Monthly Archives: June, 2014

Martha’s Vineyard & Newport Booming

On Saturday afternoon downtown Newport, RI was packed. Cars were bumper to bumper and as Becky and I were preparing our boat, a 31...

Rates to Rise by March: It’s About Time

President of the St. Louis Fed, James Bullard, knocked the market on the chin a bit yesterday by saying that rates would be going...

The Crushing Cost of Retirement Healthcare

Have you added the cost of healthcare to your retirement planning? Fidelity has estimated that a 65-year old couple retiring in 2014 will need...

Alternative Investments Beaten-Up

Pension funds and endowments made a dreadful mistake by loading up on market neutral alternative investments in 2009—the market crashed in 2008—a year too...

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What’s Happening in France could Happen Here

You may have read that France is facing a...

Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

U.S. diesel prices have risen sharply due to high...

Why Isn’t the Oil Price Coming Down?

President Trump and his administration have been touting a...

The Payday Indicator

Alert! My Payday Indicator is signaling the worst environment...

Junk Bond Yields

What do junk bonds yield today? The table below...

Is China’s Economy Addicted to Real Estate?

In The Wall Street Journal, Nathaniel Taplin explains the...

U.S. Families Gain Wealth as Debt Payments Surge

The Federal Reserve’s 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances finds...

$5 Billion Pipeline Brings Texas Fuel to California

California is set to receive a major new fuel...

‘Subdued’ Inflation Fastest in 10 Months

The CPI report released today by the Labor Department...

Developer Plans to Turn Infamous Pennhurst Asylum Into AI Data Center

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