First Day of AutumnToday we give two seminars on the Big Picture with the benefit of our 1400+page economic history, The Gift.
While the prevailing belief is history never repeats itself exactly the same way, we agree with George Santayana that Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
We [...]

Tomorrow, during the high holidays of several world religions, the first day of Autumn, is our seventh seasonal seminar since describing the top in stocks in December 2007 and economy in 2000.
We have a lot to say, so we are holding two seminars.

Aloha All: Another turning point may be here, like 14,198.10 Dow on 10 October 2007, and 6469.95 Dow on Friday 6 March 2009.

We think the S&P 500 this time may go as low as seven times trailing $40 earnings or 280 after record insider selling and secondary offerings.

If half a century [...]

Thursday 17 September 2009, Dow 9854.58

Right now we are seeing an epic battle between bulls and bears.

Pre-market futures today went below Fair Market Value for yet another down opening.

When they finally stop doing that, it may well mark the top when almost everyone is convinced Mr Market is going higher, and [...]

Ideas listed here subject to change or stopped out

September 2008 Letter
BDI +547%
CDE +383%
CHTR +100%
SIRI +875%
SLV + 86%
XOM + 48% plus 2.9% dividend grew 9% last 5 years

December 2008 Letter
BHP +176% plus 13% dividend grew 25% last 5 years
E + 49% plus 8% dividend grew 12% last 5 years
RTP +265% plus [...]

Health & Wealth Seminar by Free Will Donation
TCPUD Boardroom
221 Fairway Drive
Tahoe City, North Shore
10 AM to Noon, Tues 22 September 2009, First Day of Autumn
RSVP by Tues 15 September for Boardroom Setup Headcount*
Old Lessons for This New Economy
A couple of hours for fun talk and frank dialogue.
By Rich Charles, MSc, JubileeProsperity.com
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Seminar by Donation to Benefit Tahoe Truckee Center for Spiritual Living
Seminar@2810 Lake Forest Road, POB 7584, Tahoe City, CA 96145
RSVP by 15 Sep 2009*

2 – 4 PM Tuesday 22 September 2009, First Day of Autumn

Spiritual Saving for This New Economy

By Rich Charles, JubileeProsperity.com

Rich Charles comes [...]

As this is written, Dow 9630.20 and SPX 1039.47 highs are seven market days old.

The Wiley Coyote Roadrunner 3-D Cartoon Free Market Economy is already well over the cliff, with most still looking up for green shoots.

The Week the Markets stood still;
The parting shot heard ‘round the world -
Prelude to the Green 0 Doomsday Book of the Dead

Last year the dollar bottomed in March at 70.70 despite the subsequent doubling of Treasury debt in less than a year.

Last Fall, the possibility of US Treasury defaults, the possible shot heard round the world, evoked the conditioned response from credit rating agencies that the AAA rating of US Treasury Securities was [...]