Comments on: Flaherty’s Threats – What do you think will happen? Win an Ipod Touch! http://asknolanmatthias.com/flahertys-threats-what-do-you-think-will-happen-win-an-ipod-touch/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:26:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nolan Matthias http://asknolanmatthias.com/flahertys-threats-what-do-you-think-will-happen-win-an-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Nolan Matthias Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:18:12 +0000 http://asknolanmatthias.com/?p=410#comment-262 BTW - I left a comment over at Frugal Traders site about getting involved in your Stock Picking contest for 2010. If you have room for a tenth, I would love to get involved! Cheers, Nolan BTW – I left a comment over at Frugal Traders site about getting involved in your Stock Picking contest for 2010. If you have room for a tenth, I would love to get involved!

Cheers,

Nolan

]]> By: Nolan Matthias http://asknolanmatthias.com/flahertys-threats-what-do-you-think-will-happen-win-an-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Nolan Matthias Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:56:17 +0000 http://asknolanmatthias.com/?p=410#comment-260 Hi DS, Thanks for commenting! Garth Turner definitely gets under my skin. He is in my mind Canada's equivalent to Michael Moore, an absolute fear monger. He twists facts and misleads his readers on a regular basis. I guess that's the politician and journalist in him. Thank god he isn't still a journalist, we can do without his story fabrication. That being said, I guess someone needs to stand far on the other side of every argument. If Garth wants to be that guy, then who am I to argue. Kind regards, Nolan Matthias Hi DS,

Thanks for commenting!

Garth Turner definitely gets under my skin. He is in my mind Canada’s equivalent to Michael Moore, an absolute fear monger. He twists facts and misleads his readers on a regular basis. I guess that’s the politician and journalist in him. Thank god he isn’t still a journalist, we can do without his story fabrication.

That being said, I guess someone needs to stand far on the other side of every argument. If Garth wants to be that guy, then who am I to argue.

Kind regards,

Nolan Matthias

]]> By: Doctor Stock http://asknolanmatthias.com/flahertys-threats-what-do-you-think-will-happen-win-an-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Doctor Stock Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:36:40 +0000 http://asknolanmatthias.com/?p=410#comment-259 I once went to a seminar with Garth Turner where he advised a financial plan of action using your home equity... wow, I would have been slaughtered had I followed his advice. I simply don't trust him to see anything but the past and, even then, his hindsight is not with perfect clarity. I once went to a seminar with Garth Turner where he advised a financial plan of action using your home equity… wow, I would have been slaughtered had I followed his advice. I simply don’t trust him to see anything but the past and, even then, his hindsight is not with perfect clarity.

]]> By: Nolan Matthias http://asknolanmatthias.com/flahertys-threats-what-do-you-think-will-happen-win-an-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Nolan Matthias Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:22:42 +0000 http://asknolanmatthias.com/?p=410#comment-253 BTW - I have a tendency to think Garth Turner has a little bit of a creeping determinism problem. He seems to predict the worst and then takes credit for seeing things perfectly clear in hindsight. BTW – I have a tendency to think Garth Turner has a little bit of a creeping determinism problem. He seems to predict the worst and then takes credit for seeing things perfectly clear in hindsight.

]]> By: Nolan Matthias http://asknolanmatthias.com/flahertys-threats-what-do-you-think-will-happen-win-an-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Nolan Matthias Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:07:14 +0000 http://asknolanmatthias.com/?p=410#comment-252 Completely agree Greg - Flaherty is going to make this problem worse. I went over to <a href="http://www.greaterfool.ca/2009/12/21/what-problem-2/" rel="nofollow">Garth Turner's blog</a> to see what he had to say, and he is blaming Flaherty for the bubble in the first place, saying they wanted it to happen. Then he took a couple of swipes at Benjamin Tal. I'd be interested to hear what he had to say in response to the prediction that Flaherty is going to further inflate the bubble. Garth? Are you out there? Care to comment? Completely agree Greg – Flaherty is going to make this problem worse. I went over to Garth Turner’s blog to see what he had to say, and he is blaming Flaherty for the bubble in the first place, saying they wanted it to happen. Then he took a couple of swipes at Benjamin Tal. I’d be interested to hear what he had to say in response to the prediction that Flaherty is going to further inflate the bubble.

Garth? Are you out there? Care to comment?

]]> By: Greg Williamson http://asknolanmatthias.com/flahertys-threats-what-do-you-think-will-happen-win-an-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Greg Williamson Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:27:24 +0000 http://asknolanmatthias.com/?p=410#comment-251 Nolan, couldn't agree more. What a disaster. If Flaherty doesn't shut up then his "threats" will become a self fulfilling prophecy which means he may "have" to do what he was merely threatening to do. Scary for the market. When will these people learn, that government intervention in well functioning markets is often the wrong thing. Our market today is likely not bubbling, it has fast cruised through a balanced market to a sellers market, BUT this is understandable. Given the year we had in mid 2008 to mid 2009 the market had no where to go but up. What many i think are not considering is that the price rise is all about lac of supply NOT overheated demand. During a terribly painful recession it would be understandable and predictable tat supply would be down as move up buyers are going no where. This market was fuelled by pent-up demand and low supply period. With rates edging up in early 2010 and the fact that much of the pent up demand is satisfied the market will level itself, but Flaherty has to shut up or more people will flock to the market to get in before the changes hit thereby not cooling demand as it should Cheers, Greg Nolan, couldn’t agree more. What a disaster. If Flaherty doesn’t shut up then his “threats” will become a self fulfilling prophecy which means he may “have” to do what he was merely threatening to do. Scary for the market.

When will these people learn, that government intervention in well functioning markets is often the wrong thing.

Our market today is likely not bubbling, it has fast cruised through a balanced market to a sellers market, BUT this is understandable. Given the year we had in mid 2008 to mid 2009 the market had no where to go but up.

What many i think are not considering is that the price rise is all about lac of supply NOT overheated demand. During a terribly painful recession it would be understandable and predictable tat supply would be down as move up buyers are going no where. This market was fuelled by pent-up demand and low supply period.

With rates edging up in early 2010 and the fact that much of the pent up demand is satisfied the market will level itself, but Flaherty has to shut up or more people will flock to the market to get in before the changes hit thereby not cooling demand as it should

Cheers,

Greg

]]> By: Nolan Matthias http://asknolanmatthias.com/flahertys-threats-what-do-you-think-will-happen-win-an-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Nolan Matthias Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:42:32 +0000 http://asknolanmatthias.com/?p=410#comment-250 I think Flaherty talks to much, and that's a bad thing for the economy. You would think given the fact that Harper has a Masters in Economics, he would keep Flaherty on a little bit tighter leash! I think Flaherty talks to much, and that’s a bad thing for the economy. You would think given the fact that Harper has a Masters in Economics, he would keep Flaherty on a little bit tighter leash!

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