Monthly Archives: October, 2016

Do Presidential Elections Hurt or Help Consumer Confidence?

From the end of July, through the end of November, consumers are barraged by negative campaigning and big promises. Take a look at the...

Worthy Reads: Apple sales likely to fall again despite Samsung woes

Silicon Valley Decides It’s Just Too Hard to Build a Car (Bloomberg) Fed’s Task Ahead: How Best to Signal Year-End Rate Move (WSJ) U.S. Retail Banks Under...

Fidelity Sees Yen as Low at 120

Keeping long-term bond yields at zero is never a good strategy for currency strength. But that is exactly what the Bank of Japan is...

Are you part of the most crowded trade in income investing?

Bloomberg reports that the most crowded trade in income investing is at risk of overheating. Long-bonds have been big winners YTD, but according to...

Is it Time to Take a Fresh Look at MLPs?

Barron's thinks so. MLPs have long been a sector of focus at Young Research. Here Barron's makes the case for taking another look at...

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Are You Living Your Best Retirement Life Like They Are?

In my conversation with you, we talked about how...

How’s Your Margin of Safety for Fixed Income?

You might be getting flooded with emails about “guaranteed”...

Good as Gold: Will Ron Paul Audit the Fed?

The price of gold has reached new highs. In...

January CPI Growth Driven by Shelter, Energy, and Food Prices

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the...

Turkey’s Energy Dilemma: Coal Reliance vs. Nuclear Ambition

Gavin Maguire of Reuters reports that Turkey, Europe's top...

U.S. Seeks Access to Ukrainian Resources

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will visit Ukraine this week...

Trump Urges Europe to Boost Defense Spending

John Paul Rathbone of the Financial Times reports that...

China’s Export Rush to Beat US Tariffs Hits New High

Shanghai’s port traffic hit a record 5 million containers...

Vanguard, Bogle, Young and Your First Grade Teacher

I know that you know Vanguard lowered its fees...

February RAGE Gauge: Are We Having Fun Yet?

Are we having fun yet? What did you expect?...