Chuck

If Housing Were Priced in Gold

Universal Currency, controlled by the UN !!
Quick !!! Call the John Birch'ers !!
Quick !!! Organize a "Tea Party" in front of the UN filled with poor white republican trash.

I found the discussion and analysis very humorous.
Keep it up !!

Winners and Losers in the Bailout Bonanza

I've got a bridge in Alaska that I can sell you, cheap.

Why I Got Gold Wrong

Great quote in the office today,
"I have a bridge in Alaska that I'll sell you, cheap."

Tuesday Outlook: Commodities, Emerging Markets

Gosh, I LOVE that song...

I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' 'bout half past dead
I just need some place where I can lay my head
"Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?"
He just grinned and shook my hand, and "No" was all he said

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me

Picked up my bag, went lookin' for a place to hide
When I saw Carmen and the Devil walkin' side by side
I said, "Hey, Carmen, come on, let's go downtown"
She said, "I gotta go, but m'friend can stick around"

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me

Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
It's just old Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the Judgement Day
"Well Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
He said, "Do me a favour, son, won't you stay an' keep Anna Lee company?"

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me

Crazy Chester followed me, and he caught me in the fog
He said, "I will fix your rack, if you'll take Jack, my dog"
I said, "Wait a minute, Chester, I'm a peaceful man"
He said, "That's OK, just feed him when you can"

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me

Catch a cannon ball now, to take me down the line
My bag is sinking low and I do believe it's time
To get back to Miss Fanny, you know she's the only one
Who sent me here with her regards for everyone

Take a load off Fanny
Take a load for free
Take a load off Fanny
And (and) (and) you can put the load right on me

- Travis, The Weight

Bob Moriarty: Gold is Safe Haven for Looming Crash

About this section...

"I was in Tanzania recently, and I walked into a bank, and I wanted to convert about $3,000 into shillings because I was going out into the field, and I needed to pay some miners. They handed about two-thirds of my money back to me, and they told me they wouldn’t exchange it because the bills were made prior to 2000. "

It's not because of the value of the American Dollar that they would not trade in the bills printed before 2000, but because of all the counterfit bills based on those printed paper money representations.
Anyone who's traveled to Africa "Knows" to only take new bills with you if you're bringing Cash. My daughter teaches in central Africa in the summer and even she knows to only bring bills printed in the last few years when she get's her emergency money from the bank for the trip.

It's not the value of American money, it's the risk of having some of it being Counterfit. Most any travel site will tell you that before you head off to Europe, Africa, the Orient or the Middle East.

That said... I do have shares in GLD and SLW.

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Pilar:
Contact E-Trade directly to see what you need to do to have them allow you to trade in the overseas markets. THEY are your one and only reliable source of good information. Anyone else's views/opinions/advice are worth what you pay for them.. i.e. Nothing.
go out to Etrade.com and search for Overseas trading or send them an email asking about it.

(P.S. this advice also cost you nothing.)

Gold Stocks: Five Points to Remember

America is going down the toilet, and my profits keep going up.
It just doesn't get any better than this.

[Something MUST be wrong with this... but darn if I can find out what it is. Thanks George ! ]

Dear Mr. Bernanke

Can I write down my outstanding mortgage?
How about 50%?
How about 25% ?
How about 10%?

If I change my name to BSC, can I write off 99% over a 1 year period?

Is the Gold Rally Really Over?

Is it possible for the Fed Rate to go into the Negative?
That is.... the Fed will give away money and expect you to pay back less than what they gave you?
...
Bear Stearns Bailout could be one example ?
Then Citi, WB, and MA, V and who knows what else?

Be Flexible While Waiting for the Dollar to Bounce

So, you are looking for the USD to go up, but it may change quickly and you may bail out without notice on that position.

Thanks for the insight.

Taxes, Deficits, Inflation: They Spell Disaster

Listened to a similar comment on the radio on the drive into work.
At the end they said, ...
"Given the problems, it is estimated that Medicare runs out of money in 11 years, and that Social Security runs into the red 33 years afterwards."

So, I should panic with an 11 and 44 year advance notice?
Heck, I'm more worried about the damage the current administration can cause in just the next 8 or so months.

I'll panic about Medicare and Social Security in 5 years, not tomorrow.

U.S. Dollar Paradigm Shift Underway

BULL FEATHERS.
3.3 Grams of Gold = 1 Barrel of Oil.
Always did, Always will.
The more money the mint prints, the smaller the value of the US Dollar.

And concerning the Innovation will save us in the US of A.
We invent, They create it, and produce it and sell it to us.
We = USA
They = China, India and the rest of the 2nd World.
and They use the 3rd World as labor.

We're going down, down, down, and I'm depressed.

Wednesday Outlook: How Far Can Bulls Take It?

Spoiler Ahead....

I saw the movie and the Empire fails and the rebels win.

I believe Emperor Bush will go the way of Emperor Palpatine.

His own quest for power and control will cause his downfall.

but, that's just my view of future history...
The problem with the future is you have to wait so long for it.

Those Crazy Commodities

It's good to know that as the dollar drops, I'll still be able to get my OJ for Breakfast.
Coffee... maybe I can cut back on that, or stop going to SBUX, and pick it up at 7-11 instead.

Six-Month Review: Gold Up 45%; Silver Up 63%

And miles to go before we sleep,
and miles to go before we sleep.

- (also) Frost

Seems that the economy is getting quite frosty !
[ groan ]