I first learned of Lyn Alden last year, and my first impression of her – – in my typical puerfile, immature, superficial way – – was my amazement at the sound of her voice. She makes the whole “Elizabeth Holmes voice” thing seem utterly trivial. You can get a quick sense of this by listening to just a couple of minutes of this interview with her and another woman.
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Bond Breakdown
As I’m typing this (a few hours into the trading day), all the stock futures are green, but bonds continue to free-fall. The bear market in TLT is truly a sight to behold.
George Carlin Nails Senator Menendez
When I first heard about the criminal acts of Senator Menendez and his gross second wife, I instantly thought of our patron saint George Carlin. Decades ago, he did a brilliant (of course) talk about the language of politics. This entire clip is genius, but if you have very little time, you can jump to 5:45 to get a sneak preview as to precisely what Menendez is going to claim as the weeks go on. Enjoy!
Hanoi Hilton
Remember Vinfast (symbol VFS)? Just twenty trading days ago, I reported that……..
VinFast, has raced up in value to nearly $200 billion. Let me put that fact another way: (1) take the value of General Motors (2) Take the value of Ford (3) Combine them (4) DOUBLE that figure (5) That’s LESS THAN the value of VinFast, which is a new electric car maker from Vietnam. Feeling woozy yet?
WeTricked
Who keeps falling for whatever rumors are pushing wework higher every few weeks? Guys, stop! This company should be trusted about as much as Bob Menendez and his reptile wife. Just. Stop. IT’s as doomed as doomed can be………
