A Stacked Deck: Is your broker providing compromised investment advice?
I want to briefly touch on the subject of broker dealers (especially publically traded firms) as they relate to our private, family registered investment-advisory...
The Two Most Important Words in Investing
The two most important words in investing are “compound interest.” Albert Einstein referred to compound interest as the eighth wonder of the world. And...
Debunking the China Story
Invest in China, you are told. China’s economy is booming. GDP growth is among the fastest in the world. Since China is growing faster...
Happy New Year!
With only one trading day to go in December, the S&P 500 is up 6.55% for the month. If stocks hold onto their gains...
Christmas Price Inflation
Inflation risks are greatly overstated, says Ben Bernanke. We should be worried about debilitating deflation, not inflation. Ben B., of course, focuses on core...
The Dividend Mandate
Income investors can’t help but be discouraged by the current state of affairs. T-bills yield 0.10%, and two-year Treasury notes yield 0.62%.
Albert Einstein described...
The Revolt
President Obama has a revolt on his hands. This week, his former allies in the house turned on him. The Democratic caucus voted on...
The World’s Best-Performing Commodity
Do you know which major commodity has increased in price most YTD? It’s cotton. Cotton is up 96% YTD. The second-best-performing commodity is palladium....
A Treasure Trove for Dividend Investors
As many of you know, I invest exclusively in dividend-paying stocks, and I advise the same for my strategy report subscribers. If a company...