Crawling Road » Economics http://crawlingroad.com/blog The Permanent Portfolio, Investing, Finance and Random Thoughts. Tue, 15 May 2012 10:05:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= The Crawling Road Money Show focuses on investing, finance and economics. We discuss the Permanent Portfolio and other topics to make investing simple and successful. Craig Rowland clean Craig Rowland podcastsxml@crawlingroad.com podcastsxml@crawlingroad.com (Craig Rowland) 2010-2012 Craig Rowland Simple investing for success. investing, permanent portfolio, indexing, stocks, bonds, cash, gold, harry browne, john chandler, craig rowland, craigr, crawling road Crawling Road » Economics http://crawlingroad.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://crawlingroad.com/blog/category/economics/ Governments Like Inflation http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/25/governments-like-inflation/ http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/25/governments-like-inflation/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:12:10 +0000 Craig Rowland http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=6243

From The Crawling Road Blog - The Permanent Portfolio Discussion and More

Let’s talk about Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) again. It’s no secret that I dislike them vs. gold in the Permanent Portfolio. But will they ever “default” as some say? No, they won’t. But this doesn’t mean they don’t have other serious problems. I don’t believe the US will [...]

Please visit Crawling Road to subscribe and thanks for reading!

]]> http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/25/governments-like-inflation/feed/ 5 Harry Browne in 1970 Discussing the Coming Devaluation of the Dollar http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/24/harry-browne-in-1970-discussing-the-coming-devaluation-of-the-dollar/ http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/24/harry-browne-in-1970-discussing-the-coming-devaluation-of-the-dollar/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:20:41 +0000 Craig Rowland http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=6713

From The Crawling Road Blog - The Permanent Portfolio Discussion and More

Harry Browne in September 1970 on the TV show “Firing Line” with William Buckley, Jr. He is discussing how the US government is going to break the gold standard and the kinds of repercussions it may have. The gentleman in the middle, Eliot Janeway, was proven completely wrong when Nixon did [...]

Please visit Crawling Road to subscribe and thanks for reading!

]]> http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2012/01/24/harry-browne-in-1970-discussing-the-coming-devaluation-of-the-dollar/feed/ 0 TIPS Are a Bad Idea: Argentina’s CPI http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/03/29/tips-are-a-bad-idea-argentinas-cpi/ http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/03/29/tips-are-a-bad-idea-argentinas-cpi/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:13:08 +0000 Craig Rowland http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=5720

From The Crawling Road Blog - The Permanent Portfolio Discussion and More

s a follow up to another post, I am blogging to mention this article I read today about Argentina. Yes, we're not Argentina. But it is very constructive to look at other countries handling high inflation to see what lessons can be gleaned.

Please visit Crawling Road to subscribe and thanks for reading!

]]> http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/03/29/tips-are-a-bad-idea-argentinas-cpi/feed/ 1 Control Freaks (Heart) Central Planning http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/03/19/control-freaks-heart-central-planning/ http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/03/19/control-freaks-heart-central-planning/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 16:29:50 +0000 Craig Rowland http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=5705

From The Crawling Road Blog - The Permanent Portfolio Discussion and More

“The plans differ; the planners are all alike.“ – Frederic Bastiat

Please visit Crawling Road to subscribe and thanks for reading!

]]> http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/03/19/control-freaks-heart-central-planning/feed/ 0 Analysis of the Icelandic Economic Collapse of 2008 http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/02/28/analysis-of-the-icelandic-economic-collapse-of-2008/ http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/02/28/analysis-of-the-icelandic-economic-collapse-of-2008/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:14:44 +0000 Craig Rowland http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=5663

From The Crawling Road Blog - The Permanent Portfolio Discussion and More

The Mises institute just released an e-book analyzing the root causes of the economic collapse in Iceland in 2008. I have just started reading it, but the authors are building a case of the usual suspects (Central Banks, fiat currency and economic planners) behind the debacle:

Please visit Crawling Road to subscribe and thanks for reading!

]]> http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2011/02/28/analysis-of-the-icelandic-economic-collapse-of-2008/feed/ 0 Your Money and Your Brain – Interview with Jason Zweig http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/12/02/your-money-and-your-brain-interview-with-jason-zweig/ http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/12/02/your-money-and-your-brain-interview-with-jason-zweig/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:42:02 +0000 Craig Rowland http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=5467

From The Crawling Road Blog - The Permanent Portfolio Discussion and More

H/T to Tao6 for sending in this video link on human behavior as it relates to investing: Behavioral economics is a very interesting field. It explores how humans make decisions about money and how their decision making (and emotions) can affect their investing performance. Since I’ve been talking [...]

Please visit Crawling Road to subscribe and thanks for reading!

]]> http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/12/02/your-money-and-your-brain-interview-with-jason-zweig/feed/ 0 Five Stages of Inflation http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/11/15/five-stages-of-inflation/ http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/11/15/five-stages-of-inflation/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:14:40 +0000 Craig Rowland http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=5224

From The Crawling Road Blog - The Permanent Portfolio Discussion and More

With talk of inflation in the air, I thought I'd mention what I call: The Five Stages of Inflation

Please visit Crawling Road to subscribe and thanks for reading!

]]> http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/11/15/five-stages-of-inflation/feed/ 5 Quantitative Easing Explained http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/11/13/quantitative-easing-explained/ http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/11/13/quantitative-easing-explained/#comments Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:45:10 +0000 Craig Rowland http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=5361

From The Crawling Road Blog - The Permanent Portfolio Discussion and More

Quantitative Easing Explained

Please visit Crawling Road to subscribe and thanks for reading!

]]> http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/11/13/quantitative-easing-explained/feed/ 8 Fighting Inflation by Making Cheaper Coins http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/05/18/fighting-inflation-by-making-cheaper-coins/ http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/05/18/fighting-inflation-by-making-cheaper-coins/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 00:04:34 +0000 Craig Rowland http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=4448

From The Crawling Road Blog - The Permanent Portfolio Discussion and More

From the not-as-witty-as-he-thinks department: Will Nickel-Free Nickel Make a Dime’s Worth of Difference? “Making coins from more cost-effective materials could save more than $100 million a year, which isn’t just pocket change,” said Dan Tangherlini, the Treasury Department’s chief financial [...]

Please visit Crawling Road to subscribe and thanks for reading!

]]> http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/05/18/fighting-inflation-by-making-cheaper-coins/feed/ 0 California Bonds Banner Ads http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/03/10/california-bonds-banner-ads/ http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/03/10/california-bonds-banner-ads/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:06:19 +0000 Craig Rowland http://crawlingroad.com/blog/?p=3928

From The Crawling Road Blog - The Permanent Portfolio Discussion and More

Obviously, my site features some banner ads from Google. These ads bring in enough revenue to cover the costs of the web hosting (if that). Well lately I’ve been seeing ads encouraging people to buy California Bonds at this site: Buy California Bonds I’ve never seen a state so aggressively [...]

Please visit Crawling Road to subscribe and thanks for reading!

]]> http://crawlingroad.com/blog/2010/03/10/california-bonds-banner-ads/feed/ 2