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So We Are Down To These Choices?
2008-01-30 23:28:00 On the Republican side: John McCain and Mitt Romney On the Democrat side: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Sadly, no matter who of that group who wins the Presidency, we as a nation lose. Since it seems inevitable one of those four will be the next President I will look at their public statements and give you my ... More About: Choices
So We Are Down To These Choices?
2008-01-30 23:28:00 On the Republican side: John McCain and Mitt Romney On the Democrat side: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Sadly, no matter who of that group who wins the Presidency, we as a nation lose. Since it seems inevitable one of those four will be the next President I will look at their public statements and give you my ... More About: Choices
What The? The Stimulus Rebates Will Go To Illegal Aliens Too?
2008-01-30 23:08:00 This country is probably beyond hope… http://michellemalkin.com/2008/01/30/stim ulating-tax-rebates-for-illegal-aliens/ The really sad thing is no one currently running for President has any real interest in solving the continual hostile invasion coming from south of the border. More About: Politics , Illegal Aliens , Aliens , Rebates , Subprime
What The? The Stimulus Rebates Will Go To Illegal Aliens Too?
2008-01-30 23:08:00 This country is probably beyond hope… http://michellemalkin.com/2008/01/30/stim ulating-tax-rebates-for-illegal-aliens/ The really sad thing is no one currently running for President has any real interest in solving the continual hostile invasion coming from south of the border. More About: Politics , Illegal Aliens , Aliens , Rebates , Subprime
More Unfunded Mandates From the Federal Government Passed Along to the Cons
2008-01-30 17:00:00 UPDATE 1/31/2008: The cost to install the device on our 1.5 inch water line to the neighborhood pool house will be about $1300 with an additional fee each year to “inspect and adjust it”. Ever heard of mandated backflow prevention? No? You will. Part of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act requires states to enact legislation mandating ... More About: Politics , Government , Cons , Water Quality , Federal Government
More Unfunded Mandates From the Federal Government Passed Along to the Cons
2008-01-30 17:00:00 Ever heard of mandated backflow prevention? No? You will. Part of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act requires states to enact legislation mandating backflow-prevention devices on water service lines. Now, the logical place for this is of course the water meter, but at least in my area they are not doing it that way. They are ... More About: Politics , Government , Cons , Federal Government
The Answer is Nothing.
2008-01-30 15:56:00 I got a question via IM this morning. The question was, “What are you buying at the open?” “Nothing,” was my reply. Then a list of “what abouts” came across the IM screen. The rally we are seeing this morning is a bear rally and after the Fed announcement this afternoon is when buying opportunities might appear. Now, if ... More About: Answer
The Answer is Nothing.
2008-01-30 15:56:00 I got a question via IM this morning. The question was, “What are you buying at the open?” “Nothing,” was my reply. Then a list of “what abouts” came across the IM screen. The rally we are seeing this morning is a bear rally and after the Fed announcement this afternoon is when buying opportunities might appear. Now, if ... More About: Answer
Yeah, Yeah, The Fed Will Cut Rates Today. But, Then What?
2008-01-30 15:15:00 No one is watching the Fed today to see if they will cut the funds and discount rates. They will. There isn’t really all that much debate about whether it will be a .25 or .50 cut in the funds rate. Just, for the record, I think it will be .50, especially with the economic ... More About: Stock Market , Inflation , Interest Rates , Today , Investing
Yeah, Yeah, The Fed Will Cut Rates Today. But, Then What?
2008-01-30 15:15:00 No one is watching the Fed today to see if they will cut the funds and discount rates. They will. There isn’t really all that much debate about whether it will be a .25 or .50 cut in the funds rate. Just, for the record, I think it will be .50, especially with the economic ... More About: Stock Market , Inflation , Interest Rates , Today , Investing
Why Can?t People See This? Oh Yeah, Government Education.
2008-01-28 18:44:00 The No. 1 economic threat facing the United States today isn’t globalization, stagnant wages, unfair trade policy or illegal immigration. And it certainly isn’t what one cable TV demagogue glibly calls a “war on the middle class” by big media, big corporations and big special interests. Rather, it’s the sense of entitlement that many Americans take ... More About: Education , Government , People , Yeah
Why Can?t People See This? Oh Yeah, Government Education.
2008-01-28 18:44:00 The No. 1 economic threat facing the United States today isn’t globalization, stagnant wages, unfair trade policy or illegal immigration. And it certainly isn’t what one cable TV demagogue glibly calls a “war on the middle class” by big media, big corporations and big special interests. Rather, it’s the sense of entitlement that many Americans take ... More About: Education , Government , People , Yeah
When the Pundits Promote Gold, Why do They Only Go Back to 2001?
2008-01-27 16:35:00 I get the same calls and emails everyone else gets. They tell you gold is approaching all time highs. And they tout how much the price of gold has risen since 2001. But, why do they pick 2001? Because gold was at historical lows. By 2001, gold was nearly two-thirds lower than it was in 1980 and in ... More About: Gold , Promote , Inflation , Back
When the Pundits Promote Gold, Why do They Only Go Back to 2001?
2008-01-27 16:35:00 I get the same calls and emails everyone else gets. They tell you gold is approaching all time highs. And they tout how much the price of gold has risen since 2001. But, why do they pick 2001? Because gold was at historical lows. By 2001, gold was nearly two-thirds lower than it was in 1980 and in ... More About: Gold , Promote , Inflation , Back
I?d Say This Just About Sums It Up Correctly.
2008-01-26 17:27:00 “Bottom line: Conservatives consider liberals well-intentioned, but misguided. Liberals consider conservatives not only wrong, but really, really bad people.” http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles /2008/01/openminded_liberals.html More About: Politics , Rect
I?d Say This Just About Sums It Up Correctly.
2008-01-26 17:27:00 “Bottom line: Conservatives consider liberals well-intentioned, but misguided. Liberals consider conservatives not only wrong, but really, really bad people.” http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles /2008/01/openminded_liberals.html More About: Politics , Rect
This Came Right Out of Left Field!
2008-01-25 16:35:00 Okay, so I participate at the forum at magicbullets.com and sometimes will offer help and advice to answer questions posted there. Such was the case with a recently registered member there. At first they seemed excited to have the help and suggestions and I thought they might be one of the few who actually follow-through and ... More About: Left , Field
This Came Right Out of Left Field!
2008-01-25 16:35:00 Okay, so I participate at the forum at magicbullets.com and sometimes will offer help and advice to answer questions posted there. Such was the case with a recently registered member there. At first they seemed excited to have the help and suggestions and I thought they might be one of the few who actually follow-through and ... More About: Left , Field
Hey, Why Stop With Tutoring Programs?
2008-01-23 19:24:00 Let’s just pay them to go to school period. Just damn. http://www.ajc.com/m…2/studentpay_0 123_web1.html More About: Programs , Tutoring , Stop
Hey, Why Stop With Tutoring Programs?
2008-01-23 19:24:00 Let’s just pay them to go to school period. Just damn. http://www.ajc.com/m…2/studentpay_0 123_web1.html More About: Programs , Tutoring , Stop
This is What Agents and Brokers Have to Look Forward to for a While.
2008-01-22 17:30:00 Disgruntled homeowners are starting to sue the agents and brokers who sold them their homes at the height of the boom. They might just have a case because all too often the broker and agent oversteps the line in discussing the value of the property. The defendant in the Ummel case is Mike Little, a veteran agent ... More About: Agents , Brokers , Forward
This is What Agents and Brokers Have to Look Forward to for a While.
2008-01-22 17:30:00 Disgruntled homeowners are starting to sue the agents and brokers who sold them their homes at the height of the boom. They might just have a case because all too often the broker and agent oversteps the line in discussing the value of the property. The defendant in the Ummel case is Mike Little, a veteran agent ... More About: Agents , Brokers , Forward
The State of the Housing Market for 2008
2008-01-22 15:20:00 Over 150 lenders have already gone out of business since the peak of the sub-prime orgy. This year over 1,000,000 yes, one million individual foreclosures are expected to happen. Over $300,0000,000,000 that’s three hundred billion dollars of loans have been written off by the lending institutions and the best estimate is we are a little over half ... More About: Market , Interest Rates , Housing , State , Subprime
The State of the Housing Market for 2008
2008-01-22 15:20:00 Over 150 lenders have already gone out of business since the peak of the sub-prime orgy. This year over 1,000,000 yes, one million individual foreclosures are expected to happen. Over $300,0000,000,000 that’s three hundred billion dollars of loans have been written off by the lending institutions and the best estimate is we are a little over half ... More About: Market , Interest Rates , Housing , State , Subprime
Wow, I Leave to Drop my Son off at School?
2008-01-22 14:46:00 and by the time I get to the office the Fed has cut the funds rate by 3/4 of a point to 3.5%. There has not been that big a drop at one time since 1984. Then, the futures markets took a jump upwards, digested the Feds actions and then… Tanked right back down near where they ... More About: Politics , Interest Rates , School , Investing , Leave
Wow, I Leave to Drop my Son off at School?
2008-01-22 14:46:00 and by the time I get to the office the Fed has cut the funds rate by 3/4 of a point to 3.5%. There has not been that big a drop at one time since 1984. Then, the futures markets took a jump upwards, digested the Feds actions and then… Tanked right back down near where they ... More About: Politics , Interest Rates , School , Investing , Leave
The Bad News is Today Will be a Bad Day for the Markets.
2008-01-22 12:43:00 The Good News is this kind of sell off usually means we are near a bottom. It is called capitulation. It is when traders and short term investors decide the pain is just too much and dump almost everything. It is sometimes called panic selling. It is when great companies go on sale. Look for today to ... More About: Politics , Stock Market , Markets , Bad News
The Bad News is Today Will be a Bad Day for the Markets.
2008-01-22 12:43:00 The Good News is this kind of sell off usually means we are near a bottom. It is called capitulation. It is when traders and short term investors decide the pain is just too much and dump almost everything. It is sometimes called panic selling. It is when great companies go on sale. Look for today to ... More About: Politics , Stock Market , Markets , Bad News
It Feels Really Good to get Messages Like This One.
2008-01-21 22:12:00 We have a contact page at the Field Guide for Investors to let visitors and members alike give us feedback about anything they like or dislike. This was received today… Not a question. Just a thank you for this article and insight into short sales. I was seriously considering purchasing a Short Sale program advertised on the ... More About: Messages , Good , Mess , Ages
It Feels Really Good to get Messages Like This One.
More articles from this author:2008-01-21 22:12:00 We have a contact page at the Field Guide for Investors to let visitors and members alike give us feedback about anything they like or dislike. This was received today… Not a question. Just a thank you for this article and insight into short sales. I was seriously considering purchasing a Short Sale program advertised on the ... More About: Messages , Good , Mess , Ages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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