“A student at Freiburg University ordered a cup of coffee at a cafe. The price on the menu was 5,000 Marks. He had two cups. When the bill came, it was for 14,000 Marks. “If you want to save money,” [...]
My dear friend, welcome back. Let’s kick off with two quotes of past and present to set the scene for this week’s cheery little ode: “The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.” – [...]
February 22, 2010
Freedom by Friday
Wait! Before you groan at the thought of hearing yet another rant and reckoning from that pessimistic (realistic) pundit, Mark Patricks, this week is a little different… This week I’m being somewhat contrarian on my contrarian stance. Yes, I was [...]
February 1, 2010
Freedom by Friday
Welcome back to one of the last bastions of sanity, logic, and truth remaining in the world… What do a scorn woman and debt have in common? Answer: they are both on a relentless quest to slowly and insidiously destroy [...]
January 18, 2010
Freedom by Friday
America was an idea long before it was a country… The idea was beautifully simple: life, liberty and freedom. A place where a person could be left alone to do their own thing as long as it didn’t harm others. [...]
October 12, 2009
Freedom by Friday
So, did you grab yourself some Biotime stock when I first mentioned it? If not, look away… That stock has tripled. Well, the market did indeed finish up in September as I predicted and contrary to the history that states [...]
I spoke at a seminar recently. It’s always fascinating to meet the people who go to these events, but this was the first time I’d been to one after the crash of last October. Needless to say, the mood wasn’t [...]
“Okay, it’s all very well talking about making a profit here and there, but what about income?” True, income is a separate deal and it’s certainly hard to come by currently when you think that government bonds (considered the safest [...]
January 12, 2009
Freedom by Friday
I’ve been asked to clarify a few things and this will serve as a good 2008 review/2009 best-guess estimate. Remember: these are only best-guesses. Nobody could predict Madoff with any certainty so there are always wildcards out there. These events [...]
December 29, 2008
Freedom by Friday