SeriousBull

About

SeriousBull is about Politics, the Economy & the Markets. Our agenda is to expose serious B.S. and to provide insight into What’s Ahead in the Economy & Financial Markets.

SeriousBull asks questions often “off limits” to the traditional press. Our view is that the political economy can function better, and resolve important issues more expediantly, if a good measure of frank, critical thought is interjected into the public dialogue.

SeriousBull’s political philosophy is centered on dialectic–the practice of arriving at truth by exchange of logical argument. A key tool we use is to criticize policy decisions to inform readers about the consequence of choice. The important point is not that our criticisms are necessary completely correct, though our perceptions may be. 

The scope of our commentary is apolitical, meaning we do not have any political party affiliation or agenda. That is, we comment and criticize politicians for their policy initiatives without consideration of politics or what group is on the receiving or contra side. In our mind’s eye right is right, and might should be only a judicious last resort for advancing the common good when democratic means have failed.

Our point of departure is that of a global entreprenueur and citizen seeking to rationalize policy decisions and government actions while being objective. We seek to expose double-standard, unreasonableness, flat out lies, and injustice to make the world think and act just a little more friendly.  We are in a few words, pragmatic idealists because we believe that our most persistent problems can be solved if their is mutual gain in the equation.

Our successes, our experience from failure, and foresight to relate both to the past and to current events are our credentials. We hope entrenched assumptions that doom us to the mistakes of the past will wear thin on all global citizens if pointed out, and pray that in some small way we can be a catylist for more dialogue and multi-lateral benevolence. Yet at SeriousBull we are realist at the same time. We know the political economy is addicted to the embedded ”might makes right” and “power in profits” mentality and that Voltaire’s rational enlightenment for which we ultimately aspire can give us little near term hope to curtail fraud and abuse in governments. Meantime we are content with indentifying  “spin” and reaping profits by being ahead of the news and knowing that generally aftermath of hindsight will correct the ’serious bull’ so often factored in the news.

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SeriousBull is a publication containing personal opinion and commentary and none of its information, including specific mention of any security, is intended as investment advice or a recommendation of any action or transaction that you, the reader, should undertake. To the extent that any action resulting from SeriousBull’s commentary is taken by you, you understand and agree that neither SeriousBull, its Advisory Board, Editor, or employees shall accept any responsibility or liability. To the extent that any commentary or advice is deemed investment advice, you are forewarned that there is no intent hereby to consider the personal nature, circumstance, value, or sutiability of any particular security for any reader. Indeed our commentary, and the purpose of this publication, is to dispel misinformation as well as to critique News that SeriousBull believes needs futher commentary and discussion.

Lawrence S. York is the founder and editor of SeriousBull. He is veteran investment advisor & broker with over twenty years investment experience. He began his career at Dean Witter Reynolds & E.F. Hutton & Co.  before starting his own independent advisory firm.  Mr. York is a well-informed writer and independent thinker whose articles, interviews, and quotes have been published in national and regional business news and trade journals including Barron’s, Investors Business Daily, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The LA & New York Times, The Sacremento Bee, and the Journal of Finance.  Mr. York started the world’s first Internet mutual fund (WWW Internet Fund), is a former Five Star Portfolio Money Manager, and serial entrepreneur.  He was educated at Berea College where he earned a BA in Political Science and at the University of Kentucky where he earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Gatton College of Business.  He resides in Lexington, Kentucky with his wife and two sons where he continues to his successful investment practice.