The Age of Deleveraging
I just finished reading a book from one of my financial mentors. !The Age of Deleveraging: Investment Strategies for a Decade of Slow Growth and Deflation The Age of Deleveraging: Investment...
Read more →#deflation
7 posts
Four New Books That I Can't Wait To Read
12 comments
Usually, I don't mind waiting a few months or years to get my hands on a library copy of a book. Not right now though. Here are four books that either just came out or will be coming out before the...
Read more →Eye of the Hurricane
2 comments
Right now we are in the eye of the hurricane. For weeks we've heard economists talk about recovery and green shoots. Nonsense. Note that these economists are the same ones the missed the recession...
Read more →Move Called Off - Staying in Queen Anne
3 comments
I changed my mind and accepted an offer to extend my lease for 6 months with a 5% reduction in rent. I'm sure I could have found a cheaper place, but my back injury made me reassess the move. For...
Read more →Sign of the Times - The Counter Offer
1 comment
As deflationary pressure builds in the economy, cash becomes more valuable. It goes to reason that those with cash are now in a strong position to ask for a better deal. I have cash and like everyone...
Read more →As Soon As I Get My Head Round You
8 comments
All day long I've reading, researching, and thinking about Paulson's No Banker Left Behind Plan and what is going to happen to the economy. This post isn't about the guilty parties that got us into...
Read more →Devil Take the Hindmost
After reading this book, I'm convinced that humans are programmed to not learn from history. !Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of...
Read more →