My Comment: Last week I reposted an article about gas reaching $4 per gallon by May. How about $6 per gallon by the end of this year? Ouch indeed! This article will explain why. And for you and me, the larger question remains: How will this affect the world economies, both in the short and …
Category: Economy & Markets
Don’t just blame capitalism, blame the regulators
My Comment: There's been a lot of comment over the past three years about a "crisis in captitalism". The Republicans would have you believe the Obama camp is trying to turn us into Socialists; the Democrats complain that Wall Street has run amock and that greed and the profit motive has caused irreperable harm. It's …
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Futurists Predict What Health Care Will Look Like in 2025
My Comment: I’m not sure I’ll be here in 2025, much less what kind of health care I will need. But some of you will be here and all of us will need health care from someone in 2025. I heard Mitt Romney say the other day that he, on his first day in office, …
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J.P. Morgan Weekly Market Recap – February 6, 2012
Click here for the best summary I can find. It comes from J.P. Morgan.
The Mirage of Obama’s Defence Cuts
My Comment: I have to tell you there is not much information worth talking about in the world of money these days. We're just drifting along, trying to catch out collective breath, as the events in the political world play out. Yes, my accountant friends are digging in to get as many tax returns done …
We are all going to hell in a shopping basket
My Comment: Mindful that I've been paying too much attention lately to politics and not enough to "investments" and "college planning", both primary goals I've set for myself this year, this article which appeared in the Financial Times, helps us understand why we don't have as many jobs for our citizens as we once did. …
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Investors Jumped Into Alternative-Oriented Funds In ‘11
My Comment: I'm not sure where I found this article. What it does is confirm the direction I took last year to find ways to help clients make money in these volatile and tricky times. And after offering advice for over 37 years, I think one of the answers is Alternative Investments. The question now …
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Deficit Myths: It’s All About Healthcare…
By Thomas P. M. Barnett (My Comment: Over the past several months, you’ve heard me reference Tom Barnett before. I am again amazed by his ability to cut through the clutter and articulate, in simple terms, what he sees going on. That I generally agree with him is helpful to me, but whether he turns …
J.P. Morgan Weekly Market Recap – January 23, 2012
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Market Rebound Predicted As Rivals Pull Back
My comment: The nature of this prediction has more to do with the viability of certain Wall Street companies than it does Main Street companies. However, the people quoted and the sophistication of their respective enterprises suggests to me that if they are correct, it will be a result of a market rebound that in …
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