Monthly Archives: October, 2011

Welcome to the Bear Market

On a closing basis, the S&P 500 hasn’t dropped the necessary 20% to be considered an official bear market, but for all intents and...

The Unvarnished Truth of Higher Dividends

The last few months have been brutal—but much more so for some stocks than others. Earlier this year, stock pickers spouted off about the...

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The Power of a Compound Interest Table

Compound interest was described as the greatest mathematical discovery...

Cheapest Memorial Day Fill-Up Since 2003: What’s Fueling the Drop?

As of May 19, 2025, U.S. retail gasoline prices...

“One, Big, Beautiful Bill” Advances: Tax Cuts, Energy, and Border Security in Focus

The White House reports that President Trump’s landmark "One,...

Metallurgical Coal Declared a Critical Material for American Steel Production

The U.S. Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, announced metallurgical...

MicroLED Tech Could Fuel Energy-Efficient Data Centers

Rachel Berkowitz of IEEE Spectrum reports that TSMC has...

Graduating from Work to Retirement #10: “Someday I Will”

When you graduate from school into the real world,...

Feds Halt Planned Plant Shutdown to Protect Grid Reliability

US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency...

BYD Sparks New EV Price War in China

BYD has reignited China’s electric vehicle price war by...

Nuclear Power Gets Green Light in Sweden Despite Political Divide

Sweden's parliament has approved funding legislation for new nuclear...

The Vanguard Wellesley Way

Vanguard Wellesley is a fund we have long admired...