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.

Language of the Left

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Well, my friends, this is one of those rare times when the last thing I want to talk about is the stock market. No charts. No retracements. No trendlines or arcs. Nothing. I’m just too damned disgusted with the entire affair. So I’m going to write about something different, and it’s from my personal life.

The majority of our family’s wealth is in California real estate, most of it income generating. Each month, we get a lump sum payment of the accumulated rent gathered from tenants, along with a report as to who paid what, what expenses were incurred, and so forth. Simple stuff.

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ETF Focus: Real Estate

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Preface to all eight parts: The stock market from January 4 through early February 24th was like an action movie. The market from late February 24th through March 25th was like watching the end credits roll. Perhaps we’ll see an other sea change soon, but regardless, I have grouped together a few similar ETFs and have put remarks in the caption area.

Homebuilders have topped out nicely, and rising interest rates will fuel the fire
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Linger

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Good morning everyone. My examination of charts this morning was briefly interrupted by the repulsion of an invading army of fish-eating racoons by one of my intrepid canines, but I’m back at my desk.

After yesterday’s horrendous and inexplicable explosion in equity prices, it’s nice to wake up to pure red, although it doesn’t mean much. We’ve simply spent the night burning off the “hey, bears, screw YOU” final thrust yesterday (rounded rectangle below). It’s just froth at the top of the beer.

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