Last week, I did a post called The Persistence of Memory which sought to express my (rather grim) feelings about the market we are in. The post generated 567 comments as well as a number of very positive emails. Generally speaking, I only read a tiny fraction of the comments on Slope, but I decided to go ahead and read all of the comments beneath “Persistence.” (more…)
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
The Persistence of Memory
Let’s do a bit of a thought experiment, shall we?
Let’s assume that, in some form or fashion, the general “conspiracy theory” (as it were) about the stock market is correct. Let’s assume that the powers that be recognize that a persistent, widespread wealth effect is the only way to keep people calm, and keep themselves in power. Let’s further assume that, in their hearts, the instigators don’t (and can’t) really know where this is all going, but they’re hoping it will all work out. In the words of George Carlin, they are counting on the American Okey-Doke. (more…)
The Whirled Connection
In 1982, I wrote my first book, The World Connection, which was published by Howard Sams 
Publishing in early 1983 when I was still 16 years old. (I had already been writing for national computer magazines for about a year). I would go on to write a couple dozen more books, including those listed here on the blog, but “TWC” would always have a special place in my heart, sort of like a first child.
The reason this topic came up is because my sister must have been cleaning out an old closet, and she found a copy of this book that I sent her over three decades ago. I hadn’t read the book since it came out, and I was curious to see how my writing had changed and how accurate my prophecies were. (more…)
Cockamamie Casino Craps Capitalism
The original intent and “raison d’etre” of our market based financial system was to facilitate capital formation and encourage investment / credit for enterprise expansion, through the establishment of efficient operational capital market exchange frameworks, so as to advance productivity and facilitate trade in the underlying economy. (more…)
Gold Seekers and Gold Diggers
This has nothing to do with precious metals.
Over the course of any week, I read a lot of articles. Sometimes unrelated stories form connections in my head. Such a connection was made recently between two unrelated items: Elliott Rodger (the Isla Vista killer, who murdered six people and himself) and Wendi Deng, the soon-to-be-ex-wife (his third) of Rupert Murdoch. (more…)
