2011 began well for both America and India. The American stock market had closed 2010 with a 20% rally from the lows of August 2010. The American economy was expected to deliver reasonably good growth of about 3% in 2011. India was, of course, was riding the wave. The Indian Government forecast a growth of…
Below are this Blog’s 10 Most Popular Articles in 2011 (in terms of viewer hits). 1. The Karna-Arjun Battle in The Maha-Bharat – Beyond Adjectives – September 20, 2008 – This is by far the most popular article since the inception of this Blog. 2. Gandhi vs. Lelyveld – Are Editors of Washington Post and…
This is the Third Year of Macro Viewpoints Awards. We began these awards in 2009 from a Viewer’s perspective, that of an Individual Investor Viewer. Investing, in our judgment, is the second most important task for an individual, for a family. Earning a paycheck is and will always be the first. But, these days paychecks…
CNBC is the leader in financial television in terms of longevity, size, presence and reach. No wonder, the network calls itself “First in Business Worldwide”. It has become synonymous with financial television in the minds of individual investors. Bloomberg Television is a good financial network as well. Bloomberg as an organization got its start with…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. This is an article that expresses our personal opinions about comments made on Television and in Print. It is NOT intended to provide any investment advice of any type whatsoever. No one should base any investing decisions or conclusions…
Editor’s Note: This is our second review of the book Currency Wars by James Rickards, a counselor, investment banker, risk manager, and an advisor to the Department of Defense, U.S. Intelligence Community & global hedge funds. Our first review was published on December 10, 2011 under the title, Avalanches, Nuclear Reactors & Financial Markets –…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. This is an article that expresses our personal opinions about comments made on Television and in Print. It is NOT intended to provide any investment advice of any type whatsoever. No one should base any investing decisions or conclusions…
Remember the beginning of the subprime mortgage crisis in early 2007? Economists, Money Managers, Financial Anchors told us that subprime mortgages were only a small portion of the US Financial sector. They assured us that the subprime crisis would amount to little more than a disturbance. They were correct about their first claim. Actual subprime…
Legend tells us that Urvashi, the most beautiful Apsara of all, gave a boon of being Chir-Tarun to the great Arjun. The term Chir-Tarun literally means Forever Young. Most people in the world would scoff at the concept of Chir-Tarun. But they never knew Dev Anand. We Bollywood Rasiks did. Lovely, beautiful, drop-dead gorgeous women…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. This is an article that expresses our personal opinions about comments made on Television and in Print. It is NOT intended to provide any investment advice of any type whatsoever. No one should base any investing decisions or conclusions…