Equities and Alchemy

Equities and Alchemy


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equities and alchemy

Buyer Beware

October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. Other dangerous months are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.
- Mark Twain

9/30/09

Canadians sitting on $1-trillion cash mountain

With a record trillion dollars of cash sitting on the sidelines in Canada, and 10 times that much in the United States with the US$3.5-trillion to US9.6-trillion parked in cash balances that pay less than zero after inflation and taxes.

Yet risk aversion is explainable considering the debacle of 2008 and revelations poor due diligence at some hedge funds and outright fraud in the investment business.

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Jennifer believes we live in the garden of Eden and I believe that we are destroying it. Our saving grace is within ourselves, our faith, and our mindfulness. We need to make a conscious effort to respect and preserve all life.