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Mortgage Rates And The Downgrade Of The US Soverign Credit Rating - 07/31/08 09:38 AM

Yesterday there was some comment made by a government offical defending the US soverign credit rating. The only time you defend something indicates that it in fact hangs in the balance. If the US AAA credit rating is downgraded probably all American connected debt will be negatively affected. The Fannie Mae … (2 comments)

California Earthquake - July 29, 2008 Still No Sun Spots - 07/29/08 07:51 PM

"It's getting spooky, no sun spots" was a quote from a solar geek. In one of our past blogs we indicated that the lack of sun spot activity may be a prelude to another solar cycle ice age. The last solar ice age occured around the 1500's and lasted till the … (2 comments)

Stock Market, It's Not Batman But It Is A Sequel With A Joker - 07/27/08 07:29 AM

A tumultuous response to our blog "The Only Way To Make Money In The Stock Market" definitely demands a sequel. The formula also works in reverse since 3 X - 4 X average daily volumn when a stock is trading at it's high means that the risk exceeds the reward and … (2 comments)

The Only Way To Make Money In The Stock Market - 07/27/08 12:18 AM

There is only one way to make money in the stock market and most people know this. Simply buy low and sell high, but human nature gets in the way. Judging from the many blog comments that we receive there is not a chance in hell you will do WHAT I … (4 comments)

Doom, Gloom And The Third Piggy - 07/24/08 08:05 PM

I guess the only thing to watch now is the US dollar. It has gone from the dollar index of 120 to where it is currently trading at around 72. Some say that there are two more steps down, first to 62 and then to 52. What is that 52 / … (0 comments)

37 % Of US Banks To Fail - 07/20/08 11:25 PM

Historically 37% of US banks will fail and the FDIC insurance fund is not prepared to handle such a crisis. Expectations would be that the FDIC would begin to pay off the insured with non negotiable US treasuries that must be held for a period of time. Bottom Line is that … (1 comments)

New England Realtors And The Financial Crisis - 07/15/08 07:56 AM

The financial news is pretty bleak today and appears to be reaching a culmination of pretty much what our many blogs had been predicting. The scaring part is that the bad news occurs during the summer months when the blood pressure is the lowest indicating that the collapse is being orchestrated … (3 comments)

Freddie & Fannie Too Big To Pail - 07/13/08 08:21 PM

Working through the weekend the us treasury and federal reserve are attempting to shore up the quasi government mortgage giants. The fact of the matter is that fannie and freddie are holding trillions of dollars of mortgages (guarantees) in various designs and risk. The expected losses in their portfolio are simply … (1 comments)

Polar Bear Stock Market - 07/01/08 08:46 PM

POLAR BEAR STOCK MARKET - two solar cycles in progress at the same time. Solar Cycle 24 has begun , but Solar Cycle 23 has not ended. Solar Cycle 23 will fade away and cycle 24 MAY begin a new solar cycle ice age...global warming vs solar cycle ice age = … (0 comments)

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