Markets

May 28, 2003 at 00:00

Somehow, our leaders in Washington managed to avert a stock market disaster by not completely eliminating the dividend tax. The tax has been reduced to 15% for the next few…

May 13, 2003 at 00:00

"Deflation is the most dangerous of all economic conditions. Cases of deflation have occurred so rarely in the last 200 years that the political, economic and business leaders are completely…

May 07, 2003 at 00:00

Beijing, one of the largest cities in the world, has been essentially shut down. People are not shopping and business is not getting done. American based technology companies have been…

Apr 30, 2003 at 00:00

In the technology field, insiders receive a large portion of their compensation in the form of options. The way they realize this compensation is to sell the stock these options…

Apr 24, 2003 at 00:00

The celebration is a hollow one, however. The conquest of inflation is a classic case of the generals fighting the last war. As I have been saying for the last…

Jul 14, 2003 at 00:00

Now, don't get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with optimism. Unless it is blind. And even the negatives in our financial universe can be dealt with. If they are…

Jul 01, 2003 at 00:00

Playing the distortions, however, is tempting. Like finding an angle in a casino. I used to count cards at the blackjack tables. Basic scientific forecasting with a nice solid return.…

Jun 16, 2003 at 00:00

Long Term Gold Strategy - Gold and its shares remain the cornerstone for just such a portfolio. Shares, being a derivative of gold, are a means to an end. That…

Jun 09, 2003 at 00:00

Deflation, the Real Terrorist - The monetary authorities of our great nation have announced their resolution of the conflicting intellectual subtleties of inflation and deflation. How nice of them. All…

Jun 04, 2003 at 00:00

Tactically, the American efforts at reflation (see Refault) have been reasonably successful (see False Dawn). The stock market is up nicely. Perhaps a bit overbought, but instilling confidence if not…