Long-term trends grow from short term trends. We attampt to determine the short term trends and where they are pointing.
For this week’s Outside the Box, John Mauldin brings us Rich Yamarone: Chief Economist of Bloomberg with A Message from Lord Vader.
Outside the Box: A Stock Market Message from Darth Vader Read More »
Like many places around the world, Chile has seen its fair share of ups and downs over the last few decades. Just over a generation ago, you would have been absolutely mad to come to Chile. Back then, the country was experiencing wild inflation and instability and was one of the more dangerous places in South America.
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In today’s article John Mauldin describes Japan’s economy as “a bug in search of a windshield” and when you look at their monetary situation you wonder how they could possibly have gone this long with the inevitable smash-up. John believes that 2013 is “the year of the windshield” for Japan. ~Tim McMahon, editor Thoughts from
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Do you really want the bulk of your life savings sitting with one company? What if they go belly-up? Can you afford to have a major portion of your nest egg tied up for months while the FDIC and/or the SIPC tries to sort things out? FDIC and SIPC insurance tends to lull us into a sense of complacency… no worries… the Government will protect us. Or will they? What about Cyprus? We know they will protect the big banksters… but will they actually protect the little guy like you and me? In today’s article Dennis Miller of Casey Research looks at the steps that every investor needs to take now to protect themselves.
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In today’s article Chris Ciovacco looks at the current battle between Bulls and Bears in the market and what we should watch closely and what we should do about it. Is this just a correction or has the market made a new high? ~Tim McMahon, editor The market currently has a mixed profile; the bears have control
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In today’s article Grant Williams takes a look at mythical Bizarro world (Htrae) where everything is backwards and compares it to the supposedly logical and normal functioning earth. Unfortunately, some things that belong in Bizarro  world have somehow made their way to Earth. ~ Tim McMahon, editor By Grant Williams  In the early 1960s, a new
Things That Make You Go Hmmm: What On Htrae Is Going On? Read More »
The first, and possibly most surprising, thing about life in Cafayate has been how social it is. The Argentines are very warm and welcoming people, and we have made a surprising number of local friends. In addition, there are generally like-minded and almost entirely agreeable owners at La Estancia de Cafayate, complemented by a steady stream of visitors.
Interacting with only one of those groups would be more than enough social life for me, by temperament something of a recluse (my wife always laughs when I say that, but it’s true). When taking all three groups into consideration, however, the amount of socializing gets positively over the top.
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The time to buy is when everyone else is selling. That holds true not only for stocks but also for commodities like Gold and Real Estate. Another truism is to buy when you least feel like buying. Right now an extremely out of favor asset is real estate in Portugal. They almost can’t give it away. Which is why we are taking a look at it today. In her article, Vivian Lewis gives us some great reasons to consider Portugal.Â
Is This the Time to Buy Real Estate in Portugal? Read More »
The Third Basel Accord (i.e. Basel III) is a voluntary global regulatory standard on banks requiring adequate capital and providing stress testing and market liquidity guidelines. Members of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision agreed on the accord in 2010–11 and scheduled it to be phased in from 2013 through 2019. Basel III was developed in response to the deficiencies in financial regulation revealed by the late-2000s financial crisis. Basel III was supposed to strengthen bank capital requirements by increasing bank liquidity and bank leverage based on the specific types of assets and liabilities held by the bank rather than being based on general assumptions that all banks are the same.
What is Basel III and Will it Help Avert Another Banking Crisis? Read More »
Since the S&P 500 made an intraday low of 1,536 on April 18, the widely-followed stock index has tacked on 130 points and the markets have migrated back to full-bore risk-on mode.
Will Wednesday’s Fed Minutes Spark Sell-Off? Read More »
