American in Japan

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5 areas where economic trends could pull down housing prices.
by American in Japan on 7 Jun 2011   Posted 13 years ago
http://realestate.yahoo.com/pr Las Vegas and the Silicon Valley are two listed. This assumes that the SV is no longer as special as it was 12 years ago. #housing
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Why Bernanke will be forced to go ahead with QE3.
by American in Japan on 24 May 2011   9 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.marketwatch.com/sto Arguments on both sides whether it will happen...
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Why globalization is good for the top 1% of Americans...
by American in Japan on 17 May 2011   Posted 13 years ago
Well actually it says: Why globalization is good for Americans, but it might as will say that. Comments on Yahoo show that even ordinary readers aren't buying it! http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs
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Real estate nightmare for retirees!
by American in Japan on 13 May 2011   Posted 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/focus Downsize? Reverse mortgage? What to do?? Anyone planning to downsize when they retire? #housing
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Short investment opportunity?
by American in Japan on 12 May 2011   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://seekingalpha.com/articl #housing
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Stock Market during terms of Democrat presidents outperforms the years under Republican presidents.
by American in Japan on 10 May 2011   24 comments, latest 13 years ago
I am not a big fan of either party since the US appears to be a corporatocracy, but it is interesting to note: http://www.usatoday.com/money/ The question is *why?* (contrary ...
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$6,500,000,000,000 lost ... one house at a time !
by American in Japan on 10 May 2011   Posted 13 years ago
That's a lot of money! I found this interesting reading... http://www.oftwominds.com/blog
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New bill would fine banks $20,000 for each foreclosure.
by American in Japan on 2 May 2011   5 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.alternet.org/econom On the surface I like it! Fat chance of it passing, though... #housing
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Walk away...and lose $116k to boot!
by American in Japan on 30 Apr 2011   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://realestate.aol.com/blog What can I say?
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Morality and the Red States
by American in Japan on 30 Apr 2011   6 comments, latest 13 years ago
I have no problem with people trying to live a moral life (by the Ten Commandments or Golden Rule) but I find the hypocrisy of Red States to be ...
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Take your money and leave... so what really would happen?
by American in Japan on 28 Apr 2011   32 comments, latest 11 years ago
I often hear people say that if the tax rates get to high on people with high incomes (especially unearned incomes), that they will just take their toys (money) ...
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Bernanke claims inflation is not his fault with QE2!
by American in Japan on 28 Apr 2011   Posted 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs At least Bernanke is admitting there is inflation finally.
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The Housing Bubble broke the middle class.
by American in Japan on 27 Apr 2011   Posted 13 years ago
http://www.oftwominds.com/blog #housing
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Where to buy a home for less than $800 / month.
by American in Japan on 27 Apr 2011   Posted 13 years ago
Unfortunately it doesn't include property tax in this... http://money.usnews.com/money/
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What home inspectors don't notice...
by American in Japan on 27 Apr 2011   4 comments, latest 13 years ago
So what Do they notice? Read and find out: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/
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Like magic, the Fed says the recovery will continue!
by American in Japan on 27 Apr 2011   Posted 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ If this is a recovery, can we get another term for what most Americans really want...more decent paying jobs? (especially for those with a good education). #investing
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Don't you wish you had bought these three stocks 5 years ago? (PCLN GMCD BIDU)
by American in Japan on 27 Apr 2011   5 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/banki They are: Priceline.com (PCLN) Green Hill Coffee Roasters (GMCD) & Baidu(BIDU). #investing
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What IF scenerario- If California had become part of Canada from 2000.
by American in Japan on 26 Apr 2011   25 comments, latest 13 years ago
Without getting into the details of *how*, what if California had been able to leave the Union and join Canada. Would things be better...worse and how so? There is ...
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Standard of living improvements (petroleum vs. invention/innovation)
by American in Japan on 26 Apr 2011   5 comments, latest 13 years ago
Comparing life in the US now (2011) with that in 1951...I wonder how much of the improvement in standard of living is because of cheap oil (and other fossil ...
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Avoiding the McMansion...here is why!
by American in Japan on 26 Apr 2011   5 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ I won't be getting one anytime soon...
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Choose the Dow Jones or the US dollar?
by American in Japan on 23 Apr 2011   Posted 13 years ago
http://www.oftwominds.com/blog What a choice!
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Billionares may pay higher taxes.
by American in Japan on 19 Apr 2011   Posted 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ But I doubt it! #politics
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Fed Aims at Mortgage Fraud, Shoots Housing Market in the Gut.
by American in Japan on 17 Apr 2011   Posted 13 years ago
http://www.oftwominds.com/blog A miss? #housing
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45% of households pay Zero Federal Income tax!
by American in Japan on 17 Apr 2011   6 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ And some households even get money back!
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IRS paid $513,000,000 in undeserved homebuyer tax credits!
by American in Japan on 16 Apr 2011   2 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ Wonderful. Any chance that they will try to recover some of this?
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Freedom of the Press deteriorating.
by American in Japan on 16 Apr 2011   22 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v People need to be vigilant on this. It does seem that fear has grown in the US from the days I lived there.
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The Myth of Japan's Lost Decades.
by American in Japan on 15 Apr 2011   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://mises.org/daily/5170/Th Read it ...What do you agree with? What do you disagree with?
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Where are the prosecutions of the top figures?
by American in Japan on 13 Apr 2011   Posted 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ ???
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4 Ways to get money out of a house for retirees.
by American in Japan on 13 Apr 2011   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/focus 1) Sell it. 2) Rent it. 3) Borrow on it. 4) Get a reverse mortgage on it. How many will be doing each? I have a feeling that ...
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Goldman claims ignorance about investments.
by American in Japan on 13 Apr 2011   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ Methinks they knew. Hmmm... #investing
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Mutual funds usually underperform index funds...
by American in Japan on 12 Apr 2011   9 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs More often than not...especially over periods of 3 years or more! http://www.distressedvolatilit Also you should be aware of the fees that you pay with any mutual funds as ...
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CEO pay up big again in 2010!
by American in Japan on 11 Apr 2011   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs But the free market needs to pay this to attract the greatest talent.
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Better gas mileage for automobiles...100MPG!
by American in Japan on 11 Apr 2011   71 comments, latest 13 years ago
This fuel efficiency should be possible in the next 5 years if not now! According to some rumors, the technology is out there, but the oil companies keep buying ...
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The Stock Market doesn't mind a government shutdown.
by American in Japan on 11 Apr 2011   Posted 13 years ago
http://blogs.forbes.com/johndo Lots to think about here... #investing
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Investing in Australian $ or the Australian market.
by American in Japan on 10 Apr 2011   29 comments, latest 12 years ago
Australian dollar is up again. Is anyone buying Australian dollars this month? http://finance.yahoo.com/q?d=t (ETF) http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc? (three month graph) #investing
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AIG execs help stupidity and get well rewarded.
by American in Japan on 8 Apr 2011   Posted 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs
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Where does university tuition money go?
by American in Japan on 7 Apr 2011   30 comments, latest 13 years ago
Universities are charging more and more for tuition. Where is this money going--for research?--for facilities? faculty salaries? This is an analog of Patrick's post: Where does health care money ...
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Where are the most stubborn home "sellers"? ... These cities!
by American in Japan on 7 Apr 2011   3 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/real- *El Paso, Texas *Tulsa, Oklahoma *Omaha, Nebraska etc.
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US defence contractors worry about government shutdown.
by American in Japan on 7 Apr 2011   4 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/0 What to say? Many are dependent on the US government.
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Incentives to increase employment of Americans by companies.
by American in Japan on 6 Apr 2011   76 comments, latest 13 years ago
I may be naive here, but couldn't there be special tax incentives put in place, but for companies showing a net increase in hiring this year. It has been ...
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