Comments on: Fair Value Lying

By: Gold Rising As A Currency

Gold Rising As A Currency — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:24:02 +0000

[...] Yes, one of the reasons is that the FASB mark-to-market has just obfuscated the toxic assets. So it is preventing the credit liquidation. So we still have [...]

By: The Coming Market Crash

The Coming Market Crash — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:53:34 +0000

[...] There are many ways to value assets such as ownership of a company, real estate, etc. Some of the basics include discounted future cash flows, dividend payout ratio, price to earnings multiple, book value, etc. When assessing the health of a company I get a quick snapshot from the current ratio, acid test ratio, return on equity, free cash flow, net income and dividend payout ratio. I like dividends because when cash must be distributed it is much more difficult for management to play accounting games using the new generally accepted fair value lying standards. [...]

By: Platinum Liquidity Increases

Platinum Liquidity Increases — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:51:11 +0000

[...] would purchase the entire annual worldwide platinum production. Because of the generally accepted fair value lying standards anyone who thinks their cash is safe in an FDIC bank needs a mind [...]

By: Chinese Corporate Hardball And The Goldman Sachs' Web

Chinese Corporate Hardball And The Goldman Sachs' Web — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:09:16 +0000

[...] which received over $10B of government bailout funds yet reported $3.4B in earnings due to generally accepted fair value lying standards and because of their ‘unmatched risk taking and management skills‘, received the same [...]

By: The Land Of Plenty

The Land Of Plenty — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:37:46 +0000

[...] People eat or people die. During tough economic times food is usually the last expense to be cut. General Mills (GIS), Kellogg (K), ConAgra(CAG), Tyson (TSN) and Kraft (KFT) all appear to be doing fine despite the worsening economic environment. Commodity prices have retreated but the price of sugary corn cereal appears to be fairly sticky. This financial analysis will use data from financial statements prepared in accordance with fair-value lying standards. [...]

By: Bankrupt Banks and How Asset Values Are Deteriorating | Genuine Forex Trading

Sat, 02 May 2009 05:00:18 +0000

[...] than they need to be considered well capitalized by their regulators.” With the recent fair-value lying accounting changes banks have reported surging quarterly profits. Even the single digit midget Bank of America (BAC) [...]

By: Citizen Economists » Bankrupt Banks

Citizen Economists » Bankrupt Banks — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:42:28 +0000

[...] capital than they need to be considered well capitalized by their regulators.” With the recent fair-value lying accounting changes banks have reported surging quarterly profits. Even the single digit midget Bank of America [...]

By: TheTradingReport » Blog Archive » Bankrupt Banks and How Asset Values Are Deteriorating

Fri, 01 May 2009 07:00:00 +0000

By: Bankrupt Banks | RunToGold.com

Bankrupt Banks | RunToGold.com — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:04:49 +0000

By: Citizen Economists » Potash Corporation

Citizen Economists » Potash Corporation — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:58:15 +0000

[...] like rice to be unpersuasive. The nature and scope of The Great Credit Contraction is too large, fair value lying with single digit midget banks is rapidly evaporating any remaining confidence and unemployment [...]

By: Potash Corporation | RunToGold.com

Potash Corporation | RunToGold.com — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:23:12 +0000