a Brush with reality

  Today’s post is about an article written by Michael Brush writing for MSN Money. The title of his article is: “5 ways to fix Wall Street.” The story can be found at:...

holy matrimony

  Another dismal, doggy Dow day. Two things to talk about today: First, the fact that the stock market is starting to reflect the recessionary financial results coming out of businesses is a good thing. Why? Because the financial markets have not reflected actual...

accountability

  In my posting entitled, “changes,” I stated the conditions that needed to be present to know definitively that a market bottom had been reached. Because this information is so important, I want to reiterate the conditions and also to provide an...

demand > supply = higher prices

  demand > supply = higher prices The general assumption about markets is that they fairly price assets and that they are a true reflection of the success of those assets in generating returns on capital. However, these two functions of the markets are not the...

shoegazing

  Shoegazer music is one of my favorite sub-genres of music. Its progenitors are obscure 1960’s bands, such as Austin, Texas’s, “The 13th Floor Elevators,” and New York City’s, “The Velvet Underground.” The music is typified by repetitive rhythms that drone in a...