Monthly Archives: June, 2012

Recession Pending? This Indicator Says Yes

One economic indicator we’ve been watching at Young Research is the Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index. The Index is a leading indicator compiled using...

#1a and #1b Investment Firms

Who wants to partner with Wall Street banks? You have JP Morgan tangled up with a recent trading loss of $2 billion and counting....

Greenspan: We Don’t Have a Plan B

Say what you will about former Fed Chairman Greenspan (yes he made lots of mistakes), but he strikes us as a much deeper thinker...

Bond Yields Turn Negative

If you thought 25 basis point yields on two-year US Treasuries were bad, take a look at the yields on German Bunds. Two year...

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“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...

“Pay A Little More”

You know states are taking sides in a war...

IEA Warns Oil Market Heading Toward Future Surplus

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

Risk

Risk, it means different things to different people. If...

America’s Energy Future

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

Your Survival Guy’s RAGE Gauge: Develop a Plan

You are living in a “haves and have yachts”...

A Sleep Well(esley) at Night Fund

You can be sure that 90% of what you...

“Honey, I Think It’s Time I Retire:” Part 2

OK, Your Survival Guy wishes retirement planning were a...