Did Geithner Tell Americans That A 10% Or Better Return On Investments Is An Illusion?

Posted by on Jul 27, 2010 in Investing | 1 comment

Did Timothy Geithner really tell Americans a 10% or better return is an illusion? I’ll let you decide after hearing exactly what he did say in a recent interview on Meet the Press. Timothy Geithner was interviewed by David Gregory on Meet the Press on Sunday (click on link for video and transcript) where Gregory asked the following question; “What is a fair expectation for Americans...

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Digger’s Friday Triple Play

Posted by on Aug 7, 2009 in Investing | 0 comments

Invest in paths that are less trodden, says Jim Rogers The idea that you can solve a period of excessive borrowing and consumption with more borrowing and more consumption and destroying more balance sheets, to me, is ludicrous on its face,” Rogers said. Inclined to Liberty; The Futile Attempt to Suppress the Human Spirit by Louis E. Carabini Labor unions use the “take away jobs”...

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Modern Portfolio Theory’s Biggest Flaw

Posted by on Aug 4, 2009 in Gold, Investing, Stocks | 0 comments

Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) had one major flaw from the beginning.  The assumption that there is such a thing as a “risk-free” asset.  It is the same flaw that exists for most portfolios today. Before I get into the flaw, a little background on MPT In a nutshell, MPT attempts to create an optimal portfolio by identifying a client’s risk tolerance.  To do so, would take care...

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From Green Shoots to Drought? Making Economic Sense of Investing

Posted by on Aug 3, 2009 in Investing, Stocks, U.S. Dollar | 0 comments

It’s not easy to stick your neck out and call a top when the stock market has some good momentum going for it. But calling the exact top isn’t what’s important. Keeping and growing your wealth is. To do this, you must make sense of the economic data that are causing the green shoots and decipher for yourself whether they will blossom from here or wither and die from a potential...

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Current Thoughts on the Stock Market: Caveat Emptor!

Posted by on Jul 28, 2009 in Deflation, Economy, Federal Reserve, GDP, Government Spending, Inflation, Infrastructure, Interest rates, Investing, Recession, Stocks, U.S. Dollar | 3 comments

Government surplus efforts are presently working.  Some are calling an end to the recession.  Green shoots are sprouting.  The stock market is breaking 2009 highs.   Life is back to normal.  All is well.  Or is it? What is the real reason for all the happy faces of the folks on CNBC? Answer:  Government spending. I addressed the government spending effect on GDP  in June in an article...

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