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May 30, 2014

“You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” -The Eagles, from their classic song, “Hotel…

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May 23, 2014

“Knowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother about.” -Robert Lynd, sociologist 1. For many years,…

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May 16, 2014

“The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety),…

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May 9, 2014

“It’s in human nature to go to excess.” -Warren Buffett POINTS TO PONDER 1.  One of the more heartening aspects…

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May 2, 2014

“The Greek economy is not in recession.  Nor is it recovering.  It has collapsed.”  -Wolfgang Munchau of The Financial Times…

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April 25, 2014

“I’m convinced that everything that’s important in investing is counterintuitive, and everything that’s obvious is wrong.” -Superstar investor, Howard Marks,…

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April 18, 2014

“History has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums.” -Alan Greenspan Brilliant bookends.  As…

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April 11, 2014

“A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing to occasionally stand alone.” -Henry Kissinger “Deep doubts, deep…

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April 4, 2014

 “We’ve gone back into this kind of a foie-gras bubble environment.  We’re all being force-fed risk assets.  It’s an unpleasant…

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March 28, 2014

“Price is what you pay, value is what you get.” -Warren Buffett Special message:  Thanks to your loyal readership, as…

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