MLPs and IRS
The Wall Street Journal on the potential, or lack thereof, for MLP audits:
Is your investment too complicated to be audited?
It could be, say experts,...
History Repeats Itself
BlackRock reports that investors are saying they’re risk averse while piling back into stocks.
As recently as last summer and fall, respondents to BlackRock’s Global Investor...
These Guys Missed the Real Estate Crash
Not much has changed in the bond ratings world. The three major ratings agencies completely missed the real estate crash. And today they operate...
$1 Million Ain’t What it Used to Be
USA Today on what a million dollars means today:
You've been saving like a miser to get ready for retirement. You've pinched pennies, kept that...
The Fool’s Gold
We’ve kept you up to date on the import restrictions on gold in India, and some of the ways Indians have been getting around...
Smart Money Signals Trouble Ahead
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is bordering on a new all-time high, but the Smart Money Flow Index is cratering. The divergence between the...
Retail Sales Growth Worrisome
Growth in sales at retail chain stores has fallen again according to an ICSC-Goldman Sachs survey. You can see on the chart below that...
Real Estate in Boston
Here you get a glimpse of the real estate market in Boston as reported by the Boston Globe.
The price of living in the heart of Boston...
A Surprising Inflation Forecast
In a speech at the New York Economics club on Wednesday, Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen gave a speech on monetary policy that signaled her...
Show Me the Money
Banks are picking up the pace in lending to those who need it: small businesses and entrepreneurs. The Fed’s mis-guided policies have fattened the...