This is Criminal
Reuters is reporting that former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is holding $250,000 speaking “dinners” where he gives hedge fund managers (and others willing to...
Feldstein Dismantles Piketty’s Socialist Tome
In yesterday's Wall Street Journal Martin Feldstein elegantly dismantles Thomas Piketty’s Das Kapital for the 21st century. Piketty is a French economist whose book “Capital...
Wall Street Research or Paid Advertising?
Most seasoned investors have long suspected that Wall Street research is compromised. Wall Street is not in the research business. Wall Street’s big banks...
Housing Slowdown: The Explanation You Haven’t Heard
There have been many explanations of the apparent slowdown in the housing market over recent months. If you haven’t been following the news on...
A Surprising Inflation Forecast
In a speech at the New York Economics club on Wednesday, Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen gave a speech on monetary policy that signaled her...
This Can’t End Well
Empty Chinese city.
Bob Davis and Esther Fung report on the worrying glut of vacant property in China’s third and fourth tier cities.
In big international...
Top Gold Mining Stocks for Long-term Profit
Although the stock market is basically flat YTD, there is rampant speculation bubbling under the surface. The bubble conditions in the stock market are...
China’s Deception
According to official statistics, China’s economy has grown at an average rate of about 7.5% in recent years. But PhD Copper says something has...
Is Tesla a Buy?
If you've been following the financial headlines this week you no doubt caught wind of a major upward spike in shares of Tesla Motors.
Tesla...
Can Your Portfolio Take a 50% Loss?
It's impossible to have it all ways. In order to craft an investment portfolio that can act as an all-weather armadillo, you must be...