Yesterday, we spent the best part of the day studying James’s latest dispatch to members of his Strategic Investment research service. Frankly, what we read shocked us. Because it made us realize just how flimsy the case for a quick recovery is.
Another underground investor mowing down the green shoots is Doug Casey of Casey Research. We know Doug well. He owns land in Argentina’s Salta province. And he’s a frequent visitor of Notes HQ.
The most important investment decision you’ll ever make is almost always overlooked by the average investor, says Simon Mellon of Bonner & Partners Family Office.
Last week I caused a bit of a controversy on Fox News when I suggested that Bernie Madoff might do more good than harm in the long run – there are some good investing lessons for everyone to note.
Perception and reality are not the same thing. And believing they are is a very dangerous for investors. Why? Because you can very easily fall into the trap of “market blindness” – you can assume you see everything while missing the elephant in the room.
How to make 300% off Washington’s lies. I don’t like to think that I am actually that much of a curmudgeon. I will concede, however, that historically, economically and financially speaking, lies and liars are probably closer to the norm than not.
Talk about a winter of discontent… Over the past seven weeks, we’ve seen quite possibly one of the best examples of stock market fear in history.
Just recently, I was discussing strategy with a local business owner. This guy not only laid out his plans to grow his business over the next few years, but he also told me his plans just in case he had to sell his business.
Jason Simpkins of Money Morning gives us a look of what stocks Warren Buffett is buying into this year. He says that “Buffett didn’t fare much better than anybody else in 2008. But the Oracle of Omaha remains optimistic, convinced that investors who brave today’s fierce financial tempest will be rewarded in the long run.”
Always being on the lookout for inflation is part of The Mogambo Way (TMW), as there is nothing else that can destroy a society faster than a lot of angry people who cannot afford to buy food for themselves or their hungry children, and after awhile the incessant whining and crying of hungry babies gets on the nerves of the adults both in the room and for blocks around until, suddenly, one day, something just snaps and there is Hell To Pay (HTP).
