- “The Fed is Playing Global Pump-and-Dump”: About how investors are speculating, not investing, because of low Treasury yields set by the Fed, which has created asset price-inflation. Interesting point of view for personal investing and finance. http://gonzalolira.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-fed-is-playing-global-pump-and-dump.html 3 comments personalfinance
- "Bitcoin: Get Out While the Getting's Good": A not-unsympathetic analysis that nevertheless says bitcoins are a bust, that we're in a speculative mania. http://gonzalolira.blogspot.com/2013/11/bitcoins-get-out-while-gettings-good.html 342 comments investing
- At a minimum, it’ll take 20 years to pay off the Federal government deficit—assuming there are balanced budgets from here to fiscal year 2032, and the Federal government devotes one-third of its total revenue just to retiring the National debt. http://gonzalolira.blogspot.com/2011/06/dream-little-dream-how-long-would-it.html 23 comments economy
- Is the Federal Reserve Really Purchasing Over 60% of 2011’s Fiscal Deficit? In a Word, uh . . . Yeah. http://gonzalolira.blogspot.com/2011/01/is-federal-reserve-really-purchasing.html#more 25 comments reddit.com
- Chile’s Triumph, America’s Exhaustion — by Gonzalo Lira http://gonzalolira.blogspot.com/2010/10/chiles-triumph-americas-exhaustion.html#more 3 comments reddit.com
- The Coming Middle-Class Anarchy http://gonzalolira.blogspot.com/2010/10/coming-middle-class-anarchy.html#more 14 comments politics