Monthly Archives: February, 2015

What are They Waiting For?

The January jobs numbers were released this morning. The monthly gain in payroll employment topped expectations by a modest amount, but there were 147,000...

Liftoff?

Could it be that the U.S. has finally reached a state of economic acceleration fast enough to motivate the Fed to raise rates? Cleveland...

Vanguard GNMA 2014/2015

Nice 52-week run by Vanguard GNMA. As of January 31, 2015 the fund had returned 5.29% over the trailing twelve months. Shares yield 2.24%...

The Monday Melee: Manufacturing Slowdown

Manufacturing Slowest in a Year The ISM Manufacturing Report on Business was released today and the pace of manufacturing acceleration pulled back to its slowest...

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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...

Trump’s Trade War Deepens Central Bank Divide

Sam Fleming, Valentina Romei, Ian Smith, and Claire Jones of the Financial Times...