Weekly Links

Pandora’s Box: Slammed Shut… And Other Weekend Reading

June 18, 2011

In a week that saw Pandora’s IPO launch to much fanfare and then come crashing down, there are some legitimate questions around some of the web companies going public now – and whether retail investors are buying into “hope” rather than actual future profit potential.  It will be interesting to see if Groupon can even […]

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Weekend Reading – US Treasury Bond Default Edition

May 28, 2011

When you hear something in the mainstream media so often, you actually start to believe it.  We’ve heard over and over again that the US has NEVER defaulted on its debt obligations and to do so now would be unprecedented.  This debt ceiling vote issue’s been swirling around for months now, but just recently, I […]

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Best of the Week: Silver’s Gone Parabolic Edition

April 28, 2011

After over a year of constant media attention and advertisements geared toward gold (It’s the End of America!, The world is crashing!, the dollar is collapsing! and so on), the real story all along has been silver.  As I outlined several times along the way, (here), (here), (here) and more, silver has been outperforming gold […]

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Government Shutdown

April 7, 2011

Finally, the debt ceiling crisis I highlighted months ago is getting some attention by way of an impending government shutdown if some compromise isn’t reached.  I have mixed feelings on the matter.  Primarily, our debt situation is way out of control.  It’s shameful actually, what we’re doing to the next generation of Americans who will […]

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My Thoughts on Japan

March 17, 2011

This weekly is dedicated to the disaster unfolding in Japan.  Human tragedy of epic proportions and an unknown future cloud the recovery and rebuilding efforts.  Of primary import is the people lost, people affected and people trying to get back on their feet following this tragedy.  I fear it may be some time until things […]

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Winning!

March 4, 2011

Charlie Sheen style, here are some top articles from around the blogosphere in finance, investing, global events and rants. These are … WINNERS! Stuff Darwin Likes: Burning Platorm – Celebrating Mediocrity The Mish – Costa Mesa Lays off Half of City Workers. Halfway There! Oblivious Investor – How Much Should You Save Per Year? Political […]

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