16, Mar 2020
Fed Rate and Bank Reserve Change, Might be Smart

First, as long as lending requirements remain the same, every loan will be closed with a cash deposit, which alleviates some of the problem of making more cash available through Fed Funds.

20, Sep 2012
Good Politics are Most Important to Business Owners

Business and practice owners need to consider the most important thing for the continuing development of their business.  Customer service, sales and marketing, product and service development, and productivity are all a constant but their effectiveness is not.  In the wrong political environment these constants are negatively impacted by slow…

3, Sep 2011
The Fed vs Banks, Gold Grab DejaVu!

It’s the 1930’s gold grab all over again, maybe.  Sure feels like it, looks like it, walks and talks like it. Today the Fed is suing banks over mortgage drivel.  Drivel because the Fed helped cause it, and drivel because their only remaining point of first bailing them out and…

18, Aug 2011
Fed Department of Justice Investigating S&P, What?

In obvious retaliation for downgrading the US, the Department of Justice has decided to put together an investigation to hunt for a witch called Mortgage Ratings!  If this doesn’t make you laugh, you may need a clue!  Yes, it isn’t funny in one sense but it’s still laughable.  Do we need…

5, Aug 2011
Job Report Statistically Irrelevant

The job report today came in at +117,000, creating an unemployment number of 9.1% vs. last reported 9.2%. The error margin is +/- 100,000. This means that the number is statistically irrelevant. Yet our news media and low-level talking heads in the financial industry choose to play it up as…

15, Mar 2011
Disproportionate Sell-off of Japan

No doubt Japan has suffered a tragic loss of life and property, and the risk of nuclear radiation is real.  The problem here is the apparent panic sell-off which is already out of proportion with reality and more in proportion to a real war.  What’s pushing this negative market activity? …

16, Feb 2011
New York Stock Exchange Sold To German Boerse

The NYSE was sold out yesterday to the German Boerse exchange in a merger deal.  A major icon of our American ingenuity and capitalist structure has truly been sold out to a foreign entity.  Even if they try to say Americans still have an interest in it, it’s like you…

9, Sep 2010
Good Business, Good Politics

Our business owners and entrepreneurs need to do all they can to make sure our representatives support small business because how else will jobs increase, demand increase, the economy increase?

18, Aug 2010
Congress Can’t Hurt Home Prices by Dumping Freddie, Fannie

The only effect they have right now in maintaining inflated prices is to remove assets from the market since nobody wants to invest in artificially over-priced property

14, Aug 2010
Why are SMIDs Important to Economic Recovery?

SMIDs offer the best way for Americans to fight against socialism. There is no doubt whatsoever that this country has voted in a very socialist congress and president.