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Hard to Hold: Why investors should avoid an “out of control” market

August 15, 2011

Legendary film icon Marilyn Monroe once said “I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle, but if you can’t handle me at my worst then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best“. These words have been applied to the [...]

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Last Breath. Why the Merkel/Sarkozy “Solution” to the European Debt Crisis Will Fail … Miserably

June 21, 2011

On June 3rd, 2009 German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, while addressing a crowd in Berlin, rebuked the European Central bank and counterparts in Britain for having gone too far in fighting the financial crisis, which may be laying the ground work for another major financial meltdown. Merkel said, “We must return together to an independent central [...]

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Unraveling the Economic Recovery That Wasn’t and How to Invest Through the Declines Ahead

June 21, 2011

Jeffrey Sica predicts a 15-20% correction by the end of summer. In a quote by Winston Churchill, “We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything except a politician or an official; a society where enterprise gains no reward and thrift, no privilege.” Stocks have declined for 6 straight [...]

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Cheating Gravity. Is The Market Rebound Over?

May 31, 2011

Six-time Grammy award winning Alternative Rock band, The Foo Fighters recently released their seventh album entitled “Wasting Light”. The first two lines from the single entitled “Rope” read; “This indecision’s got me climbing the walls. I’ve been cheating gravity and waiting on the fall”. These two verses articulate what has been occurring recently with both [...]

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It’s a Long Way from Wrong to Right

May 6, 2011

The movie “Crazy Heart” is a story of an “out of control” alcoholic country music star who is trying to get his life together after beginning a relationship with Jean, a young  journalist portrayed by Maggie Gyllenhall. “Bad Blake”, played by Jeff Bridges, enters a treatment center for alcoholism and thus attempts to make amends [...]

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Post Interlude: How To Invest During The Curtain Call Of The Market Rebound

March 28, 2011

Jeff discusses replacing the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. In the 1500s, most theatrical plays were dark and somewhat depressing with a religious theme to essentially make people feel guilty about … just about everything. Unlike today, most entertainment was not meant to help people escape. A play about the “Black Plague” was [...]

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The Law of Unintended Consequences: The Worst Mistake in Decades

February 28, 2011

  The law of unintended consequences has long existed dating back to at least Adam Smith but was popularized in the twentieth century by sociologist Robert K. Merton. In his theory, Merton stated that often unanticipated consequences or unforeseen consequences are outcomes that are not the outcomes intended by a purposeful action. In some cases, the [...]

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Blissful Ignorance: Why the Financial Markets are Ignoring the Crisis in Egypt

February 8, 2011

 The phrase “ignorance is bliss” is a passage from a Thomas Gray poem “Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College” (1742). The complete phrase, “Where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise” has often been interpreted as “what you don’t know can’t hurt you”. Unfortunately, using this proverb as the approach by which the [...]

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And The Loser Is … Why Financials Will Be The Worst Performing Sector Of The Next Decade … Again

January 26, 2011

It’s the much anticipated time of the year when the entertainment industry honors their own achievements by presenting the world with the nominations for the Academy Awards. These awards showcase the best of Hollywood, with critically acclaimed movies like “THE KINGS SPEECH” – leading the ballots with a staggering 12 nominations. It is a night [...]

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True Grit – Investing With A Vengeance

January 8, 2011

               This year Hollywood is ending the year with a vengeance amidst the remake of the 1969 classic, TRUE GRIT, which starred the original Hollywood bad ass, John Wayne. This exceptional remake is quite a divergence from the standard no plot, special effect extravaganzas, starring former Disney Channel celebrities we’ve grown accustomed to at this time [...]

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