2% Yields: It Could be Worse
If you thought you had it bad with 10-year Treasury yields at 2.3%, take a gander across the pond. In Germany, 10-year government bonds...
Free Lunch Alert
The Wall Street Journal did a piece on troubled stockbrokers this week. It shows how certain areas of the country are loaded with brokers that prey on...
Where do Stocks go from Here?
As measured by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the current bull market is over 2,000 days old—2,074 to be exact. That is the fourth...
The Power of a Strong Dollar
With dollar strength comes low oil prices and low inflation, spurring what could become a strong consumer spending season this winter (ex. fuels). Gasoline...
The Monday Melee: To Russia With Love
Ruble Crashing:
Low Risk/High Risk
Back in March the World Bank predicted two scenarios for Russia's GDP in 2014/2015 given different levels of risk stemming from...
Robbing Peter to Employ Paul
The October jobs report was released today. The headline payroll employment number came in at 214,000, slightly below economist expectations, but a good number...
Jack Bogle on Advisors
There’s a big difference between a broker/advisor and a registered investment advisor. An investment advisor must follow a strict fiduciary standard for his clients,...
Currency Wars Continue
The global central banks regularly deny that they are engaged in competitive currency devaluations, but actions speak louder than words. Last week the Bank...
Where Not to Die
Here you get the picture for estate and inheritance taxes:
The Monday Melee: A Massive Gov’t Bubble
What We're Reading:
"Americans' Initial Christmas Spending Estimate Is Positive" (Gallup)
Happy Halloween: Pumpkin facts. (Visaul.ly)
Floating trains that fly (Quartz)
Buybacks Accelerate but Meet Cynicism (The Wall...