News & Commentary

A broker reported to me today that their clearing agent is requiring them to mark purchases of AAA sovereign bonds denominated in foreign currencies as

As the leaders of the mortgage bubble continue to hit the wall, the importance of repositioning your assets into the “real” economy and out of

Doug Casey’s newsletter reports that the Dow Jones Index companies had consolidated losses in the second quarter. However, the Dow Jones is holding and gold

thefarmblog.org News and views from The Farm in Summertown, Tennessee

Facing Federal Probe, JPMorgan Exits Municipal Swaps Business Standard (5 Sep 2008) “JPMorgan Chase & Co will stop selling interest-rate swaps to government borrowers in

My focus during the presidential elections — as it has been for the last three elections — is on helping you understand what you can

If it is bothering you that the price of everything that is losing value is up and the price of everything that is increasing in

Fighting Foreclosure: Subprime Borrowers Battle (and Beat) Lenders in Court By Amanda Stutt – Village Voice (3 Sep 2008) Excerpt: “If the paperwork is garbage