The Iconoclast Investor

If you’re looking for more information on stocks and investing, it can be found here and here. Some of our posts are included there along with other great pieces on the economy, finances and investments. Enjoy!
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Warning: The following post contains a rant.
After years of buying gadgets, cars and whole wardrobes on credit, the gravy train has stopped. Not only has it stopped, it’s derailed and is hurtling off of a cliff. Many people have locked up their purses and wallets, cut up their credit cards and stopped spending money. American [...]

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If you’re looking for more information about the stock market, investing and the economy, the Finance Fiesta contains something from us and a lot of other great pieces on these topics.
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Whether or not you agree with the outcome of last Tuesday’s presidential election, there’s one pledge that President-elect Barack Obama made that will benefit all of us, as citizens and investors–his energy plan. For too long, we’ve had administration after administration that failed to recognize the energy problems we are facing now and will face [...]

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If you’re looking for more perspectives about stocks, the financial crisis and investing, some great ones can be found here. Enjoy!
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I’m going to start today’s post with a warning: Over the next three months, be prepared to see some of the worst economic data you’ve ever seen.
Why do I say this?  It stems from the only economic indicators I regularly monitor, from the Economic Cycle Research Institute. The firm basically invented the concept of leading [...]

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Last week I wrote about the U.S. national debt and I received many comments from our readers, some of which are found below. If you have something to say about this or any other topic, please leave us a comment.
“The good news regarding the debt: If these bailouts work, we’ll get that money back in [...]

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I think of myself as a very reasonable man, and I don’t resort to the rant mode often.  It requires lots of energy and sheds very little light.  But with a watershed election just behind us, I’ve been thinking more than usual about the national policies of the United States, and there’s one huge issue [...]

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Our financial system lies in shambles, and the dominoes continue to fall, bringing down companies and stocks in one sector after another.  Consumer confidence is absolutely terrible.  Friends who previously asked about my market opinion simply as a common courtesy now ask because they’re genuinely worried about their own retirement funds … and about the [...]

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A few months ago, I wrote about the movie “I.O.U.S.A.” and the United States’ enormous national debt. That was before the government rescued AIG for $85 billion and before the $700 billion government bailout plan passed Congress, part of which is being used to inject $250 billion into banks in exchange for equity.
After seeing “I.O.U.S.A.,” [...]

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