12/13/2005 - Popular Delusions
by Addison Wiggin "So what do you do? You stick to the old chestnuts like 'buy low, sell high.' How do you know what's low? Well, you have little help in making that determination, except for what has happened in the past."
09/03/05 - When the Saints Go Marching In
by Addison Wiggin and Kate Incontrera "Hurricane Katrina did more than devastate the South - she destroyed the image that the United States had been working so hard to upkeep and cultivate over the years." 09/01/05 - The Smart Money Strategy
by Addison Wiggin "A shrinking dollar, growing federal debt, the housing bubble, rising oil prices…they all add up to financial vulnerability. But, as Addison Wiggin explains, there are steps investors can take to avoid loss - and profit…" 08/31/05 - When the Levee Breaks
by Addison Wiggin At the height of "the bubble," just when the wheels started to come off, Mississippi John Law came up with a brilliant plan to save his company and the Banque Royale. 08/24/2005 -How to Sell the Dollar
By Addison Wiggin "It's hard to imagine, isn't it…the world's reserve currency spiraling downward, out of control. Well, think again." 08/18/2005 - A Modern Dilemma
by Addison Wiggin "Given the lack of control over how much fiat money is placed in circulation, we can only expect that the currency will continue to lose value over time. Addison Wigging shares the grim truth about the U.S. dollar…" 08/11/2005 - A Reality Check For Corporate America
by Addison Wiggin "The halfhearted debate over the twin deficits in trade and budget involve some big numbers, but the Fed is not concerned… Greenspan reported last year to the House Financial Services Committee on these matters." 08/02/2005 - Serial Bubble Blowers
by Addison Wiggin "Yesterday, our friends at the Everbank trading desk declared, "the dollar rally is done." Today, The Daily Reckoning's Addison Wiggin shows why the crack in the rally was inevitable. Where the dollar is concerned? Sell!" 07/30/2005 - Burn Me Once…
by Addison Wiggin and Kate Incontrera "BP, the world's second largest publicly traded oil company, is under even more scrutiny after the second explosion in four months rocked their oil refinery in Texas City." 07/16/2005 - Financial Crack-Cocaine
by Addison Wiggin and Kate Incontrera "We can all sleep a little better tonight knowing that the world-improvers in Washington are closely monitoring the housing market." 07/09/2005 - Oil Storm
by Addison Wiggin and Kate Incontrera "Oil has been called 'the life-blood of America.' What happens if it suddenly runs dry? Read on…" 06/26/2005 - How The West Was Lost
by Addison Wiggin and Kate Incontrera "The biggest bubble in history expanded a bit more this week…could it be approaching its limits?" 05/17/2005 - Attention! Deficits Disorder
by Addison Wiggin "The dollar just busted through its 200 day moving average. With a brief tour through history, Addison Wiggin points out, never has a "reserve currency" been so overburdened by national debt. This is an opportunity to sell…" 04/26/2005 - The Story of Energy
by Addison Wiggin "What would the world do without energy? Computer access would be virtually impossible; businesses would shut down - life, as we know it, would come to a standstill…." 02/13/2005 - Falling On Deaf Ears
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "…There's something wrong with our left ear. It hurts, and we can't hear anything through it. Yesterday we tried to ride a bicycle. It was nearly impossible - our sense of balance had been completely impaired…" 01/30/2005 - The Tin Hiest - The Weekend DR
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "…The last commodity bull market took place in the 1970s. The climax came in January 1980, with the great metals crash. Gold fell $160 in one day; silver crashed too…" 01/22/2005 - Market Review: Metal Detectors and Gum Boots
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "Nothing has made people squirm more in the last few years than old gold coins," Sjuggerud observes. "At first, nobody I talked to would consider them. Even my parents and my in-laws…" 01/02/2005 - A Year In Review
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "Anyone who has ever cracked open a history book couldn't help but know that French history is drenched in blood…" wrote Bill Bonner in April. "The French have had enough of war - at least for now…" 12/25/2004 - Christmas Turkeys
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "It's Christmas. We're in New York. The feet are elevated, the wine's fortified and for the first time in 8 weeks, the food hasn't been fried. And other than the credit rating of Fannie's preferred stock…" 11/27/2004 - Fortune Favors The Brave - The Weekend DR
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "…despite the rising energy and interest rates, stocks eeked out an up-week. The Dow gained 65 points to close Friday's session at 10,520. The Nasdaq and the S&P both managed small gains as well." 11/20/2004 - One-Way Traffic
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "Curiously, the current account balance continued to deteriorate for the entire duration of the dollar's move lower, and only started to move back into the black after the dollar had stabilized…" 11/13/2004 - My Baby Girl
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "Kevin Kerr is another commodity bug. Not only does he understand the fundamental reasons behind this fabulous nascent bull market, but he used to trade in the commodity pits…" 11/06/2004 - Gravity Gets Its Man
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "After all, it seems that two such ponderous masses as the dollar and its yield would move together. At least, that's how it would seem to a couple of British men like Sir Isaac and your editor." 11/04/2004 - The Era of Ficticious Capitalism
By Addison Wiggin "In 1971, when Nixon closed the gold window…the dollar - the last major currency to be tethered to gold - came unstuck. Economic growth as measured by GDP was no longer restricted by the growth…" 10/27/2004 - The Mystery Of Mr. Wyndclyffe
By Addison Wiggin "'They have houses, but not titles; crops, but not deeds; businesses, but not statutes of incorporation. It is the unavailability of these essential representations that explains why people who have adapted…" 10/16/2004 - In Church With A Hangover
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "…Thousands of traders and analysts lost their jobs and those lucky enough to retain jobs received lousy bonuses. After two years in the doldrums, things finally picked up, after the Baghdad bounce…" 10/02/2004 - Election Year Emergency Survival Kit
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "…Bush and Kerry will argue about all kinds of things, but neither man can suggest a solution to America's debt. They'll both just make the problem worse…" 09/25/2004 - Monetary Makeover
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "…Dr. Richebächer will turn 86 this month. Most of his contemporary economic thinkers - the ones who learned, cared about and argued over economic theory - are gone…" 09/11/2004 - Baptism In Blue - The Weekend DR
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "You expect something to happen…and then, when it doesn't happen, you're surprised. After awhile, you begin to expect that it will never happen…" 09/04/2004 - Fattened By Hors D'oeuvres
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "If we had kept our fiscal house in order and saved our money instead of squandering it on (overpriced) houses and (overvalued) stocks and bonds," writes our friend Paul Mampilly of Capuchinomics.com…" 08/28/2004 - Saving Short
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "…As Roach put it: "Market pressures would lead to the demise of the saving-short growth dynamic, and a full-blown U.S. consumption adjustment would then be under way." 08/21/2004 - Richebacher's Revenge
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "…It was Friday night and your Baltimore-based British editor was holed up in his apartment watching an interview with Dr. Kurt Richebächer. We couldn't sleep…" 08/08/2004 - Red Liquid - The Weekend DR
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful - and so are we." The U.S. president was speaking at a high-level meeting of Pentagon officials…" 07/31/2004 - Chicken!
By Addison Wiggin and Tom Dyson "…Here's another market anomaly for you, dear reader. Crude oil posts a fresh multi-decade high and stocks go up! That's what happened last week…" Click here for more Daily Reckoning Essays from Addison Wiggin | 
