Dow Down 7.3% Jan & Early Feb
You may feel whipsawed by this stock market so make sure you’re getting paid cold, hard cash to invest in it. I only like...
The Monday Melee: Green Christmas?
Retailers Dreaming of Green this Christmas
Retailers are looking for hope in retail sales going into the last stretch of the Christmas buying season. Trend...
Off the Charts
Over the last two days the S&P 500 has gained a staggering 4.48%. That’s more than half of the return one might expect in...
Ski the Light
Have you ever skied at night? The guys over at Sweetgrass productions have. They did it to promote Phillips Ambilight TV. As you will...
Where to get 7% Yields
If you are a buyer of assets and a long-term investor, the recent turbulence in markets should be viewed as a welcome development. You...
What Oil Price Correction?
Below is a chart of the price of oil denominated in rubles. In Russia, a cratering currency has resulted in higher, not lower, oil...
Risk Off
As you can see here the tide has turned against junk bond investors.
From The Wall Street Journal:
The oil bust is exposing cracks in the...
The Monday Melee: MAP: Student Loan Debt
Industry Roars:
Industrial production recorded the largest monthly uptick since May 2010 in November. The acceleration in growth surprised the 81 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg,...
The Most Powerful Fiscal Stimulus
The mainstream press and their liberal Keynesian allies in academia (that means you Princeton & Berkeley) have made a sport out of roasting the...
Retirement Profile #2: “Expect Nothing; Want One Thing”
The NFL’s Baltimore Ravens may be the most underrated team in the NFL right now. Part of their success is due to senior leadership...