Investing Analysis

Illinois is About to Stick its Head Deeper in the Sand

For years Illinois has underfunded its five pension systems. For years I have been waving a red warning flag about the American pension charade...

Is Your City Prepared for the Storm?

Boston is preparing for the Great Flood. After watching water inundate New York's subway system, Boston officials began to examine the possibilities of heavy...

Your First Step Toward Investment Success

For over four decades, I have offered strategies and insights to help individual investors like you. My primary goal, whether in my monthly strategy...

Southern States on Tax Cuts: Bring it On!

While high tax Northern states are desperately attempting to find ways around new rules in the tax reform legislation passed at the end of...

Consumer Economy is Hot

Fourth Quarter GDP was released this morning and the first estimate came in short of 3%, but the details of the report were positive....

It’s Only ‘Safety First’ That Will Make You Money: Part I

Originally posted February 28, 2017 on Yoursurvivalguy.com. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, on the heels of releasing his annual report, said, Monday, that the stock market...

Dick Young’s Research Key: Anecdotal Evidence Gathering

Originally posted on September 5, 2017. After a nearly 40-year sabbatical, I am pleased to announce that a newly reconfigured Young’s World Money Forecast is...

RIP Warren Miller

Legendary ski filmmaker Warren Miller died last night at his home on Orcas Island, WA. He was 93. He will be missed. When I was...

A Difficult Phrase to Say: “Enough Already, I’m Retiring”

When a client of mine called it quits from a successful career working for start-up companies in California, he was young enough to keep...

Main Street Comes Alive, Demands Lending after Tax Cuts

Regional banks are noticing a big boost in demand for borrowing from manufacturers, retailers and distributors who have been missing in action since the...