August 20, 2006 – When I was young and foolish, I used to speculate a lot, sure that my next speculation would pay for my next vacation in Tahiti. And I made some big mistakes with my money ten years…
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August 18, 2006 – Mainstream news is the famous bandwagon jumper. It’s not uncommon for headlines such as “Bull markets roar ahead!” to be followed by “Bear markets spell disaster for investors” to be followed by “Emerging markets booming!” to…
August 16, 2006 – When it comes to investing, nothing kills good returns more than nationalism. And nationalism rules at large investment firms. In mid-2006, as you can see from the chart below,the major U.S. stock market index, the S&P…
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August 14, 2006 – Unless your name is Warren Buffet, the days of buy and hold are over. Actually even if your name is Warren Buffet, the days of buy and hold are over. At least they are for the…
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August 14, 2006 – “The central bank is an institution of the most deadly hostility existing against the principles and form of our constitution. I am an enemy to all banks discounting bills or notes for anything but coin. If…
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August 12, 2006 – In June, 2006, www.marketwatch.com (an online financial news service) reported that global investment firms Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch all declared double digit profit increases in the second quarter of…
August 11, 2006 – In mid-2006, the global markets corrected a great deal. In the U.S., the Dow plummeted 4%, the Nasdaq about 6%, and the S&P 500 about 5% in a single week. European stocks posted their biggest drop…
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August 9, 2006 – Every wonder why you are reluctant to ask a large investment firm advisor if 20% annual returns are possible without the assumption of enormous risk? The answer is simple. Most big investment firms, through squawk boxes…
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August 7, 2006 – If you’re frustrated from having one financial consultant after another financial consultant provide you with inadequate returns on your stock portfolio, you’re not the only one. Trust me, you have lots of company out there. Consider…
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August 5, 2006 – We at maalamalama are constantly surprised by how little people understand the manipulation of monetary flow and inflation by the world’s central banks. Especially since such policies affect everyone that is invested in the global stock…