This is the supposed chart that all stock buyers want, but few will ever receive – unless you have inside information. We have written extensively on the ways in which stocks are both unnecessary for capitalism, misrepresented by the stock pushing industry and actually counterproductive to the competent management of companies. We thought we would [...]
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The Case Against Stock – Compendium
Posted in Capitalism, Investment Advice, Stock Market, Yield Disparity on May 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Epidemic of False Information in Economics and Finance
Posted in Deliberately False Financial Information, Economic Bubbles, Economics, Investment Advice, Media Corruption, Yield Disparity, tagged CEPR.net, DollarsandSense.org, Enron, Goldman Sacks, Michael Hudson, Naomi Klein, SEC on January 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Wouldn’t it be nice if deliberately misleading and biased economics and financial information released by concentrated power came with this warning label? We think now is an appropriate time point out the massive amount of false information that surrounds all of us. Here are a few of the main sources: Academics: Focuses on teaching overly [...]
The Inaccuracy of Average Return
Posted in Investment Advice, Stock Market, Yield Disparity on January 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Abstract Averages are highly misleading. They mask the concentrations of return in the investment business. However, returns are not evenly distributed to investors. This is not only because of differences in stock picking acumen, but also due to the way financial systems are designed to benefit a special class of investors to the detriment of [...]
Lessons from Privatizing Retirement Funds
Posted in 657969, Economic History, Investment Advice, Stock Market, Yield Disparity, tagged Google on January 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Elite corruption and lying about retirement saving methods is sure to end retirement for large numbers of the US population. However, the retirement for the wealthy will be better than ever. Retirement Privatization = Stealing Retirement The history of retirement fund privatization is clear…it is a total failure. However, failure does not stop monied interests from [...]
Yield Disparity
Posted in Reference Articles, Yield Disparity, tagged DollarsandSense.org on January 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The understanding of investing returns in the US is that anyone can attain the same returns as someone else. This fiction is what drives moderate income people to invest in the stock market. Research has shown that this is not accurate. Why The Yield Disparity is So Important Yield disparity is real and significant, but barely discussed. [...]