Monthly Archives: April, 2012

Income Investors: Be Not Afraid

The Problem Without congressional action the Bush tax cuts will expire in 2013. Expiration would lead to higher income taxes for all brackets, and lead...

The Riches Your Family Deserves

If you know how compound interest works, you’re in good company. Einstein referred to it as the eighth wonder of the world. Compound anything...

A Dubious Tax Proposal

President Obama is on the campaign trail promoting the Buffett Rule that the Senate will likely vote on in coming days. The Buffett Rule...

Facebook’s Fatal Flaw Exposed

Has he gone mad? Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO announced this week that his social networking company is buying Instagram. Facebook is paying $1 billion—a...

Jobless Claims Spike: Will the Fed Overreact?

According to today’s report, initial claims for jobless benefits spiked to 380,000, the highest since January (See chart below). Compounding the fear about the...

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IEA Warns Oil Market Heading Toward Future Surplus

The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Oil Market Report (June...

“Honey, I Think It’s Time I Retire:” Part 1

“Honey, I think it’s time I retire,” you said,...

Solar and Storage Boom Reshapes California’s Electricity System

In the first five months of 2026, utility-scale solar...

The Evolution of the Dow Jones Utilities Average Index

In 1929, Dow Jones spun out utilities from its...

Largest US Fuel Delivery to Cuba in Decades Halted

A planned shipment of 250,000 barrels of gasoline and...

Big Acquisition Reshapes the Future of Streaming

Fox Corporation has agreed to buy Roku in a...

India: BRIC Broken

India, one of the much hyped BRIC countries (Brazil,...

Ben Graham: Margin of Safety

In 2001, I wrote about Ben Graham and his...

America’s Energy Future

You can see in the chart below the dramatic...

Renewable Diesel Expansion Cools as Refinery Margins Improve

The US Energy Information Administration reports that US biofuel...