Monthly Archives: September, 2014

How to Save Your Retirement Portfolio

I must have been 17 at the time. I had recently sold the little Nissan Sentra I drove during high school and I bought...

Who’s Winning the Ugly Contest?

Over recent years, investing in the world’s largest currencies has been a game of picking the ugliest currency. The dollar, the euro, and the...

The Yoda of Drums

Investing is more art than science—it’s a feeling. The late legendary drummer Freddie Gruber would teach about being in the moment to his students....

The Monday Melee: The Longest Bull Markets, and Coffee

The Longest Bull Markets in the DJIA's History What We're Reading: Where you get the most bang for your buck (TaxFoundation.org) Free iPhone 5 Battery Replacement (Gizmodo) #Buffett,...

The Most Overrated Economic Indicator

The monthly employment report was released today. The headline payroll number in the employment report is probably the most overrated economic indicator released each...

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Spain Blames Generation Loss for Worst Blackout in Years

Rodrigo Orihuela, Joao Lima, and Thomas Gualtieri of Bloomberg report that a...

Top 10 U.S. Cities Where Home Prices Are Dropping Fastest

Andrew Shilling of MarketWatch reports that despite U.S. home...

US Ethane Production and Exports Reach Record Levels in 2024

In 2024, US ethane production, consumption, and exports reached...

The Power of a Compound Interest Table

Compound interest was described as the greatest mathematical discovery...

Got Water?

When the you-know-what hits the fan, water is the...

Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) vs. Wellington (VWELX): Which Fund is Best?

The Vanguard Wellesley (VWINX) and Wellington (VWELX) funds are both...

The Mysterious ALS Cluster in the French Alps: Is It Linked to Toxic Mushrooms?

Terence Monmaney of Popular Science reports that in Montchavin,...

BIDENOMICS’ LAST SURPRISE: Productivity Fell in Most Industries in 2024

In 2024, labor productivity declined in most US manufacturing...

Gasoline Leads Drop in U.S. Fuel Imports

In 2024, US petroleum product imports fell by 210,000...

The Rise of Healthy Sodas: Fizz Meets Wellness

Deena Shanker of Bloomberg reports that a new wave...