Chris Grande

Correctly Price That House!

Chris Grande — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:52:01 +0000

7.29.2010 Interesting article on correctly pricing a house from USA Today: Article – Home Prices Will Sell if Priced Right; Foreclosures Have Impact This particular line from the article my real estate friend Joe called “Shakespeare”: “Rennie is discovering the cold reality of post-housing-bust prices: No matter what she thinks her house is worth, what [...]

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Big Mac Index Update

Chris Grande — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:49:36 +0000

7.28.2010 The Economist Magazine has published its latest Big Mac Index - which shows the cost of the Big Mac in various countries across the world (120). Big Mac Cost v USD Basically, “The Ronald” will set you back much less in Asia than in Europe which leads the Economist to conclude among other things, [...]

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More People Seeking Careers in Asia

Chris Grande — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:25:03 +0000

7.27.2010 As I have mentioned many times previously on this blog, and every time I talk in front of students at my alma mater (Tufts) regarding jobs, the real opportunities, that come from macro growth, are in Asia and the developing world (Brazil, Eastern Europe, Turkey). A New York Times article highlights this: NYTimes.com The [...]

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Thinking About Goals

Chris Grande — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:48:19 +0000

7.26.2010 I’ve been in San Francisco now since June 30 – and will be here until August 7. I must say I have enjoyed my time here as I always do and appreciate very much having this as my “second home.” But it’s not all fun and games when I come here (even though people [...]

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The History of Hills Brothers Coffee – And The Vacuum Seal Mystery

Chris Grande — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:05:07 +0000

7.23.2010 In the “SoBe” section of San Francisco (“South Beach” – no there’s no beach here), there sits not only a small slice of American coffee history – the Hills Brothers Coffee Building – but also a source of mystery as to a certain packing process for coffee. [As an aside, another famous competitor, Folgers Coffee, [...]

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Ahh Government’s Health Insurance Coercion IS a Tax

Chris Grande — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:54:37 +0000

7.22.2010 NYTimes.com In case you didn’t notice in the NY Times, The Obama Administration is calling the new health care law forcing people to buy insurance a “tax,” something they were quick to dispute during their push for it. The reason they are calling it a tax now is to defend it in court against [...]

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Recession or Worse? You Pick

Chris Grande — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:43:44 +0000

Great Summary here by Denninger Basically echoes a point I have made before – if you want a painful but short recession, don’t bail anyone out, don’t rescue anyone (think Panic of 1907 – it was a panic but notice the title – “of 1907″ – only one year). If you want 10-20 years of [...]

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The Future of Energy

Chris Grande — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:15:11 +0000

7.19.2010 Curious about how the energy industry will play out in the coming years? Will we wean off of oil or continue to be enslaved to black gold? Will some new technology take its place? Extremely well-respected resource investor Rick Rule lays out his thoughts on the coming years in energy in this excellent inteview: [...]

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“Blowback” in Uganda – When Will We Learn

Chris Grande — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:11:14 +0000

7.19.2010 ["We" meaning those who make decisions on such matters] Here’s the latest terrorist problem – Uganda in Wall Street Journal One of the most telling moments in the 2008 Republican presidential debate was the interchange between Ron Paul and Rudy Guiliani when Congressman Paul explained the concept of “blowback” (mentions blowback at about 3:20 [...]

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4,000 Repossessions Per Month in South Florida

Chris Grande — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:48:28 +0000

7.17.2010 Here’s the story – Condo Vultures – 4,000 foreclosures/month Banks likely know they need to repossess now if they hope to get anything for these houses in a rising rate environment. Therefore, now that the Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) of the Fed has allowed the banks to borrow at Zero and lend out [...]

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