Monthly Archives: January 2012

Have you heard about the hot new "thang"?  Yep… it's selling like bonkers among the newly cautious American investor. Disclosure Notice Any securities mentioned on this page are not held by the author in his personal portfolio. Securities mentioned may…

An interesting piece in the New York Times from a few weeks ago on economic mobility, or lack thereof in American society – especially the lower economic rungs.  Of course the big tradeoff for income and wealth inequality is the…

As we mentioned Friday, it's not so much the news but the reaction to the news that was important to take note of.  Markets shook off bad news quite easily, and we are seeing the celebration of that translated in…

Barron's Annual Roundtable is out and worth the read for a host of differing views.  I would generally highlight Mr. Zulauf for the 'economic big picture' – although probably 'worst case' in some of his comments, and Marc Faber for…

One of my most popular posts at the old haunt was a piece I wrote in 2007 titled: Do the Bottom 80% of Americans Stand a Chance?  While it was somewhat focused more on what was about to hit in…