It’s gonna hurt…. because it has to. I have found something that nobody disagrees upon, which is the need to save the economy, but that's where the agreement ends, because ... Continue reading
Government Bond Bubble forming We have spoken before on this blog about the likelihood of a treasury/govt. bond bubble forming. The indicators were out last year when... Continue reading
Forensic Underwriting, when is it ‘too much’? Lenders will underwrite loans. That is part of the process, it is a natural and normal occurrence in finance, to underwrite, to ensure ... Continue reading
A Repossession Guide for Irish Homeowners We have written 'A Repossession Guide for Irish Homeowners' which you can download by clicking on the picture to the left. The guide... Continue reading
Beware of Expert Opinion from Promoters. Lately we have been witnessing a resurfacing of property promoters in the press after a long period of silence. We want to reassert our... Continue reading
Deflation, the low paid, and expansion of the tax base Here are some statistics (taken from the SBP) showing that contrary to assertions that the 'rich don't pay enough tax' that in fact the... Continue reading
How you are already paying for nationalization With one bank totally nationalised and others due to get recapitalised any day now it is time to ask 'Who is paying, or going to pay fo... Continue reading
Will stimulus plans lead to disaster? In this video which was featured on Yahoo! Tech Ticker Peter Schiff of EuroPacific argues that any additional stimulation of the econom... Continue reading
Short selling, what is it? What does short selling do? Most of us are familiar with the idea of being able to buy and then sell a share, normally this is referred to as going 'long' in other... Continue reading