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  1. The Last Hotline for 2005! December 23, 2005

    Dear Capital & Crisis Investor, This week, I did some radio interviews in which the interviewers wanted my “outlook for 2006.” Mostly, I was rehashing last week’s hotline on the housing market. I’m not much for making big-picture predictions. I don’t trust them — mine or anybody else’s. They are fun and all. And I suppose [...]

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  2. Pigeon Soup & Bird Flu Panic December 2, 2005

    Dear Capital & Crisis Investor, Ah, pigeon soup. Traveling in China — real China, off the beaten path — you’ll probably have some very interesting meals. I know I did. From chicken feet to jellyfish, from bamboo fungus to shark fin, it was a unique culinary experience. And when, in the small fishing village of Wuzhen, [...]

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