From March 29, 1999: A CNBC Promo … Click on graph for larger image in new window. This graph is from Doug Short of dshort.com (financial planner). His comments: This chart … shifts the point of alignment … to the … Read More
Two years ago, I posted a nice long article about what I call “Superman Syndrome” – a tendency for people to try to demonstrate their worthiness to others by buying things for them. Just yesterday, a reader emailed me about … Read More
From MarketWatch: Portugal, Greece, Spain default worries rise The cost of insuring Spanish and Portuguese government debt against default via credit default swaps hit new records Monday, while the cost of insurance for Greek debt also rose, according to CMA … Read More
From Fitch: New Year, No Improvement as U.S. Prime Jumbo RMBS Delinquencies Approach 10% U.S. prime jumbo loan performance continued to weaken in January as serious delinquencies rose for the 32nd consecutive month, according to Fitch Ratings in the latest … Read More
Welcome to this week’s Reader Mailbag! A note: I get enough questions to do two or three mailbags a week. I’ve considered putting a second Mailbag on Thursdays. Would this be of interest to you guys? I recall a few … Read More
Scroll down for a summary of last week and a look ahead (or click here ). The Federal Government is shut down in D.C. Monday because of snowmageddon! Also dig out your Dow 10K hats again … the U.S. futures … Read More
From the WSJ: Housing Rebound in Canada Spurs Talk of a New Bubble Canada’s housing recovery has been so rapid that some here are worrying about a bubble. Last Wednesday, a housing-price index for Canada’s six biggest cities posted its … Read More
Text messaging isn’t just for teens! We think you’ll love to get your daily dose of Orange County real estate headlines on your cell phone. The Register real estate news team is now text messaging every day the top Orange … Read More
Scroll down for a summary of last week and a look ahread (or click here ). First, via NPR: The Super Bowl Stock Market Predictor The Super Bowl Stock Market Predictor holds that if a team from the old NFL … Read More
Every other Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book of interest. 1/2 Price Living by Ellie Kay has a particularly noteworthy subtitle: Secrets to Living Well on One Income . A quick read of the back makes it … Read More