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About ContraManFund

Fictional (maybe not if you are an accredited investor) trading of a long/short contrarian-driven investment model portfolio based upon current economic environments and counter-intuitive trends. Legal Disclaimer The content on this site is provided without any warranty, express or implied. All opinions expressed on this site are those of the author and may contain errors or omissions. NO MATERIAL HERE CONSTITUTES "INVESTMENT ADVICE" NOR IS IT A RECOMMENDATION TO BUY OR SELL ANY FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO STOCKS, OPTIONS, BONDS OR FUTURES. The author may have a position in any company or security mentioned herein. Actions you undertake as a consequence of any analysis, opinion or advertisement on this site are your sole responsibility. Please consult your own investment advisor before making any investments anywhere, and always do your own due diligence before undertaking any individual investment.

Replace “The Markets” with “The Fedsury Index”!

Dear Contra_Folk, You’ve not noticed something very important in this all time record  Dow Jones jiggery that this author ignored, as does every blowhorn in the MSM.  What was left out is the Divisor. Here’s how it works: The Dow, … Continue reading

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Happy New Cliff

Dear Contra_Folk, Just days before midnight New Year’s Eve, we’ll likely “hear” of pending, soon to be introduced legislation to tax Millionaire’s – and raise the 1%’s faux marginal ordinary tax rates to 55%, but just not on Jan 1st!  … Continue reading

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Fedsury’s Dead Money Policy = CrawlStreet

Dear Contra_Folk, As we await the seemingly never to see the light of day issue of FaceCrook (this May apparently, we say July… if ever this year), so we now have plenty of time to discuss how a non-listed organization … Continue reading

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Baby Boomer Budget

Dear Contra_Folk, Hear that chanting, “Hell No, We Won’t Let It Go” or those wild screaming sounds coming from the Hill?  No? Rather, the non-resident sound of deafening silence from Canadians under the age of 50, who were just “Greek-like” … Continue reading

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A Bankster Tsunami of QUI TAM Coming Instead of QE?

Dear Contra_Folk, Time to chip in about the SEC and Tax Dept.’s lack of big gun enforcement.  We all know that a lack of trust has developed regarding the Fedsury’s financial “Control+Alt+P” system of liquefying a command economy, its rules … Continue reading

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Markets Without Price Discovery…Aren’t Markets

Dear Contra_Folk, They’re simply rigged auctions for the highest bidder to then reward themselves with absolute control for their sole profit taking.  This power enables Fedsury Banksters (Emergency Stability Fund) to then swing for the fences with free will, and … Continue reading

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Hyper Re-Hypothecation

Dear Contra_Folk, Say What? Your supposedly “just like cash in the bank” AAA Money Market Mutual Funds (MMF’s) are likely next to reveal some funny money custodianship and transparency issues with rotting collateral off the books from hidden UK-based repo holdings.   … Continue reading

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Muddy Waters – Our Institutional Hero

Dear Contra_Folk, After evidence of another SEC broad-based regulatory failure for not investigating another potential fraudulent foreign IPO listing entity (Chart),  we have to provide some highlight commentary to the complete and utter lack of any consequences for the SEC … Continue reading

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Occupiers’ Guide For The 99% Amendment

Dear Contra_Folk, What do the Occupy Wall Street types want?  What are their official demands? Probably change.  The same change 99% of all of us want, the change necessary to bring back confidence to the free markets, the change necessary … Continue reading

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