Tag: debt
Greed runs rampant: Everybody wants more
Published on January 16, 2009
Americans are becoming used to seeing our money get sucked into a government-created whirlpool of debt and frivolous spending. A trillion dollars used to be a lot of money, but after the last few months, it is nothing. Get out your checkbook, Uncle Sam.
By Andrew Snyder, TodaysFinancialNews.com
Baltimore – (TFN): Somehow it is becoming more and [...]
Credit Default Swaps: A blind date goes wild
Published on October 10, 2008
We have all heard about credit default swaps and their responsibility in the current market crisis. But what are these mysterious banking creations? In this piece, I take a different approach to explain them.
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): Major economic downturns are caused by a combination of many factors, but every recession in the [...]
The Omaha Principle: Tyco (TYC) is waaaaay undervalued
Published on October 6, 2008
Tyco (TYC) has lost 26% in the last two weeks. In fact, it’s even done worse than the Dow. But the company is raising its dividend and increasing its earning per share. This is a strong candidate, according to the Omaha Principle.
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): It’s been following the market almost exactly, [...]
Credit mess: Even General Electric (GE) feels the pain
Published on September 30, 2008
On the surface, the market looks healthy. But when we dig a little deeper, we see that it is quite sick. Even companies like General Electric (NYSE:GE) are feeling the heat.
By Andrew Snyder
Baltimore – (TFN): Wall Street is lying to you today. After yesterday’s monumental plunge, it looks like the markets are recovering.
The Dow is [...]
Profit from Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE)
Published on July 22, 2008
“As a service to Money Morning readers who are unfortunate enough to have been holding Fannie or Freddie paper, or to the venturesome few who wonder whether there is any among the debris, I thought I’d peer through the fog of uncertainty and try to figure out what the different classes of Fannie and Freddie [...]
Ford Is Cheap at $5
Published on July 21, 2008
“At this point, the market cap for Ford is a paltry $10.13 billion. However, the company has over $25 billion in cash on the balance sheet. Granted, they have tremendous debt on the balance sheet as well, but they have more than $11 in cash per share.” [...]
The New Technology that Could Replace the Gas-Powered Car
Published on July 14, 2008
“No, it won’t be flying cars, hydrogen cells, or teleporting atom machines…although those would be fun… Instead, we’re talking about simple energy and cost-efficient cars.” — Mark Louie
Blogger’s note: With oil above $140, we know something has to give. And that something may be new technology in our cars. Perhaps your [...]
Foreign Investment: Bank of England solves the UK banking crisis?
Published on April 24, 2008
“Mr. King has attached enough conditions to these loans to make the risk to the taxpayer much smaller than it might have been. He’s also helped to make life easier for banks with genuine liquidity problems. Problems with actual solvency are quite another matter however.” — John [...]
The Nation’s Debt: Collectors are in for rough times
Published on April 24, 2008
“It may not appear to be a major problem for those of us that pay our debts in full every month, but psychologists have found a major link between spending real cash and budgeting. The more we put on a credit card, the less our brain registers the true amount of the expenditure.” – Andrew [...]
Asset Protection: Be your own retirement calculator
Published on February 1, 2008
“Most investors fail to appreciate the math involved when they’re mapping out their long-term financial plan. They fail to plan accordingly because they miscalculate financial projections and mathematical equations. As a result, these investors never have enough savings to properly fund their retirement.” — Eric Roseman
by Eric Roseman, The Sovereign Society [...]
Debt Relief: You’ll pay for the bank’s subprime mistakes
Published on January 16, 2008
"The news is not yet official. Maybe the NYT is jumping the gun. But evidence from chain stores, credit card companies and consumer confidence surveys all points in the same direction – down." — Bill Bonner.
Popular Daily Reckoning contributor Bill Bonner sent out this insightful and entertaining article today. Bill [...]
Forecast 2008: Outlook for the Chinese economy
Published on January 3, 2008
"We will be seeing the first cracks to appear in the system when the Chinese real estate bubble begins to deflate about three months after the conclusion of the Beijing Olympics. If you think subprime was bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet." — J. Christoph Amberger
by J. Christoph Amberger
This is the continuation of yesterday's "Forecast [...]
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