A Warranty is normally attached to a product, except in the Financial Industry The Lack of Warranty attached to Financial Investments. Buying a car means whoever sold you the car stands behind the car. The financial system works on the opposite principle. BUYER BEWARE ! Money is Earned by Your Advisor When you Buy Something… Continue reading What is Wrong with Capitalism – #2 of 10 Checklist of Dec 9/10 – Lack of Warranty
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The Recovery Continues – North American and European societies are simply too strong to lay dormant
We have often commented that the economy is gradually recovering. The North American and European societies are simply too strong to lay dormant. There will be a lot of bumps in the road, and a lot of bad news along the way, but gradually and surely, this cycle will become a memory, just like every… Continue reading The Recovery Continues – North American and European societies are simply too strong to lay dormant
Make the Capitalist System Work – It can be the Best System
My Checklist – Following my Blog of Dec 9/10 Capitalism is the ability of the private sector to raise money and invest that money in the private sector. One must differentiate between the good and the difficult parts of our system. The good must be recognized and honored. The bad must be addressed. As civilization… Continue reading Make the Capitalist System Work – It can be the Best System
The Financial Meltdown was Avoidable – What is Capitalism?
In a recent blog, I tried to give an overview of what happened and why it happened. In writing that blog, it occurred to me that the subject of how to avoid future similar meltdowns is about as confused in the public’s minds as to the reasons why the meltdown occurred. If you Understand Why… Continue reading The Financial Meltdown was Avoidable – What is Capitalism?
A Caution About Interest Rates & Fixed Income Investments
While we normally like to comment on current trends, occasionally there is the possibility of something abnormal happening. Currently, it is the massive bailout of Ireland by the European Economic Community and the IMF. Ireland Interest rates on Irish bonds or securities issued by Ireland have spiked recently as a result of the possible bailout,… Continue reading A Caution About Interest Rates & Fixed Income Investments
The Sheer Size of the Fiscal Bailouts Prevents Observers from Understanding What is Happening
Follow the Historical Cycles There have always been cycles and there always will be cycles unless new massive regulation takes over that moderates the ability of Wall St, or the NEW Wall Street (wherever that may be) from making money. Essentially the money traders find a new thing to trade or to promote and they… Continue reading The Sheer Size of the Fiscal Bailouts Prevents Observers from Understanding What is Happening
Follow the Trend – The Market has Decided We Are in a Recovery
As we have remarked previously, the economic world is gradually recovering and normalizing. Crises come and go but the trend is recovery and the market long ago decided that we are in a recovery. The latest crisis is Ireland. The one before that was Chinese inflation. The one before that was poor numbers out of… Continue reading Follow the Trend – The Market has Decided We Are in a Recovery
Prospective on Quantitative Easing & the Effect on Gold
The Fed’s Asset Purchases The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced another round of planned asset purchases earlier this month. The FOMC expects to buy another $600 billion in long-term Treasuries by the end of 2Q11 ($75 billion per month), in addition to the $35 billion per month in reinvested principal payments from its portfolio… Continue reading Prospective on Quantitative Easing & the Effect on Gold
The Morality of Financial Crimes
A Complete Lack of Social Conscience The world suffered a tremendous shock in 2008 and 2009. Greedy and unconscionable financial industry executives did what they always do. They stole as much money from the unsuspecting as they could, and they paid zero attention to the effect of this theft on the societies that allowed them… Continue reading The Morality of Financial Crimes