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  • The Investment Delusion

    February 25, 2009

    • One of the most common questions fielded by the Archdruid at speaking gigs about peak oil is what investment strategy he recommends. Are you ready for the bad news? Check out this week's Archdruid Report post.
  • A nation of debtors is not free a free people.

    January 28, 2009

    • The economy...Oy! And my second book of epigrams will be out in a few months. Here is a selection from the chapter on Wealth. And some advice for managing the stress regarding your investments: Don't Look! When the economy crashes you need to keep your head, even if you’ve lost everything else. The mark of an amateur investor is “believing” in a stock.  What you own lets you sleep -- what ...
  • Selling Short America and the Rest of the World

    September 14, 2008

    • Oh, how the mighty have fallen", is a quote from the Old Testament that pertains to the collapse of past dynasties. In today's world, it deals with the downfall of the major infrastructure of capital markets in the USA and the systemic fallout all around the world. The demise of Bear Sterns, Freddie Mac (FRE), Fannie Mae (FNM), and IndyMac are a few events that have already caused ...