Michael J. Golde

A Worm in the Apple?

Frankly, I don't understand the point of this article. It is merely speculation (at best) based on the publication of a positive article about Apple in the past. This kind of "logic" could be used to promote or disparage any stock.

No Signs of Economic Recovery in Sight

Thanks for the comment. Logic tells me that SKF and SRS should be good buys, but they have not responded well to all the negative financial/housing news. Then again, I think second quarter earnings are going to be questionable and gross margins will be down. So, a change in sentiment could occur at any moment if the government just stays out of the way and let the market correct itself.


On Jul 06 12:23 AM Grizzly-Redneck wrote:

> Great summation of the current state of affairs. Pretty much sums
> up everything I've been thinking the past couple of months. If we,
> the average investors can see this, why can't the Government see
> it? This won't be solved until we quit bailouts, quit deficit spending,
> quit adding new taxes in a time of Depression (cap-n-tax, health
> care). And that won't happen until we get a Government that is truly
> fiscally responsible and makes the hard, not popular choices. Well
> I guess it won't happen. Those inverse Bear ETFs are looking pretty
> good.

Unemployment as a Lagging Indicator: Not This Time

According to Dictionary.com, one definition of "Shibboleth" is "a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth. dictionary.reference.c.... I used the word because I believe it accurately depicts my view that unemployment, in the current recession, is not a lagging indicator. It actually indicates we are long, long way from recovery.

Unlike other recession since the Great Depression, we are experiencing a fundamental shift in employment trends. Many jobs in the financial industry, the automobile industry and other sectors are not coming back regardless of the time period. This is different from prior recession where people would eventually find comparable jobs for comparable pay. I don't think that is true this time around.


On Jun 08 12:14 PM Fitz919 wrote:

> I noticed you used the word Shibboleth in your article. Most readers
> don't have a clue about the significance of the word Shibboleth.
> The word was used as a pronunciation test in the Old Testament.
> Those who couldn't say the word correctly were immediately executed
> for being spies. The test was performed in a mountain pass, and
> therefore became the first ever "password". See Judges 12: 4-6.
>
>
> Shibboleth also has two possible meanings: a flowing stream, or a
> head of grain. I also suspect that it was the name of a local town
> or village of that time.
>
> So to the author: What sortof usage did you intend for Shibboleth
> in this article? It seems very out of place.

The $700 Billion Disconnect: Lost in Translation

Incredibly well-written and informative. The best defense of the proposed use of $700 billion of taxpayer money I have read yet.