12345's Comments

How Much Gold DO You Need?

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:10:08 -0400

Go to India, go to Asia, take a trip to the Middle East..Gold = Wealth. Paper is used for daily transactions..only a fool would store his wealth in paper guaranteed by the good faith of a bankrupt government that doesn't even have control over it's issuance.

On Jun 02 10:53 AM Brad Zigler wrote:

> But how do you KNOW that portfolio diversification isn't the main
> reason gold is held? What empirical data supports that contention?
>

How Does One Value Gold?

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:10:47 -0400

How does one value FIAT?

Are Gold Funds a Buy Again?

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:41:59 -0400

If China, Russia, SE Asia, India, and the Gulf states have their way(which they will) the future World Economy will contain Gold

On Apr 07 12:19 PM mr freddo wrote:

> buying will taper off and reverse to selling once investors are convinced
> that there is, in fact, a future for the world economy.
>

Are Gold Funds a Buy Again?

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:36:26 -0400

"you've got Van Eck's Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) on the ETF side, with $2.38 billion in assets of its own. Ironically, the reason people like GDX is that it sometimes shows more volatility than the price of bullion itself (which may feel counterintuitive with the way gold-mining companies hedge the price of gold. But that's the stock market for you, I guess)."

The Miners in GDX are not hedged

A Strong U.S. Dollar Isn't in Anyone's Best Interest

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:48:14 -0400

“A strong dollar is in our national interest,” still echoes through the air in the District of Columbia. Never mind that the strong dollar was largely responsible for the housing boom that led to the current bust."

WHAT! The Dollar was falling fast during the Boom, cheap money and a weak Dollar is what drove housing prices so high. How can a strong Dollar drive prices up?

Why IMF Gold Sales Won't Affect the Gold Market

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:40:15 -0400

If they're trying to raise cass wouldn't it benefit them to keep their mouth shut and maintain a high POG?

This Gold will never hit the market, if it really is being sold it will be bought as soon as it's offered. It's just a distraction to keep the POG down while they print a few more Trillion.

If you get suckered out of your Gold then your statement rings true.

On Apr 03 09:59 AM Echo To All wrote:

> If one of the largest gold holders
> is selling... what does that tell you? (If u do not know who the
> sucker is when playing poker... its u)
>

Why Gold Is Overpriced

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:41:22 -0400

The Creditors of this world are now done playing the Fiat game. Good luck with your paper wealth....it's going to burn

No Paradigm Shift, Just Investor Psychology Creating Great Prices

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:11:16 -0400

The Fundamentals are horrible, Consumers are in debt to their eye balls, and the Chinese don't want to buy anymore treasuries. Good Luck!

What's Another $1.15 Trillion?

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:20:23 -0400

Nope, I can't solve the worlds problems in 5 minutes but the robbery is in clear sight. The money won't be paid back, if these companies had the ability to pay the money back they never would of needed it in the first place.

The Fed purchased $300 billion in bonds today..where did that money come from? It came from the existing money in your pocket and bank account.

the U.S is BROKE, it is a bankrupt country. We do not have a viable Economy. We do not have the ability to cover our obligations without increasing our money supply. We can not cover our Foreign Debts without inflating our money supply. When you increase the money supply you ROB the people. When you increase taxes to pay for the bailouts you are ROBBING the people.

It does not take a Genius to see that we're being taken to the cleaners.

Wake up

and if Lawson Heals up I'm picking the Tar Heels to take it

On Mar 18 11:00 PM CJJ wrote:

> You haven't been robbed. Please back up your silly statements.

>
> When the banks pay back the TARP money and the US(Thats YOU Abag)
> makes 5-10% on money when you can't get that yield on money anywhere
> these days...Are you going to be back on here telling us how bad
> that is.
>
> Why don't you add up all the money the US has proposed in the past
> 12 months, shout out a lofty number like 10-14Trillion and feel satisfied
> with yourself. But please be prepared to start subtracting that when
> it is paid back.
>
> I forgot, 12345 and everyone here are geniouses. They could step
> into the fray and solve the worlds ills in about 5 minutes and still
> have time to get home for dinner.
>
> Do you want to tell me your NCAA picks, since you obviously know
> it all.
>
> On Mar 18 08:43 PM 12345 wrote:

Jim Rogers Has Gold Coins in His Pockets

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:50:36 -0400

If the IMF sells - China, Japan, or Saudi Arabia will thank them for the kind offering and gobble it all up.

They can sell smaller portions at a time but it will only slow Golds rise..better off buying what you can now anything under 900 is a gift..it shouldn't be an expectation

What's Another $1.15 Trillion?

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:43:12 -0400

Applaud the move? You've just been ROBBED

On Mar 18 04:48 PM Respirate wrote:

>
> "This is insane." Maybe. I applaud the Fed's bold move, and believe
> that it will help spur economic activity over the coming months.

Protecting Yourself from a Gold ETF Bubble

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:16:16 -0500

"On the other hand, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) is now routinely turning over $2 billion worth of trading each day, which might give investors pause. Is it becoming a herd mentality?"

AAPL also turns over $2B a day..what's your point?

you're really not giving Gold the respect it deserves. maybe you haven't noticed that the Worlds Economy is currently imploding? Gold has been and remains Money, when Fiat collapses Gold still shines

What Is Going On With Gold?

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:14:36 -0500

Paul - Yes I know. But at 20% we cannot afford to make the interest payment on our debt. We have much more debt then we had in the early 80's and our debt is now in short term treasuries!

we're caught between a rock and a hard place and we have nowhere to move...

Inflate or die

On Jan 08 11:14 PM paultaut wrote:

> 12345: If the inflation rate rises to the levels of the last time,
> the late 70's through early 80's, It took interest rates of almost
> 20% to turn the tide.
>
> Since I think inflation will be much worse, it may take that much
> more to stem it. I will expect the dollar to be dropping steadily
> at that point. My target is 40-50.
>
> For now however, the deflationary perception will continue to rule.
>
>
> Kitco.com has a section devoted to Gold Precious Metals. In that
> section you will be able to read excerpts from various Gold related
> Newsletters, Faber, Ruff, Aden Sisters, etc.
>
> Read what they have to say about the USD and Gold.
>

A Tale of Two Economies: Manufacturing vs. Services

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:56:15 -0500

Is this a joke? How are we better off being a service based Economy? We've been living off of a credit card for the past 20 years and the payment is about to come due. Our "service" Economy has left us in the red for decades.

Borrowing money from overseas so we can spend money on products from overseas is not superior to a manufacturing based Economy that produces true wealth. When foreigners stop investing in our "service" economy we collapse...our Economy isn't much different from the madoff scheme only it's 10,000 times bigger

What Is Going On With Gold?

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:44:36 -0500

Paul - Interest rates cannot go up to 25% at 25% the U.S cannot afford the interest payment and we would default.

Blackmont Capital Bullish on Gold and Silver

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:24:52 -0500

Silver is in the 11's per oz not $14.

What Is Going On With Gold?

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:09:36 -0500

U.S Economoy Superior to the Japanese? Really?

If we're superior then why do we need to borrow money from the inferior Japanese Economy just to stay afloat?

The U.S Economy is a Ponzi scheme that is rapidly falling apart.

Jack Lifton: The Technology Metals Age

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:36:05 -0500

Great read! It looks like I have a lot of studying to do.

Bleak Outlook for U.S. Banks Through 2009

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:29:17 -0500

The bailout is far from behind us. The big Banks have HUNDREDS OF TRILLIONS of Dollars in Derivatives on the books. The printing press will be running full throttle for years trying to cover up this mess.

Gold's Not the Best Investment in Inflationary Times

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:41:09 -0500

While we're comparing this to 1979...the FED gave out 8 BILLION to Banks in 1979..this time around we're exceeding $8 TRILLION!

Gold's Not the Best Investment in Inflationary Times

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:35:42 -0500

Chris - If we raise the Rates to Double Digits like in the 80's we won't even be able to afford the interest payment!

Raise rates and we default, keep rates low and we'll have masssive Inflation in the future.

Ratio of Gold to Silver

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:00:37 -0500

How do you value a Federal Reserve Note? It's a piece of paper that others are willing to exchange goods for. Gold was money before Governments existed, FRN's are printed whenever the gov't feels like it, gold is not.

I fail to see hopw FRN's carry more true value then a Precious Metal

On Jan 06 05:59 PM User 179191 wrote:
the largest prospective
> merit in buying gold is the assessment that SOMEONE ELSE makes regarding
> whether gold may or may not be worth more than its current price
> - not an sound basis for valuing an asset!
>
> ....in my humble opinion, so draw your own conclusions.

Gold's Not the Best Investment in Inflationary Times

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:12:58 -0500

the Author fails to think of Economic forces outside of the United States. Jewelry demand may decrease in the U.S but most investments in Gold are made by purchasing jewelry. look at India and Asia - Gold chains are a means to store wealth.

Not to mention the hoarding of Gold by China, Russia, and the GCC right now. the world is ready to give up on Fiat..Gold will reach it's fair value as a monetary metal and inflation will send it higher.

Don't let the Dollar rally Fool you..the world is ready for monetary change.

Buy Gold and Silver unless of course you want to leave your capital open to Fed Assasination. In a Country where the failures are givien money to survive and the survivors are taxed to failure...I'll hang on to my Metal.

Marvel's in for a Hulk of a Lawsuit - Barron's

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:04:01 -0400

Comment by Richard Land, Spokesman, Marvel
google news commentMarvel Response to Barron’s Article - 1 hour ago

There are many unsubstantiated and false claims in the Barron’s article. It is unfair to Marvel and its shareholders to dismiss Marvel’s position as simply attacking the messenger. Peter Paul has been convicted of three felonies and is awaiting sentencing for his latest crime, manipulating the stock of Stan Lee Media. His history speaks for itself. Marvel’s position with respect to Mr. Paul’s claims is not based on his lack of credibility. It is based on facts in the public record.

There are three main falsehoods underlying Peter Paul and Stan Lee Media, Inc.’s claims against Marvel.

First is the claim that Marvel is not the sole owner of every character created by Stan Lee during Mr. Lee’s lengthy tenure as a Marvel employee. Mr. Lee signed written employment agreements with Marvel in 1976 and 1980 in which Mr. Lee acknowledged and confirmed that all the work he did for Marvel from the beginning of his employment (in 1940) was as an employee. As is customary in contracts reflecting works made for hire, there was also a “belt and suspenders” assignment to Marvel of all rights in all characters he had previously created or would create for Marvel in the future.

The copyright law treats work done by an employee within the scope of his employment as a “work made for hire” which means the employer is automatically the author and owner for copyright law purposes. Therefore, Mr. Lee never owned any of the characters he created for Marvel. Since he never owned them, he could never have transferred them to anybody. Mr. Lee himself has always acknowledged that the Marvel characters belong and always belonged to Marvel.

Second, in order for Mr. Paul’s claims to have any traction, a court would have to accept that when Marvel rejected Mr. Lee’s contract in the bankruptcy proceeding, that rejection somehow resulted in a return to Mr. Lee of rights in Marvel’s characters. Not only did Mr. Lee never have those rights, but the rejection of Mr. Lee’s contract did not and could not have had that effect. Neither Mr. Paul nor SLMI has ever pointed to any legal support for their theory because they simply made it up.

Third, Mr. Paul has deliberately mischaracterized what happened in the 2002 Stan Lee/Marvel lawsuit. Since the majority of the litigation papers are public record, there is no reason for anyone to be confused. That lawsuit was over how to interpret a profit participation paragraph in Mr. Lee’s 1998 contract. It had nothing whatsoever to do with ownership of any characters. Mr. Lee never claimed in that lawsuit or anyplace else to own any part of any character he created for Marvel. In 2005, the profit participation lawsuit was settled. While the terms are confidential, Mr. Lee did not “give back” or transfer to Marvel any interest in any characters in the settlement.

The truth is a lot duller than the spin Mr. Paul is trying to put on the facts. Stan Lee never owned any of the characters he created and never claimed to own them. His contract with Stan Lee Media was and is clear on its face that Stan Lee was giving to his new company all the rights in characters that he planned to create for it – not any Marvel characters. Stan Lee Media was in business from approximately 1998-2001 when it went bankrupt. It made numerous filings with the SEC and issued a tremendous volume of promotional material. Once it filed for bankruptcy, its assets were subject to intense scrutiny. Through all of that time, it never once claimed that it owned any interest in any Marvel character.

Marvel's in for a Hulk of a Lawsuit - Barron's

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:35:31 -0400

Official Press Release

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: MVL), reported that a claim was filed today in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by Stan Lee Media, Inc. The claim against Marvel Entertainment alleges that nine years ago Stan Lee transferred to Stan Lee Media ownership of a number of Marvel comic book characters he co-created. Marvel believes that the claim against it is without merit and that it will prevail in this dispute.

Stan Lee Media was recently in bankruptcy and is being sued by Stan Lee. In his suit, Mr. Lee is challenging the legitimacy of the management of Stan Lee Media. Mr. Lee is a long-time employee of Marvel and its predecessor companies and currently serves as Publisher Emeritus of Marvel Comics. Mr. Lee commented that, "I do not support this action and believe the suit to be baseless."

This came out over a year ago?? Did Barrons really just find out about this now? Are they being paid by the Shorts to bring this back up? Something seems a little off

Marvel's in for a Hulk of a Lawsuit - Barron's

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:02:47 -0400

You hereby warrant that you have not assigned, licensed, pledged or
otherwise hypothecated, nor attempted to do so any of the Property and
Rights to anyone other than Marvel, its affiliates, predecessors or
their designees and will not do so in the future.

wouldn't this now turn into Stan Lee's problem and not Marvels?