When will the Great Treasury Unwinding begin?

2008 was one of the best years on record for U.S. Treasury bonds. The ishares Lehman 20+ Year ETF-a good proxy for 30-Year Treasuries-gained 23% over the year. However, Treasuries seem to be winding down an unprecedented bull rally, with rates retracting from historical lows. The big question on traders’ minds is when the Treasury […]

Response to Jim McTague’s Article on Congress

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2008
D.C. CURRENT
Congress Should Sample Detroit’s Medicine
By JIM MCTAGUE | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR
Curing ailing Uncle Sam.STAND ASIDE AL GORE! THERE’S A NEW DOCTOR DOOM in town, with a scary documentary and equally frightening stage patter. He says our country is just decades away from financial ruin that will make the current credit […]

The Leadership Code by Doyle Slayton

The Leadership CODE
Culture – Leaders define the culture.  It begins with establishing a higher level of thinking… reinforced with an understanding of how the organization responds in the face of challenge, and just as importantly, how it behaves during times of success.  Leaders build around people who represent the brand and create an environment for […]

Year End Tax Strategies: Start a Home Based Business

If You Don’t Have a Home-Based Business, Start One Today!
The last decade may have been a decade of tremendous corporate profits and economic growth, but for the vast majority of North Americans, the 90’s were a dismal, uphill climb. And many economists believe that this new millennium won’t be getting better any time soon.
Why?
Changing business […]

And the hits just keep coming…!!!

DOW DOWN OVER 600 POINTS ON NEWS THAT WE ARE IN A RECESSION… that is just dumb if you ask me.
What are we talking about here? Is the capitulation point upon us? Is it the bottom? Do you know what to do?
Don’t ask me, I haven’t been in the stock market since 1999. The dotcom […]

Thanksgiving to me

Thanksgiving is a holiday that is on the fence with my family. Growing up we gathered at my grandparents in Henderson on my Mother’s side for lunch and then venture down the road to Concord to my great aunt and uncle’s on my Dad’s side for dinner. A feastful day!
At my Mother’s family it was my ‘Nanny’s’ ham […]

In the Central Valley, the Ruins of the Housing Bust

CASH is king in Merced, CA Take a look at what I think is the result of people believing that prosperity will last forever.The experience of Merced, Calif., suggests that recovery from the national real estate debacle will be painful and protracted.

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