Student Loans and Unemployment are Holding Back the Economy and Real Estate...
What’s the difference between a high school graduate and a college graduate? About $50,000 in debt. The real estate market is recovering, the economy isn’t. Most indicators – employment, personal...
View ArticleBad Economic News Continues to Support the Stock Market
“Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.” John Maynard Keynes Today’s May reading of the Institute of Supply Management is just another in a series of underwhelming economic...
View ArticleWhy Sentiment is a Poor Economic Indicator
Today’s Empire Fed index showed a very positive sentiment reading despite the economic data showing Shipments down Orders down Unfilled Orders down Delivery Time down Inventories down Number of...
View ArticleIs the QE Trade Over for Gold and Silver?
Hard Assets Investor made the observation – The QE trade is over, noting that price fluctuations in gold have been disconnected from monetary policy for a while. As a practical trading matter, Hard...
View ArticleThe King is Surrounded: Bernanke’s No Exit Dilemma
“To print or note to print that is the question;-Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of economic misfortune, or to print volumes against a sea of troubles, and by opposing...
View ArticleWhere is the Economic Recovery? Podcast 7/12/13
Where is the Economic Recovery? Summary Ryan and Louis discuss the direction of mortgage interest rates. Ryan notes that Ben Bernanke admitted that the employment situation is not good. Louis notes...
View ArticleBen Bernanke’s Testimony Can Be Summed Up in a Tweet
Axel Merk (@AxelMerk) of Merk Investments made this point on Twitter “Why are there blogs, when there’s Twitter? 140 characters plenty to summarize Bernanke.” I agree but couldn’t resist banging out a...
View ArticleDetroit Declares Bankruptcy – Musical Reflections
Yesterday Detroit, threw in the towel and declared bankruptcy. They’ll be endless pieces of analysis on why and what’s next for the motor city. While you are sifting through them all, pondering whether...
View ArticleBernanke Warns of Tanking the Economy
“I don’t think the Fed can get interest rates up very much, because the economy is weak, inflation rates are low, if we were to tighten policy, the economy would tank.” Ben Bernanke testifying at the...
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Smaulgld in the News
Today The Boston Globe published excerpts from Smaulgld’s recent blog post “The Recovery Has Reversed Course- Welcome to the Recovery” while Inman News reproduced the entire blog post here. I would...
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The Second Coming
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) THE SECOND COMING Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon...
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Top Twenty Smaulgd Blog Posts Through September 2013
Smaulgld.com was launched on April 28 this year with the blog post “Student Loans and Unemployment are Holding Back the Economy and Real Estate Market” (#17). Since then we have published seventy posts...
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Idiot Wind
“Their minds are filled with big ideas, images and distorted facts…Idiot wind blowing like a circle around my skull From the Grand Coulee Dam to Capitol” Bob Dylan – “Idiot Wind” From Blood on the...
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San Francisco Police Ban Chess
Just Say No!Is Chess a Gateway Drug? San Francisco police have cracked down on an unlikely source of urban blight- the sidewalk chess game. The games were cited as a magnet for drug use and sales. San...
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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year From Smaulgld Thanks to all for your readership, support and thoughtful comments throughout the year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We will be back in 2014....
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Smaulgld Is Now on Facebook
You can check out the new Smaulgld Facebook page here. Please stop by and like the page. Smaulgld is also on: Google Plus; You Tube; and Twitter @Smaulgld Please visit the Smaulgld Store for a larger...
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Top Twenty-Five Smaulgld Blog Posts From January-March 2014 & All Time
Buy Physical Silver Online Smaulgld.com was launched on April 28, 2013 with the blog post “Student Loans and Unemployment are Holding Back the Economy and Real Estate Market” (692 views) Since then we...
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Smaulgld Is One Year Old Today
Buy Physical Silver Online Smaulgld.com is one year old today! Smaulgld.com was launched on April 28, 2013 with the blog post “Student Loans and Unemployment are Holding Back the Economy and Real...
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Top Fifteen Smaulgld Blog Posts From April – June 2014 & All Time
Smaulgld.com was launched on April 28, 2013 with the blog post “Student Loans and Unemployment are Holding Back the Economy and Real Estate Market” (782 views) Since then we have published over two...
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The Global Reach of Smaulgld.com
Smaulgld.com has been viewed in 172 countries The map below from Google analytics shows the 172 countries that have sent visitors to Smaulgld.com. The map, rather than ego building, is humbling. The...
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