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.
A Look Inside the Foreclosure Rescue Plan [View article]
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 [View article]
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.
Bank of America May Have to Cut Dividend [View article]
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?
The Dr. Doom Space Is Getting Crowded [View article]
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.
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.
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.
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Should We Bail Out Tech Too? [View article]
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 [View article]
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 [View article]
Ten Dividend Champions, 50 Plus Years of Consecutive Increases [View article]
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Saving Newspapers: Kinsley vs. Isaacson [View article]
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The Dr. Doom Space Is Getting Crowded [View article]
The Dr. Doom Space Is Getting Crowded [View article]
USO: Is a Probable Capitulation in the Works? [View article]
Where Is Madoff's $50 Billion? [View article]
Ben Stein Watch: December 28, 2008 [View article]