JMcBrennan

A Contrarian Investment You Won't Like

I don't know. It's not very often (if ever) you see a financial publication that begins with "I don't know." The fact of the matter is, my head is spinning. It's Sunday evening and I've just finished Day 2 of our Survival Summit. It would not be an exag... Read >

Kent Lucas Reveals Big Profits in Small-Town USA

A Harvard egghead stumbles through the countryside and finds a diamond in my field! I'm a little upset. I'm the guy who spends all my time in small-town USA, and Kent Lucas, Taipan's resident Harvard brainiac, recently pointed out to me an opportunity ... Read >

The Silver Lining in the Real Estate Thunderclouds

I've written several times about the housing market and its potential for another drop. Last year I saw very credible estimates that our residential market could see an additional 30% plunge. And yet, in today's Taipan Daily, I'm going to tell you to ... Read >

Why Traders Trump Stockbrokers

The insurers say they couldn't have known this at the time. Reviewing loans on a case-by-case basis before insuring the pool was never feasible, so instead they relied on information from the banks, which would offer representations and warranties within ... Read >

'For the Sake of the Children,' Let Social Security Die

Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are bound to fail. Rather than fight the inevitable, we should let these programs die gracefully. I always hate it when a politician says, "For the sake of the children." It's really just code for "we're going to ... Read >