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by drsteph
Mon May 11, 2009 9:26 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 15796002

Re: Financial topics

I have been watching this rally with skepticism albiet from the long side (don't fight the tape). I believe that once the new administration fully came to terms with the mess they were facing there was an about-face on management. Initial attempts at honesty and repair turned into the same tactics u...
by drsteph
Sun Apr 19, 2009 9:09 pm
Forum: Generations
Topic: Music and Generations
Replies: 6
Views: 9324

Re: Music and Generations

John et al, I found this event very telling. While you can't really pinpoint a trend change on a single datum (data point), its a real eye-opener to see that viral video make it across the web so quickly. And I have no doubt that she will achieve, in her own way, a bit of super stardom. But consider...
by drsteph
Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:45 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: What can families do now to protect themselves?
Replies: 19
Views: 17386

Re: What can families do now to protect themselves?

I don't agree with absolute apocalyptic scenarios that some of us are talking about, where it is an all or nothing disaster. While such things are certainly possible, in such a catastrophic scenario the inciting cause would likely be some sort of war, massive famine, or plague, and to a certain exte...
by drsteph
Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:10 am
Forum: Generations
Topic: Who's to blame -- Generation-Xers or Boomers?
Replies: 33
Views: 32075

Re: Who's to blame -- Generation-Xers or Boomers?

John, I have some disagreement with you on the GenX - Boomer debate. Full disclosure, I am 40, so I consider myself an X'er (perhaps a cusper if you want). I have always been under the thumb of liberal boomers and their rather judgmental and unyielding approach to those who disagree with them. Howev...
by drsteph
Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:40 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 15796002

Re: Financial topics

John et al. I am not a frequent poster either here or elsewhere but john will (may) recognize that he and I have corresponded by email a few times and I have put his name out there a few times as well (particularly on the fabius maximus website). I don't think we agree often, particularly about roub...