Monthly Archives: May, 2016

Worthy Reads: Billionaire Investor Loads up on Gold, Buys Stock Insurance

Billionaire investor loads up on gold, buys stock insurance (ZeroHedge) Ending the Fed’s Inflation Fixation (WSJ) The real problem with negative interest rates? They are a...

Pensions in a Load of Trouble, Part II

The state of Rhode Island has been a big-time investor, through its pensions, in hedge funds. Retired teachers who depend on this money for...

Worthy Reads: Buffett Heirs Bet on Apple

Buffett Heirs Bet on Apple (WSJ) This is No. 1 financial regret of older Americans (MarketWatch) Online Loan Pioneer Boomed, Then Tripped (WSJ) Bull Market Losing Big...

How I Built My Survival Cache. It’s Never Too Late to Start Building Yours

No one likes to lose money. That’s why when I started building my survival cache over ten-years ago I started with gold. Back then, I...

The Monday Melee: Saudi Treasury Holdings Exposed

Saudi Treasury Holdings Detailed for the First Time in Decades After four decades of secrecy, the Treasury Department has released a report including Saudi Arabia's...

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The Trouble with Balanced Mutual Funds and ETFs

In the past, when I thought about balanced mutual...

Retail Sales Growth Worrisome

Growth in sales at retail chain stores has fallen...

December RAGE Gauge: Boom! Small Business Outlook Jumps

Wow, isn’t it amazing what a difference one month...

Risk and Reward: An Efficient Frontier

Originally posted July 26, 2018. The Efficient Frontier, created by...

What We’re Reading 10-4-13

Albert Edwards accuses Fed of inequality cover up, Katrina...

Be Great at One Thing and…

You may know Mark Knopfler, the “Sultan of Swing,”...

Do Presidential Elections Hurt or Help Consumer Confidence?

From the end of July, through the end of...

Private Equity’s Secret Sauce May Surprise You

In recent years pension funds have paid more and...

COVID-19 Retail Survivors Could Benefit from Less Competition

COVID-19 shutdowns have strangled many retailers to death. The...

Buying a Car? Don’t Expect a Discount

Negotiating with car dealers is hard enough, after two...