Is gold rally a bubble? Not even close, yet
According to Dictionary.com, the definition of a speculative bubble is “a temporary market condition created through excessive...
Holidays by the Numbers
Even more holiday chart porn, via Daily Infographic: > click for ginormous infographic:
Fund Flows: Bond vs Equity
> The chart above, courtesy of Bianco Research, gives you a sense of how much enthusiasm there has been for Bonds, at the tail end of...
Impossible Foreclosure: Never Late on a Payment
The excuses given for rampant, systemic, illegal foreclosure activity by banks is the overwhelming volume the local offices have to deal...
Global interest rates
On the heels of the sharp US Treasury selloff yesterday and with London back open, yields in Europe are heading higher again. In...
Leonhardt: 2010 in Review
David Leonhardt has a short column in today’s NYT that is noteworthy for it excellent chart porn: > click for ginormous version:...
Investment Fads for 2011
How to be ahead of 2011’s biggest investment fads, with Josh Brown, Fusion Analytics.
Entourage Seasons 1-6 ($10 each)
If you are doing some post X-mas shopping for yourself, the first 6 seasons of Entourage are on sale at Amazon for $10 per set. Season 7...
CSM: Top 5 Overlooked Stories of 2010
One of my favorite US media outlets is the Christian Science Monitor. They have four guiding principles which many other media players...
Investing Fads and Themes by Year, 1996-2010
Another year in the books and I’ve updated my Investing Fads and Themes guide accordingly. It begins with 1996 because that was...