harold's blog...a work in progress

FWIW: Wednesday

hal — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:36:16 +0000

will be back soon…in the meantime found a new blog…

t+2

hal — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:46:25 +0000

some think the bailout has to put a floor (unfortunately it appears it will pass); indeed, exchanges around the world are rising in anticipation. jim rogers advocates selling the rally.

for those recognizing this shifting landscape opportunities are sure to abound.

observations from prescott

hal — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:03:07 +0000

buffett invests $5MMM in banking as tpg loses $2MMM (not getting into complexities, they are similar animals. if you dont believe that, look how the shorts drove down one company and moved to the next and the amount of damage goldman sustained before government intervention). some were saying financials have a lot farther to fall; however, no one could predict the magnitude of the currently proposed bailout package.

let’s see if it passes today.

the secret history of the credit card

hal — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:33:29 +0000

watch this while you can and make sure you check out the extended features.Â remember this was from 2004 though.

aig bailout

hal — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:03:26 +0000

greenberg has been saying core businesses are strong, just a liquidity crunch.

since they have stopped backing condos here (as rmic has also done)Â pmi is the only game in town.