THE PRICE OF SELF-VICTIMIZATION
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:41:19 +0000
On the front page of the USA Today section of the Monday Reno Gazette Journal, there appeared a column written by George Will that described certain statistical facts that are shocking and are having critical impact upon the present and future well being of the Black community here in America. Various figures denote vexing social [...]
Are We Facing Inflation Or Deflation?
Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:46:05 +0000
August 4,2010: Some of the smartest and most successful investment brains are on opposite sides of that question. The right answer matters a whole lot. A simple definition of inflation is too much money chasing too few goods. That’s easy to understand. If lots of people want the same thing and they all have money [...]
Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:56:25 +0000
Here are several investment related questions that burn in my mind every day, I would love to develop conviction regarding the answer to one or more of them: 1. Is it possible to have the sovereign debt of the United States continue to grow relative to the current or even prospective GDP of our [...]
Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:48:09 +0000
According to Webster’s dictionary, Liberty is “a concept of political philosophy. It identifies the condition in which an individual has the right to act according to his or her own will”. This concept of liberty, enabling the individual to exercise their free will to succeed or fail, doesn’t seem to be consistent with the current political [...]
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:25:43 +0000
Is Gold a good investment? Over the 50 years of my investment experience, the potential for price appreciation of gold has always come into consideration by investors when the dollar is experiencing devaluation either through inflation or through excessive monetary policies of the Federal Reserve. From 1970 when President Nixon took us off the gold [...]
Real Estate Short Sales A “Minefield”
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:36:20 +0000
June 27,2010: Homeowners in Washoe County, Nevada, are finding out just how different the Nevada real estate laws dealing with foreclosure are from most other states. When facing foreclosure, one of the methods being used by lenders to speed the foreclosure sale process is to use a method called the “short Sale”. By taking this [...]
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:56:48 +0000
It is difficult to develop high conviction that the recovery of the U.S. Economy has now passed beyond a point where it could still be impacted by the “subprime mortgage” phenomena. Actually it is more than an impact. These securities had the financial sector of our economy by the throat and were squeezing with all [...]
Buying At Discount “The Short Sale”
Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:48:04 +0000
June 3,2010: Good investment strategies always call for some cash reserves. In todays real estate markets, those who have cash reserves and are willing to take some unusual risk, the “short sale” offerings in more modest priced neighborhoods could make it possible for those who are looking to buy a home to live in or [...]
