Comments on: This and That: Interest rates, Rob Arnott and more… http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-interest-rates-rob-arnott-and-more/ Helping you invest and prosper Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:54:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Phil S http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-interest-rates-rob-arnott-and-more/#comment-224951 Phil S Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:49:54 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=3883#comment-224951 The talking heads on TV attribute the Bank of Canada's less committed view of the future to the fact that they got burned the last time they started to raise interest rates. They started to raise interest rates the last time and then was blind-sided by this latest economic storm that originated from outside our borders. They speculate that the current problems in Europe will become a contagion which will eventually spread to our shores... The link to Canada is derived from our contributions to the IMF / World Bank and therefore is complicit in giving away free cash to all of these irresponsible socialist countries whose governments are spending money like drunken sailors. All those government just get addicted to raising taxes and hiring more civil servants as a method to reduce their unemployment rates, but they don't see the fact that it's all spiraling out of control. At some point, everything will start to give and you won't have any industries left to tax and your deficit will be totally out of control. The talking heads on TV attribute the Bank of Canada’s less committed view of the future to the fact that they got burned the last time they started to raise interest rates. They started to raise interest rates the last time and then was blind-sided by this latest economic storm that originated from outside our borders. They speculate that the current problems in Europe will become a contagion which will eventually spread to our shores…

The link to Canada is derived from our contributions to the IMF / World Bank and therefore is complicit in giving away free cash to all of these irresponsible socialist countries whose governments are spending money like drunken sailors. All those government just get addicted to raising taxes and hiring more civil servants as a method to reduce their unemployment rates, but they don’t see the fact that it’s all spiraling out of control. At some point, everything will start to give and you won’t have any industries left to tax and your deficit will be totally out of control.

]]> By: Jim Somerville http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-interest-rates-rob-arnott-and-more/#comment-224336 Jim Somerville Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:01:56 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=3883#comment-224336 Also in this week's news, Wal-Mart has been given final approval to offer retail banking services in Canada. Also in this week’s news, Wal-Mart has been given final approval to offer retail banking services in Canada.

]]> By: larry macdonald http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-interest-rates-rob-arnott-and-more/#comment-224098 larry macdonald Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:02:16 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=3883#comment-224098 Michael James post was amusing, providing another example of the law of unintended consequences. In addition to his source, Freakonomics, I'd recommend Hazlitt's book "Economics in One Lesson." Michael James post was amusing, providing another example of the law of unintended consequences. In addition to his source, Freakonomics, I’d recommend Hazlitt’s book “Economics in One Lesson.”

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]]> By: Money Smarts Blog http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-interest-rates-rob-arnott-and-more/#comment-223909 Money Smarts Blog Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:25:28 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=3883#comment-223909 Thanks a lot for the link Ram! Thanks a lot for the link Ram!

]]> By: Michael James http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-interest-rates-rob-arnott-and-more/#comment-223898 Michael James Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:53:45 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=3883#comment-223898 The Wall Street Journal ETF article had useful information, but also seemed designed to scare people away from ETFs. I can see that it can make sense to use limit orders for protection, but I don't see any major issues for someone who sleeps through the next set of crazy price swings. The Wall Street Journal ETF article had useful information, but also seemed designed to scare people away from ETFs. I can see that it can make sense to use limit orders for protection, but I don’t see any major issues for someone who sleeps through the next set of crazy price swings.

]]> By: Potato http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-interest-rates-rob-arnott-and-more/#comment-223890 Potato Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:08:04 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=3883#comment-223890 Thanks for the link CC. "Estimating" is probably being overly generous. It's more like an order-of-magnitude since I get a huge "interesting enough to consider" range of about $30-40. With all the uncertainty (and the ethical queasiness factor) I want a big, big margin of safety, so I probably won't look too hard until the lower end of the $30 range, but it looks like a number of vultures started sweeping in the last few days! Thanks for the link CC. “Estimating” is probably being overly generous. It’s more like an order-of-magnitude since I get a huge “interesting enough to consider” range of about $30-40. With all the uncertainty (and the ethical queasiness factor) I want a big, big margin of safety, so I probably won’t look too hard until the lower end of the $30 range, but it looks like a number of vultures started sweeping in the last few days!

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