Weekend Linkfest
Well, good Saturday morn to y’all. Its been a while since I posted a weekend linkfest, end of Summer vacation, and travellin and...
The difference between being rich and being wealthy
I thought this was an interesting quote, via a reader of John Succo at Minyanville. "In my mind, there is a difference between being...
No Confidence . . .
Yesterday’s Preliminary U of Michigan Consumer Confidence number stunk the joint up yesterday. How bad was it? The survey saw a 14%...
Quote of the Day
Check it out: "We do not view this survey as a useful indicator of consumer behavior or the economy. The index was likely weighed...
Deficits and Interest rates
Go figure: Deficits matter: " . . . [T]he nation’s budget deficit is a cinch to go from merely staggering to positively...
Why We Love Jeff Matthews
One of the very hardest things about investing is wrapping your head around the concept that you really do not know what is going to...
Real Gold versus Real Oil
Earlier today, Gary Evans directed me to this chart. By coinicidence, CNBC’s Ron Insana featured a very similar chart this...
Its Gold Jerry, Gold!
There’s an interesting debate today on Gold at Real Money. Some people actually think that Gold reflects future expectations for...
Except for Inflation, there’s no Inflation
So let me make sure I completely understand this: If we back out all of the inflationary data from the CPI, and PPI, there is, um, no...
Finding A Floor?
My earliest mentor in Technical Analysis was Guy Ortmann. He’s is a pure technician, and now works for Capital Growth Financial as...