Yearly Archives: 2021

Only You Know How Much Gold You Should Own

Only you know how much gold you should own. The reason why is because it doesn’t pay a dividend and it can be expensive...

Your Retirement Life: Meet Your BMW Club Racing Program Director

I had a great conversation with my friend and client Wayne Dobson this week. We were talking about his decision to retire and how...

Corporations Rush to Reap Equity Windfall

With equity valuations at or near record levels by many measures, publicly traded corporations are racing to sell shares into the market. Karen Langley...

Do You Know Who’s the Largest Owner of Farmland in America?

Are you down with OSB? It stands for oriented strand board. It’s used in construction similar to the way plywood is used—for roofs, subfloors,...

What Is the Stock Market’s Link to the Economy?

At The Wall Street Journal, Justin Lahart examines the stock market's link to the economy, and whether the market could fall even during strong...

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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...