Monthly Archives: January, 2021

The Fed is Sacrificing Retirees to Save the Banks

You may have heard three cheers from Wall St. recently when JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced its "highest-ever quarterly profit." The bank, America's largest...

Jim Simons’s Renaissance Technologies vs. Internet Forum Traders

This story is a familiar one if you have been active in the markets for a few decades. It starts with the WSJ reporting...

February RAGE Gauge: Americans Focusing on What’s In Front of Them

You think Americans are feeling elevated risk? You wouldn't know it by looking at the stock market. But how are you doing on a...

Biden Plans to Spend Trillions More on COVID-19 Stimulus

The Biden team has announced that they plan on spending trillions of dollars (in addition to the trillions already spent) on COVID-19 stimulus and...

There’s Always a Way Forward for Americans Like YOU

How did you learn how to make money? In reviewing a package of financial documents with a prospective client last week, he included his...

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How China Survived the Iran Oil Crisis

China absorbed the Iran oil shock by cutting its...

14 New Pipeline Projects Reshape U.S. Energy Network

The 2026 Liquids Pipeline Projects Database shows continued investment...

Your State of Health

You know there are a number of reasons you...

Your Money: Equal Strain on All Parts

All those little things that my grandfather said Not so...

‘Temu Range Rovers’ Are Taking Over Britain

Chinese automakers are rapidly gaining popularity in Britain with low-cost...

Iran-Oman Deal Could Unlock the Strait of Hormuz

Iran and Oman have agreed on a temporary 7-mile-wide...

Consumer Spending Helps Keep U.S. Economy Growing

U.S. economic growth slowed to a 1.5% annualized rate...

U.S. Trade Gap Widens 17% as Imports Climb

The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened sharply in...

15,000-Foot Wells Reshape America’s Biggest Oil Basin

Oil and gas operators in the Permian Basin of...

VA Approves New Rate Class for Large Electricity Users, Including Data Centers

The State Corporation Commission has approved a new electricity...