Oxstones Investment Club™By Jeff Clark, The Daily Reckoning, Silver has been on fire for the last three years – substantially outperforming its spotlight-grabbing […]
Financial Advice Gleaned From a Day in the Hot Seat
by Paul Sullivan, NY Times, When I started writing this column almost three years ago, one of my goals was […]
U.S. and Pakistan: Afghan Strategies
By George Friedman U.S. President Barack Obama will give a speech on Afghanistan on June 22. Whatever he says, it […]
Why Gas Prices Should Be Lower Soon
Oil markets were roiled today when the United States and the International Energy Agency jointly announced that they would release […]
Where Rich Chinese Are Buying Real Estate
From Forbes Blog – Ken Rapoza, Vancouver, London and the big cities down under are second homes of choice for […]
Defining a Safe Mortgage: Has It Gone Too Far?
By Meg Handley, U.S. News, A little-known regulation sparked by the 2008 housing meltdown has the potential to fundamentally change […]
Country default risk
From Bespoke Investment Group site, “Greece has really distinguished itself this week as the country that is most at risk […]
How to Tell if Your Housing Market Has Hit Bottom
At first glance, you’re not likely to see a lot of similarities between stately Cambridge, Mass., and sprawling Denton, Texas. […]
New Bank Capital Demands Will Drastically Reduce Bank Lending
By ROBERT LENZNER, Forbes Blog, BankAmerica’s chairman and CEO, Brian Moynihan, revealed today that every 1% additional capital requirement will […]
A Bargain in Berkshire Shares
by Dave Kansas, Smart Money, A 52-week low, a long track record, and a modest valuation — even Buffett would […]