FleaBagger's Blog

For Mish fans, if any are still out there

FleaBagger — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:47:57 GMT

Schiff was right. I was right that Schiff was right. Mish was wrong. You were wrong to think Mish was right. http://www.schiffradio.com/b/Mish-Shedlock-Exposed/-99733001115235480.html

I win.

A question for Fed experts

FleaBagger — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:15:55 GMT

If the Fed wanted to drop the yield on the 10yr to 0.50%, would they be technically able to do that, even if the general population of the U.S. and the rest of the world no longer wanted to hold them? Feel free to pontificate about why they would never choose to do that or whatever, but I'm only interested in whether it's possible for them to exert that level of control over the price of Treasurys.

Tired of getting paid 2% or more by high-yielding dividend stocks?

FleaBagger — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:12:20 GMT

Do you hate the liquidity of holding cash, and its being too damn available all the time? Fearful that gold is becoming a barbarous relic? Try the new 1.56%-yielding 10-year U.S. Treasurys! Guaranteed not to lose any value (unless they do), and backed by the full faith of your trusty U.S. Federal Government, these fine bonds will keep you in bondage for a decade. You won't have to worry about making too much money, because they yield practically...

A technical question or two

FleaBagger — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:40:23 GMT

I placed two orders for Alexandria Minerals (ALXDF on the Pink Sheets), in two separate accounts, with two different brokerages, one with a limit of $0.0950, the other with a limit $0.0965, both around 1:00PM EDT. When I checked on them this evening, neither had gone through, and meanwhile the quoted price of the stock leapfrogged my orders downward to $0.0910 shortly after I entered the orders. There was volume today of 5,500 shares, which is l...

Anybody know any good international corporate bond ETF's?

FleaBagger — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:30:59 GMT

...or a good place to dig up good data on such things on the cheap?

I wonder, also, whether there's a good way to get exposure to emerging markets small-caps without getting a larger weighting of large caps - that sort of thing.

Happy Groundhog Day! (belated)

FleaBagger — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:54:56 GMT

May you find true love, and if you find yourself living the same day over and over, you take some time to improve yourself.

Does anybody know anything about Great Basin Gold?

FleaBagger — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:04:34 GMT

I don't even know whether they've got actual mines with actual, proven reserves, or are an exploration company, or what. I do know that they're supposedly a gold stock, and they've gone done 50% in a few months. Those are two things I usually like in a stock. Someone tell me all about them.

Merry Christmas everybody!

FleaBagger — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:17:45 GMT

...if you're into that sort of thing.

What happened to the CAPS blogs?

FleaBagger — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:25:36 GMT

Dear TMF,

Please do something about the blog updater. It's currently showing the newest blogs as being ones from almost 28 hours ago. Sinchy has posted since then. I know: I read it myself a couple hours ago. It's not updating in my favorites section, either, which is where I go to find what to read next.

This has happened before, and it was something like a week before it ...

My epic action/adventure short story is available for download

FleaBagger — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:35:52 GMT

"Nahriya" is the gripping and heartbreaking story of a youth in the ancient world, seeking vengeance for his family, and to prove himself. Buy it, read it, love it, tell all your friends! Warning: it's violent and includes adult themes, so don't recommend it to young, impressionable readers.

Download ...

How many CEO's does it take to sell a company?

FleaBagger — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:36:18 GMT

Jaguar Mining (JAG) dropped like a chunk of gold in a slurry today, on the news the CEO resigned. So how many CEO's does it take for a company to accept a buyout offer such as the $9.20/share offer on the table for JAG? I have no executive experience, but I'm 99% sure that I could accept a buyout offer if they made me CEO tomorrow. $9.20/share. Done. Money in the bank (or better yet, under the mattress). So why did JAG close at $6.56?

Happy Thanksgiving!

FleaBagger — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:17:54 GMT

Be thankful for what you have, and you will be happier.

(This post is a little early because I have no plans to be logging on tomorrow.)

Debunking Richard Wilkinson

FleaBagger — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:44:22 GMT

This was written to go somewhere else, so parts of it may sound weird, but here it is.

Last month TED Talks put out a video of Richard Wilkinson, Professor Emeritus of Social Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, lecturing that income inequality causes social ills such as crime and physical and mental illness, even when controlling for average income. In other words, at any given income level, yo...

What's an easy song to learn on piano?

FleaBagger — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:55:02 GMT

Of all the songs you actually like, which is the easiest to learn on piano? Or which do you think is easiest?

Don't post songs like "Chopsticks" or whatever (because of suckitude), and I've already learned "Trouble," by Coldplay (more or less), which is one of the easiest songs ever, and also one of my favorites. So if you don't know what is easy or difficult because you're a sick musical g...

The Fool's subscription services are doing really well

FleaBagger — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:47:02 GMT

...especially versus the S&P 500. I mean, check out how badly Hidden Gems, Options, and Pro are beating the benchmark:

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Google Docs' infuriatingly awful new "look" is permanent

FleaBagger — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:01:10 GMT

It's not just a look. It's an interface without a real scroll bar. It's ugly, it's irritating, and it's the only interface available on Google Docs. Does anybody have A) a plan for organizing to demand the old look back, or B) a free alternative to Google Docs that we can use?

I need to stop thinking of ANF puts as expensive

FleaBagger — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:17:34 GMT

It's not a matter of finding a bargain. I need to learn that when I want them, it's worth any price to be in the exclusive club of time-leveraged ANF shorts.

What's everyone's favorite silver stock under $7?

FleaBagger — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:42:40 GMT

I won't go into my reasons for limiting it to under $7. (OK, I will: I only have a little over $700 in investable assets, and I wanted to write calls on the stock when it goes up.)

Anybody know any standouts? Especially ones with options chains?

I <3 SpecBear

FleaBagger — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:50:13 GMT

Anybody else miss him? I sure do. Some of you n00bs may not know what I'm talking about. St00pid n00bs. Get a life! SpecBear was the best. And OneStarHero. Only the good die young.

Does anyone remember the how to Google CAPS' blogs?

FleaBagger — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:08:03 GMT

Somebody posted the command line once, but I can't find it anymore. I even reposted it, and I still can't find it.