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Is the U.S. Banking System Safe?–15 Years Later
IS THE U.S. BANKING SYSTEM SAFE? – 15 YEARS LATER “We’ve got strong financial institutions…Our markets are the envy of the world. They’re resilient, they’re…innovative, they’re flexible. I think we move very quickly to address situations in this country, and, as I said, our financial institutions are strong.” – Henry Paulson – 3/16/08 “I have full confidence […]
Better A Year Early Than A Day Too Late
livelifehappy.com Better A Year Early Than A Day Too Late Preparation only has value if it’s done in advance He who hesitates is lost. ~proverb Change, especially a collapse scenario, often happens quite fast. So fast that there’s little to no time to react in the short frenzy between “before” and “after”. This is true […]
Sorry Losers!
Sorry Losers! By its actions, the Federal Reserve has selected a precious few winners and many, many losers. Sadly, you are highly likely to be one of the losers. Sorry! I’m one, too, if that helps soften the blow. But we have a lot of company. Other losers include: Savers Anyone with money in a […]
Mutual Funds, ETFs at Risk of a Run Warns Stockman
Mutual Funds, ETFs at Risk of a Run Warns Stockman In one of his starkest warnings yet, Former White House Budget Director (Office of Management and Budget, OMB), David Stockman has warned that banks and the global financial system remain vulnerable and there is likely to be another global financial crisis which will be worse than the […]
Why Dip Buyers Will Get Clobbered: The US Economy Isn’t Doing “Just Fine”
Why Dip Buyers Will Get Clobbered: The US Economy Isn’t Doing “Just Fine” As of June 2008 no Wall Street banking house was predicting a recession, yet by then the Great Recession—–the worst economic downturn since the 1930s—– was already six months old, as per the NBER’s subsequent official reckoning. Actually, it was already several years old if you concede that […]
Betting on the Wall Street Crash
Betting on the Wall Street Crash Exclusive: The 2008 Wall Street crash resulted from a combination of unrestrained greed and political contempt for government regulators who might have prevented the devastation. In The Big Short, the tale is told from the perspective of a few players who saw the inevitable and made money on the crash, […]
The Big Short
The Big Short QUESTION: Marty; I am curious what you thought of the Big Short especially since you are the one who got the timing right to the day. In markets, I do not have to tell you that being too early is more dangerous than being too late. Since that fateful day on the floor […]
The Big Short is a Great Movie, But…
The Big Short is a Great Movie, But… Paris — Michael Lewis is the chronicler of Wall Street. He takes the complexity behind which the inhabitants of the financial world hide and weaves a tale that is both understandable and compelling. Starting with the classic “Liars Poker” (1989), Lewis has produced a number of books about […]
This Time Isn’t Different
THIS TIME ISN’T DIFFERENT Last year ended with a whimper on Wall Street. The S&P 500 was down 1% for the year, down 4% from its all-time high in May, and no higher than it was 13 months ago at the end of QE3. The Wall Street shysters and their mainstream media mouthpieces declare 2016 […]
The Big Short–A Review
THE BIG SHORT – A REVIEW “The truth is like poetry, and most people fucking hate poetry.” The Big Short opens nationwide today. But it happened to have one showing last night at a theater near me. My youngest son and I hopped in the car and went to see it. I loved the book […]
