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AAPL:Double down on the rally?
by
Vicente
on 15 Oct 2010
52 comments, latest
14 years ago
Anyone have opinion on AAPL? I bought a truckload of it a while back, and pleased with it's rise. However I have another chunk of cash, and debating adding ...
Foodpocalypse
by
Vicente
on 17 Jan 2011
8 comments, latest
14 years ago
Move over Snowlocaust, time to move on to FOODPOCALYPSE! http://www.greenbuildingpro.co
Taxes out of control!
by
Vicente
on 14 Jan 2011
7 comments, latest
14 years ago
Or perhaps we just have a bunch of idiots with poor memories and math skills. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Taxpayers received an average refund of about $3,000 last year ...
Tea Party: No More Methodist Church
by
Vicente
on 20 Dec 2010
9 comments, latest
14 years ago
Tea Party Nation has decided to take on the Methodists: I have a DREAM. That is, no more United Methodist Church. I grew up in the Methodist church. I ...
California Bonds?
by
Vicente
on 18 Nov 2010
10 comments, latest
14 years ago
So Patrick has this on main page today: http://buycaliforniabonds.com/ Thoughts? #investing
Incredible photos
by
Vicente
on 22 Nov 2010
1 comment, latest
14 years ago
Incredible National Geographic 2010 photos. #19 appears to be the same as KentM's "truth eagle". http://www.boston.com/bigpictu My favorite:
Just When You Thought You Knew Something About Mortgage Securitizations
by
Vicente
on 16 Nov 2010
Posted 14 years ago
Zero Hedge chart has the actual process of a mortgage securitization: Starring in a seminar next month: http://securedocumentresearch. From this article: Just When You Thought You Knew Something About ...
Matt Taibbi: Courts Helping Banks Screw Over Homeowner
by
Vicente
on 11 Nov 2010
22 comments, latest
14 years ago
"In America, it's far more shameful to owe money, than to steal it" Great article: The foreclosure lawyers down in Jacksonville had warned me, but I was skeptical. They ...
backyard office
by
Vicente
on 14 Nov 2010
5 comments, latest
14 years ago
Behold the Archipod! http://www.archipod.co.uk/inde
Goodbye Christine
by
Vicente
on 2 Nov 2010
7 comments, latest
14 years ago
I'm sure Fox News has a spot for you.
Goodbye Meg Whitman
by
Vicente
on 2 Nov 2010
2 comments, latest
14 years ago
A+++ buyer, would love to sell expensive consulting services to her again!
Goodbye Joe Miller
by
Vicente
on 2 Nov 2010
Posted 14 years ago
Back to sucking on welfare teats for you!
Jon Stewart - Moment of Sincerity
by
Vicente
on 2 Nov 2010
8 comments, latest
14 years ago
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, last 12 minutes, Jon's speech: Jon Stewart - Moment of Sincerity (link)
Lucky Ducky
by
Vicente
on 29 Oct 2010
28 comments, latest
14 years ago
Maybe it's old, but I just now ran across it:
O'Donnell musings
by
Vicente
on 22 Oct 2010
9 comments, latest
14 years ago
I've come to realize Christine O'Donnell is "you" for some Americans: - Can't hold down a job - Can't pay her bills - Lies about her education - Cheats ...
Grand Old Tea Party
by
Vicente
on 22 Oct 2010
11 comments, latest
14 years ago
Yes they are so very "independent" and "mavericky". "Although some Tea Party leaders have tried to stress the movement’s independence from the Republican Party, supporters of the Tea Party ...
Penn & Teller on Vaccinations
by
Vicente
on 22 Oct 2010
Posted 14 years ago
Excellent viewing. However, this is Penn & Teller, strong language warning! Penn & Teller: Vaccinations 1/2 Penn & Teller: Vaccinations 2/2 Having a toddler, and seeing news of children ...
Chile miners
by
Vicente
on 13 Oct 2010
8 comments, latest
14 years ago
What is the fascination with the trapped miners? I mean, I get that it's tragic they got stuck there, and amazing they survived. However the level of media attention ...
Proof Wall Street knew Mortgage Backed Securities were garbage
by
Vicente
on 25 Sep 2010
1 comment, latest
14 years ago
During a little-noticed hearing this week in Sacramento, Calif., a firm hired by Wall Street to analyze mortgages given to borrowers with poor credit, which were then packaged and ...
Pledge Against America
by
Vicente
on 23 Sep 2010
21 comments, latest
14 years ago
Yes it's been unveiled, and as expected a primary element is repeal of healthcare. Because GOP cannot STAND the idea that people with pre-existing health conditions be covered. I'd ...
Biggest Defaulters on Mortgages Are the Rich
by
Vicente
on 8 Jul 2010
55 comments, latest
15 years ago
Let's put to bed the notion that this is all about the brown people with subprime loans. Whether it is their residence, a second home or a house bought ...
CNBC: Is drop in home sales GOOD NEWS?
by
Vicente
on 22 Jun 2010
1 comment, latest
15 years ago
Is Drop in Home Sales Good News? CNBC, Diana Olick. For all of you out there who accuse me of perpetual bearishness, here's a twist: What if the drop ...
Obama not to blame for Gulf oil spill
by
Vicente
on 17 Jun 2010
17 comments, latest
15 years ago
Obama Not to Blame for Gulf Spill: Ron Paul President Barack Obama's handling of the Gulf oil spill has an unlikely defender: Republican Congressman Ron Paul. In an interview ...
TARP fraudster does perp walk!
by
Vicente
on 16 Jun 2010
1 comment, latest
15 years ago
Finally, a tiny bit of perp walk action! Federal prosecutors on Wednesday accused the former chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker, once one of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders, ...
Mind Over Money
by
Vicente
on 2 May 2010
2 comments, latest
15 years ago
This is a must-watch episode of Nova: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/m The core belief of Chicago school of economics is that consumers are rational. This leads naturally into the "efficient market" hypothesis ...
Pot legalized!
by
Vicente
on 24 Mar 2010
45 comments, latest
15 years ago
OK, not yet but it looks like it'll be up for a vote in California later this year..... http://www.latimes.com/news/lo
Vegas: How bad is it?
by
Vicente
on 29 Mar 2010
28 comments, latest
15 years ago
Just curious if any of you live in or regularly travel to Las Vegas can comment if this is some indicator: I got a letter in the mail today ...
Housing Market Sure to Double-Dip: Whitney
by
Vicente
on 16 Mar 2010
90 comments, latest
15 years ago
Meredith Whitney interview with video linked below. The US housing market will face another retreat while mortgage-backed securities and Treasurys are likely to go through a "material" correction, Meredith ...
Consumer Protection? Elizabeth Warren on Charlie Rose
by
Vicente
on 5 Mar 2010
2 comments, latest
15 years ago
Great interview with Elizabeth Warren on Charlie Rose. Points out things like credit card agreements: 1980 - 1 page! 2010 - 30 pages! Says that Consumer Protection should absolutely ...
U.S. Not out of the Deflation Woods just yet...
by
Vicente
on 23 Feb 2010
12 comments, latest
15 years ago
For those of you thinking "buy now!" on that house so you can the tax credit & inflation hedge: Bloomberg: U.S. Not out of the Deflation Woods just yet.... ...
Basically it's over....
by
Vicente
on 23 Feb 2010
1 comment, latest
15 years ago
Basically, It's Over. A parable about how one nation came to financial ruin....
Prepare for rising interest rates!
by
Vicente
on 16 Feb 2010
16 comments, latest
15 years ago
The government said Tuesday that foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities fell by the largest amount on record in December with China reducing its holdings by $34.2 billion. The ...
Bernanke LIAR LIAR moment
by
Vicente
on 17 Feb 2010
Posted 15 years ago
Humor: U.S. Economy Grinds To Halt As Nation Realizes Money Just A Symbolic, Mutually Shared Illusion WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy ceased to function this week after unexpected existential remarks by ...
Goldman Sachs: how is "God's work" so profitable?
by
Vicente
on 13 Feb 2010
2 comments, latest
15 years ago
Who should know the truth better than former Goldmanite, Nomi Prins. "Classical investment banking function is a small portion of their revenues, I think it is about 10% or ...
6 degrees of Bob Rubin
by
Vicente
on 14 Dec 2009
1 comment, latest
15 years ago
Matt Taibi on how the economic disaster we are enjoying, has Bob Rubin's name all over it. Robert Rubin through his protege and friends is STILL influencing how we ...
SNL: China debt
by
Vicente
on 22 Nov 2009
27 comments, latest
15 years ago
This is hilarious: SNL: Obama visits China #politics
Cancelling American Express
by
Vicente
on 13 Nov 2009
25 comments, latest
15 years ago
Well another victim of the "credit crunch", our AmEx card. Got a letter from Amex they were jacking our rates to nearly 29%. Always been paying the bills IN ...
Lender says: The dog ate the mortgage
by
Vicente
on 24 Oct 2009
8 comments, latest
15 years ago
One surprising smackdown occurred on Oct. 9 in federal bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York. Ruling that a lender, PHH Mortgage, hadn’t proved its claim to ...
This time is different.....
by
Vicente
on 3 Oct 2009
Posted 15 years ago
Great book review from NYT. Basically despite protestations from TPTB, bubbles are recognizable & predictable. It is shameful that TPTB willfully ignore them forming. Recession, you look familiar.... best ...
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