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The Stimulus Backfire

Posted by Eric LeRiche | August 19, 2010 .

The Stimulus Backfire ! * The Fed can print it, but can’t manage it: States hoard cash intended to save teacher careers * Sign from the times: Top-performing worldwide indexes belong to socialist nations * Rich Lee on the sudden resurgence from the eurozone crisis * Plus, Alan Knuckman about the current stock selloff… beginning [...]

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China overtakes Japan! So what?

Posted by Eric LeRiche | August 18, 2010 .

China overtakes Japan…

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Today’s Laugh Line: Thursday night on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” on NBC:…

Posted by Eric LeRiche | July 20, 2010 .

Today’s Laugh Line: Thursday night on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” on NBC: BBC is reporting that Venezuela may have massive oil reserves, more than even Saudi Arabia. You know what that means? We could have invaded closer to home and saved gas. But to be fair to President Bush, at the time we [...]

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Bi-polar markets!

Posted by Eric LeRiche | July 8, 2010 .

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” I know it’s a bit saddle-worn, but old Chas. Dickens was 1 heck of a student of humanity, and his opening to A Tale of Two Cities, what with its dichotomous wisdom, foolishness, belief and incredulity, just seemed too apropos to pass on [...]

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Markets are Crashing Again! Are You Ready this Time?

Posted by Eric LeRiche | July 1, 2010 .

Did you ever hear the old saying: “Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me!”? Unless you were already a sophisticated investor, I’m sure you suffered some significant losses last year and I’m sure you’ve asked yourself: “what could have I done and what can I do to avoid such a [...]

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Wow, what a tough week!

Posted by Eric LeRiche | June 25, 2010 .

Wall Street was looking for improving results from the housing market numbers on Tuesday and Wednesday, but instead all they got was two black eyes. Double Ouch! The existing homes sales report for May was released on Tuesday, and in a word, it was disappointing.  May closed sales were unexpectedly down 2.2% from April (though [...]

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U.S. real estate market stepped up to the plate this week… and struck out, again

Posted by Eric LeRiche | June 23, 2010 .

U.S. real estate market went to bat this week… and struck out, yet again. on three consecutive pitches actually. Strike one was on Monday… when the Treasury released its latest numbers on the Home Affordable Modification Program. The background: 1.24 M borrowers enrolled in the program — which was launched with the hope of helping [...]

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Can a regular investor make money in a secular bear market?

Posted by Eric LeRiche | June 23, 2010 .

It’s a common misconception that you cannot make money in a secular bear market (such as we are in right now).  This belief is especially prevalent among retirement savers.  The general thinking is that a secular bear market must surely mean the end of one’s retirement dreams. And you know what?  They are absolutely correct!  [...]

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Is the recession truly over?

Posted by Eric LeRiche | June 17, 2010 .

Is the recession truly over? It may seem somewhat late to be asking that question. After all, haven’t Washington and Wall Street already bragged as to how we have had an adequate number of consecutive months of GDP growth to sound the death knell for “The Great Recession of 2007-2010”? Heck, we’ve even been regaled [...]

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The Gulf Fiasco: How It Affects Your Energy Investments

Posted by Eric LeRiche | June 4, 2010 .

(from agora) This oil fiasco in the Gulf is getting worse and worse. The spill is now the largest in U.S. history, and we will live with the effects for years to come. What follows is some thinking (and guessing) on what the consequences might be — especially as it relates to our investments. At [...]

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