Political Economy

Certificate of Deposits at the Bank as an Investment The purpose here is to answer the question “are bank CDs good investments”? Further, what about CDs vs. Stocks. When I was a stock brokers one of the most common ways to hook a new client was asking them what return their CDs were earning at [...]

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Who were the greatest US presidents Character is destiny and the hallmark of greatness. Often great people never rise to positions of importance or even noted. Other men are notorious but not great. I have always wondered why, the USA, a country of such great people, often choose Presidents that are less than great. I [...]

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Your ultimate guide to the United States presidential election of 2012. It covers the candidates and the probabilities of of each being elected to office. I also layout the issues in a clear non-partisan way. This is an objective non-partial guide to the US presidential elections. The most important thing is this guide is simple [...]

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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith Everyone talks about Adam Smith but how many people actually have read him? His book can change your life as the way you understand politics and economics. People say OK free trade and the invisible hand, however, there is a [...]

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I have invested since I was a teen and made a lot of money. However, return on investment is only one reason I bought and sold stocks. I think I have done this mostly because it is good clean fun. Yes investing in the stock market is fun. Reasons the stock market is fun There [...]

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How do you feel after you lose money in the stock market? I know exactly how you feel. When I lose my hard-earned investing capital I am pretty depressed. I do not understand it. I do research on a company, everything looks good the value and price ratings are good and the logic of why [...]

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What is the best time of day to buy a stock to get the lowest possible price? Often I put in trades before I go to sleep at night and they are executed seconds after the stock market opens.  Is this the best time of day to put in a trade?  Actually if you are [...]

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This post is not about our current President and leader but any President Republican or Democrat  that is a bad leader.  It is a post in general about what makes a bad President? What are the five guaranteed  warning signs you have a bad president and leader? Increase taxes – “No nation was every taxed [...]

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A medieval serf worked 3 days for his lord. If you aggregate all the taxes you pay, not just income taxes, you work 4 days. Is this what you want in your life? The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich von Hayek stands in opposition to the idea of a partnership between government and business in [...]

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There is a strong case that the US housing market will collapse, and go down with a double dip recession. I have rarely believe negative economics forecasts. I think they are often exaggerated to get headlines because negative news sells more. However, consider these very real economic factors which could substantiate a negative US housing [...]

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