Monthly Archives: September, 2018

Patience and Profits in Pipeline Shares

According to Energy Transfer Partners CEO Kelcy Warren, making money in pipelines right now is so easy a monkey could do it. That follows...

Will Turkey’s Rate Hike Be Enough to Calm Lira Traders?

Once confidence in a currency is lost, it's hard to get it back. Turkish central bankers are trying hard to hold the public's confidence...

Apple Watch Could Save Lives with New Capability

Apple has built into its new Apple Watch the ability to perform an electrocardiogram, or ECG. Owners who find troubling data from the test could...

When You Plan Ahead, Damage Can Be Minimized

Hurricane Florence is bearing down on South Carolina, with some estimates suggesting four FEET of rain could swamp the coastal towns. Even for seasoned...

Beyond Bitcoin, Has Crypto-Boredom Set in?

It has been a hard year for crypto-currencies, especially once you look beyond bitcoin. Since June 30, bitcoin is down 1.7%, but as Paul...

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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...