My Last Posting…

Well folks, my journey at InvestorGeeks has come to an end. I want to thank the Investor Geeks for giving me the opportunity to post, and comment. It was fun. I will be continuing my posting on my own blog at <http://www.happyasahippo.com>. If you wish to follow me, head on over there, otherwise it...

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Read My Lips: Greece Will Most Likely Default!

I find it funny how the market is repricing that the EU will support Greece. The EU might support Greece, but not with Germany’s money. Without any cuts there is NO WAY, and I really do mean NO WAY that Germany will provide money for Greece. I was talking to some Germans in Germany and they said,...

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Is Goldman&rsquo;s Going Down?

I have been following this Greece situation quite closely and today I read something that is making me think of what the next potential step may be. > EU spokesman Amadeu Altafaj Tardio says the EU executive has given Greece an end-of-February deadline to give details on how deals called currency...

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Dick Brass: Microsoft&rsquo;s Creative Destruction

Many of you know that while I use Microsoft’s products I am very critical of the management. Especially when news on Windows Mobile 7 come out that makes the Microsoft mobile OS seem like an iPhone. > Later this month, Microsoft will most likely unveil Windows Mobile 7 Windows Phone 7 at the Mobile...

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Patrick Makes An Excellent Point

I am going to post Patrick’s comment in its entirety, because it is very insightful: > What’s your long-term on gold? As the half-life between bubbles gets smaller, we approach a 1987 moment most likely where not just extreme volume ratios but infrastructure drop the market. Remember in 2008 it was...

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The Google Super Bowl Ad SUCKS and Factually Incorrect!

I suppose I have been too long in Europe, but the Google Superbowl ad just sucks! The first time I watched it I stopped. Then I read what it was about, and it sucked again… It is a dumb story! I suppose this is due to the fact that I live in Europe and the story is so cliche that it is not even...

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Hedge Funds are Doing REAL Damage!

I read the story on how everybody is nervous on the Euro. What I find completely hilarious about all of this is that for every cent the Euro looses strength it is about 0.50 to 2 cents earnings from many of the big global corporations in the US. Here is my list, Starbucks, Visa, Mc Donalds and so...

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Off Topic: Barefoot Running&hellip;

I just saw a report that said barefoot runners do less damage to their body, at least according to the study. > Runners who eschew shoes may be less likely to do serious injury to their feet, because they hold their feet differently, Daniel Lieberman of Harvard University in Cambridge,...

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