One of the things that I do to rationalize positions is take the opposite side and create my own debate. I often do this when my head says one thing, but my gut feeling is saying something else. So for this blog entry I am going to spill my guts and hope somebody wants to add their own two cents....

In January, my fiancee and I were lucky enough to go on a cruise to the Caribbean with the band "The Barenaked Ladies."  It was actually my Christmas gift to her because it's her favorite band.  Strangely, I received a great gift on that cruise that I wasn't expecting. One night we were up in the...

Some good stuff from an interview with Jim Cramer here on YouTube. I think we have a few months left on our TheStreet.com subscription. I might check out their TV offerings a bit more. I hear that WallStrip is over there now too.

Ford is dire straits and we knew that. So what do they do? Sell Aston Martin! Idiots!!!! I am being harsh because I have not seen that much lunacy in a while. Aston Martin is profitable for Ford, and they sell what is profitable. What does Ford keep? Whatever is loosing money. > The Premier Auto...

Ok so the market is dropping, and as per my earlier comments you should wait until the Dow hits 11,750 before thinking of stepping in. I am changing my opinion. Yes I think the Dow will drop, but I think there is something more going on here. Look at the following chart of the S&P....

For those that follow the car industry the linked news is definitely interesting. When I was studying to become a mechanical engineer I spent many a workterm working at Magna. My father was a higher-level manager at Magna and I used to have quite a few friends at Magna. For those that don't know...

Since I cashed out of equities about two months ago I have waited and watched for this pullback. I don't trust the market because it seems to have forgotten about economics as illustrated by the referenced article. I understand the market ignoring the slide in factory orders as a blip, but the...

Sorry folks for not blogging sooner. I have some insights to the market, but right now I am recovering from a vicious bout of food poisoning. In the past six years I have had four food poisoning's and three times it was from sandwiches that I bought while driving. You would think it is a problem...

Yes, I'm still an InvestorGeek! It might seem like only Jason and Christian are blogging lately, but I don't mind being the guest that drops in once in a while. I'm sure many of you have watched or heard of the new Mark Burnett-produced game show called "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader". If not,...

The following is a paid review... Finance Markets is a blog written by some folks across the pond. Despite an understandable bias towards European news and posting prices in British pounds, the blog is applicable to investors everywhere. The Finance Markets blog is updated a lot. There are about...