In the News- Nevada's triple economic whammy February 4, 2012The Great Recession has dealt Nevada a losing hand. […]
- Disney employees now allowed to grow beards February 4, 2012Mickey Mouse can finally grow that goatee he's always wanted. Until now, Disney parks and resort employees had been prohibited from growing beards and goatees. Starting Friday they may do so, so long as they're a quarter-inch or shorter. […]
- Auto stocks gain on jobs report. GM up 7% February 3, 2012Shares of General Motors and Ford surged on Friday following strong data on the U.S. job market. […]
- Dow at 4-year high, Nasdaq hits 11-year high February 3, 2012U.S. stocks rallied Friday, as investors cheered a much stronger-than-expected jobs report. […]
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Calculate Your Social Security Benefits
Posted on April 6, 2010 | 1 CommentHow sad is it that when I saw this article on determining social security benefits I instantly thought to myself, “I know exactly how much I will make in Social Security, $0″... -
Just Perfect
Posted on November 19, 2009 | No CommentsJust what we need. Government oversight of a government organization who job is to give governmental oversight. That doesn’t sound like a waste of money or a lot of bureaucracy. ... -
Is the Reversal Here
Posted on August 18, 2009 | 1 CommentMarket went down today by over 2%. While this is not the first big pull back for the market since this insane run up, it is starting to feel like... -
Are We Just Cycling Through Bubbles?
Posted on August 11, 2009 | 1 CommentThe market had a small sell off today. Nothing to get too worked up about but perhaps the start of something bigger. But as this market tries to find its... -
Free Money
Posted on August 3, 2009 | No CommentsThe market continued its rally today. This was in no small part to good news coming out of the government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program. Most of the pundits out there... -
The Market Is Up … For Now
Posted on July 26, 2009 | No CommentsSurprisingly, the market was unchanged on Friday despite major misses by Microsoft and Amazon. With the market showing some resiliency despite disappointing earnings from these bell-weather stocks, one has to... -
California’s Budget – Bad For All
Posted on July 21, 2009 | No CommentsCalifornia’s budget was finally passed last night. The thing is nobody is happy about it, and that is probably a good thing. Budgets are hard. It is not something that... -
Treasury Sale not Successful – Just the Beginning
Posted on June 10, 2009 | 1 CommentQuick lessons on treasuries. When the government wants to get more money it sells treasury bonds. The government needs to do this to fund any spending in excess of what... -
Short Treasuries
Posted on May 26, 2009 | 1 CommentI decided to put my money where my mouth and sell America. I did this by buying TBT which shorts the twenty year US treasury. I am not a fan... -
GM – Throwing Good Money after Bad
Posted on May 23, 2009 | 1 CommentGM has borrowed another $4 billion from the U.S. government as it prepares for a possible bankruptcy filing. It just amazes me the amount of money we keep throwing at...