Alternative Fuels

Posted on July 5, 2007

There is a lot of talk about development of alternative fuels, and a lotgas of progress being made due to the economic incentives provided by $3 gasoline. Personally I would love for a breakthrough that will grant us energy independence and allow us to tell those disagreeable folks that sell us a lot of oil to “go eat sand!” Here’s a run down of some alternative

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Economic Review and Market Outlook

Posted on January 11, 2007

Economic Review and Market Outlook Despite an unfolding economic slowdown, a market that is long overdue for a decline, and a real estate market that continues to deteriorate, the stock markets continue to do OK. In the past few months I have come to believe that the stock markets are benefiting from investors who are fleeing real estate and need another place to put their money.

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Messages from the Bond Markets

Posted on July 23, 2006

Messages from the Bond Markets The fact that so many people expect interest rates to be on the rise is a contrarian’s delight. When it comes to investments, the biggest crowd is almost always wrong. The brave souls willing to buy their straw hats in winter normally get the best bargains. Listen to news reports, read articles by financial pundits and talk to people you know

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New Orleans: What Next?

Posted on September 15, 2005 by Will Hepburn

9/15/05 Will Hepburn’s Money Matters Newsletter What Next? 10,000 dead, martial law, a major US city that won’t be the same for a generation, if ever, and an entire region reeling in shock. When people finally begin to return to New Orleans, what will they be returning to? Most jobs will be gone and the economy of southern Louisiana and Mississippi has been devastated. And what

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Noise vs Information (Feb05)

Posted on February 15, 2005

Noise vs. Information I have good news! No, I did not save a lot of money on my car insurance (actually I shopped those folks a few years back, and found that I am in good hands where I am). The good news is that I have just completed the biggest upgrade to my Adaptive Strategies software since I wrote it over six years

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