Monthly Archives: February 2012

The importance of discerning the season

Day to day the cacophony of noise and nonsense can be deafening.  Day traders seek to buy and sell fleeting price swings.  Extremely few do it with lasting success over time.  Some people strike huge gains on fortuitous timing which … Continue reading

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Occupy movement earns deserved respect with financial reform submission

This week supporters of the Occupy movement submitted a very detailed, laser-sharp 325 page comment to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the topic of financial reforms set out in the Dodd Frank Bill and the embedded Volcker Rule.  In … Continue reading

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Jim Grant on generational trends in interest rates and policy ideas

Analyst and author of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer offers some historical trends on interest rates, monetary policy and what is still strong in America.  Here is the direct audio link. This chart since 1790 ties in nicely with discussion of … Continue reading

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