by Jason Apollo Voss | 31 05 2010 | Blog
While factually true that May 2010 was the worst May since 1940, the Dow Jones Industrial Averages were down 122.36 or 1.2%, I feel subjectively this is not true. Why? During May of 1940 the world was still just at the end of the Great Depression. Furthermore, World...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 31 05 2010 | Blog
During the night of May 31 Israel Defense Force (IDF) commandos raided a Turkish aid convoy bound for the Gaza Strip in the Palestinian occupied territories. Initially it was reported that 10 of the passengers on the convoy were killed by the IDF, then that number...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 24 05 2010 | Blog
April’s sales of existing homes rose 7.6% according to the National Association of Realtors. What’s more March sales were revised upward to an increase of 7.0%. However, the end of April marked the end of the Federal government’s first time home...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 21 05 2010 | Blog
Good morning everyone! The EU bailout package was designed to reassure financial markets of the seriousness of European nations to handle their own financial affairs. Needless to say, the financial markets were not reassured by the package. Primarily the concerns...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 20 05 2010 | Blog
I thought I would share with you a creative inspiration I had this morning about financial regulation. Currently banks and other financial institutions contribute monies to insurance programs such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). What if these...
by Jason Apollo Voss | 20 05 2010 | Blog, Predictions
As I am sure each of you knows the U.S. financial markets have been taking a beating as of late. Precisely counter to my recommendation to buy into those same markets. Fear has been ruling the day. Fear that Europe’s economy may collapse. I hate to harp on...
