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Ten Things Making Me Nervous

Sep 23, 2010 | Asia, Banking, Europe, Interest Rates, Monetary Theory, Taxes

If you look back at my 3rd Quarter Preview (here) I mentioned I forecast the 3rd quarter would be up. That’s proving to be a great move (if I do say so myself).

But what makes me nervous?

This article sums up a lot of my feelings.

Does that mean I’m bearish for the 4th Quarter?

I guess you’ll have to wait until my 4th Quarter preview in a couple of weeks to find out.

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Deleverage? No, Default!

Sep 23, 2010 | Banking, Bonds, Personal Finance

Many articles have been written in the past year about the decline in U.S. Household Debt.

This is something to celebrate, right? People are paying off their debt, right?

Wrong. It is almost scary how closely the decline in US Household debt correlates with the charge-offs of mortgage and consumer loans.

People are defaulting, not paying them off.

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Greece – The Land of Zeus

Sep 15, 2010 | Bonds, Europe

I’ve been pretty negative over the past year on Greece and all of Europe.

However, there are reasons to be optimistic about Greece and that it can rise from it’s difficult situation.

Click for a discussion about Greeks Bearing Bonds.

Taxpayers on the Hook for $3 Trillion in Pensions

Sep 9, 2010 | Bonds, Market Commentary, Retirement Issues, Taxes

The reason I include this article is to reinforce my belief that Municipal Bonds are something to avoid.

State pensions are in a world of hurt, and you and I will be subsidizing them in the future. Do you think this will cause some slowdown in state revenues and resources? Of course.

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