Monthly Archives: March, 2019

Walmart, Amazon and the Retail Arms Race

In the race for retail domination, Amazon and Walmart are putting increasing emphasis on the ability of shoppers to get what they want, when...

Can Services be the “Next iPhone?”

By this point, people are accustomed to every new product from Apple being described as the "next iPhone." Now Apple is making a pivot...

The One Thing Investors Forget Late in A Bull Market

More than ten years into a bull market it’s easy to forget that your investment portfolio (assuming it has been crafted properly) was designed...

Can Private Equity Really Save Sinking Pension Funds?

In The Wall Street Journal, Jason Zweig tells the story of Calpers, the nation's largest pension fund, and the nation's growing investments in private...

What’s Driving the Housing Market?

In February, sales of existing homes in the U.S. increased by 11.8%. Laura Kusisto of The Wall Street Journal explains that the market appears...

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The Power of a Compound Interest Table

Compound interest was described as the greatest mathematical discovery...

Cheapest Memorial Day Fill-Up Since 2003: What’s Fueling the Drop?

As of May 19, 2025, U.S. retail gasoline prices...

“One, Big, Beautiful Bill” Advances: Tax Cuts, Energy, and Border Security in Focus

The White House reports that President Trump’s landmark "One,...

Metallurgical Coal Declared a Critical Material for American Steel Production

The U.S. Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, announced metallurgical...

MicroLED Tech Could Fuel Energy-Efficient Data Centers

Rachel Berkowitz of IEEE Spectrum reports that TSMC has...

Graduating from Work to Retirement #10: “Someday I Will”

When you graduate from school into the real world,...

Feds Halt Planned Plant Shutdown to Protect Grid Reliability

US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency...

BYD Sparks New EV Price War in China

BYD has reignited China’s electric vehicle price war by...

The Vanguard Wellesley Way

Vanguard Wellesley is a fund we have long admired...

Energy Dominance: DOE Outlines FY2026 Budget Under Trump Directive

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testified before Congress...