Jim Sinclair on Share Certificates

Jim Sinclair on Share Certificates

Posted On: Monday, July 14, 2008, 9:33:00 PM EST “Receiving Share Certificates For Stocks In An IRA Without Being Penalized” Author: Jim Sinclair Dear CIGAs,

John Templeton Dies – July 8, 2008

John Templeton Dies – July 8, 2008

“Sir John Templeton was an investor and mutual fund pioneer who dedicated much of his fortune to religion and science. Templeton was born in the

Jim Rouse

Jim Rouse

One of my favorite stories about community development was told to me by Jim Rouse and his colleagues about what happened at the charrette sponsored

Money & Markets – 7.14.2008

Money & Markets – 7.14.2008

Money Supply (MZM) at 17 Jul 2008 St. Louis Federal Reserve Report ~ Previous blog posts on MZM: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Money & Markets – 7.14.2008

Money & Markets – 7.14.2008

Money Supply (MZM) at 17 Jul 2008 St. Louis Federal Reserve Report ~ Previous blog posts on MZM: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)

Geopolitical – Week of 7.14.2008

Geopolitical – Week of 7.14.2008

Michigan Talks Homeland Security With Israeli Police ClickOnDetroit.com (17 Jul 2008) The Black Ivies By Sam Smith – The Progressive Review (16 Jul 2008) ACLU

Life – Week of 7.14.2008

Life – Week of 7.14.2008

Lifelike Dolls Repel and Attract By Sophie Taylor – Reuters.UK (17 Jul 2008) Today I learned a new word – Gunkholing “Gunkholing is a boating

More on Financial Permaculture

More on Financial Permaculture

If we look at a community as a financial ecosystem with financial sustainability as one of our goals in achieving overall sustainability, one of the

Mortgage Market Musing

Mortgage Market Musing

Sometimes, it helps to step back and see the big picture. Let’s say that I serve as the depository for a large government and I

Mortgage Markets – Week of 7.07.08

Mortgage Markets – Week of 7.07.08

Housing Market Meltdown Causes Massive Losses By Dean Baker – The Center for Economic & Policy Research (9 Jul 2008)

Mortgage Market Basics

Mortgage Market Basics

Fannie and Freddie are down again this morning… Fed’s Discount Window Said Open to Fannie and Freddie By Romain Bostick – Bloomberg News (11 Jul

Deja Vu View – No Accident

Deja Vu View – No Accident

Our evaporating mortgage bubble represents the culmination of a long evolution of systemic mortgage fraud in the United States. If you want to understand the

The Mortgage Bear Growls

The Mortgage Bear Growls

Fannie and Freddie are down this morning: One consensus is emerging on line that the Fed is to blame for mortgage market woes: Who Killed

Who's Who in the Housing & Mortgage Bubble

Who's Who in the Housing & Mortgage Bubble

Given the interest in the housing and mortgage bubble, here are links to introduce leading institutional players in the governance, regulation and credit guarantee/enhancement of the US mortgage market.

As the housing and mortgage bubble was a component of the “strong dollar policy,” the same players are also present in the other components, including the suppression of the gold price (a necessary step that preceded this bubble as the suppression of the gold price turns off the financial “smoke alarm”) and the refusal to produce audited financial statements for the US government from fiscal 1995 to date (as required by law) thus allowiing trillions to go missing from the US government.

Who’s Who in the Housing & Mortgage Bubble

Who’s Who in the Housing & Mortgage Bubble

Given the interest in the housing and mortgage bubble, here are links to introduce leading institutional players in the governance, regulation and credit guarantee/enhancement of the US mortgage market.

As the housing and mortgage bubble was a component of the “strong dollar policy,” the same players are also present in the other components, including the suppression of the gold price (a necessary step that preceded this bubble as the suppression of the gold price turns off the financial “smoke alarm”) and the refusal to produce audited financial statements for the US government from fiscal 1995 to date (as required by law) thus allowiing trillions to go missing from the US government.

Community Waste

Community Waste

I am quite inspired these days by the folks I am working with on sustainability issues here in Tennessee. (Example: see Financial Permaculture ) I

McMarvelous

McMarvelous

Here is the heartwarming story of two British activists, Helen Steel and David Morris, achieving the impossible by rewarding McDonald’s lawsuit against them with a

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

Thanks to Caroline Casey at visionaryactivism.com for pointing this out.

The Bell Tolls for the Bubble

The Bell Tolls for the Bubble

The inflation of the U.S. financial and mortgage finance stocks that began in the mid-1990’s with institution of the strong dollar policy, the suppression of

Money & Markets – Week of 7.07.08

Money & Markets – Week of 7.07.08

Russia is Most Likely Midwife of a Fairer World Economic Order By Massoud Hedeshi – Al Jazeera.net (10 Jul 2008) Money Supply (MZM) at 10

Money & Markets – Week of 7.07.08

Money & Markets – Week of 7.07.08

Russia is Most Likely Midwife of a Fairer World Economic Order By Massoud Hedeshi – Al Jazeera.net (10 Jul 2008) Money Supply (MZM) at 10

Precious Metals – Week of 7.07.08

Precious Metals – Week of 7.07.08

Reflections: The Death of Gallium By Robert Silverberg – Asimov’s Science Fiction Without Gold and Silver, You’re Already Confiscated By Jason Hommel – Silver Stock

Geopolitical – Week of 7.07.08

Geopolitical – Week of 7.07.08

Police Raid Berwyn Heights Mayor’s Home, Kill His 2 Dogs Washington Post | 31 July 2008 Bush Signs Spy Bill and Draws Lawsuit By Randall

Food & Health – Week of 7.07.08

Food & Health – Week of 7.07.08

Cutting Out the Middlemen, Shoppers Buy Slices of Farms By Susan Saulny – New York Times (10 Jul 2008) Food Storage 102 – 2 Weeks

Food & Health – Week of 7.07.08

Food & Health – Week of 7.07.08

Cutting Out the Middlemen, Shoppers Buy Slices of Farms By Susan Saulny – New York Times (10 Jul 2008) Food Storage 102 – 2 Weeks

Community Wizards

Community Wizards

I grew up in a community where all the kids freely used the “F” word. Then I went to work on Wall Street, where the

History's Actors

History's Actors

“In the summer of 2002, after I had written an article in Esquire that the White House didn’t like about Bush’s former communications director, Karen

History’s Actors

History’s Actors

“In the summer of 2002, after I had written an article in Esquire that the White House didn’t like about Bush’s former communications director, Karen

Fourth of July Mystery

Fourth of July Mystery

We had our July 4th Parade this morning. We had our three fire trucks, lots of ATVs brimming with kids and flags and a procession

Jessie Helms Dies – July 4, 2008

Jessie Helms Dies – July 4, 2008

Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was a five-term United States Senator from North Carolina, and a member of the

Y'All Are Welcome

Y'All Are Welcome

I don’t know which is more nourishing – getting to know my cousin Jane or getting some of the Powell Farm’s sweet corn grown by

Y’All Are Welcome

Y’All Are Welcome

I don’t know which is more nourishing – getting to know my cousin Jane or getting some of the Powell Farm’s sweet corn grown by

Vanity Fair on Bear Stearns

Vanity Fair on Bear Stearns

Bringing Down Bear Stearns By Bryan Burrough – Vanity Fair (Aug 2008) On Monday, March 10, the rumor started: Bear Stearns was having liquidity problems.

Ohio Does Sex and Mortgage Fraud

Ohio Does Sex and Mortgage Fraud

Mark Dann was the attorney general of Ohio. In January, Ohio Attorney General Mark Dann sued Freddie Mac and the members of its board: Ohio

Mortgage Markets – Week of 6.30.08

Mortgage Markets – Week of 6.30.08

Mortgage Ruling Could Shock  U.S. Banking Industry By Gina Keating – Reuters (30 Jun 2008) Countrywide’s Pressures Mount By Ruth Simon – Wall Street Journal

Precious Metals – Week of 6.30.08

Precious Metals – Week of 6.30.08

ECB is Done Selling Gold Through September From Agence France-Press (1 Jul 2008) On the Precipice By James Turk – GoldMoney.com (28 Jun 2008)

Food & Health – Week of 6.30.08

Food & Health – Week of 6.30.08

The Doctors’ Revolt By Roger Bybee – The American Prospect (1 Jul 2008) Tonight for dinner I had the first fruits from my garden –

Food & Health – Week of 6.30.08

Food & Health – Week of 6.30.08

The Doctors’ Revolt By Roger Bybee – The American Prospect (1 Jul 2008) Tonight for dinner I had the first fruits from my garden –

Geopolitical – Week of 6.30.08

Geopolitical – Week of 6.30.08

Ex-Agent Says CIA Ignored Iran Facts By Joby Warrick – Washington Post (1 Jul 2008) Agents Can Randomly Seize Travelers’ Laptops or PDAs By Jim

Money & Markets – Week of 6.30.08

Money & Markets – Week of 6.30.08

Bankers Seen Holding Off Clear Channel Loan Sale to Next Week By Cynthia Koons – Dow Jones Newswire (3 Jul 2008) ~ View previous blog

Money & Markets – Week of 6.30.08

Money & Markets – Week of 6.30.08

Bankers Seen Holding Off Clear Channel Loan Sale to Next Week By Cynthia Koons – Dow Jones Newswire (3 Jul 2008) ~ View previous blog

Life – Week of 6.30.2008

Life – Week of 6.30.2008

Local and National Outbreak of Grave Robbing By Nicholas J.C. Pistor – St. Louis Post-Dispatch (30 Jun 2008)

Oklahoma Asserts Sovereignty

Oklahoma Asserts Sovereignty

View the vote tally in the Oklahoma House of Representatives – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

In From a Network Member

In From a Network Member

A Letter to My Stockbroker February 2008 Dear John: I sent you the article on Bill Gross of PIMCO because I was interested in someone

The National Security Business

The National Security Business

Charlie Black, in an interview with Fortune, said “a fresh terrorist attack ‘certainly would be a big advantage to him [John McCain].’” Black also “said

Request for Prayer and Financial Action

Request for Prayer and Financial Action

In response to the Supreme Court’s decision on Valdez, I would like to ask for prayers for all the people and living things harmed by

From Barnes Capital Insight

From Barnes Capital Insight

Here is the year-to-date price change in commodities and stocks: Crude oil up 43% Ethanol up 21% Heating oil up 44% Natural gas up 77%

Money & Markets – Week of 6.23.08

Money & Markets – Week of 6.23.08

Shortages, Prices Hit California Food Banks as Schools Recess By Ryan Flinn – Bloomberg.com (23 Jun 2008) The Crime of the Century Jim Puplava’s webcast

Money & Markets – Week of 6.23.08

Money & Markets – Week of 6.23.08

Shortages, Prices Hit California Food Banks as Schools Recess By Ryan Flinn – Bloomberg.com (23 Jun 2008) The Crime of the Century Jim Puplava’s webcast

Precious Metals – Week of 6.23.08

Precious Metals – Week of 6.23.08

Inflation Explodes in Manufacturers’ Prices — But Not Gold and Silver By Francesco Guerrera, et al – Financial Times, London (24 Jun 2008) Correspondance re:

Geopolitical – Week of 6.23.08

Geopolitical – Week of 6.23.08

The Hedge Schools By John Walsh – Irish Cultural Society of the Garden City Area I Still crouching ‘neath the sheltering hedge, Or stretched on

Life – Week of 6.23.08

Life – Week of 6.23.08

America at Home: Small Houses and Quirky Homes Photos – At Yahoo News (16 Jun 2008) Russian Spa Opens Monument to the Enema Associated Press

How McCain's Money Works

How McCain's Money Works

For those of you who do not typically use financial filings, I thought I would make it easy for you to access information on how

How McCain’s Money Works

How McCain’s Money Works

For those of you who do not typically use financial filings, I thought I would make it easy for you to access information on how

Is Your Safety Deposit Box a Crime Scene?

Is Your Safety Deposit Box a Crime Scene?

Money High Street By Mark Nestmann For many years, I’ve advocated keeping valuable items in private vaults, rather than safety deposit boxes. A raid June

Financial Truffles

Financial Truffles

I just love reporters who take the time to dig into financial statements and come up with the truffles to be found there. I posted

Book Review: Shock Doctrine

Book Review: Shock Doctrine

I finally finished The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein. What a fine piece of investigative journalism. Klein nails Milton Friedman,

Shock Doctrine

Shock Doctrine

I finally finished The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein. What a fine piece of investigative journalism. Klein nails Milton Friedman,

Sam Smith on Hillary Clinton

Sam Smith on Hillary Clinton

Most Recent Hillary Clinton Stories: The Clinton Scandals What You Won’t Find in The Clinton Museum and Library The Real Divide on Hillary Clinton Hillary

Jason Defense Advisory Group on Wind Farms

Jason Defense Advisory Group on Wind Farms

Wind farms that use spinning blades and turbines to generate electricity have the undesirable side effect of disrupting the operation of radar systems. The JASON

Court Skinner Hot Tip

Court Skinner Hot Tip

The coolest techie we know, Court Skinner of Computers for Everyone, in Palo Alto says Puppy Linux is going to resurrect antique computers (that is,

Derivatives Shoot the Moon

Derivatives Shoot the Moon

A new report from the Bank of International Settlements indicates that global outstanding derivatives just keep growing in amount. Highlights of International Banking and Financial

Another Unanswered Question

Another Unanswered Question

When Jim Johnson announced his resignation, the first uncensored thought that came to mind was “I wonder if Andrew Cuomo and Jack Kemp where in

Money & Markets – Week of 6.16.08

Money & Markets – Week of 6.16.08

Charges at Bear Stearns Linked to Subprime Debacle By Tom Hays – Associated Pres (19 Jun 2008) ~ Read the PRESS RELEASE – U.S. Attorney’s

Money & Markets – Week of 6.16.08

Money & Markets – Week of 6.16.08

Charges at Bear Stearns Linked to Subprime Debacle By Tom Hays – Associated Pres (19 Jun 2008) ~ Read the PRESS RELEASE – U.S. Attorney’s

Geopolitical – Week of 6.16.08

Geopolitical – Week of 6.16.08

Beware the Chicago Boys By Naomi Klein – The Guardian (14 Jun 2008) Israel Seen Rehearsing Iran Attack By Doina Chiacu – Reuters (20 Jun

Food & Health – Week of 6.16.08

Food & Health – Week of 6.16.08

Cancer Patient Recovers After Injection of Immune Cells By Roger Highfield – London Telegraph (18 Jun 2008) IPM Matters. Why? Integrated Pest Management website Exposed:

Food & Health – Week of 6.16.08

Food & Health – Week of 6.16.08

Cancer Patient Recovers After Injection of Immune Cells By Roger Highfield – London Telegraph (18 Jun 2008) IPM Matters. Why? Integrated Pest Management website Exposed:

Life – Week of 6.16.08

Life – Week of 6.16.08

Americans Drive 1.4 Billion Fewer Highway Miles CNN.com (19 Jun 2008) Court Overturns Father’s Grounding of 12-year-old The Sydney Morning Herald (19 Jun 2008) Old

How Obama's Money Works

How Obama's Money Works

For those of you who do not typically use financial filings, I thought I would make it easy for you to access information on how

How Obama’s Money Works

How Obama’s Money Works

For those of you who do not typically use financial filings, I thought I would make it easy for you to access information on how

The Smell of Our Money

The Smell of Our Money

I first met Jim Johnson in the early 1990’s. I was a great admirer of his predecessor at Fannie Mae, David Maxwell. David had recruited

Alcohol Can Be a Gas

Alcohol Can Be a Gas

I just saw a fascinating presentation. David Blume explained ethanol and its economics in the context of reviving communities at the Sonnenschien Festival in Hohenwald,

A Must Read

A Must Read

The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination Harvard University Commencement Address By J.K. Rowling – Harvard University Gazette Online (Jun 2008) View

Money Supply (MZM)

Money Supply (MZM)

Money Supply at 5 Jun 2008 St. Louis Federal Reserve Report ~ Previous blog posts on MZM: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) – –

Adjusted Monetary Base

Adjusted Monetary Base

Adjusted Monetary Base St. Louis Federal Reserve Report – – – – – – – –

Money & Markets – Week of 6.09.08

Money & Markets – Week of 6.09.08

Central Bank Body Warns of Great Depression By Gill Montia – Banking Times (9 Jun 2008) Germans Begin Rejecting Euros From Latin Bloc By Ambrose

Money & Markets – Week of 6.09.08

Money & Markets – Week of 6.09.08

Central Bank Body Warns of Great Depression By Gill Montia – Banking Times (9 Jun 2008) Germans Begin Rejecting Euros From Latin Bloc By Ambrose

Precious Metals – Week of 6.09.08

Precious Metals – Week of 6.09.08

Iran Says it Will Sell Euro Instruments for Gold and Stocks By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (10 Jun 2008) U.S. Silver Eagles Illegally Rationed

Food & Health – Week of 6.09.08

Food & Health – Week of 6.09.08

Listening to Cellphone Warnings By Tyler Hamilton – thestar.com (31 May 2008) More Evidence of Dangerous Insanity By Dr. Tom O’Connell – doctortom.org (7 Jun

Food & Health – Week of 6.09.08

Food & Health – Week of 6.09.08

Listening to Cellphone Warnings By Tyler Hamilton – thestar.com (31 May 2008) More Evidence of Dangerous Insanity By Dr. Tom O’Connell – doctortom.org (7 Jun

Geopolitical – Week of 6.09.08

Geopolitical – Week of 6.09.08

BP Statistical Review – 2007 British Petroleum’s review of world energy trends Rating Countries for the Happiness Factor By Marina Kamenev – BusinessWeek.com (11 Oct

Life – Week of 6.09.08

Life – Week of 6.09.08

Transparent Butterfly What Doctors Don’t Tell You ~ Dental Fillings: They Are Toxic WDDTY e-news (12 Jun 2008) Brazil Reveals Uncontacted Amazon Tribe Associated Press

Water In The Stock Market

Water In The Stock Market

Water Crisis to be Biggest World Risk By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – London Telegraph (6 Jun 2008) – – – – – –

In Memorium

In Memorium

Let’s take a moment and give thanks for the life and work of one excellent man. Utah Phillips passed away on May 23rd. Described as

American Wisdom

American Wisdom

Just 17% Say Federal Government Represents Will of the People Rasmussen Reports (3 Jun 2008) Just 17% of voters say that the federal government represents

Let's Help the New President

Let's Help the New President

I have been asked to start a list of things that the President could do to improve the economy. I thought I would start this

Let’s Help the New President

Let’s Help the New President

I have been asked to start a list of things that the President could do to improve the economy. I thought I would start this

Most Americans Agree

Most Americans Agree

Neither Honest Nor Trustworthy: The 10 Worst Corporations of 2007 By Russell Mokhiber & Robert Weissman – Multinational Monitor.org (Nov/Dec 2007) “A November 2007 Harris

Comment on Bishop Jake's Blog

Comment on Bishop Jake's Blog

Bishop: Thank you so much for your words on this topic Negative Press Distracts Church from Mission and for offering us the opportunity to access

Comment on Bishop Jake’s Blog

Comment on Bishop Jake’s Blog

Bishop: Thank you so much for your words on this topic Negative Press Distracts Church from Mission and for offering us the opportunity to access

Two New Morsels from GiftHub.org

Two New Morsels from GiftHub.org

From Phil Cubeta – At GiftHub.org: Getting Your Philanthropy Advice from a Loan Shark? (31 May 2008) Mr. Repo Man as Philanthropic Advisor (31 May