Retirement No Time for Whipsaw Portfolio Volatility
A basic understanding of the arithmetic of portfolio losses can help you become a more comfortable confident investor. Our chart of the arithmetic of...
Lackluster Lending Growth Holds Back Housing
A bounty of housing data was released this week. Housing starts fell in February (though they were still near an unimpressive three year high),...
Top 10 S&P 500 Stocks: 2012
Valuable insights on the character of a bull run in stocks can be gained by investigating the companies leading the rally. The table below...
A Treasured State
You want to stretch your dollars like silly putty when you’re retired. It’s the name of the game. And you want to be able...
John A. Allison: Roots of the Financial Crisis
Since the start of the financial crisis in 2007, much of the air between New York and Washington D.C. has been used up trying...
The Fed’s Fiat Flood a Dud
The Fed is flooding world markets with excessive liquidity, but the turnover of money (velocity) has collapsed, indicating a frightening level of concern. Velocity...
A Forgotten Truth about Money
In a scene from the movie Moneyball, Scott Hatteberg is asked to play first base for the Oakland A’s and responds, “I’ve only ever...
Bernanke’s Clever Ruse
It’s official. The Bernanke Fed has gone mad. Less than 24 hours after the biggest stock market sell-off of the year (a scant 1.5%...
50% Tax on Dividends
Determining your income needs for retirement is no easy task. In terms of enjoyment, it is right up there with getting a root canal...