By Amber May | November 11, 2013 With all of the changes taking place in our health care system, it’s illuminating to look overseas for answers as to how other developed countries manage their own health care programs. Switzerland is a prime example of a system very similar to that being implemented through the Patient …
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Hospitals as Insurers ‘The Future’ Under Obamacare
My Comments: You may be sick and tired of this discussion but how this plays out is going to be critical to the health and well being of every possible reader of this blog, for years to come. Only with a good understanding of what is going on can you somehow make the outcome benefit …
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Who Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It’s Barack Obama?
My Comments: Amid all the rhetoric, name calling and just plain stupidity circulating among the political blogasphere, here was something from Forbes in May of 2012, a lifetime ago in some circles. Forbes is not known for its liberal point of view. But here it was anyway. And all of this before the sequestration happened, …
How to Snag Totally Free Two-Day Shipping Indefinitely
My Comments: Just in time for Christmas! No, wait, it's not even Thanksgiving yet. Increasingly, I find myself buying items over the internet. My son and daughter probably purchase almost everything short of groceries and gasoline. They have bought into the “free shipping” concept, paying an annual fee whenever it seems reasonable, especially from Amazon. …
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The Five Phases of a Bubble
My Comments: This is a little more from Jeffrey Dow Jones, the writer who started a conversation recently about a bubble no one had yet heard about. Many of us in the investment world are expecting a market correction soon. The overwhelming question is when and how severe. But there is little question that it …
Ask Me No Questions…
My Thoughts About This: I’ve willingly given Obama a pass more often than not. In the grand scheme of things, I think the values he represents are more in line with my values than those who oppose him. He’s now accused of lying to the American people. But in these days of 24/7 instant news …
3 Weird Reasons to Be Bullish That Will Shock You
My Comments: A couple of weeks ago I sent out an email from this writer that suggested there was a bubble out there that no one was talking about. He described this bubble as a real and potential threat to us as investors. He suggested that while many stocks are historically overpriced these days, those …
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Beware the Obama Stock Bubble
My Comments: I recently shared a link with a lot of friends and colleagues about a bubble that might or might not happen. It was called “The Bubble No One Is Talking About.” Bubbles are known to pop. And when its an investment bubble, it has the potential to make life hard for most of …
A look at U.S. Equities: Record Profits – Where do we go from here?
You may think you have an insight but if you are anything like me, you don't really trust it. However, I do have resources that are very talented and articulate and make coherent arguments that most everyone can follow. To that end, here is a report from J. P. Morgan that you can download and …
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Yardeni Sees Bull Market Intact As Roubini, Mauldin Surrender
My Comments: This morning I had breakfast with an old friend and among his questions of me was what was going on with the stock market. My short answer was that it was expensive, which means there is growing downside potential, but that it was going to keep running up for a while. His response …
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