Monthly Archives: May, 2016

Joseph’s Garage Featured in Babson Magazine

You will love this story about the Joseph brothers featured in Babson Magazine Spring 2016. They run a third-generation business in Norwell, MA started...

The Monday Melee: Student Loans Soar

Graduates Face Tidal Wave of Debt As another crop of students graduates from colleges and universities across America, they face uneven job prospects and the...

Worthy Reads: U.S. Corporate Debt Stirs Concern

Valeant Investor Sequoia Fund to Limit Stakes in a Single Stock (WSJ) Why there could be a Laffer curve — for the fed funds rate...

Existing Home Prices Red Hot

The average prices paid in sales of existing homes is nearing it 2006 high (12 month moving average). Historically low Federal Reserve rates and...

Yields Resume Their Climb

Yields for 10-year Treasury securities surged from mid-May on, but retraced their steps on Thursday the 19th, but on Friday resumed climbing. On Friday...

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Your Survival Guy on the SSV Tabor Boy

Your Survival Guy was on an afternoon walk today...

US Shifts to Low-Profile Strategy to Secure Strait of Hormuz Shipping

A Bloomberg report says the United States is quietly...

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Done right, diversification can improve portfolio returns while lowering...

The Question: To Be Invested or Not to Be

To be invested or not to be, that is...

US Job Growth Continues as Unemployment Holds Steady in May

The US labor market remained stable in May, with...

When Speaking the Word “Opportunity,” It Means This

When speaking the word opportunity as a parent or...

What is Gold Saying about the Market Now?

After selling-off as interest rates spiked following the election,...

Survive and Thrive May 2026: Will You Have Enough?

Dear Survivor, When you live on a fixed income, it’s...

Apple Market Cap Eclipses Entire S&P 500 Energy Sector

Analysts at Bank of America were the first to...

Antares Reactor Reaches Criticality in Major Nuclear Milestone

The US Department of Energy announced that Antares Nuclear’s...