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.

Boxing Day

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I hope everyone had a great holiday. I’ve had an enjoyable time at home with my three (adult) children. We’re not religious, but it is always a good time to see and enjoy family.

One slightly strange thing to the Brit eye about Christmas is that over here and in much of Europe the day after Christmas is a significant holiday too, always a Bank Holiday and called Boxing Day here. The odd thing is that Boxing Day doesn’t exist in the US and is an immediate return to trading the day after Christmas Day. That kind of works for me though, as I enjoy my work, and the days between Christmas and New Year are a good time to prepare for what is often a very interesting January. In my view the odds favor seeing an interesting January this time.

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Interview With Jordan on Indicators, Stock Market, Gold and the Miners

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Interview with Jordan Roy Byrne of the Daily Gold

I am not sure if this is Tim’s cup of tea or not (I’m more of a chai guy – Ed.), but if he decides to publish it you will be presented with a guy going on and on, geeking out about economic/market indicators, stocks, gold and the gold mining sector. It is also posted at nftrh.com, along with plenty of other public material. As a side note, I coughed a few times and couple of those coughs sound like they came out of the wrong orifice. I assure you, they were normal coughs out of the proper orifice. Just want to disclaim that up front. 🙂