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How Will the U.S. Recover from the Debt Crisis?

And who exactly do you think is going to do this? The "lower taxes and increase spending" Republicans? Wasn't it G.W.B. who cut taxes in wartime, a first in U.S. history? Wake up!


On Oct 25 10:53 AM Brent Day wrote:

> The sooner Obama and the current dems are gone, the better. The
> U.S. needs to take a dose of very tough medicine now and for several
> years in the immediate future; fiscal discipline - cut spending and
> get the deficit under some sort of control with the aim of one day
> being able to start paying down the debt, stabilize then cut taxes
> to allow free enterprise and capitalism to work and lead the U.S.
> economy into the future rather than gov

Friday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets

"The Prez spending like there is no tomorrow and Helicopter Ben throwing money around is not good for the long-term health of the dollar or for the U.S. This is how we got into trouble in the first place. It is not about politics or being conservative or liberal. Just sound economics and common sense."

It may make sense -- or not -- but it sure ain't common since so many disagree about the stimulus issue. And as far as "sound economics"? I do believe that is an oxymoron.

The Problem with Bond ETFs

Do you have some examples of those that do not track an index?


On Oct 06 10:30 PM John Whelchel wrote:

> The problem is not with bond ETFs, but with bond ETFs that track
> an index. Bond ETFs that seek to buy bonds at good prices and do
> not track an index offer retail investors access to better pricing
> and to greater liquidity than they would otherwise obtain buying
> bonds directly, assuming the ETF is purchased at a discount to NAV
> or flat to NAV. For institutional investors, it would probably make
> more sense to buy bonds directly, of course.
>
> I would like to see an ETF based on a liquid, exchange-traded CDS
> index. That would give retail investors some access to CDSs.

Why You Should Be Keeping an Eye on the PowerShares DB Dollar Bullish ETF

What's the advantage to owning UUP as a proxy instead of just owning dollars?

Tuesday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets

"But the other was the election of President Obama, a completely unknown entity with liberal Democratic beliefs (tax and spend)."

- as distinct from recent Republican presidents such as Bush who were simply spend. Let's not forget the importance of the Bush tax cuts during war time, a historic first, in landing us in the debt-ridden mire we are in now.

"Some have pointed out that the fall in Obama's poll numbers directly correlates to the rise in the stock market. "

-- there is no doubt a 'correlation' there. There is also a correlation with his poll numbers and the incidence of people wearing shorts and tank tops

"I am least comfortable with the current President and Congress than I have ever been in my lifetime."

-- I am not crazy about Obama, but Bush & Cheney were a disastor.

Today in Commodities: Dog Days of Summer

"jerrydd: What separates you from SWRichmond and the rest of us is that you are a HATER. "

I very much doubt it -- but you certainly seem to hate him.

Thursday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets

"The fact that most of the articles published in Science and Nature are supportive of global warming is not proof that global warming is a man made phenomenon, it is merely proof that the editors/reviewers of those journals believe global warming to be a man phenonmenon [sic]."

In so far as the editors/reviewer are biased, they are biased toward peer-review standards of scientific evidence, rather than uninformed opinion. And I guess since this bias extends to all other scientific journals and conferences, we will never know the real truth about global warming because all the counter evidence is being hidden from us -- yep, sure sounds like a conspiracy to me. Precisely the same argument is used by 'intelligent design' supporters who claim that the evidence for their theory is being suppressed by the scientific 'elite'.

BTW -- what is 'something of a scientist'? You sure don't think or communicate like one.

Thursday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets

"There is no consensus among rational scientists on this issue. "

Sheer ignorance. As a scientist who reads the journals 'Science' and 'Nature' weekly I have followed the arguments over the last decade or so reach an overwhelming consensus among 'rational scientists'. The few so-called scientists who disagree have been bought up by the oil companies. This foolishness reminds me of the arguments brought against evolutionary theory by 'intelligent design' advocates, claiming that there are actually scientists who support this drivel, when there is really no 'there there.'

Incidentally, the advances in modeling work that have led to greater consensus in the last few years are largely due to enormous increases in computing speed and power, which have also revolutionized other areas like, oh lets see -- yeah, the financial markets.

Should GE Shareholders Sell to Protest MSNBC's Left Leaning News Bias?

"I believe that NBC is going to lose more and more viewership (if there is even anyone left watching) on their cable news channel until a middle ground can be found."

You miss the point -- NBC is carving out a niche market just as Fox has. CNN will be left to appeal to the moderates, of which there appear to be fewer and fewer among cable viewers.

"Sooner or later the bigwigs at corporate GE will notice that no one is watching . . "

Unlikely, since as Random Number states, MSNBC is gaining, not losing, viewers. More importantly, they have the biggest chunk of the 18-34 y.o. viewership.

Thursday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets

Agree -- please include EWT.


On Apr 30 10:42 AM RiskReturnOptimizer wrote:

> Taiwan (seekingalpha.com/symbo...) is hottest emerging market
> now. Suggest all aggressive investors take a look at the technicals
> (breakout at $10). Fundamentals are excellent -- China growth story,
> technology rebound, and once in a lifetime change in geo-political
> environment.

Thursday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets

"Sun spots, or a lack of them, is a bigger cause of climate change than man-made activity..."

Actually, no. But it is comforting to attribute climate change to something we have no control over.

Is China BAK Battery More Attractive After Warren Buffett's Investment in BYD?

<the Demons (Democrats) killed the economy>

Lets see, which Democrats would those be? Alan Greenspan and George W. Bush, who both worked to open the mortgage market to the poor?