Yearly Archives: 2020

Did You Get AirPods for Christmas?

At the turn of the century, the most popular Christmas gifts among America’s young teens were Pokemon playing cards and merchandise. Now, 20 years...

Guess Which States Americans are Moving To

Every year United Van Lines performs its National Movers Study, analyzing where people are moving to, and where they're coming from, to get a...

How Early Markets Reacted to the U.S. Airstrike that Killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani

Yesterday, a U.S. airstrike killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, leader of the foreign wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. News of the strike...

The Scary Japanese Preview for American Pension Funds

Japan's economy has been in trouble for a long time. Low, or no, growth for decades, and a demographic time-bomb that is about to...

A Decade of Distortion: Implications for Retired and Soon-to-be Retired Investors

The 2010s were kind to U.S. stock market investors. There wasn’t a single bear market (down 20% from peak to trough) in the U.S....

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Red Sea Tensions Escalate Between Houthis and Saudi Arabia

Yemen's Houthi rebel movement announced a blockade targeting Saudi-linked...

The Growing Energy Demand of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being adopted rapidly, raising questions...

How Bad Is the Chinese Economy?

In The Wall Street Journal, Joseph Sternberg makes the...

FERC Orders New Grid Rules for AI and Data Centers

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has directed the...

Empty Storefronts

Anecdotal evidence offers serious reason for concern about the economy! I just returned from a 2,000-mile Harley trip from Newport, RI, to Blowing Rock, NC, and back. There’s no doubt about it: the economy is in trouble.

Absolute Return

The next time you see an advertisement for an...

Video: Fed’s Lacker- Would Rather Have Qualitative Threshold, Not Numerical

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Understanding Dividend Dates

If you are new to dividend investing, divided dates...

Thank You Mr. Johnson

Yesterday, Edward “Ned” Johnson announced he is stepping down...

Can China’s Stop-and-Go Market Reforms Work Forever?

It's two steps forward and one step back in...