Are stocks an inflation hedge?
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 13 Dec 2012
17 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://twocents.blogs.com/webl To a certain extent. As long as inflation isn't runaway. #investing
If we had a Nate Silver for budget debate
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 26 Nov 2012
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/ Silver managed to call every state exactly right. He ignored the gibberish about momentum or voters moods and simply focused on the data given by the various polls ...
Insurance company takeover of healthcare
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 12 Nov 2012
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
http://nomiprins.squarespace.c Election rhetoric shuns the big picture in favor of the bigger platitude. Now that The Show is over, we are left with the equivalent of a Sunday morning ...
The super awesome Jon Stewart
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 12 Nov 2012
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl Bill Moyers said it very well: "an alternate reality, where the truth is as elusive as a moonbeam and facts as alien as little green men with ...
The politics of hypocrisy
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 12 Oct 2012
4 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.youtube.com/embed/j http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl Screw you, I got mine. #politics
Ralph Nader speaks the truth
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 1 Oct 2012
83 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.capitalismwithoutfa #politics
More on the housing "recovery"
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 27 Sep 2012
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
http://pragcap.com/more-on-tha I don’t intend to rain on the economic parade. I’ve been saying we’d avoid a recession in 2012 for a long time now and the fact that housing ...
Deleveraging has to happen no matter what
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 20 Sep 2012
6 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://comstockfunds.com/defau We also believe the private debt generated during the manias will continue to be deleveraged as the economy struggles. It is hard to believe the economy will be ...
Does QE work?
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 3 Oct 2012
27 comments, latest
12 years ago
Obviously No. but here's a detailed explanation: http://www.creditwritedowns.co I don’t think QE will work. But I believe the Fed and other central banks believe they need to be aggressive ...
Gap between college tuition and consumer income
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 2 Oct 2012
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
http://soberlook.com/2012/10/g Analysts point out that higher education costs in the US have significantly outpaced inflation. Another way to look at the issue however is to compare college costs with ...
The age of narcissism
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 1 Oct 2012
2 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://jessescrossroadscafe.bl None of the men and women who voted for this bill has any right to speak in public about the rule of law anymore, or to take a ...
Fat fingers and the price of oil
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 23 Sep 2012
11 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.econbrowser.com/arc Those who doubt that oil prices are determined solely by fundamentals would naturally ask, what aspect of the supply or demand for oil could have possibly changed in ...
Is there such a thing called free will?
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 22 Aug 2012
53 comments, latest
12 years ago
I am reading this book and I'm not so sure.
Open-ended QE
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 13 Sep 2012
22 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ Oh dear. The Fed said it will buy $40 billion of mortgages per month in an attempt to foster a nascent recovery in the real estate market. The ...
When economists brush with death
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 23 Sep 2012
2 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.businessspectator.c The magic of margin was that, if shares rose a mere 10 per cent, you doubled your money, turning $10 million into $20 million. The catch was that, ...
Consumers adjust to higher oil prices
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 19 Sep 2012
8 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.econbrowser.com/arc The graph below plots average U.S. gasoline prices, adjusted for inflation, over the last decade. This is now the fourth time we've been near the $4 threshold. It ...
Qualified borrowers are dwindling at lower rates
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 19 Sep 2012
4 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.housingwire.com/new The purchase index, which measures applications filed for mortgages on home purchases, fell 4%. Refinance activity, on the other hand, grew 1% from the previous week, with applications ...
Do Asset bubbles make us wealthier?
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 13 Sep 2012
12 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/ To the extent that home prices begin to rise, consumers will feel wealthier, they'll feel more -- more disposed to spend. If house prices are rising, people may ...
Conventional Logic vs. Religious Logic
by
uomo_senza_nome
on 9 Dec 2011
235 comments, latest
12 years ago
People who argue that their beliefs are true have the burden of proof. This is a very important concept in making arguments, known as Russell's teapot. Russell's teapot states ...
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