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Do you guys who live in Thailand still think it is the "Ultimate Trading Location"? It sounds like a bloody mess to me: <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iXQ7LPUXGMk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen"...

Sure, that way they can get all of our military and civilian trade secrets legally.

I realize that this letter is likely a hoax, but it was interesting. Like the author of the letter, I have been wondering how the US can possibly get out of the current financial predicament given the fact that our current national debt and unfunded future liabilities (social security, medicare...

I agree that you should do something you love. Having said that, if you do not yet know what your passion is and you just want a job, find a government job.

Not a single follow-up post on this thread by the OP in 2 weeks. He must have been inundated with PMs offering to train him for a fee.

Your first point above is a very logical way to address the issue. I will work that into my question the next time I send such an e-mail. I am not really interested in taking any expensive courses, but it is fun to send these e-mails to see the responses. I used the "Golden Rule" to decide...

Like everyone else, I receive frequent e-mail invitations to attend free trading webinars. The webinars typically attempt to persuade attendees to purchase trading courses that often cost several thousand dollars. It has been my experience that the webinar speaker usually gives away a valuable...

The thing that is keeping so many people out of the market is the concern that when it does correct, the decline could be rapid and massive. That will be great for day traders, but not for people at work with their money in mutual funds.

That is an interesting idea that I had never previously considered. Are you suggesting that the US has had a long-term strategy to tolerate an undervalued Chinese currency, buy cheap Chinese products, encourage China to put the profits back into US Treasuries, then default on the debt? Is that...

You might want to consider an anger management group. The only person your hatred harms is yourself. Time to join the long list of people who have you on ignore.

Awesome deal! I just ordered it. Thanks.

The Chinese keeping the value of their currency artificially low has been a problem for many years and has certainly contributed to China's prosperity at our expense. I do not know the solution to the problem, but the nature and timing of this bill sure seems remininiscent of Smoot-Hawley.

I agree with your statement intuitively but would like to understand the details more clearly. Exactly who do you consider the "powers that be"? Do you think someone besides the obvious leaders of the Fed, the Treasury and our President are pulling the strings? And how are they executing a slow...

I agree with you that social unrest is unlikely, but not that it is impossible. Taking a few simple, inexpensive steps to prepare for an economic or environmental disaster is like buying homeowners or auto insurance to prepare for the unlikely possibility of damage to your home or car.

+1 I am very conservative and none of my friends considers me to be a fringe lunatic. Most people think everything is okay because they do not understand economics and are reassured by the fact that the stock market has risen in the last year. However, I believe that anyone who truly...

I am curious as well. You seem extremely knowledgable on preparedness and economics. Have you written a book?

I don't think anyone has a crystal ball, but our government is obviously doing nothing to eliminate our national debt like cutting spending or raising taxes. In fact, the only solution they seem to have for any problem is printing and spending more money causing our unpayable debts to keep...

I hope that you are right. However, I wonder how we will adjust to a $12.5 trillion dollar national debt that is growing by the second and unfunded social security and medicare liabilities that get larger every day that the baby boomers get older. I do not know how we can adjust to expenses that...

I would love to install a propane generator but just cannot bring myself to throw a few more thousand dollars into my depreciating home. Especially since I had an electrician install a device attached to my fuse box allowing me to power most of my home with my gasoline generator in an emergency...

For trading commodity and currency ETFs, I watch for set-ups based upon trend, COT data, and stochastics to line up with seasonal cycles. Then I use price action to time entries and set stops. Seasonal cycles are not perfect and do not have to match for me to enter a trade, but if they do, the...