CRASH!
Early last June here’s how I led off a special three-part Intelligence Report series to subscribers: “In recent issues my goal has been to...
Video: The Retirement Gamble
You, no doubt, have questions about your retirement, especially with the recent market declines. I was speaking with a client yesterday and he told...
The Monday Melee: Day of Rage
World Dependent on Chinese Growth
The Wall Street Journal writes:
Beijing’s struggles this summer have spooked many investors into viewing China as a threat to, rather...
How Long Can Saudi Arabia Hold Out on Oil?
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Bloomberg's Vivian Nereim and Donna Abu-Nasr write that Saudi Arabia is facing serious economic trouble as a result of continued low oil prices:
Economists are predicting a budget...
How to Buy a Boat Part VI
A lot of great stuff happens when you’re on the water. It’s usually the things that you don’t plan which end up being the...
Beware Bio-tech risk in ETFs
Barrons’s had a nice piece over the weekend on the hidden exposures that may be lurking in your small-cap fund. Bio-tech stocks have been...
How to Buy a Boat Part V
“If you’re going to buy a boat that is mass produced, make sure you don’t buy the one that was put together on a...
Home Improvement Surges along with Housing Starts
Housing starts are nowhere near their pre-recession highs, or even their pre-recession averages, but starts are up over 153% per month from the lows of...
The Monday Melee: The Sharing Economy
Woe betide the Cabbie:
New York City taxi pickups have fallen 10% in the first half of the year, and cabbies are pointing the finger...
How to Buy a Boat Part IV
Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you a boat. So with that in mind, Skip and I planned out our road...