Monthly Archives: December, 2012

The Startling Story of American Labor

Every month for the last few years Americans—especially politicians—have been keeping a close eye on the employment report to see how many jobs were...

Fiscal Cliff Fix: Americans Still in La-la land on Fiscal Crisis

In the video below, CNBC’s Steve Leisman explains the results of a recent CNBC survey on the fiscal cliff. The survey indicates that Americans...

How to Increase Shareholder Return Today

The Wall Street Journal ran an article yesterday titled Top U.S. Firms Are Cash-Rich Abroad, Cash-Poor at Home. The piece pointed out that American...

Home for the Holidays

The Federal Reserve seems to feel inflation is under control. But those of us living in the real world know it’s far from under...

Your Ever Shrinking Income

On Friday the BEA released the October numbers for American’s income growth. After adjusting for inflation, Americans chalked up their fourth month in a...

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Are You Living Your Best Retirement Life Like They Are?

In my conversation with you, we talked about how...

Good as Gold: Will Ron Paul Audit the Fed?

The price of gold has reached new highs. In...

How’s Your Margin of Safety for Fixed Income?

You might be getting flooded with emails about “guaranteed”...

January CPI Growth Driven by Shelter, Energy, and Food Prices

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the...

Vanguard, Bogle, Young and Your First Grade Teacher

I know that you know Vanguard lowered its fees...

U.S. Seeks Access to Ukrainian Resources

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will visit Ukraine this week...

Startups Challenge China’s Rare Earth Stranglehold

Robert Wright of the Financial Times reports that HyProMag,...

Turkey’s Energy Dilemma: Coal Reliance vs. Nuclear Ambition

Gavin Maguire of Reuters reports that Turkey, Europe's top...

Trump Urges Europe to Boost Defense Spending

John Paul Rathbone of the Financial Times reports that...

Bleeding Cash: How Tariffs Could Push Chinese Firms to the Brink

According to Hannah Miao of The Wall Street Journal,...