tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54479622540685920712024-02-07T14:40:35.867-05:00Austrian Filter"I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conclusions which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabrics of their life." - Leo TolstoyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-51868310774900572342013-03-06T10:14:00.002-05:002013-03-06T10:14:18.759-05:00..Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-66100669003860996102009-09-03T09:39:00.001-04:002009-09-03T09:41:17.572-04:00Smelly P/ES&P is the White line. Values for various P/E levels are within the Key in the upper left of the chart.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-26889423845214140582009-08-31T21:16:00.002-04:002009-08-31T21:18:43.692-04:00The Government Canby Tim Hawkins. Enjoy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-34791236563081370372009-08-25T20:17:00.003-04:002009-08-25T20:23:15.998-04:00Zero-Cred Ben Gets ReappointedFollow link to older post for more ineptitude from Bernanke.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-18628572714853149352009-08-24T23:02:00.003-04:002009-08-24T23:11:22.564-04:00An Update on Updates and Some LinksAs an FYI - The updates are infrequent due to time constraints. Canadians go to USA for Care.O'care ContradictionsMajor Writedowns from Insurers May ComeA Lesson From Soviet MedicineUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-2422145614019828602009-08-06T23:53:00.001-04:002009-08-06T23:53:53.381-04:00Heads - I win, Tails - You LoseUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-81610625846656089942009-08-06T23:42:00.002-04:002009-08-06T23:45:35.947-04:00Grayson Questions Bernanke Over $500 BillionUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-51240242044174060862009-08-03T19:13:00.003-04:002009-08-03T19:19:09.500-04:00Refresh Your Memory: Obama on HealtcareI encourage you to read 'Health Care Mythology' on Stumblingontruth.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-63623641705999024312009-07-29T14:31:00.004-04:002009-07-29T14:38:03.237-04:00More Optimism from BloombergDow Sends Buy Signal That’s Worked Since 1921: Chart of the Day . New reasons to keep driving this irrational rally keep sprouting. Excerpt:"The Dow Jones Industrial Average is sending a buy signal that has foreshadowedgains of 18 percent during the past nine decades. "Here's the Chart, which only goes back historically to 1989, and is not attached in the above article:Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-51865890206457200522009-07-29T10:07:00.004-04:002009-07-29T10:15:33.976-04:00Legg Mason Capital: S&P 500 to 1,350 by End of 2010Bloomberg article:The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may reach 1,350 points by the end of 2010 or the first half of 2011 as the U.S. economy emerges from recession, Legg Mason Capital Management Inc. forecast in a statement. Growth won’t be soft but will see a clear acceleration, followed by a period of stability, and “massive” quantities of liquidity may feed the market rebound, Legg Mason saidUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-41040148659903685382009-07-28T11:56:00.007-04:002009-07-28T12:08:07.436-04:00Dow '29-'39 vs Nasdaq '99-'09So now, let's take Dow 1937 - 1943 and compare that to Dow 2007 - Dow 2013, granted most of the latter data points don't exist. But if we look, so far, they match almost exactly. From 1937, actually mid 1938 Dow topped out around 190 and then fell to 106. After that it rebounded to 145 a year later and hovered around that for almost 2 years, with 1 major dip which also bounced back toward 145. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-81771842678591412442009-07-27T23:35:00.002-04:002009-07-27T23:41:53.661-04:00A Policy of HypocrisyAs the horrifically flawed 1,000+ page health care bill is being rushed through congress, I invite you to listen to the audio clip below. No further introduction is needed.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-8484944789290565412009-07-25T01:32:00.006-04:002009-07-25T14:31:17.229-04:00India Embraces Frugal PrudenceIt appears that, at least for the time being, India has thwarted the West's bold commitments to action for the sake of action and a justification of detrimental means to idealistic, and questionable, ends -- the move to prevent 'global warming'.India has taken the hardest line in the negotiations so far. Along with China, India refused at the meeting of the Group of Eight industrialised nations Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-24780481762936513042009-07-21T13:08:00.005-04:002009-07-21T20:08:35.428-04:00Is a Successful Exit Strategy Likely?Below is an excerpt from Ben Bernanke's testimony on March 3, 2009. Highlighted in red are my comments, which were not part of the original speach.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Unfortunately, the spending for financial stabilization, the increases in spending and reductions in taxes associated with the fiscal package, and the losses Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-91031376879480965122009-07-20T22:57:00.004-04:002009-07-20T23:14:37.395-04:00Peter Schiff for SenateLooks like Peter Schiff is seriously considering running for the senate seat in Connecticut against current senator Chris Dodd. I encourage you to view the enclosed videos in their entirety.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-21600825872218818792009-07-17T14:54:00.003-04:002009-07-17T15:05:59.933-04:00From Einstein to FeinsteinEven though Einstein did not work directly in the creation of the nuclear bomb, his breakthroughs in physics made the nuclear power a possibility. As a result of having contributed to the development of atomic weapons, Einstein grew to regret his contributions in that field.Now it seems, a scientist by a similar name, may have found a cure for deadly radiation sickness. The implications are Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-39275643468617127682009-07-17T00:07:00.003-04:002009-07-17T00:38:30.191-04:00Senator Boxer: Ad Hominem > LogicUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-54791438949903242192009-07-16T23:53:00.002-04:002009-07-16T23:57:21.645-04:00Goldman Sacked!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-25908254776595980942009-07-16T20:24:00.008-04:002009-07-17T08:18:25.980-04:00Biden More Than He Can ChewHere are a couple of gems from Biden.On healthcare:“We're doing things that we know are going to save you, your children and your grand children billions of dollars over the next years. But we're not able to prove it." emphasis addedOn the economy:“Folks look, AARP knows and the people with me here today know, the president knows, and I know, that the status quo is simply not acceptable. It’s Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-9524842877417575902009-07-16T14:01:00.000-04:002009-07-16T14:02:01.699-04:00Audio: Ron Paul on the FedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-68936587844438285812009-07-13T19:58:00.007-04:002009-07-13T20:08:24.661-04:00Housing 'Happiness'I came across the following video at Zero Hedge, from the creator Nick Gogerty. Great video, and the backgrownd tune is great too -- "Happiness" by De Phazz.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-2405240772869551512009-07-09T15:21:00.010-04:002011-06-25T23:13:02.257-04:00Protest Outside Standard & Poor'sBelow is the details of the protest, in a form of a handout given to passerby's. Transcript below.S&P is an agency which should hold zero credibility when it comes to ratings. Having said that, protesting against S&P for what the tenants consider bad business practices may, ultimately, be somewhat of a stretch, though the reasoning toward a refinement in credit rating considerations seem Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-18954100068296795312009-07-07T10:38:00.005-04:002009-07-07T10:48:21.552-04:00It's Not Just That Global Warming Is Fake. What Matters Is Why This Fakery Is Being Promoted.by Gary NorthJuly 3, 2009Global warming is based 100% on junk science. The most vocal promoters are not interested in the details of physical science. They are interested in two things: political control over the general public and the establishment of international socialism.Junk Science vs. Real ScienceFor a detailed, footnoted, 12-page article, written by three scientists, two with Ph.D's fromUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-25271733522214700122009-06-30T13:16:00.004-04:002009-07-09T20:54:18.974-04:00Protest Outside GSI recommend that this protest patron the following places instead: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Congress, and the Federal Reserve.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447962254068592071.post-83464373613726654942009-06-30T11:40:00.002-04:002009-06-30T11:45:55.210-04:00Market Valuations: A Look at Inflation and VolatilityThe Technical Take has an interesting article (which is really a commentary on an article posted by William Hester with the Hussman Funds) on the characteristics of the current market as compared to prior bear markets.Excerpt from William Hester:"...secular bear markets of last century shared three characteristics. They each lasted for more than 15 years, they each ended at extremely attractive Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0