The Sequester: Everything You Could Possibly Need to Know
Two months ago it was the fiscal cliff, now we have the Sequester. If nothing is done by the end of today, we will have officially entered the reality of the Sequester. You can’t help to hear about it on the news, on late night TV, at the coffee shop, it is being talked about…
Read MoreIs the Great 30 Year Bond Bull Market Over?
Is the Great 30 Year Bond Bull Market Over? Recently, interest rates have begun to creep up as the U.S. economy appears to be improving. Corporations are earning record profits, housing is showing some life and consumers appear to be spending more on things ranging from clothes to autos. Since the beginning of December, 2012…
Read MoreSO, WE AVERTED THE FISCAL CLIFF, NOW WHAT?
In the last 2 weeks, we have survived the Mayan Apocalypse and the dreaded Fiscal Cliff as we watched 2012 draw to a close. So what does it all mean? Well, since we all survived the end of the Mayan calendar, the world as we know it will carry on. But what does surviving the…
Read MoreMore Fiscal Cliff Notes
More Fiscal Cliff Notes By now you have to believe that everyone is tired of hearing about the “Fiscal Cliff”. We know there is a good chance that this will drag on well beyond the New Year and the effects will likely impact almost everyone in some way. However, the media has really pumped this…
Read MoreAre We Headed Off the Fiscal Cliff?
Maybe December 21, 2012 (the date the Mayan Calendar supposedly says the world ends) shouldn’t be the date everyone worries about. Perhaps January 1, 2013 is a greater concern. By now you have most likely heard of the term “Fiscal Cliff” that has been tossed around by just about everyone. I don’t know about you,…
Read MoreQE III, So what is all the fuss about?
By now you likely have heard about the latest economic stimulus program that Ben Bernanke & the Federal Reserve have embarked on, known as QE III (Quantitative Easing III). We have previously discussed what Quantitative Easing (QE) is. In a broad sense, QE is essentially a form of open market operations that are supposed to…
Read MoreLegal & Financial Paperwork to Have Ready for an Evacuation
We had been watching the news nonstop for days as the fire raged toward the city line. The smoke plume first appeared Saturday. By Tuesday afternoon, the wind gusts hit 65 m.p.h., and the neighborhoods due west of us were told to prepare to leave. By 4 p.m., as the neighbors and I watched smoke…
Read MoreHere We Go Again?
We have written many times over the last couple of years that over in Europe the “can keeps getting kicked down the road”, and that we would still be talking about Europe for some time yet. Well, here we are in June of 2012 and wouldn’t you know it, we are talking about the situation…
Read MoreAre We Close To A Bottom In The Housing Market?
Almost everyone has been affected either directly or indirectly by the collapse of the housing market which began to burst 6 years ago and helped trigger the worst financial panic since the Great Depression. So where do things stand in the housing market today and what does the outlook look like? Of course you have…
Read MoreSO, DO WE REALLY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HYPERINFLATION?
Many people have declared that high inflation and even hyperinflation is imminent. Then again they have been saying this for several years now and inflation for the most part remains relatively subdued. Conventional wisdom and many on-air and in-print “experts” profess that money printing (i.e. Quantitative Easing, QE I, II, III, etc.) will lead to…
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