Archive for June, 2010
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Last year… we noticed that Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. – one of the top insurance companies in the USA – was refusing to “accept bets” on muni-bonds.
One day they backed $595 million worth of those toxic assets … the next, just $40 million.
‘The Great State Meltdown’ Begins Tomorrow!
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010History shows that when states, cities or towns default on their debt… conservative investors lose their shirts. (The average muni-bond plummets… by an average of 40.09%!)
American States on Verge of System Failure
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010“The states are facing a protracted budget crisis, like none seen in the last 30 years and perhaps not seen since the Great Depression… This raises the specter of a ‘lost decade’ for states.”
CTA Hunts for High Value in Large-Cap Oil Wreckage as Energy Giant Hits 52-week Low
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Dear Commodity Trend Alert Investor – Click Here to View the PDF Version Who says June is a bad month for natural resource investors? Not us. The majority of commodities continue to decline in June as the primary trend remains cautious. But that doesn’t necessarily mean this is a bad month for the CTA Commodity [...]
Investment Values Abroad
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010From Bust to Boom
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010Argentina never suffered the type of debt-fueled real estate bust we’ve seen in the United States and Europe. That’s because mortgages only amount to about 2% of GDP in Argentina, versus roughly 70% in the United States and 80% in England and parts of Northern Europe.
Enron’s Jailed CEO to Run for U.S. President
Monday, June 28th, 2010Most people don’t know this: States have gotten so desperate, they’ve resorted to fraud. The Enron-type. They actually “trick” investors into buying their debt.
Obama Golfing with the Biggest Tax Evader
Monday, June 28th, 2010President Obama vacationed with UBS Chairman and CEO Robert Wolf last summer. The pair has an ongoing relationship. Wolf was a top donor to Obama’s presidential campaign.
Alert
Friday, June 25th, 2010Dear Dogs of the World Subscriber, Please SELL your BP plc ADR (NYSE-BP) shares at market. Unfortunately, we purchased this large-cap British oil major in January on merits of impressive cash-flow, strong earnings and rising dividends. Then disaster in the Gulf hit in late April. Despite the low price following the ongoing Gulf of Mexico [...]
The Great Asian Consumption Binge
Friday, June 25th, 2010Asian nations are pushing to build domestic-consumption economies, and the International Monetary Fund reports Asia will grow by 50% in the next five years … which means it would overtake the combined G-7 economies as the world’s dominant economy by 2030.
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