"PIIGS" was so summer 2011

In case you've been wondering what my tweets with "PIIGSS.LAMMMBSS.FFKNG.CAVE" mean.  It's my new acronym for the EuroZone countries...330 million users worldwide.


Portugal
Ireland
Italy
Greece
Spain
Slovakia
.
Luxembourg
Andorra
Malta
Monaco
Montenegro
Belgium
San Marino
Slovenia
.
France
Finland
Kosovo
Netherlands
Germany
.
Cyprus
Austria
Vatican City
Estonia


Some countries probably don't deserve to be "acronymized" but All-for-one-One-for-all.  The acronym does have an Added Bonus:  it has a subliminal prediction in it!  It doesn't translate well into other languages, but oh well, you get the point.  Feel free to use it.  It's not trademarked, so go ahead, create some bumper sticks.


Troika Links:
European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/ 
European Central Bank http://www.ecb.int
International Monetary Fund http://www.imf.org

R.I.P. 2010

2010 saw the (temporary) passing of some key attributes in the stock market.  Here's my R.I.P. list...feel free to add your own.

R.I.P. Bad News...always seems to overshadowed or understated by media lately

R.I.P. Free Market...thank you POMO

R.I.P. Fear...anyone owns puts anymore?

R.I.P. Gulf Coast...or not according to BP

R.I.P. Blockbuster Video...muuuuust buuuuuy mooooore Netflix

R.I.P. some banks...still?

R.I.P. Too Big To Fail...cross that potential issue off the list

R.I.P. Market Ceiling...all-time highs are us

R.I.P. Pullback, Correction, Pause...

R.I.P. Sovereign Crisis...PIIGS, Belgium, Dubai fakeout?

R.I.P. 10% Unemployment...c'mon it's still below 10%

R.I.P. Interest Income...0.3% if you're lucky

R.I.P. Great Recession...clearly we're out of the woods

R.I.P. a bunch of small companies that will never grab a headline...tick tick boom

R.I.P. Unknown Unknowns...in helicopters we trust

R.I.P. Deflation...I can't wait for $4 gasoline, rising food prices, etc.

R.I.P. Mother Nature...everyone is magically hedged against earthquakes, volcanoes, monsoons

R.I.P. Home-ownership...life is a rental