tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post902349578148747791..comments2023-10-19T06:27:43.628-04:00Comments on Investophoria - "that feeling of triumph when you tame the bear and the bull": GATA's Uphill Battle, and The Last Ones to the PartyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-69649611208061506172010-03-06T13:28:10.408-05:002010-03-06T13:28:10.408-05:00Judging by the amount of people on here that say f...Judging by the amount of people on here that say farmland is a bad investment further reinforces my belief that this (candian) is a solid investment. Just as the numerous followers here that are ready to short all the markets confirm to me that the markets are going higher. Shelby, further to your tax reasons not to own farmland, here in Manitoba we have a 70% farmland tax credit meaning i get 3/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-58013781214283871392010-03-03T11:00:31.643-05:002010-03-03T11:00:31.643-05:00More validation that a "FairTax" would b...More validation that a "FairTax" would be too slow:<br /><br />http://financialsense.com/editorials/casey/2010/0302.html<br /><br />"If Ryan’s Roadmap were adopted, however, the CBO estimates that debt/GDP would peak at 100% in 2043 and “decline thereafter, reaching zero by 2080,” then move into surplus. (For the complete CBO report, go here.)"<br /><br />-ShelbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-28529805253550342312010-03-02T15:31:35.155-05:002010-03-02T15:31:35.155-05:00Using Jerry's link that showed the appreciatio...Using Jerry's link that showed the appreciation of farm land and gold was roughly the same from 1974 to 1980/2 (slightly better for gold actually and it peaked sooner so higher annualized return), then assuming one does not report their gold sales (no capital gains tax), then the capital gains tax would need to fall below the annual income on the land (9 - 12.5%) in order to make it better toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-90786368667057145872010-03-02T14:47:00.693-05:002010-03-02T14:47:00.693-05:00Buffet's advise, I think applies to why I don&...Buffet's advise, I think applies to why I don't like to invest in that Canadian land being promotoed in brochures:<br /><br />http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/108927/the-oracles-tips-for-the-rest-of-us<br /><br />* Stay liquid<br />* Don't get suckered by big growth stories<br />* Understand what you own<br />* Defense beats offense<br />* Value, value, value<br />* Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-87535564990635530472010-03-02T11:35:55.868-05:002010-03-02T11:35:55.868-05:00Ah finally! The key epiphany:
http://goldwetrust...Ah finally! The key epiphany:<br /><br />http://goldwetrust.up-with.com/economics-f4/inflation-or-deflation-t9-330.htm#2759Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-86226426082939781622010-03-02T10:30:24.573-05:002010-03-02T10:30:24.573-05:00Will we continue to repeat the exact same pattern ...Will we continue to repeat the exact same pattern as the 2003-4 reflation and thus get a lower low in about 1 month?<br /><br />http://goldwetrust.up-with.com/precious-metals-f6/gold-as-an-investment-t60-180.htm#2761Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-46044909557958043932010-03-02T09:45:14.080-05:002010-03-02T09:45:14.080-05:00A little (big) something most people don't rea...A little (big) something most people don't realize about silver:<br /><br />http://goldwetrust.up-with.com/precious-metals-f6/silver-as-an-investment-t33-225.htm#2760Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-35659699233068386542010-03-02T09:20:31.672-05:002010-03-02T09:20:31.672-05:00Whereas, Buffet bought a railroad. They are not u...Whereas, Buffet bought a railroad. They are not unlimited. Railroads are an huge loss making capital investment that has been amortized over 100 years already. He figures it will be cash cow, when energy is priced upwards to account for 3 billion new BRICs moving into global workforce.<br /><br />An analogy for land is if I thought basketballs were going to increase drastically in price, wouldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-14842431914026503842010-03-02T09:15:34.931-05:002010-03-02T09:15:34.931-05:00Jerry, if cattle is such a great income business, ...Jerry, if cattle is such a great income business, why not just lease the land and put your capital into the cattle themselves? Land is not the precious commodity. And if you can't make the investment case for the cattle business, then I don't know how you can make the investment case for the land, where you are taxed on capital gains, more illiquid, and face more risk from the govt if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-59767956205931664872010-03-02T08:31:43.014-05:002010-03-02T08:31:43.014-05:00Chris,
Go WITH your GUT all the time. If feel one...Chris,<br /><br />Go WITH your GUT all the time. If feel one way than the other your gut knows all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-17473798698839141142010-03-02T04:50:29.946-05:002010-03-02T04:50:29.946-05:00Derek,
I confess I do not know which way gold ...Derek,<br /> I confess I do not know which way gold will go from here, though I tend to think it will go up rather than down.<br /><br />But...<br /><br />I also feel the current central bank picture is bullish for gold. This does not mean I think they are experts.<br /><br />Firstly there are many central banks divided roughly by east and west. The western central banks have without doubt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-75146616021907071282010-03-02T00:41:13.152-05:002010-03-02T00:41:13.152-05:00Well living on a few acres doesn't have to be ...Well living on a few acres doesn't have to be expensive. I don't see why one has to choose a small apartment. I think for about $20,000 or so (if you build out-side of building code areas and use a clever design) one can live in a paradise setting in a rustic small house with all necessary things and beautiful scenery.<br /><br />I guess I am just wondering what the benefit is of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-91825121156146869992010-03-02T00:33:12.217-05:002010-03-02T00:33:12.217-05:00Jerry I see your emails, will reply more later.
D...Jerry I see your emails, will reply more later.<br /><br />Default of USA may NOT be imminent:<br /><br />http://goldwetrust.up-with.com/economics-f4/inflation-or-deflation-t9-330.htm#2758Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-25549629264024690542010-03-01T23:28:52.777-05:002010-03-01T23:28:52.777-05:00Shelby,
I would just like you to answer me one mor...Shelby,<br />I would just like you to answer me one more question ... all may very well turn out as bad (or worse) than you envision when all private property will be seized. ...so in that case (and frame of thinking) what do you suggest we all do...live in a one bedroom apartment like caged animals with no possessions or hope for the future just dwelling on doom and gloom? I could never live Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-79874241550542876352010-03-01T23:21:42.763-05:002010-03-01T23:21:42.763-05:00I just remembered another reason I am wary of farm...I just remembered another reason I am wary of farming. The globalists are determined to use "madcow", H1N1 and another hoax they can to bring european level control over farming to NAU. I've heard from Belgium farmer for example, that your chicken can't even lay an egg without the new egg being register with a tax identification.<br /><br />Land and farming is just too darn Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-22926761203963879462010-03-01T23:20:38.199-05:002010-03-01T23:20:38.199-05:00I just remembered another reason I am wary of farm...I just remembered another reason I am wary of farming. The globalists are determined to use "madcow", H1N1 and another hoax they can to bring european level control over farming to NAU. I've heard from Belgium farmer for example, that your chicken can't even lay an egg without the new egg being register with a tax identification.<br /><br />Land and farming is just too darn Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-35660651268018362782010-03-01T22:29:45.506-05:002010-03-01T22:29:45.506-05:00.continued from prior post...
Interesting chart, ....continued from prior post...<br /><br />Interesting chart, I assume AB prices skyrocketed due to tar sands? Another biggest risk you have is that tar sands are non-economic and will implode dragging all the land values around down. However, the implosion of the tar sands economy could possibly be after this big transistion from cheap oil to nuclear/electricity.<br /><br />I see on the chart Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-41805479703169143392010-03-01T22:25:20.310-05:002010-03-01T22:25:20.310-05:00Interesting chart, I assume AB prices skyrocketed ...Interesting chart, I assume AB prices skyrocketed due to tar sands? Another biggest risk you have is that tar sands are non-economic and will implode dragging all the land values around down. However, the implosion of the tar sands economy could possibly be after this big transistion from cheap oil to nuclear/electricity.<br /><br />I see on the chart that by 1974, gold had climbed 4x and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-81869421510145796492010-03-01T21:46:37.785-05:002010-03-01T21:46:37.785-05:00Where the hell is Derek lately?Where the hell is Derek lately?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-89341403207484899272010-03-01T21:17:58.037-05:002010-03-01T21:17:58.037-05:00Shelby,
I did send some charts to that address and...Shelby,<br />I did send some charts to that address and got no return mail...maybe it exceeded the max limit, was<br />about 3 mb...? JerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-87708658022760931092010-03-01T20:50:11.516-05:002010-03-01T20:50:11.516-05:00http://seekingalpha.com/user/260337/comment/279364...http://seekingalpha.com/user/260337/comment/279364Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-63892205384963141902010-03-01T20:30:25.763-05:002010-03-01T20:30:25.763-05:00Also FYI, since you mentioned Jim Rogers you may b...Also FYI, since you mentioned Jim Rogers you may be interested that Jimmy boy has joined on as an advisor to the Agcapita farmland fund.<br />I am bullish on Wheat , corn and foodstuffs in general. My 2 cents. Jerry<br /><br />http://www.farmlandinvestmentpartnership.com/pdfs/Agcapita%20Brochure%20-%20FIP.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-70056867269221696832010-03-01T20:13:54.416-05:002010-03-01T20:13:54.416-05:00I am not a large scale farmer...i am doing organic...I am not a large scale farmer...i am doing organic and selling to friends but i dont eat much beef. My property is loaded with deer and Elk, as well as ducks and geese, and is what i prefer to eat for meat. There is pure limestone filtered water here and and enough firewood for 10 lifetimes. You really think 12% per year is a bad investment? Dont forget the capital gains! Farmland will rise if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-15345099426909889752010-03-01T19:25:59.804-05:002010-03-01T19:25:59.804-05:00Somebody else has stated what I have been posting ...Somebody else has stated what I have been posting about:<br /><br />http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/trendsman/2010/0301.html<br /><br />"In other words, banks are not lending and so the velocity of money is declining.<br /><br />This is correct as to why we don’t have REFLATION.<br /><br />There is an important difference between REFLATION and HYPERINFLATION."<br /><br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706418327765086990.post-1268013675751544972010-03-01T18:58:31.553-05:002010-03-01T18:58:31.553-05:00Why do you think Warren Buffet spend something lik...Why do you think Warren Buffet spend something like $40 billion to a buy a railroad? Because he sees the collapse coming and he knows we import our net energy, so thus transportation via trucking will become too expensive, because railroads use much less fuel than trucks.<br /><br />We use very energy/fertilizer intensive farming methods in North America, and these have a NEGATIVE net energy Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com