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    • Sun Jul 20th 14:39 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Historic Financial Collapse Underway?
      The basis for the article comes from the author's investment newsletter (Porter Stansberry's Investment Advisory), published by Stansberry Research. That monthly newsletter was published on July 11, the same day that the FDIC took over INDYMAC (but unknown at the time of publishing), and also prior to the regulatory bailout by the SEC (short sellers must borrow shares, prior to shorting). So the SA post is nine days old, which is an eternity for the short-term trader mentality of the markets.

      Stansberry's articles are generally based on extensive research, including evaluation of the company finances. His dire forecasts may not come to pass, but they were not made lightly.
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    • Sun Jul 20th 08:51 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Protecting Your Wealth and Profit During the 2008 Crash
      SKF went from 210 to 140 in two days, a one-third loss in price. This was caused largely by the SEC rule which eliminated short-selling without first borrowing the shares. That has put a short-term floor under many financial stocks, thus a ceiling above SKF. The SEC is also scaring the shorts with possible investigations for rumor mongering, etc. The shorts are hungering down and will not be able to revive SKF for a couple of weeks!
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    • Sun Jul 20th 08:41 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Majority of Americans Support Ethanol
      Corn-based ethanol is a long-term net loser for everyone, as it increases the price of corn, which is a fundamental food source, and uses more energy and other inputs. There is short term benefit to the corn farmers, fertilizer companies, seed companies, and ethanol producers. The questions of the survey were obviously oriented to get the desired response.
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    • Sat Jul 19th 18:20 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      ConocoPhillips: Why the Sell-off?
      Nice post. COP will hit $100 in 5 months. The price of oil will continue upward, as the US$ is becoming worthless.
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    • Sat Jun 28th 16:24 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Goldman Sachs, Merchant of Gloom?
      Goldman was not already short, before they recommended to short Citi?
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    • Tue Jun 24th 08:24 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      Weekly Market Commentary: June 23th - June 27th
      Well written overview!
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    • Sun Jun 22nd 15:32 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Bob Quartermain: Sterling Outlook for Silver
      Another missed opportunity. Why not ask about SSRI's writedowns last year?
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    • Sat Jun 21st 16:04 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Watch the Double-Inverse ETF for Sentiment
      The correlation is not that evident. The volume spikes in August 07 and March 08 correspond to low points in the NDX, while spikes in Nov 07 and May 08 correspond to high points in the NDX.
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    • Sun Jun 15th 09:28 AM | Rating: 0 0
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      How Much Inflation Will We Have to Endure?
      This article presents a strong case for significant future inflation. This significant inflation will incur, in US$ terms, even in the face of a deep recession in the US.

      The US is greatly unprepared for the realities of the energy markets. Prices of gasoline, utilities, food, etc. will continue upward.

      TIPS do not seem the way to go. However, the author only recommends a 5% allocation, which limits damage if they go against you. A more significant question is what do you do with the other 95%.
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    • Sun May 25th 14:39 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      What's the Real Story With the Price of Crude Oil?
      For the last 100 years, we have enjoyed the fruits of billions of years of work by the sun and the earth to produce readily exploitable fossil fuels. We have not prudently used such riches. The party is over!

      The short-term "solution": $10/gallon gasoline.

      The medium term solution: Nuclear power and battery driven cars.

      The long-term solution: Solar.

      Solar is the long term solution
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    • Sun May 25th 14:10 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Time To Abandon Stocks?
      It is always easier to invest in a bull market, when most stocks are going up. Even during a bear market, there will always be some sectors that are appreciating in value over any given month. Stock-picking is key. Three months is a long-term holding in today's market.
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    • Sun May 25th 13:55 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Is the US Dollar Doomed?
      Fiat currencies will eventually lose all of their value. It is only a question of how fast.
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    • Sat May 3rd 18:32 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Calling It Quits on Gold, Platinum - It's Time to Go Financials!
      Such a diversity of opinion makes the market! The only defense for investors is to be very diversified, including holding gold, with the majority of ones stock holdings. A small portion of ones holdings can be used to take on high-risk trades like the ultra-shorts.


      The recent six-week uptrend has been largely due to (a) the Fed, (b) money looking for a better return than treasuries, (c) the relatively good earnings from multinationals, and (d) wishful thinking that the dollar has bottomed and a new bull market has begun. The market is overbought and will likely trend down in the next few days. So I bought SKF on Friday.
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    • Sun Apr 20th 19:51 PM | Rating: 0 0
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      Gyrating Salsa: Brazilian Economy Dancing with Joy
      Brazil has made great strides in energy independence. They use a good portion of sugar cane based ethanol to fuel their motor vehicles. They rely heavily on hydroelectric power, which is very economical and reliable, although occasional droughts lead to rationing. Also, they have continued developing oil and will be among the leading producers of crude oil in 2020.

      Nevertheless, the easy money has been made in Brazil over the last 5 years. The next five years could be very good, but not like the last five years. EWZ was $10 five years ago.
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