This is Why Economic Policy Keeps Getting Worse
Noah Smith wrote a piece last week for Bloomberg View titled Most of What you Learned in Econ 101 is Wrong. Noah is a...
Your Best Bond vs Stock Portfolio Balance
In the November issue of Intelligence Report, Dick Young advised investors that his primary motivation is keeping them out of trouble.
My focus, first and...
The Monday Melee: Low Returns in 2016?
Jack Bogle Predicts Low Returns for a Decade
The End of the Beginning?
While he projects continued bull markets for years to come, Adam Parker, Morgan...
How Low Can Copper Prices Fall?
Prices for copper have fallen to levels not seen since April of 2009. Weakness in copper is a bad sign for the economy, as...
Islamorada Sunset
Happy Thanksgiving from Dick and Debbie
Gratitude Keeps Your Heart Healthy
Taking the time to focus on what you are grateful for is not only good...
The Rising Costs of Thanksgiving
Every year the Farm Bureau puts out a report on the price of Thanksgiving dinner. This year, no surprise, the price of Thanksgiving has increased...
This is why Pfizer is Spending $155 Billion on Botox
Pfizer, the makers of Viagra have agreed to buy Allergan, the makers of Botox for $155 billion. It sounds like destiny. Pfizer isn’t buying...
Goodbye Connecticut
Over the weekend a client emailed me an article about Connecticut’s Borgeson Universal Co. It produces steering components and has operated in Torrington, Connecticut since...
RIP Richard Russell
The publisher of Dow Theory Letters has passed away at the age of 91. Richard Russell worked right to the bitter end. Even in...
What We’re Reading 11-23-2015
Elizabeth Warren's Tax Warning - WSJ
Argentina Shifts Right - The Guardian
Why Housing Hasn't Lifted the Economy Much - WSJ
Reining in a Sprawling Federal Reserve...