I would call that a hit as well.  Who could have predicted things would go the other way?  It was looking a little "doomy" a month ago.  Although the next month could put us back in "doom" territory.  It started today with a big pop in gold, drop in bond yields, and rumors of QE2...

I've had an iPad since the day it was released.  It is truly a revolutionary product.  I don't know how much people value an instant-on Internet terminal that is always within arms reach, but it has changed a lot of family conversations where people had a question from "I'll check when I'm at w...

WSJ article about Hayek and Keynes:

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB1 ... DcyWj.html

I'm with MT on this one.  I find Peter Schiff and Ron Paul to be interesting speakers and writers - certainly they are "more correct" than most other talking heads you'll see on cable news, but that's admittedly not a very high standard. Where I think they break down is all the "doom ...

Great video... Funny and still informative.

I assume you've probably also seen this Carrie Underwood parody video "Before He Trades"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU1pD4xPe2M

Interesting topic of conversation.  I tend to subscribe more to the Austrian school of economics, and Mises is a great example.  Didn't Mises say most bubbles were caused by the misallocation of resources?  Specifically easy money that leads people to make bad business decisions and invest in compan...

Hey guys, I'm new to the forum, glad I found this place since I am only 36 and have been too heavily invested in equities during the first 10 years of my retirement saving. MediumTex, I just had to create an account and reply that your comment is probably the most insightful and amazingly factual ac...