Again
Submitted by ilene on 02/15/2011 15:22 -0500A great, great scam because we spend dollars we don't have, devaluing the Dollar, to prop up the EU and that strengthens the Euro - devaluing the Dollar again! It's a double hit on the Dollar in one morning.
Egypt & Implications for Oil
Submitted by Stone Street Advisors on 02/15/2011 15:10 -0500Terrorists would have looked at an unguarded canal as the opportunity of a lifetime, now that Mubarak has left office and the military is in control this is out of the cards.
THoSe WHo CaST THe VoTeS DeCiDe NoTHiNG
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 02/15/2011 13:41 -0500Konjob Bernankovich...
Today's Headlines Show Interest Rate Volatility, Sovereign Contagion, Geo-political Unrest & Double-Dip Recessions Coming: What's The Answer To Valuing Global Real Estate Through This Mess?
Submitted by Reggie Middleton on 02/15/2011 12:36 -0500I'm putting together what I see as solutions for the many pricing and valuation problems that I see coming down the pike. If you think real asset markets are a little soft now, wait until rates are controlled more by market forces than by concerted central planning cartels.
Sachs Says Democrats, GOP Both `Unrealistic' on Budget
Submitted by ilene on 02/15/2011 12:05 -0500"I doubt he will be invited back."
The Greatest Lie That Was Ever Told Pt 1.
Submitted by Phoenix Capital Research on 02/15/2011 10:45 -0500The general public had stocks foisted on them in the 80s with the introduction of stock-based retirement plans (401ks and IRAs). They became further enamored by this asset class with the creation of online discount brokerages, which seduced the DIY spirit. Stocks have become so popular that there are entire peripheral industries have been built surrounding them: investing books, investing seminars, investing TV shows, etc. And yet no one has ever asked whether investing in stocks is actually a good thing.
