Oxstones Investment Club™WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. homebuilders’ outlook worsened in September, as foreclosures and anxious buyers hurt construction and sales activity. […]
The Risks of Investing Like the Big Pension Funds
Over the last several years, the managers of many big, traditional pension plans have become increasingly cautious. Instead of viewing […]
To Rent or Buy? The Financial Issues
When making the decision either to rent or buy a place to live, there are two broad categories of factors […]
Ray Dalio Returns 25% as Markets Convulse
By Richard Teitelbaum, Bloomberg, Bridgewater Associates LP founder Ray Dalio can rattle off the investing fads he’s witnessed since he […]
FED CONTINUES TO LEND U.S. DOLLARS TO THE ECB
By Warren Mosler It remains my position that Congress should not allow the Fed to lend unsecured to foreign central banks […]
East vs. West: The Great Creativity Divide
By Sharon Kahn, Chazen Global Insights, Countries like Japan and the Tiger economies have largely made their market reputations by […]
Shades Of 2008 All Over Again (Though This Time In Europe)
By Cullen Roche The biggest news out yesterday were the late day rumors of some sort of Euro lending facility […]
August was rotten for many hedge managers
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Reuters, BOSTON (Reuters) – August was a rotten month for stocks and it wasn’t much kinder to […]
Rate on 30-year mortgage falls to record 4.09 pct.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fixed mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in six decades for the second straight week. But […]
The Largest Bubble in U.S. History
From NIA site, On August 6th after S&P downgraded the U.S. debt rating from AAA to AA+ with a negative […]