Common Sense
I enjoy reading the irreverent James Altucher: http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/11/how-to-have-more-common-sense/
Maudlin Reports
Sometimes you can find interesting articles on investing here-subscribe for free: http://www.frontlinethoughts.com/subscribe
Research Reports
Research Report on the Real Effects of High Government Debt: http://www.bis.org/publ/othp16.pdf
The end of the welfare state is now in process. High government debt hurts future growth. The report doesn’t discuss the cause of the problems only the impending effects. The parasite (govt.) has sucked the host (private enterprise) dry. So….ongoing volatility will be our friend as governments try to avoid the inevitable.
Mauboussin Articles
https://www.lmcm.com/default.asp?P=868060&S=868156 His articles can be of interest though somewhat too intellectual/academic for my tastes.
Prices Rising
Prices rising but still there is a call for pursuing a failed policy. Conventional “Economists” and pundits haven’t learned in 200 years:
http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2011/11/bartlett-calls-for-more-money-printing.html
The average rent for a Manhattan apartment in October was $3,341, that’s 7% higher than October, 2010, reports the NY Daily News. Rents are just $53 off their all-time high of $3,394 reached pre-crisis in May 2007. The vacancy rate in October was 1.18%, below October 2010’s rate of 1.24%.
The Austrian School
Articles of interest:http://mises.org/daily/5796/The-Clear-Language-of-the-Austrian-School and http://mises.org/daily/1533/Housing-Too-Good-to-Be-True