Long-term trends grow from short term trends. We attampt to determine the short term trends and where they are pointing.
Editor’s Note: Several years ago, I was in Thailand and decided to visit Myanmar (formerly Burma) from the Thai border town of Mae Sai just to get another stamp in my passport… I’ve visited a lot of third world countries and seen some pretty nasty stuff, including rats the size of cats in the Ivory Coast and […]
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Wal-mart is often on the cutting edge of sales, working to streamline and somehow wring a few more pennies out of each sale. And for good reason, with 200 million customers a week, a penny per customer multiplies to 2 million dollars a week or over $100 million a year. In today’s post, Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist for Money Map
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How will the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) impact you? In an attempt to wring every last tax dollar out of Americans the Obama administration enacted FATCA into law on March 18th, 2010. With its 30% withholding Tax, it sent shock waves throughout the world. It is estimated that this law would cost global banking institutions between
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Over the years Argentina has had it’s share of financial problems… the majority of them of their own making. They have nationalized oil companies, repudiated debt and suffered hyperinflation. Where are they headed now? Argentina Politics One of the most famous Argentine Presidents is Evita Peron who took office upon the death of her husband.
Trends: Argentina’s Finances Going Bust Again? Read More »
Current FED Policy Doesn’t Make Sense Could the FED really think that low interest rates are good for savers? Is housing really a vehicle for saving? Is it a good idea to use your home equity as an ATM machine? Should the government be stimulating housing production with a 30% to 50% oversupply already on the
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Gold ETFs Rally? The price of gold hit a record high this past week . . . in euro terms (at about 1380 euros). The record came after a number of actions by central banks around the world, trying to stimulate their respective economies. The actions, usually centered around money printing, once again had investors looking
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Greece is in a tight spot it would love to be able to inflate its way out of its current debt. Put to a vote the other PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain) would jump at the opportunity to follow suit. But the Northern Members of the Euro will have no part of it.
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There are so many different investment instruments available today that it can be difficult to determine which is right for you. If you only have a small amount of investment capital that you are using as a means to get your “feet wet” in the investment marketplace, the decision can be daunting. This is why
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Tax Liens- Every homeowner, has to pay property taxes. If these taxes aren’t paid, the city or county imposes a tax lien against the property. Some states allow investors to purchase tax lien certificates at auction. As an investor buying these certificates, you buy the right to pay of this debt and in exchange collect interest on
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Harry Truman in a fit of exasperation over the advice he was getting from his economic adviser said that what he really needed was a one-handed economist. This stems from a tendency of economic analysis to offer alternatives simultaneously, creating an “on the one hand, this and on the other hand, that” outlook on a
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