Will You Still Feed Me When I Am Sixty-Four?
Will You Still Feed Me When I Am Sixty-Four? The Beatles released this song in 1967. In 1967, the average life expectancy for a male in the U.S. at birth…
I Get by with a Little Help from My Friends
I Get by with a Little Help from My Friends What makes markets rise and fall? Earnings, sales growth and potential should be the fundamental reasons. Dshort.com did a wonderful…
Rule Number One
Rule Number One Warren Buffett has a famous quote:Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1.While this quote is so typical of Buffett’s folksy…
Corporate America Should Consider a Debt Reduction Diet
Corporate America Should Consider a Debt Reduction Diet As the rest of America considers diet and exercise to shed those recently acquired pounds from the holidays, corporate America should consider…
Jeane Dixon and Wall Street Forecasters
Jeane Dixon and Wall Street Forecasters The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. – J.K. Galbraith I know I’m showing my age when I mention…
Gym Class and PE Ratios
Gym Class and PE Ratios Buy not on optimism, but on arithmetic. – Benjamin Graham When I was a senior in high school, my counselor informed me that I would not…
27 and You
27 and You Many of you are probably familiar with the DNA and ancestry service 23andMe. Not only can the service tell you the ancestry of your forefathers, the company…
This Is Not a Ronald Reagan Market
This Is Not a Ronald Reagan Market With the recent Trump bump a number of commentators have suggested that we are in a Ronald Reagan market. They suggest that we…
O Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz?
O Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz? No one helped Janice Joplin buy her luxury car. However if Janice were alive today she could get the car of…
Elections and the Market
Elections and the Market Regardless of your politics, I believe we would all agree this year’s election was historical and unprecedented. In addition, the results point to our divided electorate…