Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice
A Wealth of Common Sense – Bulls, Bears & Charlatans – Ben Carlson 6/11
- “A market crash is always a possibility. But using scare tactics to get people out of the markets (or keep them in) isn’t helpful to anyone.”
NYT – Stop Pretending You’re Not Rich – Richard Reeves 6/10
Markets / Economy
WSJ – Daily Shot: Change in U.S. Retail Jobs 6/12
Real Estate
WSJ – Daily Shot: Canadian Real Estate Assoc. – Home resales above $1 million 6/12
WSJ – Does Anyone Remember How to Make a Subprime Mortgage? – Kirsten Grind 6/12
Finance
WSJ – Daily Shot: Capital Economics – 10-Year Gov’t Bond Yields 6/12
- “Take a look at this Capital Economics forecast for German government bond yields – a 1.75% increase in 2.5 years. Note that a 1% increase in the 10-year German yield will result in nearly a 10% mark-to-market loss. Time to short these bonds?”