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Edward Luce of The Financial Times talked to Charlie Rose about his book “Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent”. Bold new ideas and ethical leadership across all walks of society are needed to reignite innovation and … Continue reading →

Vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Corporation Charlie Munger talks to CNBC about the need for creative destruction in business, value that can be found in failure, and the reckless trends in today’s capital markets and government. I appreciate most of what … Continue reading →

Danielle was a guest today with Phil Mackesy on Talk Digital Network discussing recent trends in global markets and the economy.  You can find the audio clip here. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Print for later Tell a friend

Two chart updates today worth considering. This first one shows 10 Treasury yields continuing to fall as money flows to strategic ‘risk-off’ mode parking in the relative liquidity of US Treasuries. Source: Cory Venable, CMT, Venable Park Investment Counsel Inc. … Continue reading →

Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP went public today raising $671 million in its initial public offering and making its three founding partners billionaires. The issue was priced below the marketed range however, after struggling to win investors wary of … Continue reading →

Michael Lewis, who authored “Moneyball,” “Liar’s Poker” and “The Blind Side” spoke to CNBC this morning about the two key themes that degraded our financial system over the past 30 years. I agree with Lewis that the solutions are quite … Continue reading →

I will be speaking at the Saskatchewan Investment Conference this Friday and Saturday at the Radisson Hotel Saskatoon.  You can view the agenda here.  I will be doing a presentation on Friday at 3:30pm and a Keynote Sat at 9:00am.  … Continue reading →

Martin Feldstein, a professor of economics at Harvard University, talks about the impact of Federal Reserve monetary policy on the stock market. Feldstein, speaking on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack,” also discusses the outlook for the U.S. economy. “We are not doing … Continue reading →

The second segment in this series aired last night on PBS. It is an excellent series, showing the value of investigative reporting versus the infotainment, cheer-leading so frequently aired today. Here is a direct link to the first hour May … Continue reading →

Once a sleepy brokerage firm dealing with financial products like corn futures and pork bellies, MF Global appeared to be rejuvenated when Jon Corzine — a Marine, former senator, former governor, one of Wall Street’s top bankers and a man … Continue reading →

Good segment on the Housing Market last night on CBC. Worth a watch. Here is the direct link. Main supports to this bubble have been the usual suspects of artificially suppressed interest rates and government (taxpayer) underwriting of lender risk … Continue reading →

The perpetual discussion about the ongoing battle between rich and poor, between the one percent and the ninety-nine percent, has generated a great deal of heat, but not much light. With The Great Divergence: America’s Growing Inequality Crisis and What … Continue reading →

Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher has a message for Congress: “They have to do their part; we’ve done ours.” “If you want the bottom line: what we do is necessary but not sufficient,” he says. “Unless you have right fiscal … Continue reading →

Good article on different ways some people are increasing cash flow and lowering costs through asset sharing and renting.  This is precisely the type of progressive thinking that is helpful to survive and thrive presently repressive financial conditions.  Figuring out … Continue reading →

As aging populations fight to assert a status quo which is largely unaffordable and unsustainable, they are doing so at the financial expense of younger workers.  This is an enlightening piece reminding us of some key demographic shifts presently afoot … Continue reading →