Entries from January 2009

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

New Tehran ETF, Compliments of Obama

What are the odds of a causal relationship between Obama’s foreign agenda with Iran and Iran’s economic prosperity? Check out the chart from the WFE Focus newsletter and then read Rozen.

Laura Rozen presents a comprehensive and compelling case for what is going on behind the political curtain regarding U.S. and Iranian relations. Here are a few quotes from her [...]

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Quote of the Day — Obama’s Tragic Flaw (Red Hot Energy and Gold - Global..., 7/15/10)
New Obama Administration Propaganda Tactic: Revisionist History (naked capitalism, 5/24/10)
Obama, the Comedian (Financial Armageddon, 6/29/10)
Read more on Obama's Presidential Policy at Wikinvest

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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Making a Straight Economy with the Crooked Timber of Humanity

by Ren Richardson
(I promised Brian that my first entry here would be about the lessons my Scout Master taught me when comparison shopping for, uh, strumpets….but I thought I should enter the forum with more decorum.)
 
An economic climate like the current spurs a lot of people to draws parallels to other bearish times and, for even [...]

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ECRI Leading Indicator: Double Dip Confirmation? (Expected Returns, 7/23/10)
Setting the Record Straight on St. Joes (JOE) (Cheap Stocks, 7/7/10)
Stock Meltup Continues for 6th Straight Day (Expected Returns, 7/13/10)
Read more on Straight, Lumber at Wikinvest

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Monday, January 26th, 2009

Virtual Trading BillionAireGuitar

I’ve seen so many Google Ads about “virtual trading billionaires” I could cry. That such ads propagate is proof that there is a sucker born every minute. Mean-spirited, but self-evident. Oh, and here is the latest hogwash: some netizen claims to be in high school and to have made 189% over the past 4.5 years (here comes [...]

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Trend Option Strategy (Scott's Investments, 7/29/10)
Google Stumbles on Earnings (In The Money, 7/17/10)
A Cocktail Napkin Estimate for Google’s Android (Wall St. Cheat Sheet, 7/30/10)
Read more on Google at Wikinvest

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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Rule of 72 is for SLAVES

Cows increase by 100% annually.

Horses increase by 100% annually.

Sheep increase by 200% annually.

Swine increase by 800% annually.

Rabbits increase by 4,800% annually.

Fowls (chickens [not turkeys]) increase by 12,000% annually (10 per clutch with hen incubation).

Fish (Cod [not shown here]) increase by 200,000,000% annually.

Humans can increase by 100% annually, so why on earth do they idealize a nest egg that doubles every SEVEN YEARS? [...]

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How to increase your dividend income with these four stocks (Dividend Growth Investor, 6/9/10)
The Rule of 72 (Dividend Growth Investor, 9/5/08)
“Amsterdam Secret: $1,667 a Month (or More) with an Overseas Retirement Secret” (Stock Gumshoe, 6/7/10)
Read more on Rule of 72, Chicken, Retirement at Wikinvest

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Monday, January 12th, 2009

5 Investments You Can Always Rely On

 At present, I am only interested in investing in issues with unquestionable expectancies:
 
1. Raw land that will sustainably support the necessities of life.

 
2. Things that are planted in the ground and produce seasonally according to the law of the harvest (fruits, veggies, grains, nuts, berries, etc.).

It’s a cool piece of math, take wheat grain for [...]

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3 More Agriculture Stories (Red Hot Energy and Gold - Global..., 7/30/10)
Stockbroker tips (Canadian Business Blog, 7/10/10)
What, If Anything, May Hold Up If (When?) Stocks Tank Again (Blogging the Commodity Bull Market, 4/16/10)
Read more on Grains at Wikinvest

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