john haskell

Jim Rogers' Picks and Pans - Barron's Interview

he woofed and woofed at great length about "I'm going to move to China, just you watch, I'm going to move to China," then moved to Singapore, "so my daughter could learn the language" in a city where they have to have a "Speak Mandarin Campaign" to get people to speak Mandarin instead of Hokkienese and English is one of the official languages. Oh, and did I mention Russia is going to break up into a congerie of warring tribes? Whatever.

The Great Fed Rate Cutting Myth: Look Out Below

1. Please identify "those same top tier financial stocks whose executives condone selling or shorting into blips higher when rate cuts are announced." Does Goldman (characterized as "sitting down to a hearty Steak Dinner" (sic)) condone selling into blips? Are they shorting their own shares or shares in general? Should I sell shares in GS or not?

2. A ten year chart showing a very general trend between two variables doesn't prove anything. Further, interest rates certainly increased in 1994- did the Dow? No.

3. Capitalizing Every Noun You Use in your Article Does Not Make it More Authoritative. It Just Makes It Harder to Read.