10 yr chart: what of volume on the Dow? terrible:
its not like the gov is going to DUMP all its shares
do they plan to hold on to them forever?
new highs ahead for DOW, because fake!
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its not like the gov is going to DUMP all its shares
do they plan to hold on to them forever?
new highs ahead for DOW, because fake!
also show him http://www.businessinsider.com/ben-bernanke-on-bitcoin-2013-11
how is bitcoin not at 10K i dont get it.
how is bitcoin not at 10K i dont get it.
then show him Kochlakota's Money as Memory paper
Only had time to skim the conclusions right now, but this looks to be a fascinating read and I'm very much looking forward to it. Thank you for sharing. Any other recommendations on reading?
My own father is so mentally tied to the FED that I'm not even sure how to even bring Bitcoin up as a discussion topic with him without a crazy negative reaction. This mindset was drilled into him by his parents who lived through FDR's re-education.
why should it be so hard now that the Fed semi-regularly talks about Bitcoin? show him the positive statements in their report from the Spring. he can't argue with a published document from them.
then show him Kochlakota's Money as Memory paper and then the Bitcoin is Memory paper.
most that volume is the fed and quant traders.. seems like we are coming to a textbook no demand situation in volume analysis.
i know.
so how do you remain so bullish in the face of this?
Cypherdoc, because he is/was an astute investor, and given his son in law can advise him better than most about btc, what percentage of his portfolio is now invested in bitcoins?
I'm curious in this too, because this is something I've recently started to struggle with.
FDR so effectively sold previous generations on the need for government managed money to "save" us and that nothing worked before he banned gold ownership (despite the fact the US prospered in the 1800s and grew like China is doing today), that conversations on topics challenging the FED almost seem as if you are arguing for the antichrist.
My own father is so mentally tied to the FED that I'm not even sure how to even bring Bitcoin up as a discussion topic with him without a crazy negative reaction. This mindset was drilled into him by his parents who lived through FDR's re-education.
Edit: Nevermind, just saw you answered that in the latest posts. Looks like we are in the same boat. I'm contemplating trying to introduce bitcoin some point soon, will report later on if it was successful or not.....
most that volume is the fed and quant traders.. seems like we are coming to a textbook no demand situation in volume analysis.
10 yr chart: what of volume on the Dow? terrible:
Buying a home at any time in the last 50 years would've been a good move except in years 2007, 2008:
www.census.gov/const/uspriceann.pdf
My father in law is a multi millionaire having bought primarily commercial real estate starting back then in LA. Now his kids get a handsome annuity check monthly. It's amazing how long these trends keep going.
www.census.gov/const/uspriceann.pdf
My father in law is a multi millionaire having bought primarily commercial real estate starting back then in LA. Now his kids get a handsome annuity check monthly. It's amazing how long these trends keep going.
Dammit. I did NOT choose my parents very well.
well, it's not like i get any of that. he set up a bypass trust where all his inheritance will go to his grand kids.
Buying a home at any time in the last 50 years would've been a good move except in years 2007, 2008:
www.census.gov/const/uspriceann.pdf
My father in law is a multi millionaire having bought primarily commercial real estate starting back then in LA. Now his kids get a handsome annuity check monthly. It's amazing how long these trends keep going.
www.census.gov/const/uspriceann.pdf
My father in law is a multi millionaire having bought primarily commercial real estate starting back then in LA. Now his kids get a handsome annuity check monthly. It's amazing how long these trends keep going.
Dammit. I did NOT choose my parents very well.
"interestingly, if Bitcoin only holds steady from here, i will have done better than him.
edit: for alot less work and headache. such is the power of the network effect of money."
Cypherdoc, because he is/was an astute investor, and given his son in law can advise him better than most about btc, what percentage of his portfolio is now invested in bitcoins?
edit: for alot less work and headache. such is the power of the network effect of money."
Cypherdoc, because he is/was an astute investor, and given his son in law can advise him better than most about btc, what percentage of his portfolio is now invested in bitcoins?
he's too old and set in his ways as an immigrant. he, unfortunately, could never begin to understand Bitcoin.
he never listened to me about gold so i've never talked to him about Bitcoin. he does see that gold could've been good for him, though, at the time. but now it's too late for that game.
Jackson Hole:
"Blinder said there’s a “vigorous debate” among economists and investors about how sluggish the labor market still is. Its surprising strength suggests “we are closer to Fed liftoff than we were a year ago” and rates probably will be increased early next year, he said.
Interviews with other Fed officials in Jackson Hole showed a widening split over the outlook. "
"Unlike Yellen, and with euro-area unemployment at 11.5 percent, Draghi said ECB policy makers “stand ready to adjust our policy stance further” after the 18-nation economy stalled in the second quarter."
"In a sign of mounting concern over too-low inflation, he said investor bets on inflation had “exhibited significant declines at all horizons” this month. Price gains are running at less than a quarter of the ECB’s goal of just below 2 percent, potentially risking a deflationary spiral if consumers and companies pull back spending in anticipation of even weaker price pressures.
Draghi’s remarks reinforced speculation that the ECB will eventually start quantitative easing even after acting in June to cut interest rates to record lows and line up more cheap loans for banks."
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-24/jackson-hole-message-is-labor-markets-don-t-justify-higher-rates.html
"Blinder said there’s a “vigorous debate” among economists and investors about how sluggish the labor market still is. Its surprising strength suggests “we are closer to Fed liftoff than we were a year ago” and rates probably will be increased early next year, he said.
Interviews with other Fed officials in Jackson Hole showed a widening split over the outlook. "
"Unlike Yellen, and with euro-area unemployment at 11.5 percent, Draghi said ECB policy makers “stand ready to adjust our policy stance further” after the 18-nation economy stalled in the second quarter."
"In a sign of mounting concern over too-low inflation, he said investor bets on inflation had “exhibited significant declines at all horizons” this month. Price gains are running at less than a quarter of the ECB’s goal of just below 2 percent, potentially risking a deflationary spiral if consumers and companies pull back spending in anticipation of even weaker price pressures.
Draghi’s remarks reinforced speculation that the ECB will eventually start quantitative easing even after acting in June to cut interest rates to record lows and line up more cheap loans for banks."
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-24/jackson-hole-message-is-labor-markets-don-t-justify-higher-rates.html
ok, just had to post this pic. that's badass:
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/188479-astronauts-find-living-organisms-clinging-to-the-international-space-station-and-arent-sure-how-they-got-there
To da moon http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/188479-astronauts-find-living-organisms-clinging-to-the-international-space-station-and-arent-sure-how-they-got-there
ok, just had to post this pic. that's badass:
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/188479-astronauts-find-living-organisms-clinging-to-the-international-space-station-and-arent-sure-how-they-got-there
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/188479-astronauts-find-living-organisms-clinging-to-the-international-space-station-and-arent-sure-how-they-got-there
"interestingly, if Bitcoin only holds steady from here, i will have done better than him.
edit: for alot less work and headache. such is the power of the network effect of money."
Cypherdoc, because he is/was an astute investor, and given his son in law can advise him better than most about btc, what percentage of his portfolio is now invested in bitcoins?
edit: for alot less work and headache. such is the power of the network effect of money."
Cypherdoc, because he is/was an astute investor, and given his son in law can advise him better than most about btc, what percentage of his portfolio is now invested in bitcoins?
thing is, u can see it happening, slow motion. esp w/ this thing going on:
mining etf's set to break support yet again following SLW, RGLD and silver. this would be disastrous.
with just a 5% move of the $8.2 trillion gold market moving to Bitcoin, we could ignite the next logarithmic ramp.
with just a 5% move of the $8.2 trillion gold market moving to Bitcoin, we could ignite the next logarithmic ramp.
House prices have become monetised over the last 1-2 decades as the options for good savings vehicles (store of value) immune from inflation, tax grabs, regulations (and sundry other rent-seeking) have diminished. As has collectable art, vintage vehicles, antiques, etc. The fiat mis-management has manifest itself in innumerable ways that will only become fully visible when looked back from a stable economy at some point in the future.
Exactly this. What always strikes me about the buy vs. rent discussion is those who say "always buy" are not taking into consideration the reasons housing has done so well.
For the lower and middle classes housing has served 2 roles, it has acted as the ONLY inflation protected asset to counter the FED's printing press and has acted as the ONLY method to leverage and benefit from the FED's financialization wave to expand credit everywhere (which enabled housing to grow faster than inflation). Additionally, for the government housing has acted as a forced savings plan.
Whether or not housing (in general) will continue to be a smart investment, largely depends on your views regarding the government's ability to continue these trends. Personally I think the expansion of credit cycle is largely tapped out, and the FED will try to only use the printing press to counter the loss of credit growth. In this scenario renting and saving the extra monthly savings intelligently can do very well compared to leveraging 5x your net worth in a single asset class.
My father in law is a multi millionaire having bought primarily commercial real estate starting back then in LA. Now his kids get a handsome annuity check monthly. It's amazing how long these trends keep going.
Great for him, I hope he did it by understanding the new environment he was in and leveraging that to the hilt.
My worry is so many in the following generations assume these trends will go on forever and blindly leverage to the hilt in housing. Most of my peers have done so, they are so "house poor" with CA prices that they have zero ability to create savings outside of housing. This is bad IMHO.
Lastly, if you believe Bitcoin will succeed as an escape from centralized money, bringing to a dead stop central bank expansion of the money supply (no more printing and no more bailouts of leveraged banks), then housing in terms of price:income will NOT do well compared to today's valuations.
i agree. he bought these properties back in the 60's & 70's using only his cultural perspective that "property (RE) will always do well". auspiciously for him, that was the exact RIGHT time in US history to have this attitude.
interestingly, if Bitcoin only holds steady from here, i will have done better than him.
edit: for alot less work and headache. such is the power of the network effect of money.
oh crap!
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