Bill W.

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    • Is Inflation a Clear and Present Danger? No Way [view article]
      You really need to get out more often. Aug 20 06:19 PM
    • Is Inflation a Clear and Present Danger? No Way [view article]
      You really need to get out more often. Aug 20 06:18 PM
    • The Cyclical Nature of Markets [view article]
      Thanks Bill for another fine article. My focus is on gold as I do not see it as a commodity but rather as a currency. My take is that the recent slump in the price of gold is a great buying opportunity.

      I also think the major gold producers will be buying up juniors as thier stock is being beat down in this market. I'm trying to evaluate which junior would be a good take-over target. So, this brings me to this question: Do you (or anyone reading this) know of a web site that lists the majority of the juniors?

      Respectfuly,

      Bill W.       Aug 07 09:11 AM
    • Depressing Summer Reading [view article]
      Larry, thanks for your list. I strongly suggest you do, in fact, read one or two of these books. I recomend " When Markets Collide, Mohamed El-Erian" as a must read. I also suggest you take a peek at jsmineset.com for daily comentary by Jim Sinclair. Jim's credentials are impecabble (he was on the short list as a nominee for Sec. of the Treasury during the Nixon regime). And, he has over 35 years of experiance in the gold and stock markets.....the bottom line on this guy is that I listen to what he has to say because he know what he is talking about.

      It is only when one has educated one's self will it be the time when he cannot be fooled by the media fools.

      Respectfully,

      Bill W.       Aug 01 12:27 PM
    • The Recession Began in Q4 '07, Is the End Near? [view article]
      Tim, you really need to get out more often. Aug 01 11:12 AM
    • Building Your Portfolio for the Next Bull Market [view article]
      I'm sorry I can't answer your question regarding the state of repair of the pipeline simply because I have not been paying much attention to lately.

      I believe that our economy is in a lot worse shape than the media has led us to believe. I live in the historal section of Jacksonville Florida, a section of town that is in transition from being run down to being upscale. Anyway there are half way houses that provide room and board for $97 a week......a year ago there was a waiting list to get into these places. They now have a vacancy rate of 33%! The folks tell me that even a lot of the day labor pools have gone out of business. It makes me wonder where these folks are living.

      Jul 30 09:50 AM
    • Building Your Portfolio for the Next Bull Market [view article]
      Thanks galewhitaker for sharing your thoughts, I believe you do indeed, have it right. I'm a retired Project Planning Engineer, in fact I was one, of many, planners on the Alaskan Pipeline. I helped develop the plan and the schedule for the gathering units ( this is the equipment that goes from the wellheads to the separation units. I also helped develop the plan and schedule for the separation units. The separation units separate out the natural gas, which is injected back into the ground for future retrival, water is separated and then piped into Prudhoe Bay, and the oil is sent to pump station 1 to wind it's way through the pipeline and ends up in Valdez in tank farms waiting for shipment off shore.

      You are absolutely right about how is priced and how most, if not all of the oil on the TAPS is sent to Japan.

      A point most folks don't take into consideration is the lead time it takes to bring major projects on line, the Alaska Pipeline was years in planning and if memory serves took about 8 years for the design,
      manufacture and construction.

      Respectfully,

      Bill W.       Jul 28 06:42 PM
    • Is Fed Rate Policy Affected by Election Year Politics? [view article]
      Kathy,
      This being an election year is irrevelent. If ther fed lifts rates then the housing market will crash. Ben is currently between a rock and a hard spot.......he can't actually raise rates because of the impact on the housing market and he can't lower rates, because of inflation, all he can do is what he is doing.....jawboning.       Jun 19 12:02 PM
    • Investors at Risk of Losing Everything [view article]
      Bill, I always make it a point to search for,
      and read your articles, because you speak from your heart and not your ego.

      I think we all need to take a deep breath and count to ten, because in IMHO, we are going to go through some very troubled times in the next few months. However, I do see light at the end of the tunnel.....and that light is solar energy. It looks like things have to get a lot worse before they get better........this is just something we will all have to get through.       Jun 08 11:50 AM
    • Brighter Economic Forecast for 2008 [view article]
      Bill, You really need to get out more often. May 19 08:13 AM
    • The Home Start Numbers Are Not a Positive [view article]
      Thanks for another great article. May 17 10:30 AM
    • We're Nearing Crunch Time for Oil [view article]
      • Sir, Oil and natural gas are not the answer. You're left off solar as a new mega trend. It may be that in your mind set that alternatives can't power America. This is simply not true.

      And the cost of continuing to do what we are doing is ruining our economy. Switching to alternatives will end the estimated $800 billion in annuall hidden costs of oil. Instead of giving the oil companies and estimated $80 billion annually in tax credits and subsidies, we could be investing in something with a future. And solar and wind and other clean energies won't cause wars in the mideast costing trillions of dollars and thousands of GI lives.

      If you were paying for the hidden costs of oil at the gas pump, the price would be approaching $12/gallon.

      The Greenies could be the smart ones. They aren't burying their heads in the sand.

      And here's an example of what solar can do. and do it without any of the dangers of hidden costs of nukes and oil.

      Yes alternatives need subsidies to get up to scale. So far they are miniscule compared with the subsidies for competing fuels.

      Scientific American A Solar Grand Plan
      sciam.com/article.cfm?......

      "Solar thermal power plants such as Ausra's generate electricity by driving steam turbines with sunshine. Ausra's solar concentrators boil water with focused sunlight, and produce electricity at prices directly competitive with gas- and coal-fired electric power."

      "Solar thermal power plants can store energy during daylight hours and generate power when it's needed. Ausra's power plants collect the sun's energy as heat; Ausra is developing thermal energy storage systems which can store enough heat to run the power plant for up to 20 hours during dark or cloudy periods."

      "Solar is one the most land-efficient sources of clean power we have, using a fraction of the area needed by hydro or wind projects of comparable output. All of America's needs for electric power – the entire US grid, night and day – can be generated with Ausra's current technology using a square parcel of land 92 miles on a side. For comparison, this is less than 1% of America's deserts, less land than currently in use in the U.S. for coal mines."
      ausra.com

      blogs.business2.com/gr... /
      And go to Green Wombat to see what's already happening in California with solar thermal power plants
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      frflyer
      Mar 30 01:44 PM
      Sources of estimates of oil's hidden costs and subsidies.

      setamericafree.org/saf......
      monitor.net/monitor/10......
      progress.org/2003/ener...
      eoearth.org/article/Te......


      Respectfuly,

      Bill W.






      May 05 09:52 AM
    • Three Major Changes in the Fed's (Longer) Statement [view article]
      Kathy, just saw your clip on Fox New's.........how could you say that inlation in the US is only 4% with a straight face! May 01 02:26 PM
    • Why the Fed Needs to Pause Today [view article]
      Kathy, great article! Apr 30 09:38 AM
    • Get Out of Commodities - Barron's [view article]
      frflyer, thanks so much for showing us the light at the end of the tunnel. Apr 28 11:54 AM
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