Value investor: Risk happens fast

by

From Dan Ferris, Editor, Extreme Value: Today’s video is a short introduction to the main ideas in the June 2018 issue of Extreme Value, published on Friday, June 8, 2018. Details are for subscribers only, but I think subscribers will agree the overall ideas are too important to keep to ourselves. Just remember, risky trades can cause … Read more

No. Tariffs are Not “Domestic Sanctions”

by

by Spencer P Morrison, NEE the wisdom of irony The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) is not democratic—it’s barely even a republic.  The same goes for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos). In fact, if a country includes democratic in it’s name, you can safely assume that it’s not democratic.  This is a classic example of, what … Read more

Seattle Council votes to repeal new business head tax just weeks after they approved it

by

by DCG Did you know seven of the nine Seattle City Council members’ terms expire next year? In early May the Seattle City Council approved a new business head tax to combat the homelessness crisis. From my post: “The tax is an amount businesses pay per employee ($275 per year), with a sunset clause of 2023. The head tax was approved … Read more

“Communism will win” officer receives Other Than Honorable discharge

by

by DCG Good riddance. Read about his discharge here. About the Other Than Honorable (OTH) discharge, from Wikipedia: “An OTH is a form of administrative discharge. This type of discharge represents a departure from the conduct and performance expected of all military members. Recipients of OTH discharges are barred from reenlisting into any component of the Armed Forces including the Reserve … Read more

French “Refugee” Revealed to be ISIS Leader Who Slaughtered Thousands

by

France’s open-border policy regarding refugees has backfired terribly, after it was discovered that one individual who was granted refugee status was actually an ISIS commander who is responsible for the death of thousands in Iraq. Even more embarrassing for the government of France, they did not catch the error in vetting, but instead, the government … Read more

Who’s The Sucker?

by

by Jim Quinn The two charts below reveal what is going on in the boardrooms of corporate America and on Wall Street, where those in the know are doing what they do best – screwing average American families. The Trump tax cuts are taking full effect. Corporations will pay $60 billion less in taxes this … Read more

China Pushing to Control US Rail Industry

by

How can this be? Don’t we have CFIUS to oversee foreign investment in the US? Send this to your congressman. There is so much going on that they don’t always know about these things. In the last couple of decades we have sold off too much of the US to cover government debt. It’s time … Read more

Tommy Robinson was due to speak to police whistleblower just before he was arrested./ Moved to prison with 71% muslims

by

Just read that Tommy Robinson was due to meet Jon Wedger after reporting at Leeds Court. Another reason for his arrest maybe as Cressida Dick (chief of Met Police) is named in Jon Wedger’s interview below. Police Whistle Blower “This Goes Right To The Top” EXCLUSIVE: How UK Authorities Cover Up Child Abuse by Muslim … Read more

President Trump Has Been Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

by

If President Trump is awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for his historic peace negotiations with North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un, it will truly be a well-deserved award. Today, it was announced that two Norwegian lawmakers have nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after the Singapore summit with North Korean leader Kim … Read more

MARGOT CLEVELAND: What To Look For In The Inspector General’s Report About DOJ And FBI Election Interference.

by

via thefederalist: On the big picture, there will be two final take-aways of note from Horowitz’s report: first, whether the IG’s conclusions raise the possibility of criminal prosecution and, if so, of whom. The IG has already referred a criminal case against former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe to DC’s U.S. attorney’s office. That was based … Read more

STUDENTS SEEM TO BELIEVE THIS IS STILL AMERICA

by

A huge new FIRE survey, conducted by YouGov, indicates overwhelming support among students for due process protections on campus. For example, a whopping 85% seem to believe that they should be presumed innocent until proven guilty (the cheek!), yet a FIRE report on policies at the top 53 schoolslast year discovered that only 30% of them bothered … Read more

Late-Cycle: The Stressed-Out, Tapped-Out American Consumer Just Paid Off A Ton Of Credit-Card Debt

by

by stockboardasset While President Trump pedals the notion that the economy is the “greatest economy in HISTORY,” WalletHub noticed a considerable amount of Americans repaid $40.3 billion in credit card debt during the first quarter of 2018 — the second-largest quarterly payoff ever (via data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Federal Reserve and credit agency TransUnion). … Read more

When You Give Your Word – You Keep Your Word – Most Politicians Do Not Understand That – Trump Does.

by

by Ruby Henley So they are saying President Trump blindsided his allies – really?  Maybe he is just keeping his word when he signed a historical agreement with Kim Jong Un of North Korea?  Could it be? Trump announced he will end military drills with South Korea!  Bravo, President Trump – you are keeping your … Read more