tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post4282491084648451311..comments2023-10-22T11:30:33.581-04:00Comments on Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Investor: Is There a Limb Getting Ready to Break?Robert Wasilewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04536814650758511673noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-18797642848480816152010-08-16T20:56:55.763-04:002010-08-16T20:56:55.763-04:00Great comments. I have to say that I'm not rea...Great comments. I have to say that I'm not real encouraged by the Dodd-Frank bill.\ and agree with the link provided by Kevin. I agree that the problems were caused by the Fed and one of the main culprits was Bernanke. If they had not gone to 1% in 2003 the housing crisis would have been a blip in my opinion. <br />I believe they were spooked by what had happened in Japan and over-reacted. DIY Investorhttp://rwinvesting.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-10146828147805867182010-08-16T14:54:57.476-04:002010-08-16T14:54:57.476-04:00Keeping the printing presses running 24/7 certainl...Keeping the printing presses running 24/7 certainly seems very dangerous and short-sighted. How long will it take from our global brethren to refuse to play the game once we're branded as completely irresponsible.Shawn Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05668363529447868141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-50250486477638191322010-08-16T13:11:49.719-04:002010-08-16T13:11:49.719-04:00I agree Mike - that stimulus twig is going to brea...I agree Mike - that stimulus twig is going to break soon. It won't take a mighty wind to snap it off. It should be a very interesting fall.<br /><br />On another but related economic note: is keeping the printing presses running 24/7 a long-term solution to get out of debt? I just can't see how this behaviour will not collapse things in the long-run. Folks just getting by now, might My Own Advisorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864437851943871224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-77808823752474990012010-08-16T10:45:53.393-04:002010-08-16T10:45:53.393-04:00Here's an interesting 4-part commentary and an...Here's an interesting 4-part commentary and analysis of the new bill:<br /><br />http://dailycapitalist.com/2010/08/11/the-dodd-frank-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act-the-triumph-of-crony-capitalism-part-1/Kevin@InvestItWiselyhttp://www.investitwisely.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-3095595274566860662010-08-16T10:44:19.620-04:002010-08-16T10:44:19.620-04:00Usually speculation plays a vital role in the allo...Usually speculation plays a vital role in the allocation of resources, but not when the traders can socialize their losses on society... <br /><br />What are they going to do, pass another huge stimulus if the shit hits the fan again? More likely, the Fed will just buy up a bunch of assets and inject cash directly into businesses. From what I have read, the new financial bill gives them Kevin@InvestItWiselyhttp://www.investitwisely.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-8513179950181664492010-08-14T13:00:51.481-04:002010-08-14T13:00:51.481-04:00I was telling myself the same thing with the yield...I was telling myself the same thing with the yield curve. Or, I should say the bond market doesn't look too confident here. With September around the corner, it looks like that limb could be getting heavier. Stimulus only has so much effect and then we have the consequences. Should be an interesting end of the year.Mkehttp://www.thewisebuck.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-35291353966705886392010-08-14T11:05:32.715-04:002010-08-14T11:05:32.715-04:00I'm still in the camp that interest rates, esp...I'm still in the camp that interest rates, especially long-term rates, are going up. I just don't know when the Fed's artificially low interest rate policy will be reversed. But I'm not making any leveraged bets on it. I'm just keeping my maturities short.The Grouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16355057736314451831noreply@blogger.com