Tim T

Deflation Is Just Around the Corner

@JasonC - Yes, housing is cheaper, but it only affects those looking to buy a house, which is not very many. I don't think rents have gone down that much but I'm not sure, but that's not everyone either.

Surviving the Financial Nuclear Winter

A "FEW YEARS of ready cash"??? Really? Who has a 'few years' of cash laying around? ...Unless you were smart enough to foresee this crash and liquidated assets to the degree of a few years of cash. If that was the case you either are a very successful market timer and trader, or should start your new career as one right now.

For the rest of us mere mortals who wish we were clairvoyant and try to figure out whether our portfolios will ever go black again, a few years of cash is quite an interesting idea!

5 Reasons Why the $700B Bailout Could Translate to $250 Oil

For those who think Matthew Simmons might be reputable:
www.rseg.com/sample/MP...

Looming Financial Catastrophe: A Real Inconvenient Truth

>>@statePoet1775 "The only way to get the money out of politics is to reduce the power and scope of government. " Mr Math

We tried that about 232 years ago. Look where it got us.

Looming Financial Catastrophe: A Real Inconvenient Truth

You say Matt Simmons offers the truth. This critique may be an eye-opener for those who think Mr. Simmons has credibility: www.rseg.com/sample/MP...

Geologist: In Terms of Supply and Demand, the Oil Peak Is Past

The author is so sure because his "mathematical models" tell him so. If this convinces you, it's time to acquire critical thinking skills. It's so easy to garner attention by being a doomsayer -- Matthew Simmons is definitely one of them. See this snipurl.com/3jbqz for a compelling critique of Mr Simmons.

The Disconnect Between Supply and Demand in Gold & Silver Markets

Who the heck is James Conrad? Why should anyone believe a word he says? He could be anyone. If he has any credibility at all he would disclose who he is. Since he hasn't, it can only be safe to assume he's a nobody or someone who is trying to profit from his article.

He claims that banks are putting out fake loans of metals yet he provides no evidence at all.

Advice: Don't listen to a word this guy says.

Why Inflation Is Lower Than You Think

Incentive, incentives, incentives. If you had a legal money printing press in your basement you would use it. Period. As long as government controls the medium of exchange it's subjects will always be robbed. That's the game.

Going for Gold

This is a reprint of the author's Jan 2008 newsletter.

The Global Food Crisis and Gold’s Valuable Role

Thanks for the book ad.

Milton Friedman Would Have Welcomed the Fed's Intervention in Bear Stearns

Sorry, I didn't read the article, but nothing will change how I feel about Friedman. He is the one who suggested the income tax withholding, and for that I can only have the deepest hatred for the man.

Applauding Hank: Treasury Secretary Rejects Keynesian Mortgage Bailout

First the author states: "At Ockham, we always appreciate fiscal solutions which are grounded in free market principles rather than those based on Keynesian interventionism."

Then he states that Bernanke is one of "the greatest economic minds in the country..."

I'm sorry, but I find it extremely difficult to provide the author with the smallest shred of credibility.