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October 16th, 2009

Random Thoughts on Liars

They Lied? Qu’elle Surprise?!?

This week we learned that Imperial Tobacco is being accused (by the Canadian Medical Association Journal) of destroying reports that Imperial Tobacco had commissioned which proved the danger of smoking (and the bigger danger of second hand smoke), and I only have one question, “Who is surprised by this allegation?”. Come on folks, the only surprising thing about this is that anyone is surprised (surprisingly speaking that is).

Random Thoughts after Turkeys Die

After the Turkey Holocaust of this past weekend, we all can set our sites on the next major Poultry Obliteration, and that being Christmas (or American Thanksgiving for those south of the border). What did the financial bloggers have to say on this short(er) week?

  • Michael James asked What Follows a Lost Decade? the easy answer is, “I don’t know”, since predicting the future based on past performance is sometimes not as useful as you think.
  • The Canadian Capitalist returns from some personal time with a commentary on the ScotiaMocatta eStore where you can buy Gold, and wonders if it is a good buy or not? Don’t ask me, I don’t buy Gold, except if my wife is going to wear it.
  • Larry MacDonald kibitz about Front-Running ETFs no not the leading ETFs, but is about traders who know of big purchases by ETFs and buy ahead of them, to have their purchases inflate in value. Gotta love the money industry where you can make money knowing what will happen.
  • The Four Pillars talks about ING Pre-TFSA Bonus and why it is a good place to put your emergency funds. Good idea. Free at 45 asked Do you Have a TFSA? I guess you should, and you know where to get one now too!
  • Riscario Insider asks How effective are Tax Auditors? the answer is, not as good as they should be (now there is a surprise).
  • Gail Vaz-Oxlade asks, Normal or Nuts? I think there are a lot of nuts out there (not just cashews or hazelnuts either), are you a nut?

Enjoy the autumn, because Snow is in the air (is it cheaper to get snowtires in the states now?).

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5 Responses to “Random Thoughts on Liars”

  1. Gail Says:
    October 16th, 2009 at 5:00 AM

    Thanks big guy and have a lovely weekend.

  2. Michael James Says:
    October 16th, 2009 at 8:12 AM

    Thanks for the mention. I’m hoping the coming decade matches past decades that follow periods with poor stock returns.

  3. bigcajunman Says:
    October 16th, 2009 at 8:18 AM

    Me, I am just hoping to get flithy stinking rich, so I can retire and continue to drink other folks’ booze

  4. larry macdonald Says:
    October 16th, 2009 at 9:36 AM

    Thanks for link. Apparently many hedge funds beat the market by front running big orders.

  5. Four Pillars Says:
    October 16th, 2009 at 7:24 PM

    Thanks for the link!!

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