Given the sheepherd’s tendency to want to see this rally continue, this article will likely not be very popular. However, before anyone should express indignation at the title of this article and ask if I am aware of the recent…
Year: 2009
Since the time I wrote the first article about this event, “The Strange Inconsistencies of the $134.5 Billion Bearer Bond Mystery”, there has been virtual silence in the media regarding any follow-up to this story. However, a little Italian-based website…
First, let me preface this article by stating that this article contains my opinions and speculation based upon no concrete evidence, but primarily upon information contained within the SLV and GLD prospectuses, and secondarily upon instincts cultivated over a decade…
[flash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WccPO-lkK8I] Below is a partial transcript of the above video: Congressman Brad Sherman: “Today, derivatives are being sold. And the buyers of the derivatives are looking at their counterparty and they’re saying, ‘well there may not be enough capital…
Recently, Federal Reserve deputy chairman Donald Kohn has been very outspoken regarding the need of the US Federal Reserve’s actions to remain secretive from the public and his clear objection to US Senator Ron Paul’s bill to audit the US…
Several days ago, various news agencies reported on a plan advocated by Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Gary Gensler to significantly curb manipulation schemes executed by big banks in the commodities futures markets through new regulations that will assign and…
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It has recently been reported that the CIA is actively recruiting bankers for their specific skill sets: NEW YORK (Reuters) – Laid off from Wall Street? The CIA wants you — as long as you can pass a lie detector…
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Today, I’m starting a new feature on my blog called “The Short of It”. Often, my daily responsibilities don’t allow me the time to blog here as often as I would like. Thus, I’ve decided to write more frequent posts…
There are certain widespread practices that have existed in the financial industry for many years that seem to have no purpose but to defraud the retail investor that I’ve often wondered how they can still be legal. Window dressing is…
The most valuable lesson I learned in grad school a long time ago was about how media filters prevent truth from reaching the mass population regarding a large and varied number of topics. During research for my Public Policy graduate…