Money and Finance
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- Bill Gross – November 2012 Investment Outlook: Time To Vote!
So I pulled out my magic lamp that for some reason works only every October 22nd, and rubbed until the Genie appeared in his red and white checkered cloak with a 10-inch diameter Flavor Flav clock hanging ceremoniously around his neck. Being a rather...
- Don't Enlist In The 7th Cavalry - By Gene Hoots
Listening to a Park Ranger lecture about Little Bighorn, it struck me that Custer had a lot in common with the investment industry. His story can teach us a lot about the effects of hubris and the myth of “beating the odds.” ......................
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I've had the pleasure becoming friends with and getting to know Gene. He has a lifetime of great stories and advice, and I’m looking forward to reading this revised collection of some of his writings over the years. Link to book: Pay Attention...
- November Dividend
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Some Thoughts on Election Eve - by Gene A. Hoots
Soon we will know the result of what has been billed as “the most important election in our lifetime.” I suspect that when you look back years from now it will be hard for you to believe that is so. Poles, computer programs, and pundits are forecasting everything from an Obama landslide to a Romney landslide with many saying it is too close to call either way. Like stock market forecasts, somebody is going to be right and will be heralded as a genius, probably just by being lucky. I will forecast one thing – the sun will rise on November 7 just as it has every day for a long time and we will get on with our business and the nation’s business.
In 1980 just before the Carter Reagan election, I had the pleasure of sitting next to the great historian Will Durant at a dinner in Los Angeles. He was asked who he thought would win that election. He viewed the world from about 75 years of studying and writing history. His answer was, “It isn’t going to make any difference. The mood of the country has shifted to conservative and either President will ultimately bend to the will of the people.” This is nearly always the case, although it takes time. This election presents a real problem for the president because the “people” seem to be so polarized that we don’t know where we want to go.
This situation reminds me of an incident with my Uncle Ken. He was on the street in Mocksville one day when a stranger stopped and asked if he could recommend a restaurant in town. Ken said, “We have C’s Café at one end of town and the Barbecue Pit at the other end. It won’t matter which one you go to, you’ll always wish you had gone to the other one.”
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- Bill Gross – November 2012 Investment Outlook: Time To Vote!
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- Pay Attention To The Thin Cow – By Gene A. Hoots
I've had the pleasure becoming friends with and getting to know Gene. He has a lifetime of great stories and advice, and I’m looking forward to reading this revised collection of some of his writings over the years. Link to book: Pay Attention...
- November Dividend
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