Is Gold $4000 Next?

On December 29, 2024, after careful consideration and perhaps several glasses of Bowmore 15 year old scotch, these pages made the following prediction regarding gold […]

Beware of the Media Chart Criminals

There is a sad, sad commentary on just how easy it is to deceive retail and some members of the financial community, especially rookies. A […]

It’s the Solvency Stupid

July 8, 2008 9:12 am By John Galt There has been a lot of speculation and postulation by the Bubblevision crowd and those declaring a […]

Painting the Swan

October 11, 2007 By John Galt For the uninitiated, I am a historian by training and hobby, an op-ed writer and blogger by habit. Yes, […]

The Black Pearl is Sinking

By John Galt August 8, 2007 On March 18, 2005, Rob Kirby wrote one of the best articles warning everyone about what the future of […]

Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested, Charged with Wire Fraud and other Felonies Per NY Times

Sounds like someone is having a worse day than me. From the New York Post: Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in The Bahamas after […]

IT’s STILL a Bubble, 2022 Edition: Version 1.0

Where in the Sam hell do I begin? I shall discuss the recent market action in another thread, but the insanity has not, I repeat […]

S&P Repeats its 2008-2009 Performance with Evergrande Ratings Cut

If anyone is a fan of the book or movie The Big Short, one has to remember the scene where Mark Baum confronts the S&P […]

The Everything Crash of 2021

The moment in history when an Empire collapses is always a terrifying experience for those living in that nation which is the center of the […]

Bernie Madoff was a Piker Compared to these Ponzi Con Men

Today, the so-called “greatest Ponzi artist”(according to some) in U.S. history passed away at age 82. The news articles reminded everyone of the fraud, the […]

BURRISH! (Part 1)

04.05.20 19:30 ET No comment is needed as I am not a CNBS used car salesman.