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- Could This Be the End of Mahmoud?
It is a constant theme of this newsletter that mainstream media relentlessly portrays the U.S. as a helpless economic/political/military giant, a victim of forces it can't control, put upon by adversaries who are smarter/stronger/invulnerable. In fact, the only two invulnerable, inevitably successful forces in the world are our hallmarks: capitalism and human liberty. And our adversaries have lots and lots of problems....keep reading
- Pop Quiz Answer
Pop Quiz Answer...keep reading
- The Dangerfield Market
First, a word of caution: this resource is never trying to be "right" about the market, in terms of "calling" it one way or the other. It is a cardinal tenet of my philosophy that turns in the market cannot and therefore should not be "called" -- that the only consistently right time to buy equities is when you have the capital, and the only right time to sell them is when you need to take capital out....keep reading
- 3Q05 Resiliency Triumphant
The Commerce Department reported at the end of October that third quarter GDP -- after Katrina, Rita, and all the collateral damage -- rose 3.8%. Anyone who had been watching television throughout the month of September would have assumed -- nay, known for a fact -- that this was impossible....keep reading
- The Deflation Myth
"..(G)old prices are around $342 an ounce compared to $311 an ounce at this time last year and a low of $256 an ounce in 2001....keep reading
- What I Did On My Summer Vacation
My bride, the former Joan Carrick, and I recently spent a transcendently wonderful week in Venice. It's a city that we know fairly well, but about which one can always learn more, and be enchanted by what one learns....keep reading
- Twenty-five Years Ago: The Beginning of the End
August 5, 2006 is a date that may very well pass with no particular note of its great, and even defining, historical significance. Let us pause here together for a moment, then, and observe it with the dignity and honor it deserves....keep reading
- It was 40 years ago today
On February 7, 1964, as it did every day, Pan Am flight 101 from London...keep reading
- 2005 The Bears Confounded Again
The year just passed presented a rich variety of opportunities for the American economy -- and for the equity and debt markets which are the ultimate measures of the health of that economy -- to run off the rails....keep reading
- Rate Hikes Coming:
Bondholders will do the suffering
When a bond mutual fund becomes the largest open-end fund in the universe, it's a signal that the great unwashed have figured out no fewer than two ways to make a selection-and-timing mistake for the ages....keep reading
- Miscellany December 2004
Miscellany...keep reading
- Charts January 2005
Charts...keep reading
- Charts February 2005
Charts...keep reading
- Chart November 2004
Chart...keep reading
- The Beat Goes On
The Beat Goes On...keep reading
- The Silly Season,
Part Deux
The good news, after a fashion, is that so many readers responded so strongly to last month's "The Silly Season." The bad news, of course, is that…so many people responded so strongly....keep reading
- A Gentle Reminder
A Gentle Reminder...keep reading
- For those who still think the world is running out of oil...
"Meanwhile, despite the paucity of new discoveries of major oil fields, improving technology has significantly increased the ultimate recovery of oil from already existing fields."...keep reading
- The Disappearing Deficit
The year 2004, in general, and its last four months in particular, saw a dramatic and even radical improvement in the fiscal condition of the United States. Simply stated, the gap between the rates of increase in the government's outlays and its revenues ceased to exist....keep reading
- Record High Oil Prices
Record High Oil Prices...keep reading
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