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    • Wed Dec 3rd 12:33 PM
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      Where Will Baby Boomers' Savings Go?
      The two comments are better then the article. Boomers will spend on Healthcare. If you haven't gotten the memo on where to invest before the space gets crowded then keep doing research. Big pharma looks great for buy and hold 5 year strategy. 21% decline in drug sales this year, political headwinds, lack of innovation and monolithic corporate structure, more profits overseas then domestic. Great time to buy it cheap in 2009, but I suggest waiting until end of Q1 to see what Washington policy is going to look like toward the sector. My position is in Consumer Healthcare.
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    • Wed Dec 3rd 12:27 PM
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      The Debate About Zero
      I like the Dallas Fed, Fischer. He has been far more accurate in his predictions over the last year. In fact, I also like the Texas conservative Republicans, the food, the culture, the women. How about we move the capitol of the U.S. to Dallas and start over with our government?
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    • Wed Dec 3rd 12:21 PM
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      What Happened to Demand?
      I can net out: Mr. Efficient Market Hyposis, I would like to reintroduce you to Mr. Save and Invest economy. Mr. Middleman, I would like to introduce you to the Mr. Producer who sees no real value in your services anymore. Mr. Politician, allow me to introduce you Mr. pissed off citizenship you stopped listening to decades ago.
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    • Wed Dec 3rd 12:07 PM
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      Our Rube Goldberg Economy
      Excellent comment and rings true Derryl. Such cycles have occured in American history until the economy breaks down and the producers/innovators can reap the larger benefits of there efforts. That is the beauty of a capatalist society, it self remedies. No, it's not perfect and it really sucks if your at the tail end of the corruption cycle and not connected. But it will change, yes the hard way and this hardship creates solid leadership for a couple of decades. The only way to break the pattern of human imperfection of such cycles is through genetics. Mankind is now fully on that pathway when the U.S. deciphered our genetic code in 1998. Give it a few more decades, we'll reach global utopia but our final societal evolution must also occur (one last final world war and consolidation to reach consensus).


      On Dec 03 09:26 AM Elaine Supkis wrote:

      > Good grief. The housing/buy out/commodity bubbles were GLOBAL. All
      > sorts of economies suffered the same identical bubbles. The engine
      > for all this was an out of control lending cycle. And the place with
      > the cheapest credit rates was the BANK OF JAPAN.
      >
      > The Japanese carry trade flooded the planet with excess credit. This
      > creation of money was instantly translated into other currencies
      > so the yen could hide behind this screen of other currencies suddenly
      > surging in volume, in particular, the dollar.
      >
      > This flood of currency then sought somewhere it could go and 'grow'
      > in the form of 'investments'. Many countries had investors using
      > pirate islands in the Caribbean and Iceland and other tiny principalities
      > to 'grow' this flood of lending and this is why we had so many bubbles,
      > suddenly.
      >
      > When the Fed, trying to stem the tide, raised interest rates starting
      > in 2004, this made the carry trade WORSE. And now, it is ending only
      > because all central banks are rushing to make their interest rates
      > the same level as Japan.
      >
      > So in Japan, the carry trade has reversed. The yen is now getting
      > stronger rather than weaker. And the flood of funny money has ceased.
      > Now, the Fed is trying to be the carry trade! They are trying to
      > flood the world with more debt when the world is drowning in red
      > ink!
      >
      > No one is drowning worse than the US. Since ALL systems, communist,
      > anarchist, capitalist, democratic, autocratic, large and small are
      > now floundering for the exact same reasons, we CANNOT blame Washington,
      > DC for creating a system that doesn't work via tax laws, etc.
      >
      > On the other hand, the true problem lies in the floating currency
      > regime launched by Burns and Nixon in 1971. This started the flood
      > of easy credit. This CAN be fixed. This MUST be fixed.
      >
      > Elaine Supkis, emsnews.wordpress.com
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    • Wed Dec 3rd 11:51 AM
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      The U.S. Debt Quandary
      From the article "or just taxing the super rich on net worth rather than on income are just a few steps the U.S can take to help fix this future problem."

      I resent this statement. If some reading this became 'super rich' it likely meant hard work, endless research, putting up with lazy, incomepent employees and PC attitude of state and local governments ready to fine a business for at the drop of a hat, etc. etc. etc. The super rich in the banking industry tied directly into Washington which has been for sale should be criminalized to not reenter the business community in America and we move on. Citizens that are fed up of what our government has become must get off the couch, chuck away the bowl of potatoe chips and research which of there local representatives are fleecing the system. History tells us that will occur. The entire tax code is a joke. Lower all taxes to 12% for every class like Ireland and watch the foreign and domestic tax revenues explode. Socialism is a failed model and in 6,000 years of it being tried has failed every... single... time.
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    • Wed Dec 3rd 11:34 AM
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      Our Growing Inactive Population: Demographics and the Economy
      I do not disagree but I will say this: There is nothing new under the sun. The people of the Roaring Twenties were not much different. By 1946 they were called the Greatest Generation. I had to think a lot about leaving the country in 2007 to avoid the pain. Nope, not doing it. If America was such a horrid place to be why is it that people globally still wish to exodus there own nations to come here? However, there truly is a leadership vaccum as that 1960's crowd has taken over Washington with there baked right out (literally) idealogies. I see emerging leadership my own age of 35-40 stepping up, although we're locked out for a short time to make a larger impact in the short term. I see gentlemen that are 75+ in the business community giving a huge final push to help America. It's not all bleak and I am getting a bit tired of the globe trashing America. Without us you would all be speaking German or Russian. Have a nice day.


      On Dec 03 10:53 AM bobbobwhite wrote:

      > Since the mid-'60's, left wing liberals have been allowed by federal
      > law to alter how and what our children are taught in school. These
      > kids were also taught that there is no shame or social consequence
      > for nonconformist or abberant behavior that would have caused them
      > and their families severe social and personal problems only a generation
      > earlier. This was seen as "modern" and self-empowering.
      >
      > Any adult with a brain knew this was wrong for our kids from the
      > very beginning, but it was shocking to see how many citizens and
      > our gov't bought into this "revised" educational agenda which was
      > introduced to America by teachers who would have been seen as treacherous
      > communists just a few years earlier. Of course, the kids loved it!
      > It meant they could be antisocial, stupid, ignorant, fat, lazy, dirty
      > and sloppy and it was seen as OK by other kids and even all of society!
      > No shame at all. Look what has happened from that purposeful agenda.
      > We now have among the worst educated kids in the world, a catastrophic
      > drop from the best in the 50's. We now have pervasive child obesity
      > right down to kindergarten, massive unwed and child pregnancies due
      > to essentially free and open sex, violent criminals stalking the
      > streets after minimal sentences for horrendous crimes, drugs, criminal
      > chic tattoos and body piercings everywhere, and socially damaging,
      > abberant juvenile behavior with no consequences now accepted as "age
      > appropriate" in newspeak sociobabble. We have also created "alternative"...
      > schools for the worst antisocial, drug addicted, and serious mental
      > problem kids where they are taught nothing and are pushed through
      > to pollute the system still illiterate and ignorant and essentially
      > worthless and harmful to themselves and society.
      >
      > With all these purposeful negative influences from this pervasive
      > and now-accepted near insanity we have placed into the minds of our
      > kids and society, we have all the building blocks solidly in place
      > for a failed social system sooner than you may think. So, good luck
      > with that in today's America! Many of you well deserve what is coming.
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    • Wed Dec 3rd 11:23 AM
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      Our Growing Inactive Population: Demographics and the Economy
      Yep. It's called Healthcare and I have already invested accordingly, but what Washington does with policy over the next few months in this regard must be closely watched.


      On Dec 03 08:30 AM archman82011 wrote:

      > <<Retiring baby boomers as a group are far wealthier today than their
      > counterparts of previous generations.>>
      >
      > Nice article.
      > Just one problem: There is no baby boomer retirement savings. or
      > wealth.
      >
      > It is all a media created myth to keep the public throwing their
      > money at an industry that does not "manage" assets. They "gather"
      > assets.
      >
      > An extensive study of baby boomers was done and released approx 3
      > months ago. Here is what they found:
      >
      > 50% of baby boomers will rely soley on social Security for retirement.
      >
      > 30% of baby boomers have $100K or less for retirement.
      > 10% of baby boomers have $200K or less for retirement.
      > The last 10% have $200K or more towards retirement.
      >
      > For years, the smart ones among us have known that the top 10% of
      > this country controls 90% of its net worth. That applies to baby
      > boomers as well.
      >
      > And if you think that baby boomers selling their residences is going
      > to make up the difference, think again. Baby boomers mortgaged their
      > lives away just like non baby boomers, so essentially many have little
      > equity in their homes anyway.
      >
      > I made a statement to a friend last year that I know is going to
      > come true.
      > Is it a sad statement:
      >
      > "Over the coming 25 years, you are going to see levels of senior
      > citizen poverty, that is going to make the depression look like a
      > picnic."
      >
      > Sad, but true. The media has failed at its attempt to fool people
      > about all this "baby boomer wealth". Just watch as it unfolds.<br/>
      >
      > Invest accordingly.
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    • Wed Dec 3rd 11:17 AM
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      The American Crisis and the Case for an Inflationary Depression
      Bravo.


      On Dec 03 10:55 AM paultaut wrote:

      > Thank you all, I only got into this article because N. S. appeared
      > to be getting a bum rap. I personally disagree with the 3,300 level
      > since I can't see inflation without inflated assets of some sort.
      >
      >
      > There are opinions and then there are opinions held by only one person.
      > Those who are selfopinionated will never listen to anyone else. Hopefully,
      > I will, at least listen. IMHO
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    • Wed Dec 3rd 11:16 AM
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      The American Crisis and the Case for an Inflationary Depression
      Where will all that created money from the U.S. go? Where did that initial round of $200 B in February go? It went into the IB's and created $150 barrel of oil.

      This downturn over the last year has been painful and will get worse. I am in the camp of further deflation for another three quarters whipsawing a bit then a period of relative calm before we see inflation jumps. So I agree with the writer to some degree.

      To posters comments, article too long on why this happened and it seems we are now entering into the acceptance phase/market capitulation.

      What the government, investment community and entrepenuars can do proactively is accelerate technology and information sharing to increase the efficiencies of returns on where the liquidity goes and decreasing imbalances as mentioned in the oil example. Let's hope government relearns the words 'market research'. I am not a big Obama fan but I do respect his repeated mention that utilizing technology is critical. Of course, the younger innovators and entrepenuars that can execute such technologies are shut out of the market at present. Washington will have to think outside the box on that point for faster implementation on that point.
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    • Tue Dec 2nd 13:25 PM
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      The NBER Catches Up to Main St.
      The short but painful next leg down into depressionary conditions already manifesting themselves will simply be called a deep recession. It will be the non-depression, depression just as this recession was the non-recession, recession. The non-ROI market for most this last few years since 2002 can be called the ROI-Non-ROI-ROI. You see, it all just depends on what the meaning of the word is, is. Is can be isn't and it can be is. And if is isn't, then isn't can be is as well. Gee, why doesn't anybody just trust the government? Perhaps we should slow down the bullshit generator ( www.dack.com/web/bulls... ) and learn to all use one set of books and a magical invention called a spreadsheet to run our economy and businesses.
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    • Tue Dec 2nd 13:17 PM
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      Who Says We're Not in a 'Real' Recession?
      correction: CANT see Ms Noonan at the food line. But do not fear, those people will exit the market and government, but not soon enough for my liking.
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    • Tue Dec 2nd 13:15 PM
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      Who Says We're Not in a 'Real' Recession?
      This is called the 'encapuslation effect'. Those at the top are effected the last. Those at the bottom feel the immense pain first. Also, I wasn't around in the Great Depression, but I do not recall reading about those CEO's who lurched there companies into failure leaving with tens of millions of dollars and lukrative deals in other politically connected ventures to boot. Hence, the CEO's diving from buildings in the Great Depression. Why jump from a building when you can buy a private yacht club in Tahiti and speculate if the U.S. economic system will collapse or not? Socialism happened then as it is now and many of the same mistakes are being repeated, to me it is simply that Washington as the global financial empire has a bit more to spread around to those in power. I was at a church helping some folks on Thanksgiving this year. Ummmm, there stories of going from riches to rags very quickly is an entirely different perspective then what Ms. Noonan's personal experience is. But somehow, I can see Ms. Noonan at the food line (replace food with soup on Great Depression reference and thank God we do have a bit more social net now).
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    • Tue Dec 2nd 12:54 PM
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      Bailouts: Unfair to Non-Bailees
      Ooooh. The truth sting so much sometimes. The Founding Fathers insisted that at some point we will have to deal with our own lost government the hard way. Such a shame about human nature, power and corruption.


      On Nov 30 10:08 PM Jackson Cash wrote:

      > Dear John,
      > Thank you for your vote.
      >
      > Love,
      > Incumbent Congress
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    • Tue Dec 2nd 12:50 PM
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      12 Observations on Current Market Stress
      I admire the ability for you to self-reflect honestly with yourself and the public Mr. Merkle. I learned some lessons the hard way as well along the way.

      I also appreciate your time to report as you do using facts and numbers. Now when individuals such as yourself are in Washington we'll get much resolved and back to business.

      Unfortunately, those in power intend to stay there and milk it until the citizenship wakes up and begins researching which individuals have caused the damage, are continuing to cause it and vote them out and good leadership in. This sounds like a broken record from me over the last year in the investment community. I am not glad or happy I am proven correct. Over the last two years on economics and politics I wish I was very, very wrong. Hopefully, I am also correct the depressionary conditions the U.S. will face will be temporary and we'll return to a bull market by 2013.
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    • Mon Dec 1st 15:22 PM
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      Last Thursday Was the Bottom - It's Time to Get Back in
      You got it. The market is experiencing wild gyrations. This is probably an interesting time for daytraders with healthy risk appetites to make a massive fortune or go instantly bust trying. I will wait until the end of the 1st quarter to begin 'nibbling'. While there are some bright minds joining the Obama economic advisory team, beyond the pledge to backstop global debt, there is no policy. When I begin seeing what it is, I can then begin making decisions. Should I invest in the markets or should I invest in a bomb shelter? I will guess it will be something in-between.


      On Nov 28 08:47 AM manohmanoh wrote:

      > The S&amp;P (to pick a broadly-based index) is up 18+% percent in
      > FOUR DAYS, and NOW is the time to buy? Are you, by chance, long the
      > rearview-mirror industry as well? I hope so, as you seem to be their
      > best customer. How about providing the same advice (if that is your
      > belief) after a 5% pullback? I'm long HERO as well (mixed company
      > at best ... unfortunately for you ... ha ha ha) ... and I have been
      > buying as well starting last Thursday (call it blind luck), but I
      > actually lightened up a bit on that new money, taking 1/3 off the
      > table on Wednesday. My crystal ball is a bit fuzzy, but a 50% move
      > in GS and JEC seemed like pretty big moves to me in 5 days (even
      > including the drop I took last Thursday) ... FYI, I'm still an idiot
      > (in case there was any doubt), b/c I included a "lottery ticket"
      > investment in Nortel (which is down in the past week of course).
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