Well, there is that 1155 number we’ve been waiting on. It’s possible we can settle down in here for a bit. I have a negative bias going into the next week of trading, but it remains to be seen whether or not that will play out as predicted. The EU’s bailout plan seems like a lot [Continue]
I guess it was inevitable that ‘jingle mail’ went mainstream. Unfortunately, the guy they chose to open and close the segment comes off as a completely unsympathetic character. Watch CBS News Videos Online He’s an AUDITOR for a local UNIVERSITY….so first off, his employment solid, and second off he should have KNOWN better [Continue]
The plunge through 1150 on the S&P puts 1105 on deck. If the S&P can’t bounce up to the 1150ish area by the close, all eyes will be on 1105. Ok, that got a lot crazier than even I thought it would today. As you can see from a cursory view of the news or my [Continue]
I’ve been meaning to return from my hiatus from financial commentary for some time. The recent fubars in Greece and the EU’s predictable response is as good a catalyst as any to get back into the swing of things. Today looks like it might get interesting. More commentary at the close. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you [Continue]
ok…actually it’s supposed to be a ~ over the n but after 3.5 years of living in Uruguay i’m still too lazy to figure out the keystrokes to do that on an english keyboard. so, why embed this piece of art in my blog? so next time i want to see some brilliance, i don’t have [Continue]
I started reading a brilliant book called “Emergency” by Neil Strauss. It was published in 2009, and I guess the reason I hadn’t really been exposed to it is because I’ve been down here. Neil is/was a writer for Rolling Stone and the New York Times and details his personal journey from a timid, shy, inept, city [Continue]
The holidays, and Christmas in particular are always an interesting time for the Expat. Some miss friends and family, some miss the traditions and the particularities of celebrating ‘back home”. For me, it’s simply the dreading of trying to find appropriate gifts for friends and family when I am so far away and so out of [Continue]
…out of large “too big to fail” institutions and into small community banks (or your mattress) If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed! [Continue]
OK, so I admit it. I’m a ‘hater’. But. Those sultans, sheiks and princes with their inherited oil wealth, ostentatious (in the extreme) lifestyles, and absurd overconfidence in areas of business they clearly don’t understand are pretty hard to root for at times. So, forgive my schadenfreude as the farce that is the [Continue]
Swiss offshore banking has a solid reputation due to its long history as a centre for wealth management, asset protection, tax-advantaged investment and of course bank secrecy. Its bankers are regarded as some of the most trustworthy and experienced in the world. It also has some of the strictest bank secrecy laws. These state [Continue]
