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"On China" by Henry Super K (aka Henry Kissinger)
"And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life" by Charles Shields
Don't know how I managed to squeeze those in, but I did... : )
Reply to @catch22: Love this MI winter! I can't remember a winter as pleasant as this one, since forever.
India paying for oil with gold? China salivating at cheap Iranian oil? Could happen, who knows?
With central banks the world over enacting…
I've been in MSMLX for 3 years. I took money out of this fund as it tanked last summer/fall and am reinvesting into this fund now that it's tanked so much. Last year at this time central banks around the world were raising interest rates and reser…
I'm considering adding to Tocqueville Gold (TGLDX) for the reasons stated above as well as my thoughts below.
Europe gets all of the headlines but one can argue that China is what really drives the markets. Even The Economist magazine just added…
Hey OJ & Scott ~ It's been a smooth uphill ride thus far in 2012. I'm also thinking of taking some profits as 2008-9 is still fresh in this Pop Tart's mind, and the S&P is up so much from the October lows. However the Fed just juiced the m…
I've been raising cash since the summer. Not because I'm an equity guru who correctly read the tea leaves and foresaw the summer swoon, but because of the great new addition to my family.
I'm going to raise even more cash (like tomorrow) because…
Thanks again to all! Thanks also for the detailed financial plans, I'll look into them. Yes, we'll continue to live in A squared. It's where my wife and I both went to college and have jobs.
We were as prepared as possible for our daughter. Wit…
Thanks to all! Alicia's already proven to be a very welcome transition into the next phase of life! We're VERY happy parents : )
Thanks for the new savings/college account ideas, I'll follow-up!
OJ & Scott - You both thought that I was femal…
I think that the downgrade was telegraphed well in advance, but most gurus didn't think that it would actually happen. Now that S&P has downgraded the U.S., fear has taken over the markets. Nobody knows how long this will last, it seems that Oct…
What's preventing you from investing in this fund? As David mentioned, the blog doesn't seem to provide any accurate reason to avoid investing with either the Amana or Sextant funds. As David stated, the blog is modern cyber-propaganda.
I'm not i…
My thoughts are that if we've thought of Amana's possible nefarious connection, don't you think that the government has also thought of it? The Amana Group is high profile enough to warrant being on the governments' radar and therefore already inve…
Gold @ 2300 & silver @ 130. Who knows if fiat currencies will depreciate that much more against pm's. Think of what the global economy would look like if they did...
Thanks for the comments as I've been scratching my head over CEF depreciating while spot pm's are appreciating. I've been in CEF since April 2010, so I'm happy with the returns thus far. But CEF has always gone up or down together with spot pm pri…
Apple (aapl) has done well over the years & I continue to hold it. However, I agree with Investor i.e. it's tough to do well with Mad Money. I'll stick mostly with funds.
there are a number of reasons, but the very real possibility of the U.S. gov't. shutting down Friday would have a positive effect on pm prices.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/42437284
I figured out the pm method with this software. 1. Click the username of the person whom you want to send a private message to. 2. Over their username (or under their avatar if they've uploaded an avatar) there's a "send a message" link. 3. Click…
For avatar buffs: 1. upload a photo from your computer into your account. 2. the thumbnail can then be changed by clicking on the avatar (uploaded photo) and then try dragging the photo (which opens up a "box" on your avatar). 3. then play with th…
Like anything else that's new & different, it'll take time to adjust to. If ancient ancient geezers like Rono can navigate the new board, then ANYONE can adjust to the new look! : )
