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HomeBe Very Careful in Your Search for Yield/Income
Posted by Larry Doyle on October 15th, 2012 8:35 AM |
Have you ever been tempted to blindly look for “treasure” without knowing what you were really doing or what risks you really faced?
This kid’s game is played all the time on Wall Street, and investors need to be very careful not to get trapped in the process. How so?
With the Federal Reserve and other global central banks implementing serious financial repression, investors everywhere are searching far and wide in pursuit of yield/income. This setting is perfect for issuers and/or sellers of financial products to hang a juicy yield out there in hopes of luring investors to bite. (more…)
Vote for Best Financial Blog of 2012
Posted by Larry Doyle on October 12th, 2012 7:00 AM |
Thanks to our friends at eWallstreeter for making the effort to organize and run a poll for the best financial blog of 2012.
Is there any doubt that the blogosphere has changed the manner in which news and opinion in our nation are disseminated? So many bloggers, both financial and otherwise, produce fabulous work and evoke the true American spirit in the process. I tip my hat to bloggers everywhere for engaging in debate in the public square. In fact, I would go so far as to say that given the current positioning of the mainstream media, the case for exceptional bloggers has never been greater.
I thank those who have already voiced their support and have cast their vote for my work here at Sense on Cents. I hope others who visit my blog share that sentiment. You can rest assured my passion in pursuit of truth, transparency, and integrity while navigating the economic landscape has never been stronger. I thank you, the readers, for your own passion which fuels so much of what transpires here.
On that note, I hope you will take a minute or so to vote for the Best Financial Blog of 2012.
Larry Doyle
Lara Logan: “This Is Terrorism” and “Our Way of Life is Under Attack”
Posted by Larry Doyle on October 10th, 2012 6:05 PM |
In writing here at Sense on Cents, I try to stay true to my mission of promoting truth, transparency, and integrity while navigating the economic landscape. That said, every now and then a story or clip comes along that I believe is so powerful and compelling that it warrants my highlighting it.
Today a clip of this magnitude crossed my desk and I feel obligated to share it. (more…)
Jack Welch: Washington’s Emperor Has No Clothes
Posted by Larry Doyle on October 10th, 2012 10:03 AM |
Love him or hate him, Jack Welch did America a real public service last Friday. With his tweet minutes after the release of the seemingly incredulous employment report, Welch embraced a virtue long ago appreciated but now too easily dismissed, especially by those within the media.
What virtue is this?
QUESTION AUTHORITY!!
Some may think Welch was more making a statement rather than posing a question. I would view that as a matter of semantics. (more…)
Land of the Free, Home of The Brave
Posted by Larry Doyle on October 8th, 2012 4:19 PM |
Our nation has endured a lot of hits over the last weeks, months, and years. Despite these hits — and the accompanying shortcomings of many whom we might deem to be our leaders but partake in various iterations of crony capitalism — our nation remains the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Having not often taken a break from the standard delivery of this blog, I welcome doing just that right now. Why? The rendition of our national anthem highlighted below truly inspired me. I would like to pass that inspiration along. (more…)
What Do We Have to Show for Our Deficit?
Posted by Larry Doyle on October 8th, 2012 7:15 AM |
There is nothing inherently wrong with borrowing money. Taking out a loan to fund a business, buy a house, pay for education are all worthwhile endeavors for individuals and a nation alike. This said, there comes a point where imprudent borrowing and lending run the risk of fiscal calamity. That segment of our economic landscape is a distant memory in our nation’s rear view mirror.
My 8th grade son is mesmerized by the Debt Clock in the left hand sidebar here at Sense on Cents adding ~$5,000/second to our national debt. He asks me how our debt could have gotten so high and so out of control. For his benefit and that of others, I welcome providing another view of our nation’s past and projected fiscal deficit. (more…)
October Employment Report: What Really Happened?
Posted by Larry Doyle on October 5th, 2012 10:13 AM |
Was the unemployment report released this morning gamed by the powers that be in Washington? Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch thinks so and had this to say in a tweet released right after the report:
Well, while Welch and many others believe a conspiracy is at work, let’s take a harder look at the numbers.
(more…)
“If You Want To Be President . . . The Truth”
Posted by Larry Doyle on October 5th, 2012 6:40 AM |
Reeling from a widely acknowledged trouncing in the first debate, President Obama had this to say while on the stump yesterday:
“. . . if you want to be president you owe the American people the truth.”
Is that right? Why do visions of Susan Rice boldly lying to America regarding the recent terrorist attack in Libya dance through my mind?
I will allow others to weigh in on how much truth emanates from the White House and Capitol Hill. Regular readers are well aware of my trumpeting for truth, transparency, and integrity from ALL of our elected officials and everybody else. The president’s call for veracity compels me to highlight one of the most widely commented reviews ever run here at Sense on Cents.
First 2012 Presidential Debate: Open Forum
Posted by Larry Doyle on October 4th, 2012 6:35 AM |
With the 2012 campaign entering the home stretch and the first Presidential debate now in the record books, I would welcome hearing from readers what they think at this critical juncture in our nation’s history.
Did last night’s debate change your opinion of either Republican nominee Mitt Romney or President Barack Obama?
Did you learn anything new last evening? Are there issues you would like to see further explored? How about the manner in which the respective campaigns have been managed and/or covered relative to what we saw displayed last evening?
The floor is wide open. I hope supporters of both candidates may offer opinions. Additionally, I would welcome hearing from voters who remain undecided.
What do readers think? Please do not be bashful.
LD
