21 « July « 2010 « Investment Postcards from Cape Town

Love him or hate him, 85-year old Richard Russell is the doyen of investment letter writers – having been at it for more than half a century – and his views as expressed in his daily Dow Theory Letters always make for stimulating reading. This post summarizes the R man’s “big picture” view of the U.S. stock market. […]

Stimulus battle: How to fix the economy

By Prieur du Plessis, on July 21st, 2010 posted in: Economy, Investment

Keith McCullough believes the government should dramatically cut back on spending. However, Barry Ritholtz warns that we could face another recession. […]

Prieur’s readings (July 21, 2010)

By Prieur du Plessis, on July 21st, 2010 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money

This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. […]

Stock charts vs. spreadsheets

By Prieur du Plessis, on July 21st, 2010 posted in: Investment, Stocks

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Market chart readers view stocks as being vulnerable to further declines, while fundamental analysts see stocks as a bargain given strong corporate profits, reports Barron’s Michael Santoli. […]

Will the private sector take up Treasuries?

By Prieur du Plessis, on July 21st, 2010 posted in: Economy, Guest Bloggers, Treasuries

Jim Hamilton used the Federal Reserve Flow of Funds data to pose a question: who will buy “the additional $8 trillion in net new debt that would be issued over the next decade under the CBO’s alternative fiscal scenario?” In this guest post, Rebecca Wilder argues that the domestic private sector will accumulate the paper. […]

How will extended jobless benefits be paid?

By Prieur du Plessis, on July 21st, 2010 posted in: Humor

Cartoonist Nate Beeler is on the money with this one … […]