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Archive for January, 2009

13 Jan, 2009

A bond bubble… Really?

Posted by: gauntlett In: Bailout|Commodities|Debt

Bonds, bonds, bonds…  United States Government bonds ARE the safest investment in the world besides cash.  Right?  They are aren’t they?  I mean they are backed by the taxing power of the United States Government so they have to be.  Well, sure you will get your money back at a measly 2.x% these days.  Isn’t [...]

10 Jan, 2009

Twitter Updates for 2009-01-10

Posted by: gauntlett In: Random Musings

looking at potential opportunity… # Long $DIG @ 30.17 # This “rally” is losing steam… # Stopped out on $DIG for a small loss # Powered by Twitter Tools. Sphere: Related Content

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09 Jan, 2009

Twitter Updates for 2009-01-09

Posted by: gauntlett In: Random Musings

Downloaded Spaz for twitter… seems like a handy app # Downloaded TweetDeck and it is also very cool… will play around # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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09 Jan, 2009

Inspiration!

Posted by: gauntlett In: Random Musings

Sometimes we think that all is lost, that hope is gone forever. The loss of a loved one, our retirement, or perhaps mobility might throw us into a tailspin where we don’t want to continue forward. Well, no matter how bad we think we have it there is always someone else who has it better [...]

08 Jan, 2009

Twitter Updates for 2009-01-08

Posted by: gauntlett In: Random Musings

$MON – After pullback seeing a nice stair-step up on 1min chart. Missed this one. # $MON – Present level of support on 1 min is @ 83.76. Considering entry if it pushes past 84.50 # Okay I have to be ready for these jumps. Bout to pull the trigger and it flew away from [...]

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Hold your hats folks as here are some of the forecasts for 2009 (link): GDP falling by 2.2% Slow recovery in 2010 > 9% unemployment by 2010 Decline in inflation (hmmmm… if monetary policy says anything this will reverse or at least eventually destroy the dollar) Continued decline in housing prices Decline in real consumption [...]

06 Jan, 2009

Commercial Credit — NEXT

Posted by: gauntlett In: Random Musings

Well as we plod along from 2008 into the New Year we are all wondering what next? Is the sky going to fall or are we going to jump out of this hole into 2009 with guns blazing and factories roaring. I didn’t mean for my analogy to be reference to war, but either way [...]



  • kerz: haeh heh! excellent. too late though! and it is a canard to pretend the republicans are deeply concerned. the rot is bipartisan.
  • kerz: Like your comment. 2 sources of income: taxes and "quant easing" HA HA. so true.Imagine, a 3rd world country is liberalizing, while US having
  • kerz: haeh heh! excellent. too late though! and it is a canard to pretend the republicans are deeply concerned. the rot is bipartisan.

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