Stock tips from the stupidest man alive

Investment adviser Donald Luskin was as wrong as a man could be one year ago. So what's he wrong about now?

continue reading

This Bull Needs a Breather

Donald Luskin: The stock market's rally has been impressive, but don't expect it to go much higher soon.

continue reading

Gold's Upside-Down Bell Curve: An Interview With Don Luskin

Donald Luskin, the CIO of TrendMacrolytics, shares his outlook on gold and inflation, including: why the Fed has backed itself into a corner; the problems in determining the enigmatic "right price" for gold; and where gold goes from here.

continue reading

Paulson Effect

People are trading the "Paulson Effect" -- every time U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson takes the stage and talks about the situation, the markets go down, notes Daniel Frishberg, chief investment strategist at LafferFrishberg.com. Frishberg & Donald Luskin, CIO of Trend Macrolytics discuss the phenomena with CNBC's Amanda Drury.

continue reading

Analyst: Gold will hit $2000 per oz in 6 months

Which is the Better Bet: Gold or Cash?Invest in gold as it may hit $2,000 a troy ounce in the next 6 months, advises Donald Luskin, CIO of Trend Macrolytics. But Graeme Maxton, chief economist, Asia at The Insight Bureau disagrees, preferring cash instead. They make their case to CNBC's Amanda Drury.

continue reading

GOP Econ Message Firm, McCain to Reform. . . Healthy Economy

McCain has said a couple times today that our economy is fundamentally strong, as has Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and McCain advisor Donald Luskin. Seems coordinated to me. Meanwhile, Sarah Palin will be installing a tanning bed in her campaign plane to coordinate with the one she installed in the Alaska Governor’s mansion.

continue reading

McCain Economic Adviser Pens Worst Timed Op-Ed Ever

According to McCain adviser Donald Luskin, the nation's economic fears are overblown and "things today just aren't that bad." Really?

continue reading

McCain Advisor Thinks You're a Bunch of Exaggerators

McCain advisor Donald Luskin is frustrated, not at Wall Street or the Bush administration, but at you middle class whiners and exaggerators. And he's not gonna take it any more!

continue reading

McCain economic adviser calls us "nation of exaggerators"

Donald Luskin, adviser to McCain debates the use of the word depression. Because he can find stats that say at some point, somewhere, it was worse we should all shut the hell up about the financial state of our country.

continue reading

Our "Mental Recession" Part Deux

John McCain advisor, Donald Luskin, tells us the economy is really not as bad as we think, that "Things today just aren't that bad." and "that we have surely become a nation of exaggerators." This, from a person who writes the blog, "The Conspiracy to Keep You Poor and Stupid."

continue reading