tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.comments2023-09-17T08:37:58.006-06:00The Good News EconomistEldon Masthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15444008509086050220noreply@blogger.comBlogger780125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-88311418302311123732013-01-06T00:18:46.235-07:002013-01-06T00:18:46.235-07:00Its not a good time to be getting aggressive with ...Its not a good time to be getting aggressive with stocks. The market has been in rally mode for almost four years. We are due for a bear market or a sharp correction.QUALITY STOCKS UNDER FOUR DOLLARShttp://www.mysheriff.net/profile/finance/alsip/930503601/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-24075803332001839742013-01-06T00:13:31.525-07:002013-01-06T00:13:31.525-07:00Im not very impressed with the recent jobs data mo...Im not very impressed with the recent jobs data most of the new jobs being created are low wage service jobs or temporary part time jobs thats not the way that you build a sustainable economic recovery.QUALITY STOCKS UNDER 4 DOLLARShttp://www.mysheriff.net/profile/finance/alsip/930503601/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-27781548897788955712012-08-29T10:59:35.299-06:002012-08-29T10:59:35.299-06:00I enjoy reading your insights, Mr. Mast. It would ...I enjoy reading your insights, Mr. Mast. It would be a great enjoyment to read another post on more recent events. Thank you. Keep up the good news. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-39233060295331693172011-12-11T15:58:30.185-07:002011-12-11T15:58:30.185-07:00Dennis,
What you will find here is that we will c...Dennis,<br /><br />What you will find here is that we will constantly look for the silver lining on this blog.<br /><br />What you will find here is our take -- the economy is on the mend.Eldon Masthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444008509086050220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-1632678535253081582011-12-10T23:41:31.556-07:002011-12-10T23:41:31.556-07:00I would like to comment about the current conditio...I would like to comment about the current condition of the american economy. This is one of the hardest periods in the countries history. Their does not seem to be any consensus about the trends for the economy one week the economic news is good the next week its bad. Their seems to be no consistency what so ever when it comes to economic matters. Mcdonald’s recently hired fifty or sixty thousand people out of one million that applied maybe mcdonald’s should change their saying you deserve a break today at mcdonald’s to you deserve a job today at mcdonald’s. As far as those banksters go I say lets exchange those three piece suits and briefcases for a pick' a shovel' a bucket' and some pinstripes. Inflation Is the primary reason for much of the growing income inequality between the rich and the poor. It is also I believe the cause of the decline of the middle class. When ever the employing class and by Employing class I Mean anyone or any company That hires personal And gives them a regular paycheck. Their is always a tendency to undercompensate your personal less and less over time simply because when prices rise wages generally lag increases in prices at least for a substantial portion of the working population. Workers do not have much ability to control their wages and benifits. But companies that employ personal have much to say about the wages and benifits that their employees receive. Companies have been undercompensating their personal for decades in an attempt to increase their bottom lines. They have been systematically undercompensating their personal less than the increase in prices on purpose. The result is many workers have little income left over for any purpose other than basic needs food' rent' necessary clothing' utilities' medical bills' Its no wonder that the economy is in serious trouble.Dennis the Menacehttp://www.manhattancalumet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-45993750271249298952011-11-09T21:23:55.476-07:002011-11-09T21:23:55.476-07:00Bill,
I think your implication may be correct. Th...Bill,<br />I think your implication may be correct. There may never be a "solution" other than to let some of the financial excesses "right" themselves by default.<br /><br />When they do, I'm sure there will be a silver lining somewhere. ;-)Eldon Masthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444008509086050220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-24141210433335909972011-11-09T18:57:35.228-07:002011-11-09T18:57:35.228-07:00Do you think the Euro crisis will ever be solved o...Do you think the Euro crisis will ever be solved or are we just going to have to see what happens when the defaults start happening? It sure doesn't seem like they have a clue over there how to fix the problem other than cutting their debt, which they don't seem able to do in a way that will impress the markets.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910619601367464068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-20397859284417037612011-11-04T13:12:03.486-06:002011-11-04T13:12:03.486-06:00Nice article. I like it. Thank you. free governmen...Nice article. I like it. Thank you. <a href="http://freegovernmentcellphone.net" rel="nofollow">free government cell phone</a>Tim Jonsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05197886423238011126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-8918846608855507512011-11-04T03:53:09.737-06:002011-11-04T03:53:09.737-06:00I enjoyed your post. thank you for sharing your th...I enjoyed your post. thank you for sharing your thoughts and time........<br /><a href="http://www.arbrasgallery.co.uk/Corporate-Gifts-c34/" title="Corporate Gifts" rel="nofollow">Corporate Gifts</a>Arbrasgalleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655304199442260651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-58543302522785171132011-11-02T00:00:20.482-06:002011-11-02T00:00:20.482-06:00All I can say is that it was a very stupid move on...All I can say is that it was a very stupid move on the part of Papandreou. Not sure what he was thinking, but reflects a marked lack of leadership on his part.<br /><br />It would be like Ben Bernanke asking for a popular vote from US citizens every time the Fed board wants to make a monetary policy decision. Are you kidding me?!<br /><br />Yes I think there are real concerns -- will a popular political vote solve it? Not a chance.<br /><br />Very poor move on the prime minister's part.Eldon Masthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444008509086050220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-89321286437412633752011-11-01T19:48:17.708-06:002011-11-01T19:48:17.708-06:00Looks like the plan was not enough. It seems like...Looks like the plan was not enough. It seems like it only takes a sneeze out of Greece to send the markets plunging. Don't you think the real concern is trillions of dollars of leveraged loans and credit default swaps that will take down the whole Eurozone once Greece defaults?Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910619601367464068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-69395287745350132822011-10-30T13:53:30.834-06:002011-10-30T13:53:30.834-06:00Bill,
You might remember how we are tracking the ...Bill,<br /><br />You might remember how we are tracking the years of the mid-seventies to mimic what is happening right now. My latest post on that is back on November 20 when we made the call for 2011 to mirror what happened in 1977.<br /><br />Much of the time, I agree with Fisher... although the chart for 1977 points to a 10-15% pullback this year.<br /><br /><a href="http://mast-economy.blogspot.com/2010/11/real-stock-market-chart-for-2009-2010.html" rel="nofollow">http://mast-economy.blogspot.com/2010/11/real-stock-market-chart-for-2009-2010.html</a>Eldon Masthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444008509086050220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-37395208629498077242011-10-30T09:51:41.673-06:002011-10-30T09:51:41.673-06:00What's your target for the S+P 500 year end? ...What's your target for the S+P 500 year end? The big money managers keep adjusting it. Fisher said at the beginning of the hear it would be pretty flat for the year.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910619601367464068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-8933247689374413132011-10-03T08:33:00.756-06:002011-10-03T08:33:00.756-06:00I have great respect for the ECRI. However, altho...I have great respect for the ECRI. However, although we are in a soft patch for growth because of Japan being offline for so long, everything that I see points to a lasting recovery well into 2013.Eldon Masthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444008509086050220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-48328420408831508872011-10-01T12:50:57.151-06:002011-10-01T12:50:57.151-06:00Thoughts on the ECRI call that a recession is upon...Thoughts on the ECRI call that a recession is upon us based on their index of leading indicators? They seem to have a pretty good track record on calling recessions and recoveries.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910619601367464068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-26407145792771542832011-09-09T22:53:54.131-06:002011-09-09T22:53:54.131-06:00No Bill, not at all.
Look for a post in the next ...No Bill, not at all.<br /><br />Look for a post in the next several weeks to describe my take on the psychology of the market right now. It is very similar to what happened back in the mid-70s. See my earlier post on what I think the market will do this year... side-ways to down... (because -- as you do -- look to the relatively recent events to associate with whats going on now -- which is not valid)... in reality things are completely different now than they were in Sept 2008 and more closely resemble the conditions two years after the negative shock to the financial systems in the mid 70s.Eldon Masthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444008509086050220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-77576187221675602672011-09-09T18:30:39.606-06:002011-09-09T18:30:39.606-06:00Sure looks like the situation in Europe is a repla...Sure looks like the situation in Europe is a replay of the panic of September 2008. Do you agree?Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910619601367464068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-45692137336007286002011-09-09T06:15:00.638-06:002011-09-09T06:15:00.638-06:00Interesting, according to this post everything spi...Interesting, according to this post everything spins around sales, although I think that the first vital sign of normal economy will be market growth.Stevenhttp://reliablenetworks.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-68343141280773986852011-08-24T09:37:33.001-06:002011-08-24T09:37:33.001-06:00Bill,
Way to early to tell... I certainly will be...Bill,<br /><br />Way to early to tell... I certainly will be watching closely the ISM reports on Sept 1 and Oct 1 to discern if any trend exists in that sector. I believe some of the weak regional reports are leftover effects from Japan being offline following the earthquakes and tsunami. But as the more current durable goods report indicates today, that temp lull has not slowed demand. And as anticipated, resulted in a Japan induced snap-back. (today's report was the best in eight years) <br /><br />Also remember that the more important retail sector continues to show health and that unemployment claims continue their downward trend.<br /><br />Most indications are that the US economy will push through any soft spots (with or without Fed help) and that 2012 will be much stronger than 2011.Eldon Masthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444008509086050220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-58480648427405810282011-08-23T17:39:12.883-06:002011-08-23T17:39:12.883-06:00Eldon,
It would appear from the ISM and regional ...Eldon,<br /><br />It would appear from the ISM and regional manufacturing indexes that we may be headed for a recession. Agree?Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910619601367464068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-57233770729878567072011-08-09T16:36:35.149-06:002011-08-09T16:36:35.149-06:00Here's another view from a co-worker of mine, ...Here's another view from a co-worker of mine, and Fisher Investments Analyst: <a href="http://investingiq.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/fisher-investments-analyst-perspective-six-things-investors-should-expect-for-the-rest-of-2011/" rel="nofollow"> Six Things Investors Should Expect for the Rest o 2011</a>. Timely. Cheers!N.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03259442991044289712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-57470528048748752732011-08-07T21:13:23.892-06:002011-08-07T21:13:23.892-06:00Bill,
I am not so concerned about Europe and the ...Bill,<br /><br />I am not so concerned about Europe and the debt downgrade. I am keeping my eye on manufacturing activities and continued jobs improvement. If those two continue to grow, so will this recovery.<br /><br />EldonEldon Masthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444008509086050220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-53909882185407113872011-08-06T17:21:38.753-06:002011-08-06T17:21:38.753-06:00Eldon,
What's your take on all the bad news a...Eldon,<br /><br />What's your take on all the bad news about Europe and the US ratings downgrade?Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910619601367464068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-33086667117249292692011-06-21T21:15:40.144-06:002011-06-21T21:15:40.144-06:00Thanks Rof,
I'll be back soon.Thanks Rof,<br /><br />I'll be back soon.Eldon Masthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444008509086050220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1227919517269937208.post-78158207675287110772011-06-21T19:36:19.027-06:002011-06-21T19:36:19.027-06:00come back GNE! I looked in my Google Reader, its...come back GNE! I looked in my Google Reader, its been since february!<br /> <br /> RofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com