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Long Term Fundamental Value of Stocks Smoother Than Prices
hyperinflation
hyperdeflation
three bears[just right]
hope for the best.
On Dec 01 06:00 PM sheople wrote:
> Without going to (still wallowing in my ignorance) his website, I
> would contend that never before has our nation faced such debt. During
> the Great Depression, the dollar was still worth money. We could
> very well be using the money that is being printed as I write this,
> to burn to keep warm. I don't see that anywhere on the charts. Long
> live the Federal Reserve.
Focusing on Commodity ETFs: Hyperinflation Seems Inevitable
On Dec 02 07:31 AM Jack K wrote:
> Commodities make sense at the right time. But when is the right time?
> There are any inflationary indicators. Which one is most associated
> with a rise in commodity prices?
> M1, M2, M3, gold, oil, food, dollar vs. Once they triple in price,
> it is too late to buy them.
> They all have gone up at one point, without significant inflation.
>
> What do you think, Keith?
Gold: The Next Reserve Currency Player
On Dec 01 03:33 AM Vancan wrote:
> I have a second question: Why would anyone buy CEF which is selling
> at a15% premium over its NAV, instead of buying GLD?
Gold: The Next Reserve Currency Player
always nice to find a positive/factual viewpoint among the clutter. thanks.
On Nov 30 09:11 PM The hand wrote:
> i would be happy if gold became a currency - or even a true reserve
> currency. however, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain (or the rest of the GCC)
> do not worry about what happens after oil as there are significant
> mineral deposits also.
>
> arabs are traders and merchants. they will buy gold and silver when
> they can - but they will be purchasing it privately so not to drive
> the price up. they will do nothing to drive the value down of fiat
> currencies.
>
Gold: The Next Reserve Currency Player
On Nov 30 09:37 AM relmor wrote:
> Dont buy the GLD. Its an end game scam. When a rush of investors
> ever demand there gold, they will be in for quite a surprise. Also
> could crash any day because of that. Physical gold cant crash. Gold
> stocks will outperform gold for a while anyway, as the charts are
> dipicting.
Bailouts: Unfair to Non-Bailees
On Nov 30 08:18 PM John77 wrote:
> As a taxpayer who pays about $300,000 per year to the U.S. Treasury,
> I am furious about the actions of banks that have received MY money.
>
> Firstly, Goldman Sachs is planning a FDIC-insured euro debt issue.
> If I am going to be insuring their debt issues, it better be to U.S.
> interests! Furthermore, the banks are profiting from issuance of
> FDIC-insured corporate bonds. If I am going to take on the FULL risks
> of issuing these bonds, I want the FULL profit the interest brings.
> The banks can keep the origination fees. Goldman is also in the bidding
> for a stake in a German power grid project worth 1 billion Euros.
> This is after Goldman got $10 billion of OUR money under the TARP.
> Is that MY money going for this foreign infrastructure project?
>
> Secondly, Morgan Stanley just spent 200 million Chinese Yuan to buy
> a 19.9% stake in a Chinese Trust Bank. I want to know, did MY capital
> injection of $10 billion dollars into Morgan Stanley help pay for
> this? If this bank is hurting for capital so much that it needs OUR
> money, why is that money being spent to buy stakes in foreign banks?
>
> Finally, and perhaps most egregiously, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup,
> and JP Morgan Chase are among banks now profiting from credit-recovery
> swaps, which are bets on the amount investors may recover from bonds
> after borrowers go bankrupt. Among the borrowers being bet against
> is the ailing General Motors.
> Why do we as taxpayers dole out TRILLIONS of OUR dollars to these
> banks just so that they can increase THEIR profit margins? The automotive
> industry is forced to undergo body cavity searches for a measly $25
> billion, and we continue to dole out TRILLIONS to these banks with
> no strings attached. DISGUSTING!!
> John
> American Taxpayer
Russia ETF Still Caught in a Tempest
The Real Problem? People Are Scared to Spend
to the first two comments--
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE??
How Wall Street Has Failed the Individual Investor
1-a house is a place to live[before and after caves]
2-markets are unpredictable[since bartering began]
3-change is inevitable
our ancestors survived, so are we apt to do the same. the human spirit to struggle/survive/impro... has not changed.
all of this history before newspapers, radio, tv, etc.
WHO TOLD US HOW TO GET THIS FAR?
How Much Does the Bailout Really Cost?
On Nov 30 12:45 PM CaptainJJack wrote:
> Axelrod608,
>
> I believe the $130 Trillion number is the total swap market notional
> amount, which includes not only credit swaps but interest rate swaps
> and other swaps.
>
> Since both sides of the swap are usually counted, and because many
> of the larger swaps were divided among many counter parties, the
> numbers you quote WAY overstates the true exposure.
>
> I seriously question whether there is a lot of unfunded exposure.
> I am personally aware of swaps done where Lehman was the intermediary,
> and as part of transaction, the counter party with losses had to
> post collateral as losses mounted. The swaps were settled as specified
> in the contracts even though Lehman was bankrupt.
>
> In fact, it was the collateral that took AIG down even though it
> is not likely that AIG will ever actually have to pay out any losses
> on many of the CDOs they wrote the credit default coverage on.<br/>
>
> So, until I see something otherwise, I do not believe that CDS market
> is in the trouble you indicate. There certainly are losses, but the
> losses are being funded and are likely to be paid as the contracts
> specify.
Macquarie Infrastructure Trust: Use It Only as a Portfolio Diversifier
Investment Ideas for an Inflationary Environment
thank you. i had just read the two items by mr hansen in today's SA. i've added you both to "list".
your response to CHRIS B was also very constructive to anyone with doubts/questions about "what's up in this dilemma". to some, your initial objective [para. 1-this article] is a success.
Investment Ideas for an Inflationary Environment
this is a global problem/action plan. beyond CRB, any other global indicators to watch?
There Are Still Many Shoes Left to Drop
the question is not "where was the media"?
the questions are--
where were the gov't regulators and congressional oversights?
where were the concerned/involved citizens?
if your guardian is the media/press-- history is fraught with those deficiencies, biases, and bribes.
in the end--"....we have met the enemy. it is us".
signed: GERRY MANDER
Precious Metals Will Depose Cash from Its Temporary Throne