[expat_panama]

	Markets		Yesterday		Futures (3 hrs. before bell)
	metals		Dipping w/ gold down to $1,145 and silver $15.81 --into overnight rebound		0.49%
	stocks		S&P record high in rising volume.  Then again, volume is still half recent averages and the index surge is so little that it's practically flat.		-0.19%

Pundits have been lurking this thread:

• Simply Ignore Predictions of the Experts - Richard Rahn, Washington Times
• Three Reasons You Can't Predict the Market - Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch
• Will Politics In 2015 Catch Up With The Economy? - Zach Karabell, Politico
• Bargain-Hunting Investors See Oil Opportunities - Jim Polson, Bloomberg
• Expect Downside Surprises From China & Oil In '15 - Doug Kass, TheStreet

[abb]

If all these “experts” are so smart, why are they still working, instead of enjoying life on their yachts off the coast of France?

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Here ya go. No longer do you have to do any thinking to invest.

Investing in the ObamaFund; Treasury rolls out a new savings plan without a Congressional vote
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3241943/posts

[Wyatt's Torch]

Will Politics In 2015 Catch Up With The Economy?

Good question. The GOP look like idiots constantly saying how bad the economy is in spite of the mountain of evidence to the contrary (and the conspiracy theory on the numbers is just foolish). There are absolutely things that are a huge issue: wage stagnation in the middle class is the main one. But constantly running solely on tax cuts isn’t going to get the job done. There needs to be a focus on “creating an environment for economic growth.” That is going to have to be the message for 2016 or we are going to be looking at President Hillary.