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Brazilian ADRs vs. Local Shares: Is the 2% Tax Changing Things?

Plenty of money to be made without the aid (or the tax by) that US hater marxist prick. I made some $$ there, I'm happy to look elsewhere now.

Gold Bears Stop Sector from Overheating

I notice (with a good deal of laughter) that some idiot had systematically gone down the line of more bullish gold 'posts' and thumbed them down.
Until 2:48 that is. His (her?) shift at acorn must have concluded. As if such a gesture would belie the evidence... hah hah hah.

Market Destruction: Mass Media Finally Catching On?

On Nov 14 01:58 PM ebworthen wrote:
"..If I could pay off my house right now I would. "

Well, I can and I wont. Why? Because I am currently making double the spread on another property. When that changes, so will my strategy.

While you are correct in the basis of your own investment strategy, I'm sure, it just isnt true for us all. I neither have nor want a job and have no fear of default on the leveraged amount. I am the bank too. Thus what you recommend, though fiscally sound for a large spectrum of Americans just doesnt work for me, not at this time. One size does not fit all EB, and broad recommendations should be avoided without knowing all the facts.
Thanks for your concern tho
sinc,jb

Market Destruction: Mass Media Finally Catching On?

On Nov 14 01:58 PM ebworthen wrote:

> TIPS, physical gold or precious metals stocks, pay down debt (i.e.
> - pay off mortgage instead of putting money in an IRA or 401K that
> will be taxed at a high rate in the future or simply confiscated
> all together, like the gold FDR tried to take from citizens in the
> 30's).
>
Does that mean that you do not expect a cycle of hyper inflation? It would seem that if one had lets say a $200k mortgage on an $800k home, that in a period of extreme inflation the dollar value of the property would increase while the payment of approx $1100 would soon be equal to your grocery bill, no?
I view paying down debt to be a good thing but not necessarily a mortgage -not in lieu of being able to make significantly better return on that money:
You know of course that there are many types of investment available using a well funded self directed IRA. I agree that any real estate holdings in such a plan should not be leveraged (hey, I want to make that margin myself) AND I dont view them as being confiscatable either. In a jam, my tenant might want to stop payment altogether... being a compassionate soul I might let him stay there for "other types of consideration", non taxable barter perhaps?? Just sayin, lots of ways to slice an IRA!

Market Destruction: Mass Media Finally Catching On?

Mark Anthony! How do you with a straight face manage to castigate other's viewpoint as being political while in essence you are doing exactly that yourself?
You seem to think you can exist in some amoral zone that's all about "making money'". Are you the man who worked for Enron, Bernie Madoff, Hitler, etc.? Head down, pursuing your own narrow goal rather than looking at your own complicity in the destruction of others wealth and then hollering when someone calls bullshit.

I quote you:
"SeekingAlpha, after all, is not a platform for political debate. It is a platform for people to exchange thoughts and ideas on how to make money and how to avoid losses. Has any of your political rants helped any one make money? "

I'm sure you'll agree MARK A, that this lofty stated goal of yours would be best served in a financially stable environment. The whole underlying point of Karl's piece was that this fiscal policy is absolutely (not politically) unsustainable. Do you not see that knowing this is at the very core of our investment strategy? Do you view it as political because it differs with what you think? Make your point and let us decide. You dont have to take Karl down to do that do you?

Market Destruction: Mass Media Finally Catching On?

robert.b.fe...:
Thanks for that comment. It makes me realize that it's still OK to hope.
Hemmorhaging while doing masters work... HaH! Love it.
Maybe so, but let's all hope that it doesnt take their total destruction to "get it". Like anything run by humans, there are good and well meaning folks there too (dare I say even in W D.C.) As in Enron it would be a shame to see them all ruined. But then again, "lie down with dogs...wake up with fleas"

Market Destruction: Mass Media Finally Catching On?

Actually much of this is what Ron Paul has been TRYING TO SAY. Too bad he's such a poor communicator because he knows this stuff. If he could speak as well as BO he might well have been able to lead us away from this disaster beginning some years back. Alas, his squeeky, uneven delivery and penchant for jumping about, somewhat deprive him of the credibility he deserves.

Market Destruction: Mass Media Finally Catching On?

It strikes me that if Karl were the FED Chairman, he would be working tirelessly for the dissolution of his own job!
That would seem to me to be what we should expect of all government employees; OK, I was successful, I'm done, I'm going home now....
Naive you say? It is how this nation was founded!

Market Destruction: Mass Media Finally Catching On?

While I agree that DJIA SHOULD be at those levels from a technical standpoint, I dont think it will happen while the Gov money policy remains so politicized... hence Karl's point; they will gladly watch the personal wealth of we individuals be destroyed but not their sacred TBTF chosen ones.
Some would say this signals the death of American entrepreneurship. I mean, why bother having an idea that you bet the farm on when you are rewarded with the destruction of all your hard work.


On Nov 13 11:02 AM PARTICULARMEN wrote:

> Warren Buffett: The financial panic is over (Reuters headline)<br/>
>
> Why Warren Buffett pays $34 billion (market cap) for BNI instead
> max. $24 billion when market DJIA was at 6500?
> Why BRK depends on Goldman Sachs bankers?
> Why Buffett is buying stuff at the peak of the market instead of
> waiting to buy cheaper in a very short time ?
> Does he think DJIA at 10000 is "cheap" ?
> Why he wanna split his highly priced BRK.B shares and make it appeal
> to average John Q. Public investor ?
> He buys BNI at the top to calm the matket panic and "make you buy
> too".
> Why BRK is not selling all their stuff, when W. Buffett knows very
> clear that DJIA will be 5000 soon and will bottom only at 2000 that
> will hit him too?
> Find out in WARREN BUFFET? link
> snipr.com/t7w23

Market Destruction: Mass Media Finally Catching On?

Outstanding Karl! I will quote you one thousand times to all who will listen. The true importance of this article is that it tells concisely what most of us (economic laymen so to speak) have spent years in coming to understand.
Bravo e grazi

Saudi Oil Pricing Paradigm Shift: WTI Index Out, ASCI Index In

Good article, I thought, I learned!
The POSSIBILITY of Saudi and international discontent with U.S> monetary policy being at the foundation of this move was well drawn and for the most part- (U.S. daily consumption aside) factually documented, the conclusion is up to the reader.
Thanks for the hard work!

Publishers Wake Up: Online Readers Are Paying You - In Attention

Now there is a point of view that underscores my 2 previous posts;
WOULD YOU PLEASE STOP TRYING TO CONFUSE ME WITH FACTS?!
Hermes had more class than that, look it up.


On Nov 10 04:17 PM Alan Young wrote:

> Great! I hope to god (Hermes, that is) that Murdoch goes ahead and
> gets his Faux-News off of Google. Then I won't have to see his propaganda
> headlines when I'm looking for actual information.... (that I aree with)

Publishers Wake Up: Online Readers Are Paying You - In Attention

Bio guy, I hope like hell you are correct in this.
BUT A fair question would be:
Have we lost our will or desire to get the page 5 article with the real depth?

Our entire economic situation can be put down to our yielding to offers of "an easier way to get there", cool home, cool cars, cool clothes, cool vacations, easy news, ALL AVAILABLE NOW FOLKS, just check your integrity at the door and sign here. We'll worry about making the money later.
Both are symptoms of a much more insidious malaise in our society. Hell we dont even need to be offered the Kool-Aid anymore, we're begging for it!


On Nov 10 03:51 PM BioGuy wrote:

> Headlines always have been and will be free. For decades people have
> been reading the cover of the New York Times at News stands for free.
>
> I agree with SW Richmonds' comment, I to am unwilling to pay for
> "advocacy journalism" (editorial, op-ed)- but that's almost all that
> is available now. Neutral journalism was killed by sensationalism.
> Will people pay for quality journalism, that offered neutral analysis
> and peripheral knowledge of a topic? Sure. Profit will come with
> quality content that people want to pay for. BS will always be free.
>
>
> Personally, since I like information to be referenced to reliable
> sources, my current favorite, is Miller-McCune.
> www.miller-mccune.com/...
> I pay for hardcopy subscription, but I just realized they are non-profit.
>
>
> There are likely others I do not know about, but this publication
> has the most researched articles I have seen. And when they do stray
> into opinion, they make corrections and/or print opposing pieces.
>
>
> On a related note, a good piece about the television broadcast industry
> by Henry Blodget.
> www.businessinsider.co...

Publishers Wake Up: Online Readers Are Paying You - In Attention

Absolutely agree JD, on all counts, great point!
Another implication in the process of gather / pay (and perhaps most important imo) is intellectual independence of content. This has quickly become a parrot world of news. Any and every web operator can easily slant a point of view by sheer preponderance of bias. 50 stories containing the basic goodness of printing cash tend to trivialize contrary opinion despite evidence. ERGO Google (et al) as a political arm.
This is a dangerous thing, independent thought has long suffered in our universities, we cannot afford to relinquish it in the media as well.

On Nov 10 12:39 PM jack dee wrote:

> I am way long on GOOG.
>
>
> But I am with NewsCorp here. Pay Pay Pay. We must pay, or everything
> will continue to degrade to the random crappola.
>
> The News online is completely ripped from companies who are paying
> for reporters out in the field. The research , the time the effort,
> is all lifted, stolen and spread around for free.
>
> It is high time the media companies came to thier senses, banded
> together and charge Google Bing etc for each click., each and every
> click.
>
> Do I want to pay? hell no, but that does not mean I should not pay,
> just that we are all getting away with it, meanwhile one by one the
> best are letting go , cutting back, and giving up.
> I want those deep detailed stories, I want those special reports,
> where the person really went there , and really talked to CEO, not
> a reprinted opinion bit.

Does Disaster Loom from Dollar Funded Carry Trades?

ONE WORD: JAPAN

On Nov 10 09:48 AM OstrichHater wrote:

> re: He and the rest of the FOMC have refused, even though they're

>
> What evidence do you have that carry trades drain productive capital
> from an economy? It seems like you are confusing the symptom with
> the root cause.