November 5, 2006 – First, a new note. Every Monday, I’ll try to provide a new “What’s on Tap?” note at the end of the Monday blog entry that will inform you what topics I plan to cover the rest…
November 4, 2006 – Since Kaeho has been absent in training recently, I’ve handed over the Friday post to him this week. The light hearted Friday post is one day late, but finally….here it is. Like the stock markets, martial…
November 2, 2006 – On a continuation of the eventual possible $40 to $50 billion of destruction of wealth in the Canadian stock markets caused by the proposed taxation of royalty income trusts by the Canadian government, the bigger story…
November 2, 2006 – I was thinking today that if only people were rational, then investing would be much easier. Maybe there truly is something to chaos theory, because everywhere you look people seem to act irrationally much more often…
November 1, 2006 – Recently, headlines about record recent highs in the U.S. Dow, the India Sensex, and the U.K. FTSE have dominated financial headlines. However, 99% of these articles never explore the new index numbers in the proper perspective….
October 31-2006 – Things still hectic on the maalamalama front with time for writing more blog posts at a premium. But on tap is a discussion of the record Dow that isn’t, the record FTSE 100 that isn’t. If you…
October 30, 2006 – With the new politically manipulated and artificially created highs in the U.S. stock markets, which in turn has spurred optimism in other global markets, there has been much accompanying speculation about oil retreating to $40 a…
October 30, 2006 – “The United States is a damned country that deserves only to be cursed. It declares its own occupation of our lands legitimate, but brands our resistance as terrorist”- Ahmed Ibrahim, Libyan parliament deputy speaker, April 2006….
Q: If You Engage in Any On-Line Trading, What is Essential? Recently, E-Trade reported that Internet fraud perpetrated in client accounts cost the company $18 million in the third quarter while Ameritrade reported losses of $4 million so far this…
October 25, 2006 – To continue my tradition of light-hearted Friday entries, I am providing a list of quotes by ex-U.S. Presidents and advisors to ex and current U.S. Presidents. When I discuss with people the information I uncover by…