The Sane Investor

April 13th, 2009

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So I decided to run with the comedics a little while longer.  Today’s comic is in response to a recent announcement by HSBC that they are going to try and sell three of their landmark buildings and raise additional capital through the sale of shares.  A recapitilization attempt that doesn’t involve going straight to the government should always be encouraged over lining up for government handouts.  I personally feel that the government should only have a role if all other alternatives have been exhausted, and it sounds like HSBC isn’t there yet. (more…)

April 10th, 2009

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I know a while back, probably 6-7 months ago if you really put the gun to my head for a date, I was doing “funny” pictures/comics that were relevant to mergers and acquisitions, major brands, and then one just on the economy as a whole. I sort of ventured away from that for a while, but I’ve lately been thinking that I would like to try my hand once again at “funny” material. (more…)

April 9th, 2009

So first off, my apologies that I haven’t put up anything lately.  It was certainly not because I didn’t have anything to say, or that there was nothing to talk about.  You could rummage through just about any online major media site and find a whole host of things to pick through.  One of the more ridiculous segments I’ve seen of late has been a New York Times “Picturing the Recession” piece where users can submit photographs of the recession.  I frankly think it’s ridiculous because you could find photos of stores being boarded up or abandoned gas stations five years ago if you went to the right places.  And many times pictures are extrapolated to carry more weight than they actually should. (more…)