Latest Observations on Facebook

Public disclosures concerning Facebook do not yet appropriately address the differing sets of advertising customers and the economic/demographic/geographic aspects of their makeup. If their user base skews towards younger potential custuomers (those in households headed by adults 25 and under, or even 34 and under), then the collective and expected buying power of the community (concentrating on the U.S.) likely would disappoint potential prime advertsers. Outside the U.S., where they grow most rapidly, Facebook has yet to make money before income taxes--this is where they garnered a majority of their revenue in 2013. Management certainly has the ability to make fuller and more meaningful disclosures---good news is never hidden, while bad news frequently is.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/9/charles-ortel-facebook-owes-investors-a-little-det/

A Slightly Different Headline on Latest Piece

Pay attention--this battle inside the United States is about to escalate dramatically---sadly, our President is on a fool's mission, particularly if he continues getting closer with Iran. Check your counter=party risk carefully. When was the last time you studied the financial statements (especially the footnotes) and the "risk factors" sections of any publicly traded securities you may own, and especially of financial institutions where you keep your hard-earned savings?

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1114/ortel110714.php3

Keep Your Eyes on Saudi Arabia

The biggest drama going on right now is not in Washington, D.C. but inside Saudi Arabia. I warned about this earlier--now I wonder even more about details of the deal the Obama Administration is trying to cut with Iran. We could be much closer to WW3 than experts assume and those who believe nominal dollar interest rates remain low are CLUELESS.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-11-06/saudis-have-good-reason-be-concerned-warns-ex-cia-officer-isis-enters-worlds-largest

Keep Your Eyes on Saudi Arabia

The biggest drama going on right now is not in Washington, D.C. but inside Saudi Arabia. I warned about this earlier--now I wonder even more about details of the deal the Obama Administration is trying to cut with Iran. We could be much closer to WW3 than experts assume and those who believe nominal dollar interest rates remain low are CLUELESS.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-11-06/saudis-have-good-reason-be-concerned-warns-ex-cia-officer-isis-enters-worlds-largest

Appearance 5 November 2014 with Alex Pierson of Sun News TV

Our President is now headed down a dangerous path, believing that he floats far above the law. This interview occurred before his disastrous press conference yesterday afternoon---as I shall explain in a column out later today in The Washington Times, he consistently reads tea leaves wrongly and there is no one inside of near the White House who can stand up to him, to Valerie Jarrett, and to his wife Michelle. Big trouble looms for America and for the wider world.

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/3876752485001

A Great Piece by Paul Vallely in The Washington Times

Do we actually trust Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett, John Kerry, and Susan Rice to defend Americans against radical Islamic jihadists, Russia, Iran, China, and many rising threats? It will take two more years, at least, of hard work--but we must do all we can to engage the public so Americans can strive and thrive again, in safety.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/3/vallely-reining-in-national-insecurity/