The Position Makers

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Retirement

February 7th, 2008 · No Comments

many sheeple blindly sock money away in their 401k’s and ira’s without putting much thought into what their hard earned money is purchasing.  when the market is down, they say, they are long term investors.  they spend hours researching what the best $100 blu-ray player they can buy for their money, and almost no time […]

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Tags: Blabber

Deflation

February 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments

it’s important to distinguish between the effects of inflation/deflation and relative exchange rates. the us dollar has been on the decline relative to other world currencies but during the recent january rate cuts, it has been relatively stable
http://quotes.ino.com/chart/?s=NYBOT_dx
so you’re right, the us$ has less purchasing power overseas and we import some of our goods […]

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Tags: Blabber · Dollar · Market Conditions

quickies

January 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments

cfc bankruptcy?  if we see a close under $5, the stock no longer is marginable, which will add to the selling pressure.  perhaps it’s time to buy a CFC foreclosure home for positive cash flow?
aapl released news of their upgraded xserves and mac pros.  why 1 week before macworld expo, unless there is something big […]

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December 11th, 2007 · 3 Comments


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Deflationary Recession

December 6th, 2007 · 3 Comments

For some of us, we haven’t lived long enough to experienced what it is like to live in a deflationary spiral. Compared to what Japan has been experiencing in the past 15 years, is the US headed toward something similar?
The dollar rebounded from all time lows and looks to be breaking out again. […]

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Tags: Bearish · Dollar · Market Conditions