kurt walter

Madoff, Stanford Sagas: New Twists

These crooks, Madoff and Stanford, need to spend the rest of their lives in a "Cool Hand Luke" style chain gang prison, doing hard labor. That example might make some criminals think twice before committing crimes.

Should We Bail Out Tech Too?

Japan 1989 -- 39,000
Japan 2009 -- 7,500

USA 2007 -- 14,164
USA 2027 -- 2,723

Just keep up doing those bailouts and we will have 20 years of zombie economy.

Gold Continues to Climb as Economic Catastrophe Looms

Japan 1989 -- 39,000
Japan 2009 -- 7,500

USA 2007 -- 14,164
USA 2027 -- 2,723

Just keep up doing those bailouts and we will have 20 years of zombie economy.

A Look Inside the Foreclosure Rescue Plan

This latest bailout plan will not work. What will work? Foreclose and sell the property a auction to the highest bidder. The sooner this is done, the sooner the mess will be fixed.

Ten Dividend Champions, 50 Plus Years of Consecutive Increases

Nice list. If any of these companies break their record of raising dividends, or worse cut the dividend, then we know even the strongest businesses are getting rocked.

Testing Benjamin Graham's Investment Criteria

Buy with a l-year put option for insurance.

Saving Newspapers: Kinsley vs. Isaacson

Newspapers are in a death spiral. Face it. Admit it. Don't invest in them.

Chavez Chagrined: Will Oil Companies Return to Venezuela?

Pound sand, Chavez.

Bank of America May Have to Cut Dividend

All the BAC mistakes are coming home. Buying that dog Countrywide was stupid. BAC could have just waited and picked up the loan servicing dept. for next to nothing. But, no. They paying $50B for Merrill Lynch. Now that was really dumb, too. Overpaying for a brokerage firm that was going down. Could have picked up Merrill's pieces for next to nothing, too. How much longer with shareholders allow BAC management to remain in charge?

Why Couldn't Mainstream Media Stick to Its Core Competency?

It is 2009. Get with it. Newspaper has dead horses.

The Dr. Doom Space Is Getting Crowded

Any fool that gave money to Madoff should be a gloom and doom citizen today.

The Dr. Doom Space Is Getting Crowded

Didn't that Harry Dent guy write a book at the top of the internet bubble that the Dow was going to 36,000 from there? Now he is gloom and doom after the Dow has a horrible year? Seems Dent is a band wagon investor, who tries to make money by selling books during the boom or doom.

USO: Is a Probable Capitulation in the Works?

USO is for trading. I wouldn't just buy and hold it till the sun burns out.

Where Is Madoff's $50 Billion?

That $50 billion number is probably as true as Wilt Chamberlain's 20K number. Little more than a made up number to get the media foaming at the mouth at the madness of those that gave all their money to a sociopath of investing.

Ben Stein Watch: December 28, 2008

Having listened and watched Stein on TV for many years commenting on investing, I have come to the conclusion that he is no better or worse than any other media talking head that gets too much air time.