In a world glutted with blogs and commentary, why launch a new one? I mean, is this 1998 again, and I think this blog thing might really catch on?

Truth is, I do see a need for this blog. I’m just a regular guy who likes to watch the news and keep on top of things. As things go nowadays, even regular guys need to invest, but where can I go to get information? Sure, there’s a lot of investing advice out there, but most of it is tied to services. Either the blogger is fronting for a financial services company or they’re a consultant. I just want some straight-up news about what’s happening in the world of investing that I should care about.

Now, what I care about is that the investments I make are sound.

So, that said, in the course of this blog we’re going to talk about a lot of things; current events, earnings, 401k, real estate, and whatever interests me. We’ll talk about general things like Random Walk Theory and stock picking, what kind of indicators I should pay attention to, is everyone in the financial world full of crap. We’ll also go into specifics, are 401k’s the best place for our money, does buying a house make sense, what’s going to happen to the bond market when interest rates rise.

I have one thing really going against me as a blogger, I’m pretty even keeled and mostly willing to look at both sides of an argument. I’ll try to keep it from being Land of the Happy People, though, and keep it as spicy as I can.