The BIA Global Strategy Model Portfolio has added an approximate 5% position in iGate, ticker IGTE. Click here to request a proposal from Barnhart Investment Advisory DISCLAIMER: Nothing in this article should be construed as a personal recommendation or advice. Nor should anything in this article be construed as an offer, or a solicitation of an offer, to sell […]
Archive | October, 2010
George Carlin and “Quantitative Easing”
BIA Commentary and Opinion Now that the printing presses have been warmed up and the “Quantitative Easing II” ship is set to sail, I can’t help but think of the old George Carlin bit “On Euphemisms” where Carlin laments the use “of words that conceal the truth” and ponders how the term Battle Shock (WWI) […]

Is There an “Austrian School of Investment Thought?”: Austrian Economics and the BIA Investment Philosophy
I am often asked what does it mean to invest with “an eye toward the Austrian School of Economic Thought?” Is there a certain way that an “Austrian” should invest? Is there an “Austrian School of Investment Thought?” In a word , no. There is no Austrian School of Investment Thought. But that doesn’t mean […]
BIA Model Portfolio Change
The BIA Global Strategy Model Portfolio has sold the entire position (70 shares) in Netflix (NFLX) at proceeds (net of commission) of $151.55. NFLX was added on September 2 of this year at a cost of $136.78. For the time being proceeds are remaining in cash, as a couple potential new positions are under consideration. Click […]