The Most Bullish Economic Indicator Nobody is Talking About
Household formation in the U.S. is soaring to heights not seen since the economic recovery began. According to the Census Bureau, over the last...
Gold for all in India
Big changes could be coming to the gold market in the coming Indian budget. Sources have signaled that the government is likely to cut...
The Monday Melee: Game On
What We're Reading
"The Fed Is Nervous, And Maybe That's A Good Thing" (Forbes)
The historical and cultural differences that divide Europe’s union: (Financial Times)
Larry Summers...
How Much can you Lose in the Stock Market?
If your portfolio isn't properly diversified, the answer is a lot, but even if you craft a diversified equity portfolio your losses can be...
Greek Drama: The Final Act?
Greece is back on the front pages of the financial press. Why is a country whose GDP is a rounding error in the $75...
40 Years is a Helluva Long-time
Cashing in on the Fed’s zero percent interest rates while the going is still good, Microsoft is issuing $10.75 billion in bonds—an increase from...
The Monday Melee: Greenspan, Beer and Budgets
Greenspan: Political Crisis Coming
What We're Reading:
What Democrats and the CBO Don’t Get (The Wall Street Journal)
The one percent earn the same share of income...
What are They Waiting For?
The January jobs numbers were released this morning. The monthly gain in payroll employment topped expectations by a modest amount, but there were 147,000...
Liftoff?
Could it be that the U.S. has finally reached a state of economic acceleration fast enough to motivate the Fed to raise rates? Cleveland...
Vanguard GNMA 2014/2015
Nice 52-week run by Vanguard GNMA. As of January 31, 2015 the fund had returned 5.29% over the trailing twelve months. Shares yield 2.24%...