Monthly Archives: May, 2019

Robots are Dumb, but Here’s How Facebook is Making them Smarter

Most robots today simply do what they are programmed to do. That gives them very little versatility. Now though, roboticists, including those at Facebook...

A Refreshing Look from a Fed Official

Kansas City Fed President Esther George has finally stated the truth that its seems other members of the FOMC have been avoiding all along....

Social Security Scams

I want to share this article in the NY Times the “Latest Rash of Scam Calls Come from ‘Social Security,’” written by Ann Carrns. In...

No Second-Guessing, No Deviation from Focus

Here’s what I told you, all the way back in February of 2015: stay fully invested. I wrote: Stay Fully Invested As I’ve written ad nauseam,...

Yay, Yay Claude Monet, Part II

Did you make it to Sotheby’s or Christie’s for the auctions? No? Well, in case you haven’t noticed, it was a big week in...

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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...

Retirement No Time for Whipsaw Portfolio Volatility

A basic understanding of the arithmetic of portfolio losses...

Summers: Best of the Bad Choices

The top two candidates to replace the money printer...

Gold for all in India

Big changes could be coming to the gold market...

The Monday Melee: What Can Trade Tell Us?

Mixed Results at American Ports Since the financial crisis, traffic...

Dick Young’s Short Term Bull & Bear Portfolio (STBB)

One Man's Opinion Let’s see if STBB is for you. You’re...

Highest Number of Pay Raises in Decades

The NFIB small business survey is showing the highest...

You Won’t Believe the Suggestion a BlackRock Investing Officer Made to the ECB

It is hard to imagine clear-headed people who would...