A Happy New Year to Readers Reflections Over the Holidays The end of a year and the start of the next is an annual time for reflection and catching up on reading. The economic downturn has had some dramatic negative effects on many people, but what becomes apparent upon reflection is the similarity in some… Continue reading A New Year – 2012 The USA Remains the Dominant Economic Force in the World
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The Future of the Stock Market
Fear Of Where the Stock Market is Headed Today, there is much fear. Many pundits over the last 3 years have prophesied the DOW falling to a fraction of its current level. We hear figures quoted for the DJIA of as low as 5,600 from its current levels of 11,000+. There are proponents of Wave… Continue reading The Future of the Stock Market
Beware The Herd Mentality – The Only Sure Thing is a Lack of Surety – The Death Cross
It seems we are in a period of great uncertainty. Everywhere it seems there are signs of negativity. It seems the housing market is falling, European debt is getting out of control, debt continues to mount in the USA, and so on. The Death Cross A Death Cross is a technical indicator that is followed… Continue reading Beware The Herd Mentality – The Only Sure Thing is a Lack of Surety – The Death Cross
Take a Longer Perspective on the Stock Market Sell Off & The Fight Over Debt Reduction – a Very Good Thing
We at the Cymor Strategic Growth Funds urge caution in the face of the apparent current meltdown of the stock markets. This is the time of year, when almost annually and most certainly in the majority of years, the markets have weakness. Sometimes it is just a downward drifting, and sometimes it is more serious.… Continue reading Take a Longer Perspective on the Stock Market Sell Off & The Fight Over Debt Reduction – a Very Good Thing
How Debt is Resolved – The Coming Boom in the Stock Market
Characterizing Debt Whether it be the USA, or Greece, or Ireland, or Italy, debt is never repaid in short order. The trick is to stabilize the debt and essentially make it appear as a non-issue, What happens is that the political will in a country changes from an attitude of “if there is a need,… Continue reading How Debt is Resolved – The Coming Boom in the Stock Market
Are we Heading for a Downturn – A Contrarian View
A reader took issue with my optimistic view of the current world economy. Essentially my view is that we are in a long but sustaining recovery, that will continue despite bumps in the road. A Contrarian View The reader’s view was that what we are seeing was the effects of the massive injection of government… Continue reading Are we Heading for a Downturn – A Contrarian View
The China Conundrum – How it Could Affect the Commodity Cycle
My last two blogs mentioned the unknowns regarding China. It seems that I am not the only one thinking along those lines. In the newspapers last weekend, there were columns devoted to China. The Issue Everyone assumes that China is the key driving force in the world regarding commodity demand, import / export transactions, currency… Continue reading The China Conundrum – How it Could Affect the Commodity Cycle
Capitalism Needs Tweaking–Point #7 of 10 Self Insurance & Investor Safety
Will America Recover? Of Course ! I have long maintained that the inherent strengths of American and Western societies would prevail in the long run, and that we are currently in the trough leading to the next big wave of prosperity. The rights of property law, the basic belief in the freedom of the individual,… Continue reading Capitalism Needs Tweaking–Point #7 of 10 Self Insurance & Investor Safety
Some Perspective on the US National Debt
US Debt I usually find numbers easy to grasp, yet the sheer scale of the numbers being tossed around referring to US debt and interest on that debt are so immense that they are hard to comprehend. I am posting a link to a You Tube video that puts these numbers in perspective. I urge… Continue reading Some Perspective on the US National Debt
Silver is HOT, The World Looks a bit Rocky.
Maybe it’s time to Consider Some Safety. We have talked often about where we believe the next wave of wealth is coming from. It is resources, precious metals, base metals, commodities, food, rare earths and so on. It is different way of thought than the tried and true. Historically Safe Investments Historically people moved to… Continue reading Silver is HOT, The World Looks a bit Rocky.