Posts Tagged ‘warren buffett’

We’re Looking at a Retirement Crisis, Because We’re Gambling Unnecessarily

Written on 18 Nov, 2013 at 17:46

It's like we're "Risk Junkies." What could be riskier than betting on the stock market going up and future tax rates staying the same or going down? Are we nuts? The answer is... we've been lied to. ... (Continue reading)

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Economy Recovering? No, it’s not. Housing? NO. Unemployment? NO. Stock Market? NO.

Written on 27 Feb, 2012 at 15:18

So... housing is not, not, not at bottom, "“ check. Unemployment not improving "“ check. And does the stock market at 13,000 mean something to the economy? Nothing good "“ check.You might want to bookmark this page, so... (Continue reading)

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Bank sues itself, wins, and then forces itself into bankruptcy to satisfy judgment

Written on 27 Feb, 2012 at 13:54

So, why did I write this? Because it makes just as much sense as everything else that's going on in this country, and at least it made me smile. ... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: bailouts bank of america banking lobby bond market citibank credit crisis credit default swaps diana olick double dip economic recovery Fannie Mae FDIC FDIC Chair Sheila Bair Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke foreclosure crisis foreclosures Freddie Mac Goldman Sachs Greece bond defaults HAMP housing market housing price decline jpmorgan chase Labor Force Participation Rate loan modification loan modifications M1 money supply Making Home Affordable Plan mandelman mandelman matters martin andelman martin andelman ml-implode money multiplier mortgage crisis mortgage defaults Mortgage modification mortgage refinancing obama administration one west bank phoenix housing prices president obama recession REST Report securitization TARP Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner trial modifications unemployment forecasts unemployment rate velocity of money wall street bankers warren buffett wells fargo bank will greece leave the EU