27, Mar 2020
Investment Created America

In a time of great challenge by socialist leadership on the left, it is good to remember our roots.

16, Mar 2020
Fed Rate and Bank Reserve Change, Might be Smart

First, as long as lending requirements remain the same, every loan will be closed with a cash deposit, which alleviates some of the problem of making more cash available through Fed Funds.

4, Mar 2020
Investing Power – Teams that Crank!

Real investing has moved away from Wall Street and into a new segment of America made of teams, people who connect business ideas through internet platforms, meet-ups, and group funding

20, Sep 2012
Good Politics are Most Important to Business Owners

Business and practice owners need to consider the most important thing for the continuing development of their business.  Customer service, sales and marketing, product and service development, and productivity are all a constant but their effectiveness is not.  In the wrong political environment these constants are negatively impacted by slow…

3, Sep 2011
The Fed vs Banks, Gold Grab DejaVu!

It’s the 1930’s gold grab all over again, maybe.  Sure feels like it, looks like it, walks and talks like it. Today the Fed is suing banks over mortgage drivel.  Drivel because the Fed helped cause it, and drivel because their only remaining point of first bailing them out and…

18, Aug 2011
No Volume in the Dow

Volume in the Dow and other indexes has been falling for some time. For over a year I’ve been trying to get top economists to comment or discuss this issue and it remains ignored. Last week CNN finally produced an article on this. Historically there is only one other time…

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15, Aug 2011
Who Decides Your Next Phone Call?

What if your wireless provider decided your next call?  Since they have the information available to know exactly when to make a call and what time of day is the cheapest, and potentially when someone on your contact list might be available, then maybe they should be making your calls for…

5, Aug 2011
Job Report Statistically Irrelevant

The job report today came in at +117,000, creating an unemployment number of 9.1% vs. last reported 9.2%. The error margin is +/- 100,000. This means that the number is statistically irrelevant. Yet our news media and low-level talking heads in the financial industry choose to play it up as…

25, Apr 2011
Primerica, Dumbing Down

Primerica claims they cannot get to middle-class and minority customers because the state insurance exams make it too hard for new agents.  The test is easy, very easy.  If anyone needs a smart agent, isn’t it the middle-class and minority groups? I almost hate to write anything about this since…

14, Mar 2011
The #JPQuake Week Ahead

Reality.  The reactors in Japan seem to be at low risk of full meltdown.  Barring another huge quake and tsunami the impact on the markets in Japan and around the world is likely to be very small.  Japan’s economy can easily handle the cost and it hasn’t taken long for…