Question #9 for 2015: What will happen with house prices in 2015?
Earlier I posted some questions for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2015. I'll try to add some thoughts, and maybe some predictions for each...
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We Just Enjoyed the Last Christmas in America
The end of rising wages = the end of mass affluence: we just enjoyed the Last Christmas in America (TLCIA). As unemployment topped 10%, the...
Don’t Fall Into the Trap
People often make the mistake of chasing down stocks, like hunched back trolls, into the fucking murderhole. Right now gold and silver stocks are being...
Pre-Open Stock Movers 12/26: (ACHN) (JUNO) (NEM) (GPRO) Higher
Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACHN) 4% HIGHER; continues rebound after recent sell-off.Juno Therapeutics (NASDAQ: JUNO) 3.8% HIGHER; recent IPO continues higher.Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) 3.8% HIGHER;...
Q&A: Why Can’t Leveraged ETFs be Bought and Held?
Dear ETFguide, You and just about all the other ETF specialists are very adamant about using leveraged ETFs as short-term trades only......
Pettis on Strains in China’s Banking System; Avoiding the Fall
While policymakers almost certainly understand that the interest rate cuts announced by the PBoC two weeks ago will slow the pace of rebalancing, the asymmetry...
My Last Missive of 2014
Futures are higher; but does it really matter? The year is done and I’ve been holding my tongue for quite some time. There is an...
Freddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency rate unchanged in November
Freddie Mac reported yesterday that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate was unchanged in November at 1.91%. Freddie's rate is down from 2.43% in November 2013,...
Beginning To Construct A Buy List
With 75% sitting in cash and US growth clipping along, I need to start looking for places to swing money back into the market. I...