tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774Wed, 06 Mar 2024 04:52:40 +0000Historical PostsFinancial CrisisBanking CollapseCredit CrunchRecessionTradingDepressionGoldDerivatives (FnO)HumorUS DollarTechnical AnalysisCurrencyFedGoldman SachsHousingInvestingLifeLiquidity FlowTrader MindsetTrading Quotes / Learnings$INXAAPLBondsCEOCharlie MungerEconomyElliot WaveEuro ZoneFraudJapanMusicPaul Tudor JonesSECSPXSeth KlarmanSnPWalter SchlossWarren BuffetWowWhen the time to perform has come, time to prepare has passed. <br>http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)Blogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-5119081901101792089Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:08:00 +00002010-12-26T12:22:19.937-08:00Banking CollapseBondsFinancial CrisisHistorical PostsRecessionExcerpts from an interesting article by Shawn Tully:Substantial Money Flow in Fixed IncomeSince September of 2008, investors have poured a total of $937 billion into bond fundsThe flood of money inflated bond prices to such heights that it drove yields to their lowest level in 50 years.Chart: Surge of Money in Fixed IncomeWhy are yields so low? The Fed is using its immense powers to hold down http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/12/bond-investing-strategies-2011-beyond.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-2242664593765860256Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:49:00 +00002010-12-25T17:55:09.577-08:00CurrencyDepressionHistorical PostsHousingRecessionHousing Market Bottom PredictionsThere have been a few predictions on the housing market bottom: 2009, 2010, &amp; 2012?Dallas Fed Housing Market Bottom Prediction: 2015 with further 33% price drop? The Dallas Federal Reserve recently came out with an interesting report recently on the path to a healthy housing market. Some interesting excerpts:Public policy goal of increasing the U.S. http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/12/housing-bottom-coming-in-2015.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-7380901967992468955Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:54:00 +00002010-12-19T08:56:55.074-08:00CEOHistorical PostsFord CEO Alan Mulally easily beat out Steve Jobs, Vikram Pandit, Jeff Bezos and Reed Hastings to win the 2010 MarketWatch CEO of the Year award, in a resounding acknowledgment by readers of his resilience during and after the automobile industry’s historic crisis.Continue reading at MarketWatchhttp://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/12/ceo-of-year-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-4069790800568264929Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:15:00 +00002010-12-18T08:22:57.578-08:00Historical PostsHousingFollow the link below to the presentation:http://www.businessinsider.com/pershing-square-capital-time-to-buy-into-the-american-dream-2010-12#-1http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/12/bill-ackman-why-time-is-now-to-invest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-7575316256802845826Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:26:00 +00002010-12-17T15:55:15.946-08:00DepressionEconomyFinancial CrisisHistorical PostsRecessionExcerpts:Does growing wealth and income inequality in the United States presage the downfall of the American republic? Will we evolve into a new Gilded Age plutocracy, irrevocably split between the competing interests of rich and poor?andOne group has the status currency of money and the other has the status currency of intellect, so might they be competing for overall social regard?and The http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/12/inequality-that-matters.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-3227005237277121069Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:37:00 +00002010-12-09T21:10:08.236-08:00Historical PostsWarren BuffetPart 1: Part 2: Part 3: http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/12/buffett-worlds-greatest-money-maker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-7493950732682438191Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:42:00 +00002010-12-02T20:57:40.255-08:00Historical PostsMusicExquisite!!! ::Stand By Me Playing For Change Song Around The World from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.About:Roger Ridley and his music embody everything that music is : soul, perseverance, and talent. He has often been called "the voice of God" by the other street musicians on the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. His dedication to his audience is clear, traveling from his home inhttp://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/12/stand-by-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-7675050557918595262Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:04:00 +00002010-09-19T10:45:26.200-07:00Euro ZoneGoldman SachsHistorical PostsAn excellent article by Michael Lewis at Vanity Fair about the Greek debt &amp; how it threatens the rest of Europe, highly recommended that you read the entire article. Here are some excerpts: But beyond a $1.2 trillion debt (roughly a quarter-million dollars for each working adult), there is a more frightening deficit. ANDAs he finishes his story the finance minister stresses that this isn’t ahttp://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/09/greeks-bonds-12-trillion-debt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-6276217152014111871Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:45:00 +00002010-08-19T18:15:36.994-07:00Historical PostsFrom the economist:Data compiled by Angus Maddison, an economist who died earlier this year, suggest that China and India were the biggest economies in the world for almost all of the past 2000 years. Why they fell so far behind may be more of a mystery than why they are currently flourishing.Lets try to address the two comments from the Economist's statement ( The power of the interwebs http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/08/world-gdp-history-1-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-2996289462161576713Sun, 11 Jul 2010 23:54:00 +00002010-07-11T16:57:10.122-07:00Credit CrunchDepressionGoldHistorical PostsUS DollarFrom the BigPicture: “The U.S. turned 234 years old yesterday, and yet over half of the nation’s money supply was created since Helicopter Ben took over the flight controls four years ago. No wonder gold is in a full fledged bull market . . .” -David A. Rosenberg Chief Economist &amp; StrategistGluskin Sheff + Associates Inc.http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/07/bernanke-created-half-of-234-years.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-787822748898428562Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:14:00 +00002010-06-06T09:15:07.683-07:00Banking CollapseCredit CrunchDepressionFinancial CrisisHistorical PostsRecessionhttp://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/06/roubini-crash-course-in-future-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-9072558587407554650Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:55:00 +00002010-04-24T13:58:15.900-07:00Historical PostsCourtesy: Chart of the dayhttp://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/04/single-family-homes-gold-price.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-4675462928071457861Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:19:00 +00002010-04-18T14:51:33.901-07:00Banking CollapseCredit CrunchDepressionFinancial CrisisHistorical PostsRecessionSmall Business Economic TrendsThe NFIB recently released its Small Business Economic Trends Survey Report for April 2010. The outlook for small business is still not good.The Index of Small Business Optimism lost 1.2 points, falling to 86.8. The persistence of Index readings below 90 is unprecedented in survey history.From the Report (highlights by yours truly in bold):... While news abouthttp://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/04/economic-recovery-small-business.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-2542974183346116657Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:28:00 +00002010-04-18T14:51:06.100-07:00Financial CrisisFraudGoldman SachsHistorical PostsSECSEC's Lawsuit against GoldmanFrom Friday's SEC Complaint: SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With Fraud in Structuring and Marketing of CDO Tied to Subprime Mortgages -The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co. and one of its vice presidents for defrauding investors by misstating and omitting key facts about a financial product tied to subprime mortgages as the U.S. http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/04/sec-unleashes-pit-bull-on-goldman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-4413039143756499670Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:28:00 +00002010-04-11T16:37:23.013-07:00Banking CollapseCredit CrunchFedFinancial CrisisHistorical PostsRecessionUS DollarMost people are familiar with the sub-prime mortgage crisis. Reader's of this blog have had a humorous look in previous posts: >> Dogbert the CEO : Risky Mortgages &amp; Ponzi Schemes >> Subprime Mortgage Primer in Pictures For a more serious look, see this previous post about Bear Stearn's collapse: <!-- Begin #main --><!-- Begin #main --> <!-- Begin .post --> >http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/04/greenspans-900billion-survival-formula.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-2792155098106274622Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:41:00 +00002010-02-24T18:43:56.364-08:00Historical PostsJapanVery concise analysis of the issues faced by Japan, including but not limited to debt, population demographics, historical and current GDP.Japan - Past the Point of No Return - By Vitaliy Katsenelson Source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/27344313/Japan-Past-the-Point-of-No-Return-By-Vitaliy-Katsenelsonhttp://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/02/japan-past-point-of-no-return.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-8726728130082499423Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:36:00 +00002010-01-21T20:00:08.071-08:00$INXHistorical PostsSnPSPXTradingToday's 21.5 point in the S&amp;P 500 index has broken a trendline in place since July '09, and raises the important question: is this the much awaited correction, or is this an early sign that the bear market is back? Lets look at the chart as on 01/21/10:The trendline from July 09 has been violatedThe narrow rising wedge seems to be broken as wellMACD is moving ( What is MACD? )Price is http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2010/01/s-is-bear-market-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-8402947140491960575Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:55:00 +00002009-12-07T21:10:38.491-08:00Historical PostsLifePaul Tudor JonesPaul Tudor Jones recently spoke about the importance of failure. Crazy as it sounds, it is not just success but perhaps much more than it is failure that hones and sharpens your skills.Before you laugh anymore, you should know that that he made a reportedly $100 million in the crash of 1987!Who is Paul T. Jones?Paul Tudor Jones, the legendary founder of Tudor Investment Corporation, a http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2009/12/importance-of-failure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-1952690247710699381Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:22:00 +00002009-11-17T16:43:54.175-08:00Historical PostsRecessionThe Pontiac Silverdome stadium which has hosted some of the world's biggest names - from Elvis to Pink Floyd to the Pope, and at its peak has hosted 93,173 people was built in 1975 at a cost of $55.7 million. ( Read more about the Pontiac Silvedome at wikipedia here )The silverdome was auctioned recently (auction info: http://www.williamsauction.com/silverdome/ ) - sold for a cost of $583,000. http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2009/11/silverdome-auction-sign-of-things-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-6949580470645443625Sun, 11 Oct 2009 03:39:00 +00002009-10-11T08:45:29.854-07:00Banking CollapseCurrencyFinancial CrisisGoldHistorical PostsRecessionUS DollarThe dollar has been in news in the last few months, with a lot of people calling out saying "the dollar is dead" and "lets have a new reserve currency". So far: The Dollar's Days are over?(1) Reuters says Dollar to eventually lose grip on commodity trade (2) The Independent had news about a "profound" financial change in recent Middle East history wherein Gulf Arabs are planning – along with http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2009/10/real-dollar-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-2379282428031268159Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:05:00 +00002009-09-25T19:13:24.296-07:00Historical PostsLifeTo celebrate growing older, Regina Brett, a columnist at The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio, in 2006 wrote the 45 lessons life taught her. She subsequently, upon turning 50, added another five. Here is what she says: To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolls over to 50 this week, so here's an update:http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2009/09/45-life-lessons-and-5-to-grow-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-8369823079142263029Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:30:00 +00002009-09-07T20:31:48.566-07:00Historical PostsHumorThis strip dates back to the year 2000. Some things never change :-)http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2009/09/dogbert-investment-fund.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-2668436765037827208Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:40:00 +00002009-09-05T07:47:16.909-07:00Historical PostsInvestingTrading Quotes / LearningsWalter SchlossIf you have not heard of Walter Schloss, this is what Warren Buffett had this to say about Schloss: "He knows how to identify securities that sell at considerably less than their value to a private owner: And that's all he does. He owns many more stocks than I do and is far less interested in the underlying nature of the business; I don't seem to have very much influence on Walter. That is one ofhttp://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2009/08/walter-schloss-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-7080412524833539619Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:11:00 +00002009-07-19T15:14:51.311-07:00Banking CollapseHistorical PostsHumorSophisticated banking for retail investors, courtesy South Park. Enjoy :-)http://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2009/07/sophisticated-banking-for-retail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29702774.post-1845709968913977470Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:39:00 +00002009-07-11T21:47:42.477-07:00Banking CollapseCredit CrunchFinancial CrisisGoldHistorical PostsRecessionJul 11, 2009 - 07:06 AM; By: DeepCaster_LLCWe issue a word of caution to our readers. So long as The Cartel is in a very active interventional mode (e.g. as in taking down the price of Gold and Silver) do not be lured into thinking that the periodic up spikes in the prices of Gold and Silver necessarily present a "breakout" or a buying opportunity. As a practical matter, technical breakouts arehttp://aprioritrader.blogspot.com/2009/07/part-2-banking-cartels-engineered.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (KaranZ)0