Fresh perspectives on the economy and financial markets http://www.contraryinvestorscafe.com Radio CICN / Sutton & Associates, LLC en Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:05:39 -0500 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:05:15 -0500 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ Analysis of the economy and financial markets Fresh perspectives on the economy and financial markets you won't get from the mainstream media. Radio CICN / Andy Sutton info@suttonfinance.net Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no This week Andy recaps 2008, previews 2009 and gives you more food for thought you can use to assess your financial professionals. http://www.contraryinvestorscafe.com/bts_01052009.mp3 info@suttonfinance.net CA190BC8-DB74-11DD-AF1D-001124DAD76E-1447-00000086A9CCE5E6-FFA Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:05:39 -0500 This week Andy recaps 2008, previews 2009 and gives you more food for thought you can use to assess your financial professionals. This week Andy recaps 2008, previews 2009 and gives you more food for thought you can use to assess your financial professionals. 49:07 Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no The Bernie Madoff situation has given everyone a reason to think about how they select and assess their financial professionals. Andy gives some valuable pointers that can help you be proactive and get valuable peace of mind. Part 1 of a 2 part series. http://www.contraryinvestorscafe.com/bts_12212008.mp3 info@suttonfinance.net 99D58452-CFE7-11DD-919B-001124DAD76E-2163-00000184EBDCF45D-FFA Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:38:26 -0500 The Bernie Madoff situation has given everyone a reason to think about how they select and assess their financial professionals. Andy gives some valuable pointers that can help you be proactive and get valuable peace of mind. Part 1 of a 2 part series. The Bernie Madoff situation has given everyone a reason to think about how they select and assess their financial professionals. Andy gives some valuable pointers that can help you be proactive and get valuable peace of mind. Part 1 of a 2 part series. 38:13 Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no The government continues to give away money - money it does not have. We shine the light of day on the dirty secrets of government finance and discuss the issues of the day. http://www.contraryinvestorscafe.com/bts_12142008.mp3 info@suttonfinance.net 84987972-CBD8-11DD-ADFB-001124DAD76E-649-0000003C2A1EA259-FFA Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:20:02 -0500 The government continues to give away money - money it does not have. We shine the light of day on the dirty secrets of government finance and discuss the issues of the day. The government continues to give away money - money it does not have. We shine the light of day on the dirty secrets of government finance and discuss the issues of the day. 36:40 Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no Andy & George discuss the situation in the energy markets and the sustainability of current price levels. Do the fundamentals exist for $40 oil in the long term as the media suggests? We think not. http://www.contraryinvestorscafe.com/bts_12082008.mp3 info@suttonfinance.net 38E6B694-C4C4-11DD-B583-001124DAD76E-6043-000002D4E50523E0-FFA Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:14:08 -0500 Andy & George discuss the situation in the energy markets and the sustainability of current price levels. Do the fundamentals exist for $40 oil in the long term as the media suggests? We think not. Andy & George discuss the situation in the energy markets and the sustainability of current price levels. Do the fundamentals exist for $40 oil in the long term as the media suggests? We think not. 43:35 Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no Andy and Michele discuss the tragedies of Black Friday and the sad undertones of desperation and misplaced priorities that caused them. http://www.contraryinvestorscafe.com/bts_11282008.mp3 info@suttonfinance.net 50150802-C0C8-11DD-AF87-001124DAD76E-11299-0000052B21338C0B-FFA Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:27:36 -0500 Andy and Michele discuss the tragedies of Black Friday and the sad undertones of desperation and misplaced priorities that caused them. Andy and Michele discuss the tragedies of Black Friday and the sad undertones of desperation and misplaced priorities that caused them. 29:25 Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no This week we discuss the prevalent investment themes of 2008, build some portfolio models and see what held up - and what didn't. http://www.contraryinvestorscafe.com/bts_11212008.mp3 info@suttonfinance.net C4109E3E-B9A1-11DD-AE9A-001124DAD76E-2487-000000BC193D366E-FFA Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:18:05 -0500 This week we discuss the prevalent investment themes of 2008, build some portfolio models and see what held up - and what didn't. This week we discuss the prevalent investment themes of 2008, build some portfolio models and see what held up - and what didn't. 38:15 Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no Andy & Michele discuss Citigroup's announcement of over 50 thousand job cuts, the continued lack of transparency with regards to the numerous bailouts, and some steps Americans can take to combat fiat money systems. http://www.contraryinvestorscafe.com/bts_11172008.mp3 132133E8-B516-11DD-B9F9-001124DAD76E-1107-0000004D487BD727-FFA Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:12:28 -0500 Andy & Michele discuss Citigroup's announcement of over 50 thousand job cuts, the continued lack of transparency with regards to the numerous bailouts, and some steps Americans can take to combat fiat money systems. Andy & Michele discuss Citigroup's announcement of over 50 thousand job cuts, the continued lack of transparency with regards to the numerous bailouts, and some steps Americans can take to combat fiat money systems. 48:25 Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no Andy & Michele discuss this week's credit and jobs reports and bring it all into perspective http://www.contraryinvestorscafe.com/bts_11072008.mp3 info@suttonfinance.net E5A1243C-AD18-11DD-97FA-001124DAD76E-5143-000001A4F11F6588-FFA Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:15:24 -0500 Andy & Michele discuss this week's credit and jobs reports and bring it all into perspective Andy & Michele discuss this week's credit and jobs reports and bring it all into perspective 35:55 Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no Andy discusses $20 Billion in Wall Street bonuses, failing GDP growth, and the notion of out of control inflation even in a contracting economy. http://www.contraryinvestorscafe.com/bts_11012008.mp3 info@suttonfinance.net BBDDF65A-A941-11DD-A3DA-001124DAD76E-999-0000006AFA53D9FF-FFA Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:59:50 -0500 Andy discusses $20 Billion in Wall Street bonuses, failing GDP growth, and the notion of out of control inflation even in a contracting economy. Andy discusses $20 Billion in Wall Street bonuses, failing GDP growth, and the notion of out of control inflation even in a contracting economy. 30:24 Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no We analyze the ongoing carnage on Wall Street and play connect the dots with some of the less publicized causes of what is really going on in the markets and where things go from here. http://www.contraryinvestorscafe.com/bts_10242008.mp3 info@suttonfinance.net A100C362-A469-11DD-BEDC-001124DAD76E-3350-000001A77536C20D-FFA Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:58:34 -0400 We analyze the ongoing carnage on Wall Street and play connect the dots with some of the less publicized causes of what is really going on in the markets and where things go from here We analyze the ongoing carnage on Wall Street and play connect the dots with some of the less publicized causes of what is really going on in the markets and where things go from here 30:36 Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no Andy discusses the current disparities between the price of physical gold and silver and the 'paper' prices, and how it fall fits into the big picture where the Fed has 'lent' over $4 Trillion to financial institutions in the past 2 weeks. http://www.contraryinvestorscafe.com/bts_102912008.mp3 info@suttonfinance.net 7D973E0E-9E35-11DD-A5C6-001124DAD76E-1277-00000080BE400A46-FFA Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:58:34 -0400 Andy discusses the current disparities between the price of physical gold and silver and the 'paper' prices, and how it fall fits into the big picture where the Fed has 'lent' over $4 Trillion to financial institutions in the past 2 weeks. Andy discusses the current disparities between the price of physical gold and silver and the 'paper' prices, and how it fall fits into the big picture where the Fed has 'lent' over $4 Trillion to financial institutions in the past 2 weeks. 33:55 Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no Andy & Michele discuss this week's market action, the root causes behind the developing situation, and take a look into the future. Every crisis presents opportunities. Are there causes for optimism? Listen to the latest episode and find out! http://contraryinvestorscafe.com/cicn_bits/bts_10102008.mp3 info@suttonfinance.net 42B4ADDD-1774-4945-ADC6-1B6A5A5AC527 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:39:08 -0400 Andy & Michele discuss this week's market action, the root causes behind the developing situation, and take a look into the future. Every crisis presents opportunities. Are there causes for optimism? Listen to the latest episode and find out! Andy & Michele discuss this week's market action, the root causes behind the developing situation, and take a look into the future. Every crisis presents opportunities. Are there causes for optimism? Listen to the latest episode and find out! 42:22 Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no Andy & Michele discuss the passage of the $700 Billion financial industry bailout bill, and the likelihood that it will not be the last time taxpayers will be asked to subsidize failed enterprises. http://contraryinvestorscafe.com/bts_10032008.mp3 info@suttonfinance.net FD07D3D7-61B2-4877-840E-AB0A50F4A4BA Sun, 5 Oct 2008 19:39:22 -0400 Andy & Michele discuss the passage of the $700 Billion financial industry bailout bill, and the likelihood that it will not be the last time taxpayers will be asked to subsidize failed enterprises. Andy & Michele discuss the passage of the $700 Billion financial industry bailout bill, and the likelihood that it will not be the last time taxpayers will be asked to subsidize failed enterprises. 36:30 Radio CICN / Andy Sutton no