Payroll Tax Holiday – How Much Would It Save You?

September 21, 2010

The Payroll Tax Holiday that was brushed aside by the administration in the past is coming to the forefront again as a possible compromise between conservatives and liberals as a means to help “stimulate” the economy without having some of the same problems the other efforts have had.  Namely, it would actually work…as opposed to […]

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3 Supercharged ETFs To Beat Gold Price Returns

September 21, 2010

Gold continues to breach new highs weekly, with Tuesday being no exception, and regardless of comparisons to prior bubbles, the near term trend has continued unabated.  While the pure play on gold is physical ownership of bullion, there are many drawbacks to taking possession of this precious metal, especially for typical retail investors.  First of […]

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Darwin’s Portfolio Performance: Up 10.5% 1 Month (Sep Update)

September 20, 2010

I’ve been sharing the performance of my long positions in my trading account each month so folks can see how I’m doing if for nothing other than sheer entertainment value (I’m not a professional, certified, blah, blah, blah).  Anyway, since the last update on Aug 14, here’s how you would have performed if you invested […]

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Apparently, Americans DO Care About “The Rich” – Half Support Tax Cuts for “Top 2%”

September 18, 2010

One of the common arguments for reverting to the older higher tax rates pre-Bush for families making over $250,000 is that “it’s only the top 2%” of households, so it affects so few people.  As illogical as that argument is and the fact that it is devoid of any consideration of the collateral damage of […]

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Darwin’s Weekly Reads – Gold on Fire Edition

September 17, 2010

With gold touching a new high this week and Treasuries coming off their record highs, there’s no clear direction for the market, interest rates or the economy as a whole.  Equities have slid sideways for weeks now and the unemployment numbers have been roughly meeting consensus (slightly below typically).  There’s the typical mix of optimism […]

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Price Gouging Is Good – Here’s Why

September 16, 2010

I was thinking about the economics of price gouging the other day when Hurricane Earl came to town, when in typical fashion, people were behaving as though the Apocalypse were upon us and they were buying anything and everything in site at the grocery stores.  This is pretty common prior to our massive 3″ snowstorms […]

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