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An Alternate View At Solving The Current Financial Crisis

June 13th, 2009 No Comments

Could there be another way to solve the financial crisis which currently is wreaking havoc on the US and global economies. The current bailout includes the original $750Bn, plus an additional $800Bn, plus the stimulus package of approx $700Bn…. We also have the auto makers looking for around 15Bn and several other entities bringing the [...]

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How to Hold Realtors Accountable If They Lie

May 27th, 2009 No Comments

I had a shocking experience yesterday when I encountered a young real estate investor who had been told a complete pack of lies by a real estate broker. The facts were so twisted and manipulated to make the sale that it gives a bad reputation to the good honest decent brokers out there. Realtors have [...]

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A phenomenal article on why housing hasnt bottomed out yet.

May 13th, 2009 No Comments

A phenomenal article on why housing hasnt bottomed out yet.

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Incredible understanding and explantation of societies evolution into the web

April 11th, 2009 No Comments

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What happens when the leveraged buyout firms deleverage

April 11th, 2009 No Comments

The definitive users of leverage over the last 3-5 years have been the private equity funds; Blackstone, Fortress, APAX partners, KKR and the Carlyle Group to name a few. They have raised billions for leveraged buyouts, far beyond the scale of anything ever seen before. They acquired a company they felt has too much fat, [...]

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What caused the crash, who should go to prison and how to fix this mess

April 6th, 2009 No Comments

This article could have so many titles:
 
Whose to Blame?
 
Why are the wrong people being blames?
 
The one reform the market desperately requires?
 
Where was the free market watchdog? No not the SEC……
 
Why are the rating agencies not owning responsibility for their mess?
 
Should AIG and Madoffs investors be allowed to sue the Rating Agencies?
 
Who owns the Rating [...]

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When Will Obama Go To War

April 6th, 2009 No Comments

 “History does not repeat itself but it does Rhyme”
Mark Twain
 Barack Hussein Obama and his administration along with the “Great Depression” historian and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke are repeating almost every move executed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the 1930’s “New Deal.”  This can be seen right down to the wording of their speeches and [...]

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America in Crisis

March 25th, 2009 No Comments

The current financial crisis we are in is escalating out of control, I question whether the current administration has anyone who understands what is happening, why it is happening and is operating without some vested interest; never mind whether they have the correct answers as to how to solve it. The creation of a new [...]

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I am so Confused and i am not alone Ben Bernanke and the Government must be too

March 18th, 2009 No Comments

Okay so today the Federal Reserve announced it was going to start buying government treasury bonds to boost the economy and prop up the market.
This $1.25 trillion i presume is not part of the $3.8 Trillion already pledged by congress et al to battle beleaguered banks and troubled home owners. But here is the thing….
The [...]

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Key Business Growth Areas

March 10th, 2009 No Comments

There are several areas of the US and Global economy that should experience significant growth in the next several years making them great investments with strong potential returns. Looking to these areas will pinpoint key technologies and individual companies that should outperform the market and will make great entrepreneurial opportunities. These areas are Energy, Healthcare, [...]

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