Just when I was looking for the classic contrarian indicator it magically appeared before me.
Bush says economy on the upswing.
Category Archives: Commentary
Contrarian Indicator
Fiscal Conservatism
Just something to consider before casting your vote this election season.
Junk Bonds as Market Indicator
I’ve been in a 100% cash position with my retirement portfolio for a while now and I’ve been asked a “couple” of times (I don’t get a lot of readership), how will I know when it’s time to “get back in”?
Of course, I don’t have the precise answer people are looking for, or even [...]
New Frugality or Old School?
I happen to discover Donna Freedman’s post today at MSN Moneyblog Smart Spending site, entitled: How long will the ‘new frugality’ last?. I like the way Donna thinks. She has a lot of smart things to convey about personal finance, debt and frugal living, and she presents it well.
Well, I haven’t heard this phase “the [...]
Subprime Responsibility
I was reading Treasury Secretary Paulson’s: Remarks on U.S. Housing Market before FDIC’s Forum on Mortgage Lending to Low and Moderate Income Households, and wanted to point out an excerpt from that speech which negatively caught my attention:
..Due to the lax credit and underwriting standards of the past years, some people took out mortgages they [...]
Freddie Mac
It’s going to be a make or break month for Freddie Mac (FRE).
Their existence as a pseudo-public company hangs in the balance depending upon whether or not they can raise enough cash soon. The word in the street is, if they can’t raise that cash from private investors, then the government we taxpayers will most-likely [...]