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PONZI PREDICTS

…position was with Prudent Bear Funds [BEARX] which made enough to cover all losses on the long side of my portfolio and then some – and I did not need…

Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better

…the design of some of these funds has profoundly impacted investors’ fortunes in the bear market. A couple of years ago, leading providers boosted the equity portion of these portfolios…

Politically Motivated Biased Censoring

by cactus Troll. Troll. Trooooooolllll. And Later: “Unscientic Politically Motivated Biased Censoring.” I think its safe to point out that Dan, who runs Angry Bear on a day to day…

WaPo on AIG

…simple, there is risk that can’t be hedged by everyone. Someone has to bear aggregate risk. The idea that risk is a problem that can be solved, if one hedges…

Tax rates, growth, and tax revenues

…was regularly writing posts here at Angry Bear) is the issue of taxation and how it affects other things like growth or tax revenues. For example, that was covered here….

Bailouts and Moral Hazard

Bailouts and Moral Hazard by Robert Here we are again, just into a Bear (sterns) market and we have to face the fact that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are…

Andrew Biggs answers Bruce Webb

Andrew Biggs responds to Bruce Webb regarding Arne’s seven questions on social security. The site is worth visiting. Thanks Andrew. Over at Angry Bear, Bruce Webb posts a number of…