Monthly Archives: January, 2012

Future Dividends, Coupons, and Principal

Your purchasing power is your lifeblood in retirement. On my office credenza is The Theory of Investment Value by John Burr Williams, first published...

A Recovery in Housing

Has the long anticipated recovery in housing finally arrived? The latest round of economic data on the housing market points toward improvement. On Wednesday,...

U.S. Manufacturing 20% More Expensive, Without Labor

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Owning the Best Performers

In its quarterly funds report printed on January 9, The Wall Street Journal lists the 45 largest stock and balanced funds by assets. The...

What We’re Reading 1-13-12

Rich managers, poor clients, The Economist Cyberattacks likely to escalate this year, Byron Acohido, USA Today Iran Says Nuclear Scientist’s Murder Shows Foreign-Backed Terror Campaign, Ladane...

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US Shifts to Low-Profile Strategy to Secure Strait of Hormuz Shipping

A Bloomberg report says the United States is quietly...

Why the US Economy Is Less Vulnerable to Oil Shocks Today

A Federal Reserve Bank of Boston paper, "Reassessing the...

Developer Plans to Turn Infamous Pennhurst Asylum Into AI Data Center

Real estate developer Derek Strine plans to transform the...

There’s Always Competition for Your Cash

When your lazy cash is sitting on your couch,...

US Secures LNG Export Deals Worth $200 Billion

The DOE reports that Secretaries Doug Burgum and Chris...

You Know Diversification’s Best Friend Is Patience

You know about diversification. How about its best friend,...

Walmart’s New Strategy to Integrate Restaurant and Grocery Delivery

Walmart announced a new partnership with Subway that allows...

US Refiners Boost Jet Fuel Output Amid Global Price Spike

An EIA report, "US Jet Fuel Market Response to...

Who Swoops in When There’s Blood in the Streets?

Your Survival Guy can’t stop thinking about the recent...

Diversification

Done right, diversification can improve portfolio returns while lowering...