Monthly Archives: January, 2015

The Monday Melee: Tuesday Edition

Are You Dropping Cable This Year? What We’re Reading: Tax Reform Should Go Right Down Main Street (The Wall Street Journal) What happens if the ECB pulls...

Obama’s Motives for Raising the Capital Gains Tax

All you need to know about Obama’s motives for wanting to raise the capital gains tax in a one minute video. This is from...

IMF: Outlook Not So Good

While the U.S. has been enjoying some economic success of late, much of the world is looking gloomier. The IMF made a big cut...

Consumers Pumped

Low prices for fuel and an increase in the number of employed Americans has pumped up consumers. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey...

Swiss Franc Soars

The Swiss National Bank announced today that it was dropping its three year-long peg to the euro. The franc soared on the news gaining...

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US Wine Industry Faces Multi-Year Demand Correction

The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) State of the U.S....

The Strait of Hormuz: Oil’s Global Chokepoint

The Strait of Hormuz remains a vital chokepoint for...

Communism Ruined Venezuela’s Productivity

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis reports that...

There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 13)

“If the phone doesn’t ring, it’s me,” is one...

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

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

Big Corporations Making Big Investments

Big companies in many sectors are making big investments...

“Commercial Bonanza”: Iran’s Pitch to US Firms Amid Sanctions Talks

Iran is proposing a large-scale investment opportunity for US...

Stocks with the Highest Prospective Returns

For decades, I have advised my monthly strategy report...

Argentina’s $40 Billion Copper Bet Hinges on Glacier Law Reform

Bloomberg reports that a potential $40 billion copper boom...

Ginnie Mae (GNMA) Bond Yields

What do Ginnie Mae (GNMA) bonds yield? The table...